Burger King Fires the King in an Advertising Strategy Switch
Burger King recently “retired” the King character from their advertisements. Industry experts believe the king was forced to leave or be terminated. It’s unclear if there was a non-compete clause in his contract, but it widely assumed he received a substantial severance package.
Not only is the King gone, but so is long-time agency of record, Cripin, Porter + Bousky. After 7 plus years of countless dollars spent on building the King character, Burger King is pulling the plug on him.