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The New York Times / Tiffany Hsu and Marc Tracy / May 8, 2020
“Instead of shunning articles that included terms like ‘Covid-19’ or ‘pandemic,’ the company behind the Whopper focused its message on contactless food delivery and pickup. That way, its marketing would not seem out of place in a grim news cycle…’It isn’t damaging for the brand to appear within the context of the crisis, because the brand is playing a role.'”
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