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Advertising Campaign: The Cross-Promotional Campaign Of Burger King

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Burger King was firstly founded in July 28, 1953 by Keith J. Kramer and Matthew Burns. Burger King wasn’t called Burger King at first. It was called Insta-Burger King. Since it was founded, Insta-Burger King has grown really fast and has employed many advertising programs to extend the market. In 1967, and a year later, Burger King signed a contract with BBDO as Burger King’s advertising agency. The relationship continued until July 1967. From 1974, Burger King ran a series of successful TV commercials that employees sing: “Hold the pickles, hold the lettuce. Special orders don’t upset us. All we ask is that you let us serve it your way!” This advertisement was used to contrast Burger King’s flexibility with McDonald’s rigidity. Several subsequent advertising campaigns have reiterated this theme. Because of the campaign, BBDO were considered to have been dropped. The first successful cross-promotional campaign of Burger King was in 1977. It suggested several collectable items, such as glasses. Posters and sticker sets that featured scenes and characters from Star …show more content…

The campaign’s premise was that the only man who had never tried a Whopper in the States. Customer who recognized him in any store would win US$5,000. The advertisement didn’t disclose Herb’s appearance until the Super Bowl XX commercial of the company, where Herb was disclosed to be a man wearing eyeglasses and an ill-fitting suit. Herb visited stores across the country, showed on The Today Show, and was invited to Wrestle Mania 2 as a guest timekeeper. The campaign was a fail, it had little impact on sales and was soon dropped. Advertising Age magazine points out that the Herb campaign was the “most elaborate advertising flop of the decade.” The other Burger King’s advertisement in 1980s such as “This is a Burger King town,” “fast food for fast times,” and “We do it like you’d do it” were more successful compare to the

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