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The man in the ads ...
... is attempting to portray automobile-related threats in a matter-of-fact way, to underscore the fact that accidents happen all the time for the silliest of reasons, including ogling pretty girls instead of watching the road. In other commercials, the same man (whose name is apparently Mayhem) pretends to be a high wind that drops a large tree branch on a parked car, or a teenaged girl texting whose boyfriend breaks up with her while she's driving (and winds up causing an accident). Apparently, the overarching message is "cut-rate insurance doesn't cover a lot of things, so you should choose Allstate."
I'm a State Farm girl myself. *grin* Haven't let me down yet!
Randalynn
He is not TG, he is
He is not TG, he is portraying Mayhem in all it's guises.
There are other ads where he causes a large tree branch to fall on a car, is a faulty GPS in a car, driver that has a spilled espresso moment while driving, is a loose team flag that covers a car windscreen causing an accident, and more....
D
I agree with you and Laika...
...(BTW, 'x' has always been one of my favorite letters.) The ad isn't tg; it's supposed to represent examples of the 'mayhem' a policy owner might undergo if they don't subscribe to Allstate. A good example of what some might consider a TG ad was produced by Campari for the their Red Passion campaign a few years ago. Almost makes me wish I drank something stronger than Diet Pepsi.
http://www.myspace.com/video/vid/6843562
Dio vi benedica tutti
Con grande amore e di affetto
Andrea Lena
Love, Andrea Lena
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And remember...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifLqzLEB3E0
If you think those are bad...
Over here, there's a division of esure car insurance called "Sheila's Wheels", which targets its products at females.
Their advertising strategy is certainly unique - and I should warn you in advance that:
a) they contain a lot of pink
b) the jingle is a veritable earworm
c) Can you say "Tongue in cheek"? :)
c) worryingly, they've got their own YouTube channel. And fans. Female fans. I kid you not.
Bruce McGuire: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jz8K6FUk5jM
Outback Bar: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExMRVF700io
And remember I said they'd got fans?
Stretch Limo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzNJh1o84-E
Don't say I didn't warn you...
There are 10 kinds of people in the world - those who understand binary and those who don't...
As the right side of the brain controls the left side of the body, then only left-handers are in their right mind!