{"id":444182,"date":"2010-03-18T14:18:00","date_gmt":"2010-03-18T18:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3087194156628161158.post-571023759569675926"},"modified":"2010-03-18T14:24:40","modified_gmt":"2010-03-18T18:24:40","slug":"cnbc-warren-buffett-with-tats-and-bandana-reveals-his-inner-axl-rose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/444182","title":{"rendered":"CNBC: Warren Buffett (With Tats and Bandana) Reveals His Inner Axl Rose"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Published: Thursday, 18 Mar 2010 | 11:01 AM ET <\/span><\/div>\n
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By: Alex Crippen
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Warren Buffett rocks out in a music video featuring GEICO associates singing a guitar ballad about the insurer’s “outstanding” customer service.<\/p>\n

<\/span>The professionally-produced video, posted by the Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary on YouTube<\/strong><\/strong><\/b><\/a>, was shown at the annual employees meeting last month.<\/p>\n

<\/span>It’s now part of the company’s Social Media marketing efforts<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/b>.<\/p>\n

<\/span>It features Buffett, dressed to resemble Axl Rose of Guns N’ Roses, singing, “You bring out the best in me, you can always turn to me.”<\/p>\n

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<\/span>The GEICO “Gecko” also does some semi-flashy guitar work.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Time quotes<\/strong><\/strong><\/b><\/a> Phil Ovuka, director of creative media services for GEICO, saying that he really wanted to push the envelope in this year’s video, after Buffett’s less-flashy cameo appearances in the videos of the past four years. “We thought – what’s the most ridiculous getup we could think up for Warren – and though, nah, we can’t do that.”<\/p>\n

<\/span>They could and they did. Why? Buffett says, “I’m having trouble finding an agent that will take me on.”<\/p>\n

<\/span>As they say in the biz, don’t quit your day job just yet.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Here’s the video:<\/p>\n

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<\/span>Current Berkshire stock prices:<\/p>\n

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