Consumer Marketing Roundup: December 24, 2019

HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Here’s your present: a special year-end potpourri of consumer marketing news, views, and a roundup of some of 2019’s best stories, technologies, and more. Here we go!

2019: A Look Back – and Forward

Martech Advisor’s Top 10 Content Pieces from 2019

Adweek: The 10 Most Important Features Facebook Rolled Out in 2019

CX Experts’ Top 20 Customer Experience Quotes

Target Marketing: 2019’s Top 4 Psychology-Based Marketing Stories

2019’s Top 25 Ads (Adweek)

Modern Restaurant Management’s Top 20 Articles of All Time

2020: Top 7 Customer Experience Trends To Watch for in the Coming Year

MediaPost: How Brands Are Doing with Digital as 2020 Nears

5 Social Media “Toolkits” for 2020 from Sprout Social

CX News & Trends

SEO: 3 Trends Marketers Can’t Afford To Ignore in 2020

TikTok: Why Restaurants Should Pay Attention to This Emerging SM Platform

Grubhub & Yelp: Vegan and Vegetarian Orders Soared in 2019

Holiday & Other Promos

Burger King Offers Stranded Air Travelers Free Impossible Whoppers Through 12/30

Chipotle Brings Back Free Delivery & Prizes LTO for College Bowl Season

NPD Offers 4 Ways for Restaurants To Avoid a January Sales Slump

People

Coca-Cola Brings Back the CMO Position After 2 Years

Saladworks Hires Mark Mears as Interim CMO

Edible Names Scott Wakeman EVP of Marketing

Odds & Ends

McDonald’s and Ford Team Up to Turn Coffee Beans into Headlight Parts

Popeyes Takes Another Jab at Chick-fil-A with Ads for Sunday Workers

Minneapolis Restaurant Launches $99-a-Month Membership Program

Subway Teams with Yext To Make It Easier for Consumers To Find Its Stores

Bojangles’ Partners with Love’s Travel Stops for 40 New Restaurants

Domino’s Expands Its GPS Delivery Tracking Technology Nationwide

Jimmy John’s Expands Loyalty Program Nationally After March 2019 Rollout

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