“Cheat On Your Cheeseburger”
Pizza Hut
Campaign Objective
To steal attention (and customers) from burger chains by boldly offering a free new product right at competitors’ point of sale, leveraging QR tech for instant reward delivery.
Campaign Story
To launch its new Cheeseburger Melt, Pizza Hut took the fight directly to McDonald’s and Burger King in their hometowns. Branded Pizza Hut delivery cars loitered in burger drive-thru lanes in Chicago and Miami with large signs on their back windows: “Want a better burger? Scan here.” The QR code led to a mobile landing page where drivers (while waiting in line) could claim a coupon for a free Cheeseburger Melt + Pepsi combo. This cheeky real-world “pop-up” at competitor locations flipped burger buyers into Pizza Hut trial customers on the spot, generating viral social videos of the stunt.
Execution
Pizza Hut’s agency deployed cars and even fake “customers” in burger drive-thrus during peak hours for visibility
The car’s placard featured a QR code about 2 feet wide for easy scanning from the next car
Scanning opened a PepsiCo “Better with Pepsi” promo page where users entered their email to receive a free melt coupon code (redeemable via the Pizza Hut app)
OOH signage and TikTok influencers amplified the prank, showing stunned McD patrons scanning and ditching their burgers
The campaign extended via geo-targeted mobile ads near burger joints offering the same deal.
Éxito de la campaña
The stealthy campaign snagged thousands of scans in its launch week and provided a measurable lift in Cheeseburger Melt trial in the target cities (exact figures not public). Marketing Dive noted it as a savvy geoconquesting example. Social content of the drive-thru “hijack” garnered millions of views, effectively giving Pizza Hut free buzz.
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