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From GEICO's Gecko to Disrupting Zillow: Chris Mumford on Challenger Brands & Marketing Wars

From GEICO's Gecko to Disrupting Zillow: Chris Mumford on Challenger Brands & Marketing Wars

Update: 2025-11-06
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Homes.com CMO Chris Mumford (ex-GEICO, creator of GEICO Caveman & Hump Day campaign) reveals how Your Listing Your Lead is disrupting Zillow & real estate marketing. 

Discover challenger brand strategies behind Super Bowl 2024 with Dan Levy & Heidi Gardner, why brand personality beats metrics, talkability marketing grows brands 2.5X (McKinsey), and non-lead diversion delivers true agent leads.

➡️ Show Links

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/homesdotcom/
Website: https://www.homes.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/homesdotcom/?ref=_xav_ig_profile_page_web#

➡️ Timestamps:

0:18 GEICO legacy & iconic campaigns
1:18 What is a challenger brand?
2:37 Early career: UPS vs FedEx, GEICO 2006
4:05 Innovation under pressure
5:19 Brand personality is the ultimate asset
6:30 Shift from TV to omnichannel
8:26 Know your identity → know your risks
9:09 Homes.com: Mission-driven challenger
10:58 GEICO innovation: 3–4 storylines in TV
13:05 Homes.com = Robin Hood fixing lead models
13:55 “Your Listing, Your Lead” explained
14:38 Zillow model vs Homes.com (never sells leads)
15:02 Agent-first: Faster sales via internet power
16:01 Super Bowl 2024 launch breakdown
16:25 Dan Levy + Heidi Gardner inject personality
18:06 Acquired & flipped to non-lead-diversion
18:30 Super Bowl = massive exposure play
20:01 Top-funnel → mid-funnel education
21:18 Old channels reborn: Direct mail, email
22:09 Agents: Layer your brand on Homes.com
23:30 Myth: Talk = 2.5X growth (McKinsey)
24:44 Not all PR is good PR
25:10 Create cultural conversations
26:37 X Factor: Extreme competitiveness

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#HomesCom #YourListingYourLead #Zillow #ChallengerBrand #SuperBowl2024 #DanLevy #HeidiGardner #GEICOCaveman #HumpDay #RealEstateMarketing #AgentLeads #BrandPersonality #Talkability #McKinsey #NonLeadDiversion #ChrisMumford #RobinHoodBrand #Omnichannel #DirectMail #XFactorMarketing

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From GEICO's Gecko to Disrupting Zillow: Chris Mumford on Challenger Brands & Marketing Wars

From GEICO's Gecko to Disrupting Zillow: Chris Mumford on Challenger Brands & Marketing Wars

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