Burger King's first TV spot from its new agency McGarryBowen will begin airing Saturday , and the fast-feeder is hailing the ad as the start of a "refreshed marketing image, created to appeal to a broader audience."
Translation? After seven years of polarizing campaigns from Boulder, Colo.-based CP&B that included "Whopper Freakout," "Whopper Sacrifice," products such as Chicken Fries and Flame cologne, and the creepy King mascot (whose demise few are mourning), Burger King thinks it's time to get back to the food.
And focus on the food the new ad does. The spot is decidedly unfunny, marketing the chain's new "California Whopper" sandwich with nothing more than a series of close-ups of avocados, lettuce, tomato and onions.
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