NIGHT SIDE OF McDONALD'S

TitleNIGHT SIDE OF McDONALD'S
BrandMcDONALD'S RESTAURANTS (HONG KONG)
Product / ServiceMcDONALD'S DINNER THEME STORE
CategoryA06. Use of Special Events And Stunt/Live Advertising
EntrantDDB GROUP HONG KONG, HONG KONG
Entrant Company DDB GROUP HONG KONG, HONG KONG
Advertising Agency DDB GROUP HONG KONG, HONG KONG
Production Company BLACKNWHITE Hong Kong, HONG KONG

Credits

Name Company Position
Jeffry Gamble DDB Group Hong Kong Chief Creative Officer
Asawin Phanichwatana DDB Group Hong Kong Creative Director
Nateepat Jaturonrasmi DDB Group Hong Kong Creative Director
Frankie Fung DDB Group Hong Kong Creative Director
Paul Yu DDB Group Hong Kong Creative Director
Martin Tong DDB Group Hong Kong Creative Director
Jeffry Gamble DDB Group Hong Kong Copywriter
Frankie Fung DDB Group Hong Kong Copywriter
Paul Yu DDB Group Hong Kong Copywriter
Jesse Wong DDB Group Hong Kong Copywriter
Asawin Phanichwatana DDB Group Hong Kong Art Director
Nateepat Jaturonrasmi DDB Group Hong Kong Art Director
Martin Tong DDB Group Hong Kong Art Director
Chevy Ho DDB Group Hong Kong Art Director
Larry Lim DDB Group Hong Kong Art Director
Ariya Hagihara DDB Group Hong Kong Art Director
Marcin Brzezinski DDB Group Hong Kong Art Director
Manolis Perrakis DDB Group Hong Kong Art Director
Gladys Chin/Koman Ko/Timothy Wong DDB Group Hong Kong Account Services

Results and Effectiveness

Customers loved the unique dinner experience. The store attracted 40% more visitors and generated 20% of incremental sales in just 3 weeks! And most importantly, people realized that McDonald’s is a great place to enjoy dinner with friends.

Creative Execution

Reverse bouncers and eye catching air-walkers invited pedestrians into the store, and we used light changing bulbs, starry emission lights, black lights, and an online juke box audio system to create an entirely different night side to McDonald’s.

Insights, Strategy and the Idea

The night is when Hong Kong comes alive. And in Hong Kong, it all begins with a fun dinner. The problem was that nobody went to McDonald’s. Most Hong Kong people see McDonald’s as a place to eat dinner alone, and that’s not fun at all. We wanted to change this perception.