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Nationwide Insurance Campaigns

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Nationwide Insurance, which is a leader in the insurance industry and has built a strong brand, crossed the line in a Super Bowl television ad in 2015. The company’s slogan, Nationwide is on your side got on the wrong side of many viewers as it exploited emotions in a commercial that used the fear of losing your child to sell its insurance. Super Bowl ads are the most expensive advertising dollars a company can spend because of the number of viewers ads can reach. Those spots are usually money well spent but not when the commercial and message goes wrong. For Nationwide, the large amount of money (approximately $6.75 million just for the spot) bought the company a large amount of anger and backlash from Super Bowl viewers. The Super …show more content…

Well if you believe in the saying, All publicity is good, then the ad was a hit. It was the most contrivercial and most talked about ad that year. However, the general public was quite upset and the Twittersphere was quick to criticize and make fun of Nationwide. Later in the game, the company aired a more typical comedic commercial that feature comedienne, Mindy Kaling and superstar Matt Damon; however, the damage was done. The ad wilted in the shadow of the dying children fiasco. The next day, the Nationwide public relations team took action and began damage control. However, they didn’t not apologize or admit the error, they defended the company’s decision to air the ad. They released the following rebuttle: "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

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