Taco Bell: Breakfast defect from the Routine Republic

This case study describes how Taco Bell created a campaign based on rebellion to convince customers away from their regular routine of having breakfast at a competing QSR.

Taco Bell: Breakfast defect from the Routine Republic

Deutsch LA

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In 2014, our goal was to launch Taco Bell into the breakfast category and to make a brand known for late night then become a part of people's morning routine. The strategy was to take the QSR breakfast leader, McDonald's, head on and create a two-horse race in order to catapult Taco Bell into the category and conversation.

To create a two-horse race, we began by co-opting McDonald's iconic mascot and putting his namesake to work for us. We gathered together 23 real people named Ronald McDonald, had...

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