Flo from Progressive insurance has joined the big leagues of advertising icons. A Google search for “Flo from Progressive” yields an astonishing 14.4 million hits, including her own Wikipedia page.

— -- In the kingdom of quirky TV advertising icons, Flo, the Progressive Insurance Girl, is a queen. The retro, saccharin-sweet character is credited by the discount insurer with bolstering four ...

Commercials tend to last all of 30 seconds. But for some lucky actors, the work can endure for decades. And it’s not only about steady paychecks and residuals. Many spokescharacters reach high Q ...