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Wendy's unveils new ad campaign

Wendy's launched launching a new marketing campaign last week, internally dubbed "Deliciously Different."

February 9, 2016

Wendy's launched launching a new marketing campaign last week, internally dubbed "Deliciously Different."

"At Wendy's our passion for quality has always made us unique compared to our competitors," said Kurt Kane, Wendy's chief Concept and Marketing officer. "With this new effort, we're more overtly celebrating the many delicious differences that customers tell us make Wendy's a cut above."

The new campaign is designed to allow customers to learn what makes Wendy's "Deliciously Different," according to a company press release. The first installment will focus on Wendy's signature hamburger — Dave's Single (and Dave's Double and Dave's Triple). The burger features Wendy's 100-percent North American square beef patty that's served off the grill. The burger is served on a new bakery-style bun inspired by Dave Thomas' original recipe, and topped with premium produce, like hand-sliced tomatoes, fresh, hand-leafed lettuce, red onions, crinkle cut pickles and a fuller-flavored mayonnaise. The hamburger is wrapped in foil to keep it hot.

The advertising focuses on Wendy's promise to deliver fresh beef from locations close enough to its restaurants that the beef never has to be frozen, and on improvements such as the new bakery-style bun. The creative also includes "Easter Eggs" hinting to other experiences on Google, Tumblr and a microsite at Othr-Guyz.com (Hispanic: othr-guyz.biz), which educate the consumer through an infomercial about all one can do with frozen beef, besides eat it. The campaign has both general and Hispanic market elements, with unique executions tailored to both demographics.