Wendy’s “Squares Up” for NCAA March Madness with Another Year of Winning Deals

This March Madness^® it’s all about basketball, brackets, and square BEEF. As the Official Hamburger of March Madness and Official Breakfast of March Madness, Wendy’s^® has built another championship-winning roster of deals on the Wendy’s app. 

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Discussion Questions:

1. What is March Madness?
2. What is sponsorship?
3. How do you think brands determine which sports and entertainment properties to sponsor?
4. Wendy’s is an official NCAA sponsor. If they weren’t, would they be able to use “March Madness” in their marketing? Why or why not?
5. Why do you think Wendy’s invests in a NCAA sponsorship?
6. What is sponsorship activation?
7. Why is activation important?
8. What is Wendy’s doing to activate their NCAA sponsorship around March Madness this year?
9. What is promotion?
10. What is sales promotion?
11. How might this Wendy’s activation provide an example of sales promotion?