Geico Keeps Interrupting Its Own Ads in Latest Pre-Roll Campaign
Ads Embrace the Fact That Pre-Roll Is Disruptive
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Geico is a master at making pre-rolll advertising entertaining and watchable, with campaigns like Unskippable, Fast Forward and Condensed. Its latest ruse, once again created by the Martin Agency, is to embrace the fact that pre-rolls are disruptive by making the videos all about interruptions.
For example, in one spot, seen here, a couple in bed, rather stiltedly discussing Geico's savings, are suddently interrupted by a couple of gym bunnies on cross trainers bursting through their wall, and then again by the Geico logo crashing through the other wall.
There's also a scenario where skiers crash into a photography session revealing a mountain behind, closely followed by carwheeling cheerleaders. In another, two guys in a boring-looking office are interrupted by an enthusiastic pair of golfers. All end with the giant Geico logo providing a final interruption. Terri Timely at Park Pictures is the director.
"In the previous three rounds of pre-roll work, we played with the concept of time. First by skipping to the end, then fast-forwarding through the middle, and last year, condensing our ads," says Neel Williams, VP, creative director at the Martin Agency, in a statement. "This year, we took a different approach, but still kept things very self-aware. Rather than apologize for the interruption, we thought it would be fun to lean into it."
Credits
- Date
- Feb 08, 2018
- Brand :
- Geico
- Client :
- Geico
- Agency :
- The Martin Agency
- Assistant Vice President, Marketing :
- Bill Brower
- Marketing Director, Media, Advertising :
- Melissa Halicy
- Brand Team Senior Supervisor :
- Gary Aurand
- Brand Team Supervisor :
- Tom Perlozzo
- Brand Team Planner :
- Brighid Griffin
- Brand Team Planner :
- Julia Nass
- Brand Team Buyer :
- Tim Ware
- Senior Vice President/Group Creative Director :
- Steve Bassett
- Vice President/Creative Director :
- Neel Williams
- Vice President/Creative Director :
- Justin Harris
- Senior Vice President/Executive Producer :
- Brett Alexander
- Associate Creative Director :
- Mauricio Mazzariol
- Content Producer :
- Maggie Weishaar
- Junior Content Producer :
- M.A. Williams
- Business Affairs Supervisor :
- Suzanne Wieringo
- Senior Financial Affairs Manager :
- Amy Trenz
- Vice President, Group Account Director :
- Ben Creasey
- Account Supervisor :
- Allison Hensley
- Account Supervisor :
- Jon Glomb
- Account Executive :
- Allie Waller
- Coordinator :
- Abbey Reddington
- Project Manager :
- Karen McEwen Gates
- Senior Production Business Manager :
- Amy Trenz
- Production Company :
- Park Pictures
- Executive Producer :
- Jackie Kelman Bisbee
- Executive Producer :
- Justin Pollock
- Director :
- Terri Timely
- Director, Photography :
- Shawn Kim
- Head of Production :
- Anne Bobroff
- Line Producer :
- David Lambert
- Editorial Company :
- Cut+Run
- Executive Producer :
- Amburr Farls
- Editor :
- Frank Effron
- Editorial Producer :
- Brian Mulvey
- Managing Director :
- Michelle Eskin
- Remote Edit Facility :
- Running with Scissors
- Visual Effects and Finishing :
- Artjail
- Visual Effects Supervisor :
- Steve Mottershead
- Creative Director :
- Steve Mottershead
- Creative Director :
- Lee Towndrow
- Flame Lead :
- Lee Towndrow
- Head of Production :
- John Skeffington
- Flame Artist :
- Emily Bloom
- Flame Artist :
- Chris Memoli
- Flame Artist :
- Ben Vaccaro
- Flame Artist :
- Jesper Nybroe
- Flame Artist :
- Joel Osis
- Nuke Artist :
- Christian Mangual
- Flame Assistant :
- Ben Elliot
- CG Artist :
- Ruoyu Li
- CG Artist :
- Justin Miller
- CG Artist :
- Jimmy San
- Colorist :
- Fergus McCall
- Remote Color Facility :
- Running with Scissors
- Audio Post Facility :
- Heard City
- Producer :
- Sasha Awn
- Sound Designer and Mixer :
- Mike Vitacco
- Stock Music :
- APM
- Stock Music :
- Extreme Music
- Stock Music :
- Asche & Spencer
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