Hey, how about two companies combining to advertise two
products at once in one TV commercial? Think of the money they could save on
buying television advertising spots! And I believe I have an idea for a simple
solution for one of these two-for-one TV ads, using pre-existing ad campaigns
from two companies: Geico and Charmin. Here’s how it would work:
The ad would start with that annoying TV news magazine-esque
man in a suit asking: “Could switching to Geico really save you 15% or more on
car insurance? Do bears sh!t in the woods?” Then they could cut to one of those
Charmin ads with the cartoon bears going to the bathroom outdoors and using
Charmin. See how naturally it would all flow?
Here’s one of those Geico ads:
And here’s one of the Charmin bear ads:
