Geico & KFC Embrace Consumer Generated Content May 22, 2007 C.C. Chapman I love reading posts about companies experimenting in this space. Proves that you don't have to spend a ton of money to do something effective. But, does it further prove that the 30 second spot is deader then ever? I don't know. clipped from www.marketingvox.com Geico Just Saved 75% on Its Production with User Videos recent slew TV ad campaigns, both Geico and KFC drew from user-generated video sites Using that content in 15-second ads shaved off 75 percent of the average $200,000 cost for ads with professional videos Concerned that actors are losing work, the Screen Actors Guild is funding a study looking into the impact of new media on advertising production.
