It was the commercial everyone hated. I am talking of course about the Nationwide Insurgency spot were a dead kid talks about all the stuff he never got to do.
Both Nationwide and its advertising agency defended the dead kid ad.
Nationwide released a statement about the universally hated commercial:
Preventable injuries around the home are the leading cause of childhood deaths in America. Most people don't know that. Nationwide ran an ad during the Super Bowl that started a fierce conversation. The sole purpose of this message was to start a conversation, not sell insurance. We want to build awareness of an issue that is near and dear to all of us -- the safety and well being of our children. We knew the ad would spur a variety of reactions. In fact, thousands of people visited MakeSafeHappen.com, a new website to help educate parents and caregivers with information and resources in an effort to make their homes safer and avoid a potential injury or death. Nationwide has been working with experts for more than 60 years to make homes safer. While some did not care for the ad, we hope it served to begin a dialogue to make safe happen for children everywhere.And Adam Tucker President of Ogilvy & Mather NY tweeted.
Truly proud of our #client @Nationwide and my team @Ogilvy for #makesafehappen. The most brave and the most important film of #SuperBowlAds
— Adam Tucker (@Adman_Tucker) February 2, 2015
One thing I learned after spending 30 years in advertising is, if you have to defend your commercial after it runs, it would probably have been better off not to have run the ad at all.
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