View Post Agencies | Brands | Campaigns | TV The Martin Agency Revisits ‘Camels’ for Geico By Erik Oster on Dec. 22, 2014 - 1:08 PM According to Adweek, The Martin Agency’s “Hump Day” ad for Geico was the brand’s most viral ever, so it’s no surprise that the agency (who have been known to recycle its ideas for the brand) riffs on ...
View Post Ad Biz | Agencies | Brands | Campaigns | TV The Martin Agency Asks Salt-N-Pepa to Spice Up Geico By Erik Oster on Nov. 26, 2014 - 12:45 PM The Martin Agency makes sacreligious use of Salt-N-Pepa’s iconic 90s hit “Push It” — as well as the group itself — in its latest spot for Geico. The 30-second ad opens on a man trying to pull open a ...
View Post Agencies | Brands | Campaigns | People | Sports | TV The Martin Agency Brings Back Jordan for Hanes By Erik Oster on Jul. 17, 2014 - 11:37 AM Michael Jordan is back (this time, thankfully, sans Hitler mustache) for Hanes in a new spot by The Martin Agency. The 30-second spot is Jordan’s first appearance in a Hanes television commercial since 2010, and also marks h ...
View Post Brands | Campaigns Geico Reveals Hump Day Humor… on Hump Day By Jordan Teicher on May. 22, 2013 - 12:27 PM While you’re battling Wednesday workdays at the office, Geico has a new addition to their “Happier Than” campaign that gives a literal visual representation to Hump Day. Yes, a camel, with humps. The camel’ ...
View Post Brands | Campaigns According to Geico, Technologically-Savvy Pigs Will Steal Your Girlfriend By Jordan Teicher on Apr. 10, 2013 - 12:14 PM We feel for Ted. The guy has hail damage to his car, he’s doing the right thing by calling his insurance agent, and then he loses his attractive girlfriend to a pig. You might be saying, “well, it’s not just any ...
View Post Agencies | Brands | Campaigns | TV Pillsbury Doughboy Giggles for Geico By Bob Marshall on Mar. 27, 2013 - 11:06 AM What?!? Is that the Pillsbury Doughboy being used in a non-Pillsbury advertisement? Is that even legal? This is a big deal! Wait, is it a big deal? I mean, it’s not like they’re competitors of Geico’s. You can ...
Campaigns Geico Turns to Tango in Latest ‘Rhetorical’ Round By Michael Musco on Jan. 19, 2011 - 10:50 AM Our buddy Mike McGlone, aka that guy from The Brothers McMullen, is back again with another round of rhetorical questions for Geico. How does one top the little piggy crying all the way home and brutally honest Abe? We’re no ...
Agencies Martin Agency Announces ‘Creative Restructuring’ By Kiran Aditham on Oct. 27, 2010 - 12:16 PM Now that he’s officially taken his CCO post at The Martin Agency, it looks like John Norman (right) is finally getting down to business. The Richmond, VA-based agency’s first creative lead in three decades unveiled a n ...