Chili’s set up a fake payday loan office next to a McDonald’s. Six billion earned media impressions.

31.6% same-store sales growth the following quarter.

But the story isn't what they did. It's when.

In this video I break down The Category Crasher, the strategic pattern underneath Chili's Fast Food Financing, and show you where else it's worked, where it's collapsed, and the five questions that tell you whether the window is open in your category right now.

Chapters:
0:00 The activation that changed fast food marketing
1:30 The Category Crasher pattern explained
3:00 Why this pattern works right now
4:30 Cross-industry proof: Planet Fitness, Newcastle, Dollar Shave Club
6:00 Should you run this play? Five diagnostic questions
7:30 My take: the ancient circuit behind consumer betrayal

Apply this pattern to your own category with the Category Crasher Playbook GPT:
https://thestrategysignal.kit.com/cat...

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