McDonald's: Ayam Goreng McD

McDonald's, a fast food restaurant chain, increased sales of its fried chicken product in Malaysia by launching a commercial of people eating chicken and listening to the crunch.

Agency: Leo Burnett Malaysia

The Summary Statement

Turning a three-decade-old product into a trendy talk-of-the-town product.

Campaign Strategy

Malaysians love fried chicken. And McDonald's Malaysia serves it!

Ayam Goreng McD has been on McDonald's Malaysia's menu for over 30 years... but there was just one problem... Malaysians didn't know about it.

The fried chicken market is cluttered. From fast-food brands, to restaurant chains and even our local Malaysian eateries, fried chicken is sold literally everywhere in Malaysia.

However, if you pay attention to the usual fried chicken advertising, they all have one thing in common... it's usually to excite...

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