McDonald’s new ad is brand-free and interactive.

McDonald’s new ad is brand-free and interactive. In the TV spot starring Mindy Kaling, she never says the brand’s name and no logo appears—though she is wearing a yellow dress in front of a red background. Instead, Kaling asks viewers to go to Google and search “that place where Coke tastes so good” to find out for themselves. Requesting the viewer to take action “play[s] on how teens and twentysomethings use their phones while watching TV, while also acknowledging “how they're discovering information” they trust. The ad has been viewed almost 4 million times since being posted earlier this week. (Inc., MediaPost)