Mendelsohn Zien Advertising

March 2009

Mediapost

Carl's Jr. Launches 'Intoxicating' Campaign

Bourbon_doctor

Those naughty Carl's Jr. dudes are at it again. The folks who brought us a swimsuited Paris Hilton provocatively soaping a Bentley, then chomping into a Spicy Burger … and that “high school teacher” gyrating in class as students chanted a “flat buns” rap … are now promoting a new burger flavor by showing a “surgeon” in mid-operation confessing that he loves bourbon to the point that he “thinks about it constantly.”

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February 2009

Adfreak

Padma Lakshmi seduces a Hardee's burger

Padma_steps

She may not get all sudsy with a Bentley, but it looks like Top Chefhost Padma Lakshmi will make her feelings for Hardee's hamburgers clear in an upcoming TV commercial for the brand.

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February 2009

People

FIRST LOOK: Padma Lakshmi's Juicy New Ad

Padma_steps

Padma Lakshmi basically eats for a living, but for most of her life the Top Chef host had a limited diet. 

"I grew up a vegetarian," says the host. "Then, because I grew up in the states, I started slowly eating meat. First it was bologna sandwiches, or pepperoni on pizza. As a teenager, [my friends and I] would always go have burgers. I would scarf them down!" 

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October 2008

Prnews

Carl's Jr. Puts Entire Country Breakfast in a Burrito

Big_country_breakfast_burrito

Starting today, anyone who loves a hearty meal in the morning but is pressed for time has a tasty new option: the Big Country Breakfast Burrito at Carl's Jr.(R).

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September 2008

Mediabistro

Hardee's, Burger King, Wendy's And KP+B

Little_thickburger

I gotta say, who ever did the voice over on this Hardee's ad created by the Los Angeles based Mendelsohn/Zien, I adore. It's the dry, sardonic tone. Call me a jaded Gen Y'er, but I appreciate it. I also dig on the simplicity of the ad - clean and to the point.

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