In an attempt to improve the customer experience Wendy’s changing its design attributes and new products in its menu. The revamp is supported by engaging ads and digital media initiatives.

Photo: Wendy’s New Activation restaurant, clickable

New ‘Image Activation’ restaurants offer visitors the bold, sleek interior designs featuring lounge seating with fireplaces, flat-screen TVs, Wi-Fi and digital menuboards. The restaurants with completed renovations have shown strong sales increases, averaging more than 25 percent. By the end of 2012, Wendy’s plans to have revamped 75 restaurants and will continue remodeling in 2013—2015 with the aim to complete 50 percent of its restaurants by the end of 2015. The popular burger chain follows McDonald’s that started redesigning its venues last year.

The supporting advertising campaign launched this spring has risen eight points in the first five months of the campaign, according to independent industry research. The ads features Wendy Thomas, the Company’s namesake telling viewers about Wendy’s values and tradition of quality, while ‘RED,’ a young female red-head engages consumers in a fun way.

The reimagined Menu offers more products with exquisite and fresh ingredients. The innovations include Dave’s Hot ‘N Juicy Cheeseburgers made with fresh never frozen beef; four new salads, along with a seasonal Berry Almond Chicken Salad, featuring fresh strawberries and blueberries; russet potato French Fries with sea salt; Applewood Smoked Bacon; and specialty sandwiches like the Asiago Ranch Chicken sandwich.

Wendy’s has significantly extended the campaign to digital media. The company created a new Mobile Nutrition app which allows customers to personalize meals based on the amount of calories they choose.

In March 2013, Wendy’s will officially introduce the new logo with a more contemporary look. The new brand logo was designed by Tesser, an award-winning design firm based in San Francisco.

Photo: Wendy’s new logo, clickable