GEICO Gecko Turns Up the Buzz on Disney’s “The Princess and the Frog”

GEICO Gecko Turns Up the Buzz on Disney’s “The Princess and the Frog”

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- GEICO recently began airing two new television commercials featuring the GEICO Gecko and characters from the new animated musical from Disney, “The Princess and the Frog.”

“We saw an opportunity for two great companies using well-known animated characters to collaborate in support of a new theatrical release – the GEICO Gecko meets the storied Frog Prince,” said Ted Ward, GEICO’s vice president of advertising. “We think it’s a great fit at the start of the holiday season with Disney looking to entertain families and GEICO trying to save them money.

In “The Princess and the Frog,” Disney presents a modern twist on a classic tale, featuring a beautiful girl named Tiana and a frog prince who desperately wants to be human again. A fateful kiss leads them both on an adventure through the mystical bayous of Louisiana.

"We are thrilled to be working with GEICO for the first time,” said Cherise McVicar, senior vice president, national promotions, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. “Together, we have developed a truly collaborative and tremendous business relationship. We have always felt that the fun Frog Prince from ‘The Princess and the Frog’ juxtaposed with GEICO's clever Gecko would be the perfect match for a television campaign. We're delighted to see this program come to life.”

Disney’s “The Princess and the Frog” marks the return to hand-drawn animated musicals and features the voices of Anika Noni Rose, Terrence Howard, John Goodman, Keith David, Jim Cummings, Jenifer Lewis and Oprah Winfrey with music by Academy Award- and Grammy Award-winner Randy Newman.

The film will be released in New York and Los Angeles November 25 and will be in theaters everywhere December 11. For more information, please visit http://www.geico.com/promotions/disney/princess/ or Disney.com/PrincessAndTheFrog.

GEICO (Government Employees Insurance Company) – as part of Berkshire Hathaway – is the third-largest private passenger auto insurer in the United States*. GEICO provides auto insurance coverage for 9 million policyholders and insures more than 16 million vehicles.

In addition to auto insurance, GEICO offers customers insurance products for their motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), boats, homes, apartments and mobile homes. Commercial auto insurance and personal umbrella protection and life insurance are also available.

As a member of the Berkshire Hathaway group of companies, GEICO is rated A++ for financial strength by A.M. Best Company and ranks at the top of several national customer satisfaction surveys. For more information, go to http://www.geico.com.

*A.M. Best 2008 market share data

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Copyright Business Wire 2009 GEICO recently began airing two new television commercials featuring the GEICO Gecko and characters from the new animated musical from Disney, "The Princess and the Frog."