Category: Marketing & Communications
GEICO announces winners of 2012-2013 National Safety Poster and Video Contest
By Guest Blogger on May 15, 2013 at 2:36 PM
By guest blogger Alex Danoff After poring through hundreds of submissions from across the country, the judges of GEICO’s 2012-2013 National Safety Poster and Video Contest tallied their votes and selected the 18 winners of this year’s contest: Safety Poster Contest: Kiani Alvarez-Ranan, Kapolei, Hawaii Joy Chen, East Brunswick, N.J. Paul Gellerman, Grand Forks, N.D. [...]
Posted in: Marketing & Communications, Odds & Ends
GEICO introduces Garden Gnome Insurance: protection for your gnome, sweet gnome
By Nathan Erb on April 1, 2013 at 7:04 AM
You’d be surprised how many weird insurance policies there are. Alien abduction insurance, for example, is real. GEICO doesn’t offer it, however, because we’ve been focusing our research on a much more practical product: Garden Gnome Insurance. You might not think you need Garden Gnome Insurance. But, I’m sure the first victim of a garden [...]
Posted in: Marketing & Communications, Odds & Ends, Sales and Service
Don’t miss Free Family Nights at the National Children’s Museum
By John Fonville on January 17, 2013 at 2:52 PM
If you’re looking for a place to take children to have fun, play and learn something new at no cost, then GEICO has an answer – at least for one night a month. GEICO is sponsoring Free Family Nights at the new National Children’s Museum at the National Harbor, located just outside Washington, D.C. Starting [...]
Posted in: Marketing & Communications
The GEICO Gecko goes behind the scenes
By Andrew Kauz on January 10, 2013 at 9:38 AM
How is a GEICO commercial made? What is it like to be the world’s most famous gecko? To answer these questions – and many more – the Gecko is taking you behind the scenes in his latest set of GEICO commercials. Taking a break from highlighting our 97% customer satisfaction rating, the Gecko denounces the [...]
Posted in: Marketing & Communications
Are you ready to enter The Gauntlet?
By Andrew Kauz on December 19, 2012 at 2:33 PM
You may be familiar with GEICO saving people money on their car insurance, but how about saving people from reality-show elimination? That’s the reality (pun intended) contestants are faced with as they compete in The Gauntlet, a new Web series powered by GEICO. In partnership with Roosterteeth and Blip Studios, The Gauntlet takes a lighthearted [...]
Posted in: Marketing & Communications, On the Web
GEICO customer service brings delight to the masses
By Andrew Kauz on November 30, 2012 at 2:39 PM
Every day, GEICO associates all across the country are charged with a delightful duty: providing excellent customer service. In fact, delighting customers is a big deal for the company – so much so that we’re not happy just delighting the customers we talk to on the phone. Now, you can experience the delight of GEICO’s [...]
Posted in: Marketing & Communications
Federal leave cards – from paper to mobile app
By Nathan Erb on November 20, 2012 at 7:47 AM
With a name like “Government Employees Insurance Company,” it’s no surprise that we’ve been providing federal leave cards since the 1950’s, when federal workers were the primary customers of GEICO. Today, federal employees can track their leave on the go with an app from GEICO. Simply download the app, enter your current sick and annual [...]
Posted in: Marketing & Communications, On the Web
The Gecko’s journey across America comes full circle
By Andrew Kauz on October 19, 2012 at 3:26 PM
How time flies when you’re saving people money! It seems like just yesterday that our ambitious Gecko set out to visit every nook and cranny of our fine country to bring savings to the masses. Now, just over one year later, that epic journey has come to a close. After a cartoony sojourn in the [...]
Posted in: Marketing & Communications
Rethink insurance as the place to launch a career
By Guest Blogger on October 12, 2012 at 8:53 AM
By Shannon Smedstad, GEICO Careers, guest blogger Do you want to one day work for a reputable company? An organization that’s making a difference in customers’ lives and giving back? A place that will support your professional development and career aspirations? GEICO – an insurance company – offers all that, and more! We know that [...]
Posted in: Claims, Marketing & Communications, On the Web, Sales and Service
GEICO Motorcycle announces multi-year title sponsorship of AMA Pro Racing
By John Fonville on October 4, 2012 at 8:14 AM
Calling all motorcycle racing enthusiasts! Check out the action as your favorite riders fight for position and appear to defy the laws of physics while speeding through the winding turns that characterize AMA Pro Racing. GEICO Motorcycle has been named the official title sponsor of America’s premier motorcycle road racing championship circuit. The multi-year partnership [...]
Posted in: Marketing & Communications
Next Page »
