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Here’s the problem with pre-roll ads: agencies rarely, if ever, make them with their platform in mind, which means upwards of 90% of viewers hit that little “skip ad” button the moment it pops up. Geico’s agency The Martin Agency appears to have realized this and boiled the idea of savings into a (highly cheesy) chunk that fits into that brief moment before you’re allowed to skip it. And while that may be novel enough, each spot has an extended version to show what you might be missing when you don’t give pre-roll ads a chance and leave during mid-air high fives and family dinners.

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Credits:

Brand: Geico
Agency: The Martin Agency
Vice President, Marketing, Geico: Ted Ward
Manager, Broadcast Production and Agency Relations, Geico: Amy Hooks
Marketing Buyers, Geico: Katherine Kalec, Brighid Griffin
Marketing Coordinator, Geico: Thomas Perlozzo
Chief Creative Officer: Joe Alexander
Senior Vice Presidents, Group Creative Directors: Steve Bassett, Wade Alger
Vice President, Associate Creative Director: Neel Williams
Associate Creative Director: Mauricio Mazzariol
Vice President, Executive Producer: Brett Alexander
Broadcast Producer: Liza Miller
Junior Broadcast Producer: Coleman Sweeney
Business Affairs Supervisor: Suzanne Wieringo
Senior Integrated Production Business Manager: Amy Trenz
Financial Manager: Monica Cox
Senior Vice President, Group Account Director: Brad Higdon
Account Supervisor: Josh Lybarger
Account Executive: Allison Hensley
Senior Project Manager: Karen McEwan
Production Company: Park Pictures
Director: Terri Timely
Executive Producers: Justin Pollock, Jackie Kelman Bisbee
Line Producer: David Lambert
Editorial Company: Whitehouse Post
Editor: Caleb Hepler
Executive Producer: Kristin Branstetter
Producer: Jojo Sheer
Telecine: Co3
Colorist: Tim Mascik
Post Facility: Running With Scissors
Flame Artist: Chris Hagen
Executive Producer: Scott Friske
Senior Producer: Cheryl Lage
Music: APM
Audio Post Company: Rainmaker Studios
Engineer, Mixer: Jeff McManus