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Top 5 most viral franchise brand videos of 2015
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If you haven’t seen these viral videos, you’ve likely heard about them or have seen them in your news feed. From funny to serious and a little of everything in-between, these are the best viral videos of 2015 from franchise brands. Watch and share with your friends.
Wendy’s: Say ‘No’ to Microwaves #BecauseBaconator
Everything is better with bacon. That includes the “Say ‘No’ to Microwaves #BecauseBaconator” 2015 viral video from Wendy’s. The video has received 2,955,065 views and features an adolescent bacon strip avoiding the peer pressure of “getting nuked” by the big bad microwave in favor of getting crispy in the oven, like the Baconator bacon.
Burger King: The McWhopper Sandwich Proposal
In honor of Peace Day 2015, Burger King launched The McWhopper Sandwich Proposal on August 26, 2015. And it became a viral sensation. It was the brand’s way of mending a broken friendship with the Golden Arches to create a best of both worlds burger to celebrate Peace Day. The video lays out the recipe of combining the Big Mac and the Whopper. The video received 735,645 views and a slightly snarky rejection from McDonald’s.
McDonald’s: Our food. Your questions. What are McDonald’s Chicken McNuggets made of?
The best way to silence doubters, give them the facts. That’s exactly what McDonald’s did when it invited real customers to ask the Golden Arches questions about their food. The most popular questions came about the brands Chicken McNuggets. So Grant Imahara (From the popular show MythBusters) went to the factory to get the answers. With 8,566,444 video views, customers were able to get the answers they needed.
KFC: The Real Colonel Sanders
Will the real Colonel Sanders please stand up? KFC achieved viral success with the brand’s “The Real Colonel Sanders” video over 4,230,000 video views. The chicken brand shows spokesman Darrell Hammond being replaced with another SNL alum, Norm McDonald. It was a great way to reinvigorate a campaign.
Pizza Hut: The Dangers of Selfie Sticks PSA
Say, “cheese,” with caution. Pizza Hut is asking that everyone selfies responsibly in their viral PSA. With over 4,28,168 video views, the selfie stick PSA is targeted at he selfie generation and promotes The Big Flavor Dipper Pizza for getting more pizza into wide-angle photos.
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About the Author
Nick Powills
FollowNick Powills, CFE, founded No Limit Agency in 2008 and serves as Chief Brand Strategist for the Chicago-based firm. No Limit is a full-service communications agency that establishes and elevates brands by bridging Public Relations, Social Media, Marketing, Advertising, Digital, and a lot of creativity, to best strategize well-rounded and successful campaigns for 50+ global franchise brands. By presenting visionary ideas and building real relationships, No Limit is able to create effective media branding strategies to help companies grow. Nick currently leads a staff of writers, media strategists, designers, social media experts and digital producers in an office think-tank where brands are humanized for strong, compelling media stories. Prior to starting No Limit at the age of 27, Nick spent four years working at a franchise PR agency where he mastered the art of building rapport with media outlets and creating newsworthy pitches for earned media placements. He holds a Bachelor of Journalism from Drake University in Iowa.
