A couple of months ago, we reported that Arnold had taken over lead creative duties on the Hardee’s brand from Havas less than a year after that agency won the review for parent company CKE.
There was some disagreement over our contention that a portion of the work had moved away from Havas, but it turned out to be true.
Now, as we learned last week, CKE has moved to split the two brands apart and place Carl’s Jr. in review. A company representative said, “Our goal is for each brand to have its own unique storyline, both impossible to ignore.”
Arnold, current AOR for Hardee’s, hopes to pick up the other brand as well.
Several parties close to the business have confirmed that the agencies currently pitching for Carl’s Jr. are Arnold, Argonaut, Camp+King, The Community San Francisco and M/H VCCP, formerly known as Muh-tay-zik Hof-fer.
The latter four shops are all based in San Francisco. Camp+King, like both Arnold and original AOR Havas, is also part of the Havas network, bringing an extra layer to the Havas/CKE relationship.
Spokespeople for all five agencies declined to comment, as did a CKE spokesperson.
Read more at AgencySpy: https://www.adweek.com/agencyspy/arnold-goes-up-against-4-san-francisco-shops-in-carls-jr-review/153102
