G-Whiz Makes Sports Look Easy

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NEW YORK Grey Global Group’s G-Whiz simplifies sports in a new campaign for car insurer Progressive Direct.

The New York shop’s three 30-second spots illustrate how Progressive Direct “makes things easy” by showing dumbed-down sports. For example, in one ad a bowling alley is only a few feet long, making strikes easy.

Another spot shows skateboarders going down a small ramp, and a third presents golfers playing with huge golf clubs and giant holes.

In the bowling commercial, a voiceover states, “There’s a reason Progressive Direct hasn’t sponsored bowling.





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