Advertising: Why McDonald's is ending its partnership with FIFA after 32 years

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    "url": "https://www.lr-online.de/nachrichten/wirtschaft/werbung-mcdonalds-beendet-zusammenarbeit-mit-der-fifa-79613264.html",
    "title": "Advertising: Why McDonald's is ending its partnership with FIFA after 32 years - Lausitzer Rundschau",
    "excerpt": "McDonald's perimeter advertising during the World Cup match between Ecuador and Curacao. The summary was generated by generative artificial intelligence. The relationship began when the Football World Cup was held in the USA for the first time. That was in 1994, 32 years ago now. Now, after the USA hosted the kicking spectacle again this summer, the collaboration has ended. McDonald's and FIFA are going their separate ways. It is not documented whether FIFA boss Gianni Infantino has ever taken a hearty bite out of a Big Mac. Apparently, despite all marketing efforts, not enough customers who have to pay for their burgers did either. \"The return on investment did not match the investments,\" the US trade publication Adweek quotes the burger chain's Chief Financial Officer, Ian Borden, as saying. The campaign had given the business a boost, but fell short of expectations. McDonald's wants to advertise differently in the future. The end of the partnership comes at a delicate time for FIFA. President Gianni Infantino is under pressure; several associations want to oust him from the top of the organization. The loss of a long-standing business partner is not a good sign. The composition of sponsors at the international football association has changed significantly over the past decades. In the 1990s, the major sponsors were dominated by Western, particularly US brands such as...",
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