Archive: November 2011
Memory of the Month: Celebrate good times … come on!
By Greg Marsh on November 30, 2011 at 3:55 PM
In honor of GEICO’s 75th anniversary, we’re sharing an image from GEICO’s past each month this year and inviting you to exercise your caption-writing skills. We’re coming to the end of our yearlong celebration of GEICO’s 75th anniversary, so it seems only appropriate that this Memory of the Month involves a photo of a celebration. [...]
Posted in: Odds & Ends
The Gecko takes a social media trip across America
By Andrew Kauz on November 29, 2011 at 3:33 PM
How long would it take a gecko to travel from sea to shining sea? While GEICO’s new commercials may offer brief glimpses into the Gecko’s journey across America (so far leading him from the office parking lot to New York City and Texas), his journey will be far more comprehensive and interactive online thanks to [...]
Posted in: Marketing & Communications
Safe driving: one more reason to give thanks
By Greg Marsh on November 22, 2011 at 3:30 PM
Having recently had my beloved 2003 Hyundai Sonata totaled while it was parked innocently on a suburban neighborhood street, I’m a bit more familiar than I’d like to be with the scourge of unsafe driving. I still can’t figure out how the guy who hit my car could have been going that fast on that [...]
Posted in: Safety
The new GEICO App: bigger, stronger, faster and sleeker
By Nathan Erb on November 15, 2011 at 8:24 AM
Our mobile team has been working hard on the latest free App to keep you connected with GEICO 24/7. They’ve listened to customer feedback and turned everything you love about GEICO mobile. Customize with your favorite GEICO character Can’t get enough of Maxwell the Pig? Now, you can choose him to be the background in [...]
Posted in: On the Web
NHL on the rise
By Guest Blogger on November 8, 2011 at 9:31 AM
By Guest blogger: Heather Li, associate editor, GEICO Now magazine Ask people to name their favorite big-league sport and you’re likely to get back more football, baseball and basketball than hockey. But NHL hockey is lightning-fast, physical and smart—so what’s not to love? The coolest sport around just might burn hot enough this season to [...]
Posted in: Odds & Ends
GEICO Shortcuts – Our all-new Facebook customer app
By Nathan Erb on November 3, 2011 at 11:15 AM
With more than 800 million active users, Facebook is a social media phenomenon. You’ve most likely spent time on Facebook – heck, you probably even have it open in another window right now, don’t you? That’s why we’ve made it easier to access GEICO and use Facebook at the same time. Our new app features [...]
Posted in: On the Web
