Geico & KFC Embrace Consumer Generated Content


	Geico & KFC Embrace Consumer Generated Content

cc_chapman

5-22-2007 2:00 PM

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kfc, geico, advertising, commercials, video, youtube

cc_chapman says:

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.

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