Aflac Auditions Turn a Bad Joke Into Good Publicity
Aflac’s search for a new spokes-duck has gotten the insurance company some great publicity after what started as a PR problem.
You’ll remember, Gilbert Gottfried, the previous voice of the Aflac duck, was swiftly dismissed after making tasteless jokes online in the wake of the Japan quake and tsunami. That left a job opening, and led Aflac to open up the opportunity to anyone with a dream and an annoying voice.
Over the past two days, 650 people turned out for auditions in Atlanta, NY, Las Vegas, Chicago, LA, and Austin, TX, according to The
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