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By our African Marketing Confederation News Team | 2024
Pre-Valentine’s Day relationship breakups are a big deal. Now you can do it remotely while sending your ex a pizza as a consolation.
As we head into Valentine’s Day tomorrow (Wednesday, 14 February), marketing teams around the world have been honing their campaigns to take advantage of the ‘day of love’. But the team at Pizza Hut in the US has adopted a slightly different approach to what is supposed to be a time of great romance.
The Goodbye Pie avoids awkward breakup conversations. Photo: Pizza Hut
In looking for a unique angle, the Pizza Hut marketing team discovered that the days leading up to Valentine’s Day are often filled with heartbreak, as couples choose to rather go their separate ways ahead of 14 February.
“Research shows it’s actually a holiday centred around the most heartbreak, with 45% of people agreeing it’s better to do the deed right before the holiday itself,” the company says in a media statement. “There’s even a phenomenon called ‘Red Tuesday’, which is the Tuesday before Valentine’s Day, where people break up most often in the year.”
Today is, of course, Red Tuesday. In three US cities claimed to be notorious for such heartbreaks – New York, Chicago and Miami – the fast-food chain has launched a limited-edition Hot Honey ‘Goodbye Pie’ to help deliver spicy news in a sweet way to your (soon to be ex) sweetheart.
Avoid that awkward breakup conversation
Residents in the three cities can enter a competition to have a Goodbye Pie delivered to the person they are breaking up with. Pizza Hut says this is a good way to “ditch that awkward breakup convo (conversation) and send a pizza instead”.
“Pizza Hut will help you break up with your significant other by delivering a personalised, simple message on custom packaging with a sweet and spicy Hot Honey pizza to ease the pain,” the statement says.
Any what if you don’t live in one of the three cities? The fast-food chain’s marketing gurus have thought of that too, with a slight variation of the cheeky brand campaign.
You can request that Pizza Hut write a breakup text for you to send, along with a link to a gift card for your future-ex to redeem a free Hot Honey pizza.
Ultimately, the brand campaign is all about promoting the new sweet-heat flavour Hot Honey product.
“We are bringing that perfect blend of sweet-and-heat experience to real life, delivering spicy news in the sweetest way for Valentine’s Day,” says Lindsay Morgan, Chief Marketing Officer at Pizza Hut.
You can watch a TV news broadcast about the campaign here.
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Dr. Kin Kariisa is an extraordinary force at the helm of Next Media Services, a conglomerate encompassing NBS TV, Nile Post, Sanyuka TV, Next Radio, Salam TV, Next Communication, Next Productions, and an array of other influential enterprises. His dynamic role as Chief Executive Officer exemplifies his unwavering commitment to shaping media, business, and community landscapes.
With an esteemed academic journey, Dr. Kariisa’s accolades include an Honorary PhD in exemplary community service from the United Graduate College inTexas, an MBA from United States International University in Nairobi, Kenya, a Master’s degree in Computer Engineering from Huazong University in China, and a Bachelor’s degree in Statistics from Makerere University.
Dr. Kariisa pursued PhD research in Computer Security and Identity Management at Security of Systems Group, Radboud University in Nijmegen, Netherlands. As a dynamic educator, he has shared his expertise as a lecturer of e-Government and Information Security at both Makerere University and Radboud University.
Dr Kin did his PhD research in Computer Security and Identity Management at Security of Systems Group, Radbond University in Nigmegen, Netherlands. He previously served as a lecturer of e-Government and Information Security at Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda and Radbond University in Netherlands.
Dr Kin did his postgraduate courses in Strategic Business Management, Strategic Leadership Communication and Strategies for Leading Successful Change Initiatives at Harvard University, Boston USA.