Looks like the calls and e-mails are having an effect on them as they are trying to back peddle a little now.
Here is the e-mail I got this morning:
“The staff writers of our blog responded incorrectly and I want toapologize for any confusion this may have caused. The facts are: we didnot “pull” our ads from any show. Our holiday TV advertising contractends on December 19th. Our contract never specified when our ads wouldair, only that they would air. Mr. Beck’s show is enjoyed by many, and weat Omaha Steaks hope our steaks are too. Our marketing is designed tospeak to Americans who love steaks and great food, getting together withfamily and friends and giving gifts of great taste - no matter what TVshows they watch or what newspapers they read. Bruce Simon Omaha Steaks has no affiliation with Mr. Beck, nor do we ever endorse anypolitical affiliations, views or beliefs. At Omaha Steaks, we greatly value the loyalty and support of ourcustomers, fans and followers and thank you for bringing your concerns toour attention”
I just got the same email back from their CEO, Bruce Simon. So basically, Ned the Blogger sent out an incorrect statement regarding Beck and Omaha’s ad buy. So taking Mr. Simon’s statement at face value, am I to believe that Ned the Blogger is just freelancing in the IT department and arbitrarily making decisions on which ad buys to pull without any input from the Advertising Dept and Omaha’s higher-ups?
But assuming this is the case, how did Omaha’s Customer Care Dept end up responding with the same anti-Beck message? I’ve seen many corporate organizational charts, but rarely have I seen the corporate customer care department reporting directly to Ned the Blogger. This effort was coordinated.
Perhaps Omaha should focus less on the PC crowd and more on selling steaks. Pissing off your demographic is not a smart business decision. A simple ‘mea culpa’ would have carried a lot more weight.
Yes, I just saw that news. Looks like the leftist moonbats yet again had a deceitfully premised ‘victory’ carried out in the dead of night snatched from them by the reality of the light of day...
I got the same email from the company president.
Yep, I got the same e-mail response from the CEO.
They are certainly trying to do damage control. Reputation is a valuable commodity when you sell an expensive product or service.
We have a year of on-going battles ahead of us.