GEICO is one that I do business with. I sent the below a few moments ago to them - I will inform here at FR if I get a response. Maybe their actions was the result of an ad agency and not corporate policy.
Netflix is next on my contacts....
GEICO currently has all my auto insurance and home ins (via ASI).
I am 64 and wonder why you pulled your advertising from the Rush Limbaugh radio program? Were you pressured by the current administration’s people? Do you believe that the tax payer should pay for others personal practices? Do you actually believe the Fluke was NOT a plant by the Obama admin?? Please give me your Corporate reasoning for your cancellation..Also will GEICO be refusing to buy advertising with MSNBC, Bill Maher’s program and others who have used worse language (anaolgies)?
Thanks for your time..MHF
REPLY FROM GEICO RECEIVED A FEW MOMENTS AGO..
IT SEEMS WHOMEVER IS COMPILING THIS LIST IS GOING BACK TO ADVERTISERS FROM THE PAST..Another conspiracy theory is — that certain people are getting advertising agencies to get a commercial in by “mistake” such as mentioned below by GEICO, so they can add a sponsor to their list of those that have dropped..
My reaction in this case - I believe Geico and will stay with them..
Case: 3890901
In 2004, GEICO instructed our affiliates not to run our ads during Rush Limbaugh’s program. This week an ad was placed incorrectly on the show.
GEICO delivers very important messages through its major marketing
campaigns: we?re saving customers? dollars ? we?re easy to do business
with ? we?re looking out for our policyholders. That?s what we hope the
public hears and sees and focuses on.
As a company, we do not take positions on controversial issues.
As an advertiser, while a national debate on issues can be healthy and
appropriate, we don?t see ourselves in the role of taking part in those
debates.
Our business is auto insurance. We want to bring people value and we
attempt to reach large audiences with that message.
It is of little benefit to us if a program gets so much attention that
our message is drowned out.
Sincerely,
Tracie Weekley
Your GEICO Service Team
geico.com