Mark Gibson Quotations

There is a natural link between auto insurance and auto racing. With these sponsorships, State Farm is leveraging the power of NASCAR while at the same time reinforcing its auto safety message.

Other than Saturday, we haven't had any problems at midget football games,

Our quarterback will not play defense as long as I'm alive. ... Unless he's about 6-6 and 250. And our quarterback is not 6-6 and 250.

People have really rallied, ... It seems like when you invest in your employees, they really appreciate it. They realize that our customers really need them to be there and they rose to the occasion. They always do.

People have more media choices than ever before, and this is a unique and different way to get our brand out there.

My own interest was borne out of the frustration of watching white and Latino guys write these urban movies that had no genuine (ear) for the dialogue.

Most of their other experience with outsiders involved atrocities.

We couldn't be any more pleased with the timing of our announcement.

We've had runs that have declined from hundreds of thousands (of fish) to a few thousand. It's unprecedented. We felt it was cause for radical actions.

We are very proud of them. They are about the relationship a State Farm customer has with his agent.

After he was checked, he was clean anyway,

This is an example of how you integrate a cross-platform (marketing campaign). People have lots of different media choices.

It was a real nightmare down there, just in terms of trying to live a normal life and get to work.

It's a little of both. ... Ithink we've got the weapons on the perimeter, and we've certainly got the weapon at quarterback. I think overall our strength still lies in the offensive line. Last week the running game got back to where we wanted it to be (261 yards), but we can be more effective passing, which is a plus for our offense.

It's utilizing a car moment to bring up car insurance.

It's not unusual for less than 10 percent of studies to meet our standards of quality.

That's a credit to the strength of our schedule so far. ... There are kids who have played all 12 quarters on both sides of the ball - Wilkens, (Dylan)Glaser, Sigl, Dressler, (Luke)Senger, (Matt)Bailey, (Ben)Jacobson and even (Scott)Beeler.

It will prove appealing to very high net-worth players as well as the typical investment community. The reception in the investment market for this property will be very high.

In terms of accessibility and reach, State Farm sees the NCAA tournament as the sports equivalent of its brand. With our 17,000 State Farm agents, we have the same significant accessibility and reach. This ad ties the business of insurance to the fun and fan excitement surrounding the tournament. It shows how we can help the customer get the coverage they need, with exceptional State Farm customer service, at a competitive price.

Ijust loved our effort tonight. It was awesome, ... ... What we can take away from this is we played with two of the best teams in the state. But we've got to quit making mistakes.

I picked (Jamestown)No. 1 at the beginning of the year. ... When this group was sophomores they beat our sophomores 55-6, so I'm not surprised they're doing well.