
Burger King Ranks #2 in Engineered Virality Digital PR Index
Burger King ranks #2 in Engineered Virality, everything-pr.com's analysis of digital PR campaigns, for its Moldy Whopper campaign that drove extensive media…

Burger King ranks #2 in Engineered Virality, everything-pr.com's analysis of digital PR campaigns, for its Moldy Whopper campaign that drove extensive media…

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