8:11 - Flo (Progressive) vs. Sonny the Cuckoo Bird

[UMPIRE]

SEASON 8, ROUND 11

Flo (Progressive)

Slot: The Team's Corporate Mascot
Season Wins: 0
Season Losses: 0
Fantasy Team Page
Read more about Flo (Progressive) at Wikipedia
Official Site: Progressive Insurance

Sonny the Cuckoo Bird

Slot: The Team's Corporate Mascot
Season Wins: 0
Season Losses: 0
Fantasy Team Page
Read more about Sonny the Cuckoo Bird at Wikipedia
Official Site: General Mills

Battle Terrain
Marketing Challenge: Bic Disposable Underwear

[Bergy_Berg]

If this was Tony the Tiger there's an argument to be made for the cereal mascot, but Sonny has nothing here. Not a sexy bird.

Flo makes insurance interesting, I'm sure she can handle underwear.

[Fox]

5 minutes ago, Bergy_Berg said:

If this was Tony the Tiger there's an argument to be made for the cereal mascot, but Sonny has nothing here. Not a sexy bird.

 

Sonny is coo-coo for disposable underwear because he is super excitable and tends to crap himself often.

He brings something to the table.  For the Depends market.

(I voted Flo, tho)

[Peypeypeypey]

1 minute ago, Fox said:

Sonny is coo-coo for disposable underwear because he is super excitable and tends to crap himself often.

He brings something to the table.  For the Depends market.

 

I was leaning the other way, but that's actually not a bad argument

[Bergy_Berg]

An insane bird bouncing around shitting itself is literally the worst possible spokesperson for underwear. If you want disposable briefs in case of an accident, then you also want discretion.

The commercial for this isn't a bird flinging feces everywhere, it's people leading their normal lives and not worrying about their underwear.

[Macklemore]

Flo might not be the best looker around (sorry to whoever is the actress for Flo,) but even she has a better chance at this than Sonny does by virtue of being a human female.

[Bergy_Berg]

4 minutes ago, Macklemore said:

Flo might not be the best looker around (sorry to whoever is the actress for Flo,) but even she has a better chance at this than Sonny does by virtue of being a human female.

She is a reasonably attractive person, just above average. Which is actually perfect for this kind of advertising.

[Magnamax]

Not pooping himself, but Sonny at least can be a funny, memorable cartoon. He could have an ad based around him trying to destroy the underwear but can’t, showing it’s durability. I feel like you could do something with Sonny, whereas Flo is just going to a person in underwear. Both are a struggle in this scenario.

[Fox]

2 hours ago, Magnamax said:

 ... showing it’s durability.

I'm fairly certain these products are not durable at all.  Hence, disposable.

[Magnamax]

48 minutes ago, Fox said:

I'm fairly certain these products are not durable at all.  Hence, disposable.

Sure, but an advertisement would want to exaggerate how durable the disposable underwear could be. Again, I just feel a cartoon gives you some more advertising options than Flo, who’s schtick is “slightly deadpan insurance.”

[Bergy_Berg]

"Go with the Flo" is the perfect marketing slogan for this product.

People will also trust Flo, who sells a reliable product already, more than the bird who sells sugar for breakfast.

[UMPIRE]

Match Final Results

Flo (Progressive): 9
Sonny the Cuckoo Bird: 1