Posted on 08/19/2009 9:05:11 AM PDT by montag813
Color of Change's Phony "Boycott" Continues to Unravel
P&G Denies Pulling Ads; WalMart Pulls Its Ads from ALL Talk Shows; Sargentos Too
Following on the heels of yesterday's denial by Best Buy of claims by Color of Change that they pulled their ads from the Glenn Beck program, today 2 more major advertisers denied CoC's take on events.
DefendGlenn.com contacted officials at WalMart in Bentonville, including David Tovar, the representative quoted in Color of change's well-hyped press release. They confirmed that WalMart, which was not even a sponsor of Glenn Beck's show on FoxNews Channel to begin with, has pulled its ads from ALL CABLE NEWS TALK SHOWS as of August 3rd, as a direct response to this "controversy". Tovar stated their reason for pulling all ads from "commentary broadcasts" was to "avoid polarizing our customers". This includes CNN and MSNBC. ALL PULLED.
DefendGlenn.com has also spoken to officials from Procter and Gamble, and Sargentos. P&G said they have NOT pulled ads because they never advertised on Glenn Beck to begin with. In addition P&G said they would be "restricting our advertising to daytime lineups" in an attempt to "avoid controversy". While Sargento, whose brand-destruction by its own public relations reps has been well-documented here, has now said they will also be yanking ads from MSNBC and CNN "talk personalities" as soon as it can be "arranged".
Great work, Color of Change, you are killing the struggling shows like Hardball, Ed Show, Anderson Cooper 180, and Maddow, in addition to the once-strong brands such as Olbermann, which is now hemorraging viewers, by yanking their few high-paying advertisers away from them.
Meanwhile FoxNews continues to explode its ratings, and is able to replace advertisers on a moment's notice. For instance, last week, after Men's Wearhouse confirmed that it was joining Color of Change's astroturf fraud, JoS A. Bank Clothiers had ads to replace them on Beck's show only 2 nights later!
Jos A Banks rocks.
They lied???
Following on the heels of yesterday’s denial by Best Buy of claims by Color of Change that they pulled their ads from the Glenn Beck program, today 2 more major advertisers denied CoC’s take on events.
DefendGlenn.com contacted officials at WalMart in Bentonville, including David Tovar, the representative quoted in Color of change’s well-hyped press release. They confirmed that WalMart, which was not even a sponsor of Glenn Beck’s show on FoxNews Channel to begin with, has pulled its ads from ALL CABLE NEWS TALK SHOWS as of August 3rd, as a direct response to this “controversy”. Tovar stated their reason for pulling all ads from “commentary broadcasts” was to “avoid polarizing our customers”. This includes CNN and MSNBC. ALL PULLED.
DefendGlenn.com has also spoken to officials from Procter and Gamble, and Sargentos. P&G said they have NOT pulled ads because they never advertised on Glenn Beck to begin with. In addition P&G said they would be “restricting our advertising to daytime lineups” in an attempt to “avoid controversy”. While Sargento, whose brand-destruction by its own public relations reps has been well-documented here, has now said they will also be yanking ads from MSNBC and CNN “talk personalities” as soon as it can be “arranged”.
Great work, Color of Change, you are killing the struggling shows like Hardball, Ed Show, Anderson Cooper 180, and Maddow, in addition to the once-strong brands such as Olbermann, which is now hemorraging viewers, by yanking their few high-paying advertisers away from them.
Meanwhile FoxNews continues to explode its ratings, and is able to replace advertisers on a moment’s notice. For instance, last week, after Men’s Wearhouse confirmed that it was joining Color of Change’s astroturf fraud, JoS A. Bank Clothiers had ads to replace them on Beck’s show only 2 nights later!
These advertisers are trying to cover their collective arses - DON’T BUY IT!
Last night I decided to flip back and forth from my usual Fox News viewing to try and catch who was advertising on MSNBC.
Advertisers on The Ed Show included those stating they don’t/won’t place ads on Beck, yet they are financing Ed Schultz. Ed Schultz, the guy who calls all Americans wanting to have their voices heard, “Town Hall crazies” and “Right Wing haters.” Who was front and center picking up the tab for this hate speech - BEST BUY and PROCTER & GAMBLE. Best Buy had a overall store ad and P&G ran an Oil of Olay ad.
Advertisers on his website include PROGRESSIVE INSURANCE. Progressive Insurance also finances the main MSNBC website. You know MSNBC, the “news” outlet that foists Olbermann - “Opponents of ObamaCare are psycho and want Obama shot” - on its public school trained illiterate viewers.
General Motors has print ads all over the MSNBC site, including the shows that push the leftest ‘everything about America is wrong’ bilge. You won’t find a GM ad at the Fox News site, however. I guess GM knows where their BAILOUT bread is buttered.
Yup, JoS A Banks rocks, and now they rock a bit more!
They did get me into a fight with my (now ex) girlfriend once. Told her that I had to shop for some new dress shirts and two suits. She came along. Went into the JoS A Banks store, got measured, picked out five no-iron shirts, two suits, and 3 ties (she helped with that part), paid, and left. Total in-store shopping time for perfectly fitted cloths: About 10 minutes. (I did have to go back to pick up the suits, but that’s how men’s shopping works, and they were perfect when I got them.)
So why the fight? She was mad because it took her a couple hours at a women’s clothing store earlier that week to buy 3 blouses that fit - mostly. She was mad at ME for being male and getting good service! LOL. (And yes, we made up later...)
Men’s warehouse dropped beck? Finally a store that I have shopped at and have a customer number with...I can now drop them and they’ll know it was a real customer they lost!
DefendGlenn has all the info. It is quite a site.
Report this to the folks at info@DefendGlenn.com so they can unleash their army of 20,000 on them. Frankly if P&G and Best buy are so stupid as to advertise during Ed, which gets 414k viewers, and skip Beck which gets 2.5 MILLION viewers, then they will be hearing from their shareholders soon enough.
I sense a slight disconnect with reality in this particular sentence. Glad to see the truth coming out, but Olbermann has never been a 'strong brand'.
Told ya so
Still going to stop buying Sargentos cheese, I don’t care they say they’re pulling out of all these *talk personality* shows. It’s the principle of the thing.
Update to all who enjoyed my letter to Procter and Gamble found here:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2318330/posts
SURPRISE, I have not heard back from them, not even a form letter!
ConAgra Foods had pulled their ads from Beck. Here’s a list of their products:
ACT II
ALEXIA
ANDY CAPP’S
BANQUET
BANQUET BROWN ‘N SERVE
BLUE BONNET
CRUNCH ‘N MUNCH
DENNISON’S
FIDDLE FADDLE
FLEISCHMANN’S
GULDEN’S
HEBREW NATIONAL
HUNT’S
JIFFY POP
KID CUISINE
LA CHOY
LIBBY’S
LUCK’S
MANWICH
MARIE CALLENDER’S
ORVILLE REDENBACHER’S
PAM
PARKAY
PATIO
PEMMICAN
PENROSE
PETER PAN
POPPYCOCK
RANCH STYLE
REDDI-WHIP
RO*TEL
ROSARITA
SLIM JIM
SNACK PACK
SWISS MISS
VAN CAMP’S
WESSON
WOLF
Looking over the list, it is obvious ConAgra is trying to get the monopoly on popcorn and should be broken up into smaller companies. :)
Sent them an email just a bit ago.
This boycott was over rated P&G never advertised on GB, and many of the others mentioned. Glen is OK
The White House v. Glenn Beck (Goldberg@NRO)
Glad to see Apple & KFC are on the OK to buy list! Too bad about Men’s Warehouse, though...
Ping
Read my post #5 on this thread.
BEST BUY and PROCTER & GAMBLE are financing the left wing loons over at MSNBC. Don’t shop BB and P&G. As for WalMart, they are for ObamaCare so they can foist the health care of their employees on hard working taxpayers.
This fake astroturf “boycot” of Beck will blow up in their faces. Beck’s ratings are through the roof since the “boycot” was launched. This is more BS coming straight down from the Obama White House, Axelrod, and Emanuel.
Wouldn’t pulling existing ads to avoid controversy oxymoronish? After all, by backing out, they’ve chosen sides!
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I sent them an email with my Perfect Fit number last night. After I spend this last rewards certificate, they won’t see from me again.
They can look up my Perfect Fit number and see that I spent more than all of the Astroturf boycotters combined.
I never quite understood the claims of success by the boycotters since cable buys are usually made by local businesses of their local cable affiliates and national buys are general time blocks (daytime, primetime, early access and late access). Specific show buys don’t exist, that I know of.
LMOA! BACKFIRE! Beck’s rating will always get him advertisers,those sorry low rating libs shows will suffer. Oh the irony!
Was considering updating the suit/s. Now the choice has become much easier.
Sounds like they are pulling support from talk shows, just noting that they hadn't been Beck adverisers in the past.
"I didn't do it, but it sounds like a good idea that I should've been implemented all along and I arrived at it TOTALLY apart from this controversy."
If they advertise during The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, SeeBS Evening News, The View, Good Morning America, Today, et al, then they are STILL advertising during partisan “talk personality” shows.
Color of Corruption
Every cloud has a silver lining...
What’s going on with Apple?
I’m not even going to use my rewards check. I’m done with them.
I like Jos A Banks. Glad to see they are on the good list. I wrote to P & G, Men’s Warehouse, CVS, Travelocity all firms that I have purchaased products with in the past. left them my opinion.
Response
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I am passing out the Con Agra list to my employees to let them know that we don’t appreciate their boycott.
So what do we buy? We quit Heinz when Kerry ran.
During the Heinz dust-up, I discovered Trader Joe’s sold a private label ketchup that is much tastier than both Heinz and Hunt’s.
Sorry!
Actually you only have to drive to New Mexico... :)
http://www.traderjoes.com/locations.asp
Or send them an email asking who makes their organic ketchup so that you can find out if it is sold under another name at a store near you.
Use the rewards check. It’s free merchandise, so it hurts them financially.
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