Burger King's x-ray ads showcase the real dangers of eating its food
Campaign in Brazil features actual burger-related injuries suffered by BK customers
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Burger King has made a habit of turning bad luck into ad gold. Stores that caught fire proved the burgers were flame-grilled back in 2017. A fireplace screen commemorated a 17th-century blaze in Sweden.
Now BK is turning to personal tragedy, highlighting real injuries received by customers who were just trying to eat a sandwich bigger than their jaws could handle. David São Paulo used three real tweets from burger lovers who ended up at the hospital with eating-related injuries.
“05:30 am dislocated my jaw eating a Stacker,” reads one, referring to a range of burgers that piles up to four patties on a single bun. An image of the tweet (with identifying information blurred out) accompanies an X-ray of a painful-looking dislocated jaw.
The team at David found the tweets on social media and then referenced X-rays of real injuries (not those of the actual customers) to drive the point home. Those images were then touched up in postproduction to be publication-ready, and the agency also consulted with a medical professional to get the details right. Print, out-of-home and digital placements are all running in Brazil.
Credits
- Date
- Apr 29, 2019
- Client :
- Burger King
- Agency :
- David-Sao Paulo
- Managing Director :
- Sylvia Panico
- Creative VP :
- Rafael Donato
- Creative Director :
- Edgard Gianesi
- Copywriter :
- Bernardo Tavares
- Copywriter :
- Maicon Silveira
- Art Director :
- Paulo Damasceno
- Account :
- Carolina Vieira
- Account :
- Rafael Giorgino
- Account :
- Juliana Chediac
- Account :
- Roberta Magalhães
- Agency Producer :
- Fabiano Beraldo
- Agency Producer :
- Fernanda Peixoto
- Agency Producer :
- Brunno Cunha
- Agency Producer :
- Gustavo Viola
- Planning :
- Daniela Bombonato
- Planning :
- Carolina Silva
- Planning :
- Bruno Gomiero
- Media :
- Marcia Mendonça
- Media :
- Mateus Madureira
- Media :
- Felipe Braga
- Media :
- Renata Oliveira
- Media :
- Rafael Salles
- Studio :
- Malagueta Studio
- Executive Producer :
- Marcello Baltazar
- Client Approval :
- Ariel Grunkraut
- Client Approval :
- Thais Nicolau
- Client Approval :
- Bruna Yoshida
- Client Approval :
- Mariana Santos
- Client Approval :
- Stephanie Pellin
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