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Geico Just Saved 75% on Its Production with User Videos



recent slew TV ad campaigns, both Geico and KFC drew from user-generated video sites

Using that content in 15-second ads shaved off 75 percent of the average $200,000 cost for ads with professional videos

Concerned that actors are losing work, the Screen Actors Guild is funding a study looking into the impact of new media on advertising production.