Will Doritos Spawn a UGC Ads Comeback?
We love that Doritos brought back its UGC Super Bowl ad contest, and we love it even more that two unemployed brothers showed the ad world what’s what by creating a groin-achingly funny spot. Joe and Dave Herbert’s “Free Doritos” commercial not only won the brothers the Dorito’s contest (and a cool $1 million), nabbed the top spot on USA Today’s Ad Meter and was voted favorite ad by the YouTube and Hulu audiences, but according to a new survey released by comScore yesterday, Doritos enjoyed the biggest improvement in consumer perception among advertisers in Super Bowl.
Given all the positive buzz, we wonder if UGC ad contests will see a resurgence in 2009 after fading away last year. Doritos, which made headlines with two previous Super Bowl commercial contests, took a break from this type of content during the 2008 Super Bowl and told us at the time that UGC ads had passed their peak. After a flood of UGC ad contests back in 2007, the advertising world just seemed burnt out on the concept.
But perhaps the crappy state of the economy will spur advertisers to once again look to the masses for cheap marketing labor. Forget “Free Doritos,” we’re talking free labor. Why hire a big, expensive ad firm when you can hold a contest? And with so many people unemployed and taking paycuts, there’s more incentive than ever for everyday folks to get their creative juices flowing for their shot at recognition and cash prizes.
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[...] Will Doritos Spawn a UGC Ads Comeback? « NewTeeVee. Joe and Dave Herbert’s “Free Doritos” commercial not only won the brothers the Dorito’s contest (and a cool $1 million), nabbed the top spot on USA Today’s Ad Meter and was voted favorite ad by the YouTube and Hulu audiences, but according to a new survey released by comScore yesterday, Doritos enjoyed the biggest improvement in consumer perception among advertisers in Super Bowl. [...]
Will Doritos Spawn a UGC Ads Comeback? …
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[...] Amazon, which traditionally hasn’t relied on ads to promote its business, is hosting a contest this summer that asks people to submit 30-second TV commercials. Contestants can win up to $20,000 in Amazon Gift Cards, and their winning commercial will be shown at the Gen Art film festival in New York. The contest is reminiscent of previous user-generated advertising competitions hosted by Heinz, Doritos and Dove, which the folks over at NewTeevee have covered. [...]
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We certainly hope so!
Actually, we have had a lot more companies interested in our ‘crowdsourced’ creative solutions lately. While not really UGC contests, per se, we are taking more of a hybrid approach to a commercial marketplace where indie and freelance videographers can sell their commercials to our clients and build up their commercial portfolio. It seems to bring together the best of both worlds.