Carl’s Jr’s marketing team has come up with a creative marketing campaign dubbed Fake Restaurant.
Fake restaurant.
Real actors
Real customers.
According to Franchise.com, here are the financial numbers if you’re interested in owning a Carl’s Jr. restaurant franchise.
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Minimum Financial Requirements
* Net Worth $1,000,000
Liquid Assets: $300,000
Experience Previous franchise or restaurant experience
Multi-Unit Development 3 restaurant minimum
Development Fee* $10,000
Franchise Fees $25,000 [...]

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In this economy, producers are using their creativity to promote their movies. This is a great viral video.

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When I was in elementary school, I loved Mother’s Cookie. Recently, they filed for bankruptcy. Although their cookie was nothing exceptional, they lured consumers like myself with collectable baseball cards in each bag. (Full story in SFgate.com)
Cracker Jack, owned by Frito-Lay by offering “toy surprises” and some eventually became unlimited collectors items.

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Hip hoping my way toward the front door, dove white walls, dark red beams, and wood floors create a cozy minimalist décor while trendy music amplify the senses further.
One quick glance, I knew it was him. “Hey Yul.”
Lets answer the obvious.
No, I did not touch his chiseled abs. That would be inappropriate, at least [...]

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In my previous blog post about Amanda’s, I said
“Amanda is making a bold statement, that healthy fast food can be
SEXY
AFFORDABLE
DELICIOUS“
Last week, I attended another Cal Cooking Club meeting. Finally, I got to meet Amanda West, of Amanda’s, and [...]

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In the multi-billion dollar beverage industry, Mountain Dew is “thinking outside the box” and getting fans involved. Consumers can submit ideas to the kick-off event at Dewmocracy Volatage
Earlier this year, the Mountain Dew marketing campaign included a competition to determine the flavor, name, and look of the next drink.
Supernova (Dew with a blast of [...]

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(video: 7-Eleven marketing genius, turning the convenient store into a Kwik-E-Mart)
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7-11 recently launched a marketing campaign involving the nation’s presidential election.
Customers vote by choosing the color of their 20-ounce hot-beverage cup. This gives voters who can’t legally vote [...]

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While traveling to Tokyo a few years ago, I ate the freshest sushi at Daiwa Sushi, located next to the famed Tsukiji fish market. With vibrant orange yellow colors, the uni was buttery in texture and soft tuna [...]

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657 Harrison St
(between 3rd St & Hawthorne St)
San Francisco, CA 94107
(415) 348-0900
www.supperclub.com
Is making out in public a crime?
Well, it all depends.
After a week as a working zombie, my friend Steph invited me to SupperClub. I was helping her be the judge, in an audition for dancers on a float for upcoming Lovefest.
Nothing can [...]

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“Save the tuna roll, just under the right armpit for me.”
When I’m naked, usually I am in the shower singing to the latest hip hop tunes. But for ladies that work for “body sushi” restaurants, getting naked and lying on a table is part of the job description.
Known as Nyotaimori in Japanese, this is [...]

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