A long, long time ago, cavemen and lizards ruled the insurance world. Then came Flo. The goofy, spunky sales clerk in red lipstick, retro hairdo and "tricked-out name tag" has become a marketing ...

The Geico Gecko first appeared in 1999. Progressive’s Flo first appeared in 2008. Neither rivals De Beers’s “Diamonds are Forever” campaign, but still: In advertising dog years, those campaigns seem ...

Flo has been a memorable character since Progressive began featuring her (played by the actress Stephanie Courtney) in its advertising in 2008. Since then, Flo's appeared in more than 100 commercials ...

I’m really not annoying. Really. Let me talk you through the logic. there is no brand spokesperson more grating than Flo, the cherry-lipped sing-songy character who Progressive has been using for a ...

Using one's acting abilities to promote major corporations may not be every aspiring thespian's dream, but commercials can be a fruitful and impactful path to take. Stephanie Courtney, who plays ...

Those ubiquitous insurance ads, with characters like Progressive’sPGR0.38%increase; up pointing triangle Flo, or Geico’s Gecko, were probably a bit harder to spot in 2023. Home-and-auto insurers faced ...

The gecko, caveman and sales clerk Flo might want to check their retirement plans. Their brands are getting overshadowed by competition from “upstarts” like the Allstate mayhem man, State Farm’s QB ...