{"id":42201,"date":"2019-11-25T15:53:24","date_gmt":"2019-11-25T20:53:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sidebarforplaintiffs.naomifein.net\/?p=42201"},"modified":"2019-11-25T15:53:24","modified_gmt":"2019-11-25T20:53:24","slug":"whos-afraid-of-mike-bloombergs-ad-blitz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sidebarforplaintiffs.naomifein.net\/?p=42201","title":{"rendered":"Who’s afraid of Mike Bloomberg’s ad blitz?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mike Bloomberg announced his multi-gazillion TV ad buy j<\/a>ust as I was writing a very short chapter in my short book, How I Learned The Facts of Life<\/em>, about the effect of TV commercials.<\/p>\n

Will Bloomberg’s ad blitz alter my mind and consciousness? Will it make me think about voting for him?<\/p>\n

The larger question is: can and will money buy the 2020 election?<\/p>\n

Oh I doubt it. I am proof:<\/p>\n

I watch too much TV. Ergo, I see a lot of TV commercials. Some of them make me laugh, out loud. Over and over.<\/p>\n

Lately, I\u2019ve been enjoying the little medieval tableaux vivants for Bud Light Premium. Love the actor who plays the king, standing in front of his mirror admiring himself in his crown and evening cape. John Hoogenakker.<\/a> That\u2019s his name. (I just looked him up.) What great comic timing! Bud Light Premium, a castle with two turrets, only one of which is the party turret. Hilarious.<\/p>\n

No matter how many times I watch Dean Winters,<\/a> Allstate Insurance\u2019s Mayhem, I laugh, especially when he\u2019s a coolly maniacal housecat lying on someone\u2019s lap, or a 70-pound St. Bernard puppy, licking Tina Fey\u2019s face.<\/p>\n

What is it about insurance company ads that make almost all of them funny? After all, insurance is not a naturally comedic proposition. And \u201cfunny\u201d does not necessarily sell the product. You can giggle over a brilliantly conceived commercial, but not remember what it\u2019s selling. Which means it was not brilliantly conceived.<\/p>\n

But I do remember insurance company names. State Farm (a little too antagonistic, maybe?). Progressive, with Jamie<\/a> and Flo<\/a>, and Farmers Oscar-winner J.K. Simmons.<\/a> And who would deny Aflac\u2019s klutzy duck<\/a>, or Geico\u2019s gecko?<\/p>\n

My current favorite, the one I\u2019ll specifically watch every time, is the Liberty Mutual Insurance series, with the broody method actor who can\u2019t get his lines out of his mouth. When he blurts out, \u201cLiberty-bibbety,\u201d I crack up. I\u2019m cracking up right now, as I type this. \u201cLiberty-bibberty.\u201d<\/p>\n

However, on the few occasions I drink beer, it is not Bud Light Premium.<\/p>\n

And my insurance policy is not from any of the above companies. My company, Chubb,<\/a> doesn\u2019t advertise on TV. (No, I’m not getting a Chubb swag bag for mentioning them.)(As far as I know, there isn’t any such thing as a Chubb swag bag.)<\/p>\n

As much as I like looking at the women\u2019s fashion lining my Facebook and Twitter screens \u2013 gorgeous stuff, tailored personally to my tastes \u2013 I\u2019ve never bought any of them.<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t care how many millions of dollars Audi or a politician throws into TV ads. I don\u2019t own a car and I don\u2019t vote for the greatest number of ads I see for one politician.<\/p>\n

I’ll bet you don’t, either.<\/p>\n

And if we’re not bewitched enough by “Liberty-bibbety” to buy a policy for only the insurance we need, we’re not going to be drawn into the treacherous world of Russian fake ads.<\/p>\n

Nothing to be afraid of.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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