Burger King wants to rename McDonald Island, site of a remote Indian Ocean volcano, as ‘Whopper Island’
The chain says associating fiery volcanic activity with the McDonald name is ‘the cheapest form of irony’
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Burger King, known for its flame grilling, has taken exception to a bit of random geographical trivia—that a remote volcanic island in the southern Indian Ocean is named McDonald Island.
BK in Brazil, convinced that fiery volcanic activity shouldn’t be associated with its main rival, has launched a tongue-in-cheek campaign to right this wrong.
As seen in the video below, it’s encouraging people to visit McDonald Island on Google Maps—its full name is actually Heard Island and McDonald Islands—and leave the simple hashtag comment #IlhaWhopper (#WhopperIsland). Those who do so will find coupons for a Whopper discount.
There’s a charming silliness to the whole idea, and the video is amusing too—telling the story of a BK drone delivery to the island’s caretakers. The arch tone of the voiceover is also well done.
“If anyone deserves a hot, fire-grilled burger, it’s this team that takes such good care of our volcanoes,” said Juliana Cury, CMO of Burger King Brazil.
The campaign includes the posters below.
Credits
- Date
- Jan 18, 2024
- Client :
- Burger King (Brazil)
- Client :
- Burger King
- Agency :
- DM9
- CCO :
- Icaro Doria
- COO :
- Thomas Tagliaferro
- CEO :
- Pipo Calazans
- Creative VP :
- Laura Esteves
- Executive Creative Director :
- Nina Lucato
- Head of Art :
- Philippe Demar
- Creation :
- Laura Esteves
- Creation :
- Diego Guerhardt
- Creation :
- Pedro Rosadas
- Creation :
- Bruno Aníbal
- Creation :
- Caio Stucchi-Zucchi
- Creation :
- Caique Llaguno
- Creation :
- Gus Souza
- Content :
- Jader Crivellaro
- Content :
- Jussara Coutinho
- Content :
- Vitória Merola
- Service :
- Michel Issa
- Service :
- Danielle Florido Aragon
- Service :
- Lonquem Lucio Alves
- Service :
- Fabiana Vieira
- Project Manager :
- Paula Lopes
- Project Manager :
- Evelma Silva
- Media :
- Renata Valio
- Electronic Production :
- Anna Ferraz
- Electronic Production :
- Isabela Ximenes
- Graphic Production :
- Breno Ferreira
- Graphic Production :
- Flávio Rocco
- Assembler :
- Thiago Hasegawa
- Assembler :
- Felipe Jardim
- Sound Producer :
- Shuffle Audio
- Illustration :
- Olho Bala
- Approval :
- Juliana Cury
- Approval :
- Pedro Henrique Laguardia
- Approval :
- Juliana Gonçalves Monteiro
- Approval :
- Guilherme Villa
- Approval :
- Lucas Bayo
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