by Jason Parks
March 28, 2013 11:42 AM
With over 390,000 votes for her SafeAuto jingle (an all-time record), Ayanna Lewis, of Hamilton, Ohio is this year’s grand-prize winner of the annual Do The Jingle contest. This year, the Do The Jingle competition received over 3 million votes (another all-time record!). Ayanna will receive $5,000 and a role in a SafeAuto commercial for coming in first place.
Ayanna could not be more excited about winning the contest and getting to take part in a commercial for the state minimum auto insurance company. “I am beyond excited. I’m ecstatic,” Ayanna exclaims. “I just have so many friends and family, neighbors, my kids, my husband, we’re all just excited and we can’t wait to just be able to share our jingle. I’ve never had anything like this happen for me before.”
Ayanna’s jingle will be featured in a SafeAuto commercial in the near future. The spot will air throughout the country in different markets where SafeAuto Insurance offers state minimum auto insurance. Check out Ayanna’s most recent interview (video above) to get the full scoop and see how she feels about being the newest SafeAuto commercial star!
by Jason Parks
March 12, 2013 08:47 AM
SafeAuto’s ‘Do The Jingle’ contest received over 3.3 million online votes. The amazing exposure is a testament to the number of quality jingles that were entered in the 2013 competition. Additionally, the social media exposure took the affordable car insurance companies jingle contest to the next level in terms of publicity.
Below are a list of several media outlets that ran a featured story on SafeAuto’s ‘Do The Jingle’ contest. While Ayanna Lewis was the overall winner, numerous contestants were featured in national online publications, newscasts, or newspaper articles.
Fox 19 News
PR Daily
WHAS 11 News
Search Engine Watch
KXII Fox 12 News
To see the top ten finalists of SafeAuto’s ‘Do The Jingle’ contest, visit www.safeauto.com/dothejingle
by Jason Parks
February 9, 2013 05:20 PM
Sybil Presley and Emily Kirk call themselves the Tennessee Stressbusters. They are senior citizens in their 60’s, and it is their dream to inspire people to share their talents with the world and follow their dreams no matter what their age.
The Tennessee Stressbusters are comedians that include rapping into their comedy routines. The pair met in February 2012 at the Southern Women’s Show in Memphis, and quickly became good friends and comedy partners. They hope to win the SafeAuto ‘Do the Jingle’ contest so that they can afford to film their first comedy DVD and their first CD.
Sybil and Emily believe that their jingle stands out because it includes their comedy characters. “If we can star in the SafeAuto commercial it would be great on our resumes. Being in a national commercial will also help us get exposure as comedians.” explains Sybil. “We live in Memphis, Tennessee and we want to shine the spotlight on Memphis as we promote our SafeAuto video. We will ask Memphis to vote for us and ask the media for their help.”
To listen to the Tennessee Stressbusters’ jingle and to vote for your favorite SafeAuto jingle, visit www.dothejingle.com