Innovation and creativity are not words I usually associate with McDonald's and its unhealthy food and 'super size me' attitude. However, over the past few months of my time as a Trend Hunter, I have come across numerous witty and creative ad campaigns for the yellow arches restaurant chain.
From puzzle posters and outdoor billboards made of lettuce, to ad shells that could only be read at night. McDonald's marketing team must be commended for an excellent job at promoting their brand.
23 Awesome McDonald's Ads
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Create Your Own McDonald's Sign
Protest Become Viral
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Racist McDonalds Ad?
Look Closer : Individuals
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2 Creative McDonald's Ads
WiFi + 24/7 Drive Thru
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McDonalds India Uses Baby Ronald
Scaring Customers Away?
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Puzzle Billboards
McDonald's Sort Your Head Out Campaign
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McDonalds Uses Subliminal Advertising (or do they?)
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White Space in Ads
McDonalds Draws a Blank
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Wind-Up Promotional Toys
McDonald's Cranks it Up for Coffee
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McDonalds Launching World Cup Burger
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McDiplomas
McDonalds Vocational Diploma
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Ads That Can Only Be Read At Night
McDonald's Creative Night Adshell
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German McDonald's Viral
Move Your Lederhos'n
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Sheltervertising
McDonald's Creative Outdoor Billboards
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I'm Lovin' It, and I Want the World to Know
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PETA Strike Against McDonalds
Shocking Nursery Rhyme
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McDonalds by Mobile
Japan's RFID Contactless Coupon Program
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McDonalds Makeover
Hip Store, Sleek Uniforms
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Freeconomics & Food
McDonalds Gives Out Free McSkillet Burritos
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Advertising on Report Cards
McDonald's Offers Happy Meals for Good Grades
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Environmental Campaign Crashes McDonalds Site
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Prince Charles Wants To Ban The Big Mac
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Overly Stimulating Ads
Swedish McDonalds Coffee Ads
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Super-Spicy Nugget Sauces
The Three Fiery McDonald's x Hot Ones Sauces Challenge Taste Buds
Remixed QSR Meal Menus
The McDonald's Remix Menu Offers New Takes on Classic Items
Cleverly-Disguised Fountain Cups
Pepsi's Latest Campaign Stunt Introduced 'Undercover Cups'
AI-Generated Ketchup Ads
Heinz Designed an Advertisement Using the Slogan 'It has to be Heinz'
Multisensory French Fry Pop-Ups
The McCain Happy Frydays Café Shares an Over-the-Top Menu
Beastly QSR Burger Menus
McDonald's Japan Godzilla Burgers Come in Three Varieties
Anti-Consumption Natural Ads
The 'Girls Just Wanna Grow Plants' Ad Aims to Reducing Consumption
Decade-Celebrating QSR Meals
McDonald’s Canada's Throwback Meal Celebrates the 80s, 90s, and 00s
Halloween-Inspired Pretzel Campaigns
Snyder’s of Hanover Debuts the 'Pretzelface' Campaign
Clear In-Game Billboard Advertisements
SCS Software's Truck Simulator Uses Real-Life Advertising
Olympics-Inspired QSR Menus
The Mcdonald's France Global Menu Celebrates Paris 2024
Celebratory QSR Burgers
McDonald's UK has Unveiled Two New Burgers for its 50th Birthday
Fast Food-Inspired Nail Kits
The Nails Inc x McDonald’s Collab Plays with Famous Menu Items
Friendly Rival Burgers
Burger King and KFC Created the Limited-Edition BFF Burger Together
Groundbreaking AR Posters
Wall's Out-of-Home Ads Make AR Experiences Unmissable with WinDOOH Tech
Fast Food Chanting Challenges
McDonald's is Reviving the Big Mac Chant for Younger Generations
Tangy Holiday Meals
The Grinch Meal Includes McDonald's Canada's New Dill Pickle McShaker Fries
Ketchup Dispenser Billboards
'Smack for Heinz' Helps Fans Complete Meals with a Favorite Condiment
Athlete-Backed Shoe Campaigns
Nike Released Awaken Your Madness with International Soccer Players
Naturalistic Taco Stand Campaigns
Coca-Cola Launched a Street Photography Campaign in Norway
Receipt-Inspired Graphic T-Shirts
McDonald's Turns Paper Receipts into the Made to Order Tee
Humorous Automotive Campaigns
Hyundai’s 'Where Have You Been?' Ad Merges Nostalgia and Branding
Mental-Health Awareness QSR Packaging
McDonald's Alters Its Happy Meal Boxes for Mental Health
Color Blindness-Exclusive Billboards
TD Unveils a Campaign to Highlight Its Accessibility Adapter
Nostalgia-Inspired Fast Food Concepts
McDonald’s CosMc’s Concept Officially Opens in Texas
Purposeful Consumer-Focused Campaigns
IKEA's Sleepfluencers Campaign is a Clever Way to Give Back
Sporty Fashion Spring Campaigns
adidas Originals Introduces the 1000 Back Campaign
AI-Fuelled QSR Animated Commercials
McDonald's Japan Rolls Out an AI Ad to Spotlight its Fries
Versatile Hot Honey Campaigns
Mike's Hot Honey Launches the 'You'll Love It with Mike's' Campaign
Athletic Apparel Interactive Billboards
Gymshark Unveils the Shoplift Campaign Ahead of Sale
Anime-Inspired Restaurant Campaigns
McDonald’s Unveils an Anime & Manga Series Called 'WcDonald’s'
Gamer-Centric Fast Food Campaigns
Burger King's Gaming Campaign to Rewards “Burger-to-King” Goals
Healthful Grocer Wellness Campaigns
United Supermarkets 28-Day Challenge Campaign is Rewarding
Lazy Cereal Campaigns
SURREAL Cereal Cheekily Pokes Fun at New Year's Resolutions
Inspiring Leftover Ads
Hellmann's Mayo Cat Super Bowl Ad Uses Mayonnaise to Fight Food Waste
QSR Menu Billboard Campaigns
Burger King Shows Real Burger Sizes with Real Size Campaigns
Charming Christmas Advertisements
Sainsbury’s Christmas Ad 2024 Evokes Childhood Nostalgia
Convention-Challenging AC Campaigns
Samsung's WindFree Ad Stars a Savvy Grandma-Fluencer
Heated QSR Anniversary Campaigns
Burger King Brazil Celebrates Milestone with a New Campaign
Anime Restaurant Meals
McDonald's is Inviting Manga Fans into the Real World of WcDonald's
QSR-Inspired Interactive Metaverses
McDonald's Singapore Launched the My Happy Place Metaverse
Craveable Soda Packaging
Sprite is Reviving Its Obey Your Thirst Campaign for a New Generation
Marketer-Targeted Cereal Ads
Surreal's Out-of-Home Campaign Speaks to Marketers, Not Consumers
QSR-Inspired Nail Kits
Nails Inc Introduces its Collaborative McDonald's Collection
Festive Advent Campaigns
Cadbury's 24 Out-of-Home Ads Represent the Countdown to Christmas
Quirky Athlete-Centric Mayo Campaigns
Hellmann's New 'Mayotivations Campaign' Features Will Levis
Gen Z-Influenced Marketing Campaigns
Kraft Heinz is Studying Gen Z's Preferences with New Launches
Data-Driven QSR Campaigns
Burger King's BK Unwrapped Reveals Customers' 2024 Ordering Preferences
Creativity Time Capsules
Crayola's Campaign for Creativity Reunites Adults with Childhood Art
Ice Cream Stick-Inspired Campaigns
KFC Brazil Gets Creative with Its 'Prize on a Bone' Campaign
Scented Fast Food Billboards
McDonald's Set Up a French Fry-Scented Billboard
Plant-Based Musician QSR Menus
The McDonald's Germany Kaulitz Menu is Curated
Smart Shopping Cart Ads
Instacart Unveiled Ads for Its AI-Powered Caper Carts
Big Appetite-Satisfying Burgers
McDonald’s Canada Has Just Launched the New Big Arch Burger
Extra Hot Chicken Nuggets
McDonald's is Bringing Back its Spicy Chicken McNuggets as an LTO
AI-Generated QSR Items
McDonald's India Asks Fans to Create its Signature Collection with AI
Anime-Themed Adorable Meal Sets
McDonald's Brings Hello Kitty x Yu-Gi-Oh! to the US
Confetti-Filled Snacking Commercials
Frito-Lay Launches the Taste of Super Bowl Campaign
Retro QSR Menus
The Taco Bell Decades Menu Revisits Favorites from Past Decades
QSR Summer Pop-Ups
McDonald's Mexico Launched a Summer-Themed Activation in Mexico
Visual Museum Campaigns
MoMA’s New Museum Campaign Transforms NYC into an Art Lover’s Paradise
Collaborative Plant-Based Nuggets
McDonald's France McPlant Nuggets Were Created with Beyond Meat
Burger-Inspired Mystery Mockumentaries
McDonald's Finland Presents The Icon Mockumentary
Spicy-Sweet Chicken Sandwiches
The McDonald's McCrispy Sandwich Comes in Two New Hot Honey Options
Sitcom-Inspired Meal Sets
McDonald's Friends Box Honors the Iconic Sitcom Show
Extra Saucy Chicken Nuggets
Wendy's New Saucy Nuggs are a Major Chicken Innovation
Post-Partum Meal QSR Campaigns
Burger King Captures a Special Moment with Bundles of Joy Campaign
Gen Z Breakfast Campaigns
'Start the Day the Totino’s Way' Targets Teens Who Skip Morning Meals
Nostalgic Long-Form Infomercials
Mint Mobile's 'Mintfomercial' Offers Humor and Nostalgia
Cheerful Healthy Snack Campaigns
Garden Veggie Snacks' YUMbelievably Delicious is Innovative
QSR Burger Chain Campaigns
Burger King Brazil Unveils the Whopper Island Rebranding
Quirky Plant-Based Food Ads
Gosh! Food's Falafel Advertisement is Surprising
Boneless Wing Ads
Whataburger Cleverly Launches Its Boneless Wings with This Ad
Movie-Themed Fast-Food Campaigns
White Castle Commemorates 'Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle'
Super Bowl Drive-Thru Commercials
Taco Bell Debuts Its Live Más Drive-Thru Cams Campaign
Donut Inspired Ad Campaigns
Dunkin' Donuts New Ad Campaign is Called Dunkin'Terns
TV Series-Inspired QSR Meals
McDonald's Australia is Serving Up the New Squid Game Meal
Dressed-Up Breakfast Campaigns
Joe & the Juice Invites Customers to Get Chic for Breakfast
Flavorful European Burger Lineups
McDonald's Japan Recently Unveiled Its European Burgers Lineup
Scannable Tattoo Campaigns
Burger King Korea's Whopper Tattoo Promoted an Upgraded Whopper
Dramatized Caramel Candy Ads
Reese's Big Game Ad Shows Exaggerated, Relatable Reactions to Change
Chicken-Centered Campaigns
KFC Released a Campaign Called 'Believe in Chicken'
Tongue-In-Cheek Soda Campaigns
Pepsi Jokes at Coca-Cola in It's Tastes Better Campaign
Humorous Condiment Campaigns
Mike's Amazing Taps Jason Alexander for Its New Campaign
Juicy Retro-Inspired Burgers
McDonald's France Features the 1955 Burger for a Limited Time
Tempura-Battered Chicken Sandwiches
McDonald's Chicken Big Mac Updates a Classic Menu Item
Visually Appealing Food Campaigns
Celestial Seasonings Launches the Taste Our World Campaign
Anime-Collaborative QSR Menus
McDonald's Japan Joins Kiki's Delivery Service on New Burgers
Peeling Cheese Packaging Billboards
This Babybel Billboard is Inspired by the Product's Packaging
QSR X-Ray Campaigns
KFC Spain Presents a Chicken X-Ray Campaign to Combat a Stigma
Travel-inspired Brand Campaigns
Michelin Launches the On the Road and Beyond! Campaign
Flavorful Animation-Inspired Fusion Burgers
McDonald's Singapore Unveils a New Samurai Menu
Artistic Multi-Beverage Ads
The Coca-Cola Family is Spotlighted in this Unique Ad
Late-Night Fast Food Restaurants
White Castle is Strengthening Its Night Castle Brand
Cross-Cuisine QSR Bento Boxes
The McDonald’s Makunouchi Bento Was Debuted for April Fool's Day
Hamburger Patty Snack Wraps
1955 Snack Wraps Have Landed at McDonald's Korea
Complimentary Fries Campaign
McDonald's Free Fries Friday Celebrates French Fry Day
Heist-Themed Cheese Ads
This Maxi Babybel Ad Celebrates the Cheese's Return
Artful Illusory Ads
giffgaff's Large-Scale Illusion Artwork Challenges Inattentional Blindness
Anniversary-Celebrating Storytelling Ads
The Walt Disney Company Mark Marvel's 85th Anniversary
Saucy High-Definition Screen Campaigns
Zaxby’s is Leveraging the Busy Black Friday Shopping Period
Festive British Burger Menus
McDonald's UK is Serving Up a Festive Food Range for the Holidays
Creator-Celebrating Campaigns
The Frito-Lay My Joy Campaign Celebrates Creators of All Backgrounds
QSR Value Meals
McDonald's Excites with $5 National Value Deal
Solution-Oriented Holiday Ads
Orange’s Holiday Ad Brings Families Together Over Smartphones
Fast Food Plushie Collaborations
McDonald's Singapore and Hello Kitty Release Eight Plushies
Reality-Bending Car Ads
CarGurus Ad Features Melting Lego and Gourmet Chef Toddlers
Playful QSR Campaigns
Cossette Forms the New McDonald's Campaign to Closest Restaurant
Hard-To-Read Health Campaigns
A Specsavers Campaign Encourages Movie-Goers to Check their Sight
Movie-Inspired Halloween Menus
Burger King Unveils the Haunting Addams Family-Inspired Menu
Australian Yogurt Campaigns
Yoplait Launches a New Platform and Marketing Campaign with AJF
Hyper-Local Gym Ads
GymBox's Made for London Life Ads Juxtapose City Living and Gym-Going
Fun-Forward Snack Campaigns
McCain Foods' 'TAST!EZ' Campaign Encourages Joy
First-Taste Burger Boxes
McSpicy x Frank's RedHot Released "the Hottest Drop"
Bizarre Soda Campaigns
Dr Pepper's Try More Weird Disrupts Life's Boredoms with Weirdness
Hawaiian-Inspired QSR Menus
McDonald's Japan Debuts Limited-Edition Hawaiian Items
High-Value Low-Cost QSR Menus
The McDonald's McValue Menu Will Arrive in 2025 with Many Options
Purveyor QSR Burgers
McDonald's Singapore Features Three Unique Hawker-Inspired Burger Items
Adult-Focused Meal Combos
McDonald's Australia Debuts the Adult Happy Meal with McNugget Buddies
Skateboarding-Inspired Ads
Vans Launched the ‘Always Pushing’ Ad Highlighting Skating Culture
Rewritten Christmas Song Ads
Burger King UK's Hijacking Christmas Will Guide You to the Drive Thru
Revived Decade-Themed QSR Menus
This New Taco Bell Menu Has Five Nostalgic Offerings
Reflection-Encouraging Edible Oil Campaigns
Simply Fresh Marks the New Year with a New Campaign
Appetizer-Themed Holiday Campaigns
Summer Fresh® Debuted 12 Days of Appetizer Recipes
Short Film-Inspired Ads
Apple’s New ‘The Underdogs’ Ad Features Various Apple Products
Localized QSR Burgers
McDonald's Taiwan Debuts Korean and Japanese-Style Burgers
Iconic Commercial Reboots
Oscar Mayer Brings Back Its Iconic Jingle for a New Generation
Mango-Scented Newspaper Ads
Swiggy Instamart Launched a Scented Campaign in the Times of India
Advertising Demand-Side Platforms
Yahoo Launched Yahoo Creative to Help Advertisers
Nostalgic Seasonal Snack Campaigns
This Tyrrells Campaign Encourages Holiday Snacking
Adorable Cartoon-Themed QSR Meals
McDonald's Hello Kitty Prosperity Meal Celebrates 50th Year
Individual Nugget QSR Campaigns
The McDonald's Chicken McNuggets of Love Promotion is Celebratory
Comedic Groundhog Day Campaigns
Lay's Flavor for Days Campaign Taps into Groundhog Day
Billboard-Transformed Tent Shelters
Wunderman Thompson Morocco Creates the Life-Saving Outdoors
Returning Supersized Sandwiches
McDonald's is Bringing Back the Double Big Mac for a Limited Time
Classic Ad Campaign Revivals
Seagram's 7 Crown is Reviving Old Ads for Its New Campaign
Playful Hamburger Campaigns
McDonald's is Asking the Public to Catch Hamburglar in the Burgercuda
Grocery Store Ad Spots
Morrisons, the UK Supermarket Chain, Celebrates Its Low Pricing in This Ad
Monster-Detailed Custom Meal Boxes
McDonald's Brings Back the Boo Buckets for Halloween