According to AdAge, Wendy’s “Crazy Lettuce” viral was spun out of TV spots created by Kirshenbaum Bond & Partners, New York. In one, a man shuns a bite of salad offered by the woman across the table. “I can’t eat that,” he says. “I’m a meatatarian.”
The work is its first effort in this space and a stark departure for the chain, which made its name by way of simple homespun ads by the company’s founder, Dave Thomas.
“Crazy Lettuce” was done for $25,000. The average TV commercial costs more than $300,000.
