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Chick-Fil-A Gay Flap A 'Wakeup Call' For Companies
NPR ^ | 7/27/12 | Elise Hu

Posted on 08/01/2012 6:27:34 AM PDT by DallasBiff

Americus Reed, a marketing professor at University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School who studies brand loyalty, says Cathy underestimated what might happen once his comments to a niche religious publication and a syndicated radio show spread to a wider audience.

"I think this is part of the wake-up call for companies to understand that social media makes these decisions very, very risky," Reed said, "because it's much easier now for these messages to get out to consumers and consumers to virtually organize."

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To: SnakeDoctor

intellectual fool.

Only the fags, their Rat bastard enablers and chickens are ruing Cathy’s statement.


21 posted on 08/01/2012 6:54:13 AM PDT by Gasshog (Tragically,Obama ate the blue dog...)
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To: DallasBiff

“Marketing firm Witeck-Combs estimated the LGBT market’s buying power at $800 billion last year.”

With Gays and Lesbian only being 2% of the population, and thus there are 6,000,000 Gays and Lesbians in the USA, that means that each Gay and Lesbian spends $133,0000.00 per year.

The Sodomites are doing great in this economy.


22 posted on 08/01/2012 6:54:58 AM PDT by Uncle Slayton
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To: Arm_Bears

Is Americus Reed the Wharton pedophile professor?

Oh, no. That’s Scott Ward. My mistake.


23 posted on 08/01/2012 6:55:22 AM PDT by Steely Tom (If the Constitution can be a living document, I guess a corporation can be a person.)
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To: DallasBiff

Our entire office will get dinner from Chick Fil A this eve.

And we’re going to start making it at least a bi-weekly tradition.

Obama and friends, shove it up your collective, smelly Obamas.

Oh, you can do the shoving at Target or Penny’s...none of us will care, since we no longer go there.


24 posted on 08/01/2012 6:57:11 AM PDT by Da Coyote
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To: DallasBiff

They’re going to be surprised when CFA’s revenues skyrocket for the next month.

“Wait a minute! Our opinion is the majority! No one I know supports Christian beliefs!”


25 posted on 08/01/2012 6:57:38 AM PDT by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter knows whom he's working for)
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To: DallasBiff

MORE COW BELL!

http://shopchick-fil-a.com/default.aspx/act/Catalog.aspx/catalogid/783/Subcategory/Other+Gifts/category/Gifts/browse//MenuGroup/Home/desc/Red+Cow+Bell.htm


26 posted on 08/01/2012 7:02:58 AM PDT by Excellence (9/11 was an act of faith.)
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To: DallasBiff

Chick-fil-A Rocks!!! Just like Ted Cruz (Texas), a smashing success!!! “Yummy”, the wife and I will shortly be dining for lunch at our local CFA!!! CFA must be stunned by the massive increase in revenue, profit and business these low life, dirt bag, Obamabots, “traitor” Democrat liberals & left-wingers have created!!!

And....CFA, the heck with Chicago, Boston, Detroit, Baltimore, etc. These are loser cities. Hit Texas, Florida, that is where the real action is!!! We the people of these magnificent United States of America love you and support you, 100%.

And......you know what, CFA, thousands of Gay folks like, patronize and love you, too!!!


27 posted on 08/01/2012 7:02:58 AM PDT by JLAGRAYFOX (My only objective is defeat and destroy Obama & his Democrat Party, politically!!!)
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To: DallasBiff

Moron misses the real lesson business is taking - do not do business in Chicago, NYC, etc because they are being run by people who care more about politics than free enterprise.


28 posted on 08/01/2012 7:03:03 AM PDT by DManA
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To: DallasBiff

My wife wanted to pick up a diet lemonade and a chicken breakfast bagel this morning, but the line was out of the parking lot and into the Home Depot parking lot.

I don’t think that Chick-Fil-A is having any problems.


29 posted on 08/01/2012 7:03:26 AM PDT by Little Ray (AGAINST Obama in the General.)
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To: DallasBiff

I have not been to a Chick fil a in YEARS,,,but we are going today...and will dine sumtuously.

Leftist fascists take note.


30 posted on 08/01/2012 7:03:44 AM PDT by Adder (Da bro has GOT to go!)
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To: Da Coyote

You are making a great decision, but it is frightening that every gay in the country can spend $365.000 a day on goods and services.

For some reason, their spending power is much greater than regular people.


31 posted on 08/01/2012 7:03:55 AM PDT by Uncle Slayton
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To: DallasBiff

If there was one in my area I would.


32 posted on 08/01/2012 7:04:46 AM PDT by CaptainK (...please make it stop. Shake a can of pennies at it.)
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To: DallasBiff

This is going to help Chick-Fil-A far more than it hurts them.. a small group makes a lot of noise, big whoop.

Chick-Fil-A has the best product and without question the BEST customer service in the quick service industry. They have not been accused of EVER discriminating against a customer, this is about a loud small group angry because someone didn’t buy into their group think, nothing more, and most americans agree with Chick-Fil-A at the end of the day.


33 posted on 08/01/2012 7:07:51 AM PDT by HamiltonJay
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To: Uncle Slayton

Maybe because the $$’s are a made up number?

Thats what I would guess...pump up the number to make it look impressive...when you break it down to a rate like you have, its pretty well nigh unbelievable.


34 posted on 08/01/2012 7:10:17 AM PDT by Adder (Da bro has GOT to go!)
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To: DallasBiff

This Buddhist had me a nice Chick-Fil-A breakfast this morning in support of them!


35 posted on 08/01/2012 7:10:17 AM PDT by jrg
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To: DallasBiff

What might happen? What might happen is that Chik-fil-a might have its largest sale day in its entire history TODAY!


36 posted on 08/01/2012 7:12:04 AM PDT by afraidfortherepublic (ABO)
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To: USS Alaska

Wouldn’t it be wonderful if they ran out of chicken all over the country? They’d better have a supply of raincheck coupons on hand, in case that happens.


37 posted on 08/01/2012 7:15:05 AM PDT by afraidfortherepublic (ABO)
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To: afraidfortherepublic

“Nationwide as of Wednesday morning, about 582,000 people planned to go to a Chick-Fil-A location and order something for Chick-Fil-A Appreciation Day.”

I would bet it goes much higher.


38 posted on 08/01/2012 7:15:28 AM PDT by listenhillary (Courts, law enforcement, roads and national defense should be the extent of government)
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To: DallasBiff

There was an hour wait at the local CFA this morning.


39 posted on 08/01/2012 7:23:14 AM PDT by Ingtar ("As the light begins to fade in the city on the hill")
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To: rhema

I just went to the online Chick-fil-a store to check out there merchandise. At the bottom of the page is a “Like” button. Clicked on the like and got an ERROR message.

Hummmmm


40 posted on 08/01/2012 7:29:49 AM PDT by woodenickel
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