0 comments by bengros on 4/6/2015
If the Geico caveman taught us anything, it’s that when advertisers hit on something that works, they tend to beat it into the ground. Unsurprising, then, that they’re in the process of mimicking fictional Progressive spokeswoman Flo, introduced in 2008. Flo is what the customer service automatons in employee training videos would be like as […]
0 comments by David Rogers on 11/13/2014
If you’re not a fan of Progressive’s character Flo, you’re going to hate this new commercial which introduces us to the spokeswoman’s family. That’s because every single member of Flo’s family is played by the same actress who plays Flo. Think of this as some sort of bizarre Thanksgiving at the Klumps, except one family […]
0 comments by David Rogers on 10/26/2014
If we were to tell you that Progressive rolled out an ad without Flo, most of our readers would be pretty pleased. Well, the company did just that, but unfortunately their latest creation is just the latest insult to the world of marketing and advertising. While there’s no Flo, there is the Flo hand puppet […]
0 comments by David Rogers on 6/29/2014
Progressive has deemed it necessary to explain to you how you can connect and bundle your auto and home insurance. Evidently the best way to do that it through something called “The Birds and the Bundles” which gives some strange sexual innuendo between a car and a garage.
0 comments by David Rogers on 2/23/2013
The Doggie Doo commercial above was exposed to me for the first time while I was watching a rerun of Animaniacs this weekend. The Hub, a channel that shows programming mostly geared for children (and for adults that love Animaniacs), offers a glimpse into the life of children growing up in the 2010's. Hey kids! […]
