Posted on 08/14/2009 8:52:42 PM PDT by montag813
S.C. Johnson Denies They Pulled Ads from Beck
Despite Wild Claims from Boycotters, Few Companies Confirm They've Cancelled Ads
Several in our community have received the following email from SC Johnson...
Patricia,
Thank you for sharing your concerns as there is some potentially misleading information on the web about this topic.
SC Johnson has not pulled or cancelled advertising for the Glenn Beck show, as we never directed our advertising to this particular program. In general, our goal is to provide good, informative ads and we select those programs and/or networks that make the most sense given our consumer base.
Regards,
Denise
Consumer Relationship Center
SC Johnson, A Family Company
Toll Free Number: 1-800-558-5252
www.scjbrands.com
Clearly advertisers who had previously said they were withdrawing ads from Glenn's show are now feeling the pressure of thousands of loyal Beck fans expressing their anger and threatening to go to their competitors for business. It's becoming clear that a handful of 40-something losers blogging in their Mom's basement managed to put an initial scare into these companies, and many of them made a BIG mistake in cancelling their ads.
Now they will find out how big an economic force is 2.4 million viewers who actually work for a living.
Not exactly. Some high-profile names have confirmed they are yanking, Sargento going so far as calling Beck "hate speech". Travelocity also had some harsh words. Pretty stupid, since there is Expedia and a million other sites. Why antagonize 2.4 million viewers?
Where else would a smart company go to reach the most viewers?
CNBC? NBC? CNN? ABC? CBS? MSNBC?
No, if you want more bang for your bucks, FOX is where it’s at!
I got the same response from them when I e-mailed them. I urged them not to pull from the “most educational show on tv”.
I’m so pissed, I think I’ll question EVERY business I patronize from now on, whether their BOSS (CEO) voted for this administration—if so, they’re not gettin’ MY money.
Hell....who makes Oreos? I’d even give those up!
That would explain the words in the email.
Agree about Progressive & Peter Lewis, but you’re right - it’s all about the money.
I’ve thought of boycotting any business that contributes to dems. The problem I’ve run into is owners who hedge their bets by giving to both sides, like Donald Trump. I’m so sick of the fence straddlers.
This is what Conservative organization is all about. What if all the companies that support this socialist agenda get boycotted by everyone in the TEA party movement? Normally, boycotts don’t work, but these are not normal circumstances. We have a highly motivated and large group of Americans looking for ways to support liberty and freedom. We need to get the information out on which products and services to avoid and why. If enough people get involved, this could lead to the next level of peaceful dissent. On top of that, we can find businesses that are a part of the TEA party movement that we can actively support.
Reasons why it would be a good idea
1. Hurt companies supporting this agenda during a recession
2. Diversifies the dissent from the town halls
3. Americans have dozens of purchasing decisions every day, and now they easily promote the cause
4. More information will allow the American people make better decisions
I am going to start working on this. If any other FReeper wants to help out with ideas or research PM me.
I won’t be able to give up Fibber McGee and Molly.
Sargento is of my shopping list now as well. I wrote and gave them a piece of my mind.
In response to inquiries concerning State Farm's recent advertisements in the Glenn Beck program, I want to clarify this situation.
We have a policy of not advertising on political or opinion programming. We have corrected this issue and have taken steps to make sure it does not happen again.
Understanding our millions of customers and thousands of associates hold a full spectrum of views on political issues, State Farm has a long-standing practice of not advertising in political discussion programming regardless of a program's political point of view.
Because of the recent situation, State Farm is now evaluating its commercial placement practices to ensure its political issues advertising guidelines are maintained.
Phil Supple
Public Affairs
State Farm Insuran
I'M DONE WITH THEM I HAVE A LIFE HOME AND AUTO POLICY WITH THEM SO IT'S GONA HURT A LITTLE
3IDVET
Beck will come out of this just fine. His show on Fox is ratings Gold. In this era of economic duress, most companies will NOT bail from the show with the fastest growing viewership on the most watched cable news network in America.
Maybe we will get lucky and extenze, viagra, cialis, and all the other magic pills will get pulled off of Fox.
Having to explain ideas to a 4 year old way before its time when you are just trying to watch the news in prime time gets old.
We went to Costco to stock up today after just finishing my two week vacation. We looked VERY closely for the P&G label on anything we bought. We had to pass on what we normally buy - Charmin.
I must confess that it appears to be the only product of theirs that we (used to) use.
Here is a list, btw: http://www.pg.com/common/product_sitemap.shtml
>>The leftwing crazies can’t come close to matching what our side will throw at these advertisers over the next week or so.<<
That is because more of us have actual JOBS and, therefore, really do buy their stuff.
It is about demographics.
“Maybe being unpolished and honesty go together in a business where image is often more important than the truth.”
Isn’t it strange that it works for Sarah as well? It is also one of those things that libs hate the most.
Good thing we are being forced to move away from State Farm here in Florida. They are closing their home insurance group in this state because the laws will not let them raise their rates enormously to offset what they think their losses could be in the event of future major hurricanes. We also bundled our auto and flood with them.
They decided to threaten the State that they would leave and the State called their bluff. The good thing is that it forced us to do some shopping and we are still evaluating our choices. Right now Farm Owners has the top of the totem pole.
State Farm doesn’t take any risks. We looked at them here (Tennessee) and they wouldn’t cover a home that had wood heat. My daughter went with them and they told her she had to either get rid of her trampoline or put a cage around it. She just sent it down to our house since she’s only 500 feet from us.
I’m surprised they stay in business in rural TN due to the wood heat thing. Wood is the way to heat in most rural communities like mine. We’ve been with TN. Farm Bureau for over 20 years now and they didn’t say a word about the wood stove. They checked it to see if it was safe and that was all.
I don’t know if State Farm still refuses to insure homes with wood heat or not but we’ve been happy with Farm Bureau.
Well, newspapers, magazines, and movies all gave the finger to conservatives - and it hasn't hurt them at all... /s
I find him hard to watch too.
You are right. The term “progressive” is just another euphemism for Marxist, communist, socialist, liberal or what ever.
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