Carbonite CEO: Dropping Rush Limbaugh Hurt Revenue More than Expected

breitbart.com ^ | Aug. 3, 2012 | Tony Lee

[PROCON]

When Media Matters helped organize the Stop Rush boycott pressuring corporations to pull advertisements from Rush Limbaugh’s show, the online file storage company Carbonite was one of the first big names to give in. Now, as William Jacobson of the “Legal Insurrection” blog noted, Carbonite’s CEO David Friend conceded on a conference call that dropping Limbaugh deeply hurt the company’s earnings.

[Political Junkie Too]

No. Sleep Train was Limbaugh's original first advertiser, who stayed with him all this time. That's why Sleep Train jumping stung Limbaugh so much, and why he refused to take them back.

-PJ

[castlebrew]

Heard a Carbonite sponsor blurb on NPR Sunday morning news today.

So they figure this is best way to make it up after dropping Rush....

[T-Bird45]

I suspect that bray forgot to place a sarcasm tag for your benefit. Feel free to check that out by reading the comment bray was responding to so you can check out the context.

[chiller]

I remember differently. Your history jives with my recall, but Sleep Train is not a national advertiser. Unless Sleep Train is parent of "Sleep Number". If not, Rush must've been doing the local spots for his long-time advertiser.

Just curious.

[YHAOS]

Tears By Me Out The Heart

[Vendome]

Yay, You didn’t need to hire a fortune teller to figure out what wuz gonna happen next.

You failed your stockholders with a horrible decision and you should be rewarded.

[Hildy]

Women hate who? Rush? Please.

[Repeal The 17th]

I dropped carbonite in the middle of a pre-paid subscription.
I dropped proflowers and sharries berries and their other associated affiliates.
F all of ‘em.

[Psalm 144]

And on the flip side, Chik-fil-A will now become the default destination for many for fast food. It really isn’t wise for fringe groups to throw their weight around. For proof, consider what happens when bugs meet windshields.

[nerdwithagun]

Bray was being sarcastic.

[MuttTheHoople]

Ya think?

[GOPJ]

On the lighter brighter side, Carbonite can count on the 41 gays who showed up for the Kiss-In to support them... LOL

[Hildy]

Oh, never mind. :)

[GOPJ]

But, but, but, shouldn’t we be afraid of the 41 gays who showed up for the ‘kiss in’? The couple of million of us who supported traditional marriage don’t count right?

[Josa]

Good for you. I dropped my Ladies Home Journal, Readers Digest and Southern Living magazine when they featured “moochelle.” And I made sure to tell them that was the reason I was canceling.

The woman at Southern Living was oh so nice when I first called and then when I gave my reason she became very angry. But I got my $7 refund from Southern Living for the remainder of my subscription.

[DTogo]

Is there a reliable list somewhere in cyber-space of advertisers who dropped Rush over Fluke?

[freedumb2003]

I’m pretty sure that company was Sleep Train, who Rush helped get started in Sacramento while he worked for KFBK.

Amazing muhammed josef ali or whatever his name is sang such a great song when he was Cat Stephens.

[liberty or death]

It was near my anniversary and I was going to my wife both the flowers and the berries. When they dropped Rush I dropped them and will Never buy from them again.

[dvan]

Thanks for this info! I had not heard of it till now. But here goes my cancellation of Carbonite. I am paid up till Dec. 2012 but forget it. They are getting an email right now!
They can’t have it both ways!

[liberty or death]

Going to “Buy” my wife the flowers and berries. Need to learn how to drink and twype at the same time.