Bonobo
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Mon Oct-18-04 11:43 AM
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Kaoud Oriental Rugs (local MA. sponsor) cancels WGGB ad (SINCLAIR) |
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I'm so excited!!!! I wote e-mails to a local sponsor of WGGB here in Western MA complaining about Sinclair and they actually cancelled their advertising!!!!.
Here is the e-mail from them I just got!!!
>In response to your email regarding Sinclair Broadcasting: >We at Kaoud Oriental Rugs feel that we should not support any company's >political agenda and have decided to remove our advertising from ABC >affiliate WGGB in Springfield until further notice.
>Sincerely >The Kaoud Family
Wow. DU in Action!!!!
I feel great!!!
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Mon Oct-18-04 11:45 AM
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1. Great news- maybe you should post their address |
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so we can send them some thank yous.
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Mon Oct-18-04 11:47 AM
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2. No.. PLEASE don't post their address!!!! |
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The freeps have been harrassing the advertisers who are making these decisions, and probably ALREADY they are calling and harrassing the nice folks at the rug store.
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Bonobo
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Mon Oct-18-04 11:49 AM
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4. Should I edit out their name!? That's horrible!!! |
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I'm sure they wouldn't have taken a stand unless they felt strongly. They are (of course) Arab-Americans.
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Mon Oct-18-04 11:47 AM
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3. The NYT had a piece last njight |
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as to the effects this is having on the local stations. I hate to say it but this will affect some working stiffs as well, but Sinclair overall made a serious mistake and they will pay
Tehy hae become the poster boy (not in a good way) of deregulation and even the NYT story pointed to this last night.
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Kathy in Cambridge
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Mon Oct-18-04 12:04 PM
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5. It will affect revenues and salespeople who sell advertising |
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Edited on Mon Oct-18-04 12:04 PM by RationalRose
and rely on commissions from those ads. There will be a lot of whining in the Sinclair sales departments.
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