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One of Cinnabon’s most noteworthy, pop-culture-focused marketing campaigns and partnerships came about by chance. You might even say it was a bit of luck. When AMC aired one of its final episodes of Breaking Bad, Saul Goodman (played by Bob Odenkirk) said, “If I’m lucky, in a month from now, best-case scenario, I’m managing a Cinnabon in Omaha.”
The Cinnabon social team quickly capitalized on the mention and tweeted a link to the brand’s careers page to Odenkirk. Soon after that, Cinnabon and the AMC show partnered, with the brand creating a series of campaigns around new seasons as a way to keep itself at the forefront of pop culture and move away from being thought of as simply a mall-based chain.
“The organic nature of the partnership comes from such a good place, and to hear the creators of the show talk about why they were excited when that happened and how it made sense for the vision they had for the show—it just felt organic and therefore very authentic,” said Jill Thomas, vp of global marketing for Cinnabon....
Cinnabon partners with Better Call Saul.