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Posted by LKD on Dec-12-2007 22:37:

Whopper Freakout

http://www.whopperfreakout.com/

all i can say is.....LOL

Posted by DigDeep on Dec-12-2007 22:53:

That is really awesome.

LOL

Posted by kotsy on Dec-12-2007 22:58:

high-larious.. I'm suprised the Burger King went along with it. Surely they lost some customers that didn't know it was a joke.. or had no sense of humour.

Posted by muffinass on Dec-12-2007 23:07:

quote:
Originally posted by kotsy
high-larious.. I'm suprised the Burger King went along with it. Surely they lost some customers that didn't know it was a joke.. or had no sense of humour.

actually, i'm pretty sure this was a fully-funded/initiated stint BY burger king.

at first it's funny, then you realize it's a blatant marketing campaign, and it ends up smelling pretty damn foul and contrived.

nice try though.

Posted by Orko on Dec-12-2007 23:23:

This is the new form of advertising. Is this viral marketing? I don't even know, it is such a buzz word.

It was pretty funny. If I went into Lala downtown and could not get a kafta kabob, I would lose it.

Posted by mr. poopyhead on Dec-12-2007 23:43:

it's so faked... just a big ad.

Posted by chinamon on Dec-13-2007 00:05:

yeah they had commercials for that all over dishnetwork. it was annoying. i think i need a whopper combo tonight around 2am.

Posted by devnull on Dec-13-2007 00:17:

i love the guy from Oblivious!!

Posted by malek on Dec-13-2007 00:37:

quote:
Originally posted by muffinass
actually, i'm pretty sure this was a fully-funded/initiated stint BY burger king.

at first it's funny, then you realize it's a blatant marketing campaign, and it ends up smelling pretty damn foul and contrived.

nice try though.

are you for real?

Posted by muffinass on Dec-13-2007 00:57:

quote:
Originally posted by malek
are you for real?

depends on the company.

explain.

Posted by exstasie on Dec-13-2007 01:04:

quote:
Originally posted by kotsy
high-larious.. I'm suprised the Burger King went along with it. Surely they lost some customers that didn't know it was a joke.. or had no sense of humour.

I'm sure as soon as they left the store they got tons of free coupons and stuff and told them.

I'm sure they had to get consent from them to use them in their video.

Posted by LKD on Dec-13-2007 01:39:

ok those of u that think this is all an act for the marketing campaign should know a few things

this is the latest buzz in the ad industry

it was made by the agency- Crispin, Porter & Bogusky

it has made so much hype cos all the interviews and videotaping IS infact real and has been confirmed...

the customers that are filmed were obviously told that it was a lie cos they had to sign consent forms to let them use their faces in the campaign (dunno if u noticed others were blurred out)

not ALL the customers ordered the whopper

and last but not least, not ALL the customers got hysterical over the loss of the whopper and were hennce not shown

Posted by Pett on Dec-13-2007 01:46:

quote:
Originally posted by devnull
i love the guy from Oblivious!!

+1 oblivious ftw

Posted by mnemonic. on Dec-13-2007 03:03:

quote:
Originally posted by Pett
+1 oblivious ftw

and how ! +1

Posted by ItalianPoiSon on Dec-13-2007 04:12:

i juss had my weekly whopper.....it was niiiice.....

Posted by endless_summer on Dec-13-2007 05:01:

quote:
Originally posted by Orko
This is the new form of advertising. Is this viral marketing? I don't even know, it is such a buzz word.

It was pretty funny. If I went into Lala downtown and could not get a kafta kabob, I would lose it.

Where is Lala?

yes, viral, i found out the definition just now and it def fits the bill
no one says these events are not for real and these are not "people's candid reactions"
this is about the message that is being sent as I am sure that there were people who just ordered the next thing on the menu
I must admit that if I was a BK regular I would not like if they decided to stop selling them
it has been a few years since i've stopped eating fast food combos but I do remember prefering BK over Mac's, Wendy's etc...

Posted by LKD on Dec-13-2007 05:29:

this doesnt qualify as viral marketing

Posted by Orko on Dec-13-2007 07:23:

quote:
Originally posted by endless_summer
Where is Lala?

Just West of Bathurst and Bloor, on the south side of Bathurst. It has a red sign. I usually go there after the bar, as they are open till 3 or 4, and are always willing to put up with drunks. Everything is grilled on a charcoal grill, so it tastes amazing. Best shawarma/fallafel, kebab place on that strip, and my fave in the city.

quote:
Originally posted by El K Dee
this doesnt qualify as viral marketing

To me, viral marketing is marketing where you do not think of it initially as an advertisement. This is a story about BK not selling whoppers, and you only realise its an add after the fact. It fits the bill, but it was a little too blatant.

Posted by E2EK1EL on Dec-13-2007 07:50:

Regardless if this vid is real or fake.

I would react the same way ... I would be pretty mad if they took out the whopper.

Posted by DJ Eterno on Dec-13-2007 15:09:

pretty dumb vid actually lol. speaking of burger king i havent had it in a while.... ideas....

Posted by jchung52 on Dec-13-2007 16:39:

quote:
Originally posted by DJ Eterno
speaking of burger king i havent had it in a while....

+1

never really liked it as much. id go to harveys or wendys or get a big mac before BK

Posted by devnull on Dec-13-2007 16:46:

quote:
Originally posted by E2EK1EL
I would react the same way ... I would be pretty mad if they took out the whopper.

id be pissed if they were to give me fuckin mcdees instead of a whopper!