Larry Kart Posted January 12, 2020 Report Posted January 12, 2020 I've seen all those State Farm commercials with Aaron Rodgers and his geeky agent many times now, and I still can't figure out what's going on in any of them. Quote
Matthew Posted January 13, 2020 Report Posted January 13, 2020 I feel that way about most of the commercials I see, don't understand them, don't know who the famous people are..... Quote
Brad Posted January 13, 2020 Report Posted January 13, 2020 Compared to the ones they’ve done in the past, they’re poor. Quote
GA Russell Posted January 13, 2020 Report Posted January 13, 2020 36 minutes ago, Matthew said: I feel that way about most of the commercials I see, don't understand them, don't know who the famous people are..... Every day I see the list of celebrities' birthdays, and I rarely know any who are younger than me. Quote
jlhoots Posted January 13, 2020 Report Posted January 13, 2020 Don't blame Aaron Rodgers. Green Bay 28 - Seattle 23!!! Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted January 13, 2020 Report Posted January 13, 2020 1 hour ago, jlhoots said: Don't blame Aaron Rodgers. Green Bay 28 - Seattle 23!!! Hoping for a Rodgers / Mahomes game this year. :-) Quote
Dave James Posted January 13, 2020 Report Posted January 13, 2020 The State Farm bundle and many other commercials must have some appeal at some level, but to me, they're not just stupid, they're annoying. Considering that nothing happens in advertising these days without copious amount of background research, whoever green lighted these ads must've been convinced the were on to something. And, who knows? Maybe they're right. Maybe seeing Aaron Rogers or Pat Mahomes is all it takes. Me? I'll take a heaping helping of woodchucks chucking wood. Quote
jlhoots Posted January 13, 2020 Report Posted January 13, 2020 10 hours ago, Chuck Nessa said: Hoping for a Rodgers / Mahomes game this year. :-) That would be nice!! Quote
Brad Posted January 13, 2020 Report Posted January 13, 2020 25 minutes ago, jlhoots said: That would be nice!! Won’t be happening. Quote
jlhoots Posted January 13, 2020 Report Posted January 13, 2020 2 hours ago, Brad said: Won’t be happening. So your choice is Titans vs. 49'ers?? Quote
Brad Posted January 13, 2020 Report Posted January 13, 2020 No, KC vs 49ers. I’m hoping the 49ers win (my son is a huge fan) and realistically I think they will win. Me? I’m a suffering Jets fan Quote
JSngry Posted January 14, 2020 Report Posted January 14, 2020 On 1/12/2020 at 5:27 PM, Larry Kart said: I've seen all those State Farm commercials with Aaron Rodgers and his geeky agent many times now, and I still can't figure out what's going on in any of them. I've watched a sampling of them here: https://www.ispot.tv/brands/A62/state-farm and don't find them confusing. It's Rogers, and actor playing his agent, another real athlete and/or a real-life State Farm agent. Rogers is Rogers, the athletes and the SF agents are all cool/normal, and the jokes are all at "Rogers' agent's expense. The message appears to be simply that State Farm is real insurance for real people, no tricks, no gimmicks. Did business with them for years and found that to be the case. But they finally got too pricey for auto (based on the kids having a few random minor claims in the space of 5 years, so we had to let them go, especially when our local agent played the "sorry, it's all out of my hands, blame the underwriters" card just a little too heavily a little too often. A bit more top the story than just that, too, but suffice it to say, thee name "John Kraft" is not one spoken in our house these days without a bit of animus attached. But these commercials are a LOT more sensible to me than were the "Discount Double Check" spots of a few years ago...my god were those annoying. I remember when State Farm sponsored The Jack Benny Program on CBS. Quote
Larry Kart Posted January 14, 2020 Author Report Posted January 14, 2020 I get that the jokes are supposed to be at the expense of Rogers' agent, but I don't get the jokes. What are they? I mean, there's some interaction between Rogers and the agent, who behaves all geeky about the double discount or something, and the agent ends up with dung on his face without quite acknowledging or maybe understanding it, but what actually happened? Kabuki theater for me, although that I said "actually" may point to my problem here. This year I've watched entire episodes of "Saturday Night Live" without grasping the premise of a single routine. I think they call it "you're 77" disease. Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted January 14, 2020 Report Posted January 14, 2020 The commercials get the message across. Quote
Larry Kart Posted January 14, 2020 Author Report Posted January 14, 2020 And the message is? That State Farm exists, sells car insurance, has hired Aaron Rodgers to appear in their commercials, and wants to disassociate their product from geeky guys in tight-fitting suits? Hey, I'm sold. Quote
Ken Dryden Posted January 14, 2020 Report Posted January 14, 2020 I'm a long time State Farm customer and I wouldn't dream of going elsewhere. I despise the Progressive commercials, yet I'm a stockholder and it's doing well... I love the Allstate commercials, but I've known too many people who've been dropped after filing a claim with them. Quote
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