Woohooo - Say goodbye to Omaha Steaks, Mr. Beck.

[jillan]

http://mediamatters.org/blog/201012160028

This morning, Omaha Steaks announced that they were removing their ads from Glenn Beck's program (emphasis added):

Omaha Steaks buys large units of national television advertising during the holiday season. This year, we bought a package of advertising through the Fox Network. We did not specifically request to be included on the Glenn Beck program. As part of our contract, the Omaha Steaks ads run in a variety of time slots throughout the day.

We took your comments regarding the Glenn Beck Program to heart. After further review and careful consideration, we have decided to pull all advertising from Glenn Beck programming effective December 20th, 2010. Unfortunately, due to advertising cancellation policies, we were bound to continue possible ad placements through Sunday, December 19th.

At Omaha, we greatly value the loyalty and support of our customers, fans and followers and thank you for bringing your concerns to our attention.

[Oceansaway]

1. K&R...n/t

[ChairmanAgnostic]

2. time to buy some steak for the holidays.

[jillan]

4. I know - I can't remember the last time I had steak. We really should reward them.

[MrSlayer]

3. One of my favorite companies.

Good for them.

[rucky]

5. I think I will reward them.

and myself.

[lpbk2713]

6. Well done.

:eyes:

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

9. Rare insight.

Or medium-rare, anyway.

[Arugula Latte]

37. I'm sure Beck will have a searing reply to all this.

[Plucketeer]

40. Poor Glenn! Imagine him...

...having to deal with cutting some "Bull" from his show! :rofl:

[blondeatlast]

7. I might eat beef twice, three times a year. Guess where I'll get it from for this holiday?

Excellent news.

[northzax]

8. they are still spending the same amount of money

at Fox, just on a different show. deck chairs. titanic. etc.

[jillan]

12. True - but right now there is a Stop Beck movement, and this is a victory.

Plus - I think Beck is the worst liar on faux, and that is saying alot!

[cartach]

22. Now charging the studio audience an entrance fee. EOM

[Maru Kitteh]

38. Are you serious? He charges people to sit and listen to that babble?

[gateley]

56. They're in a business and have to make money, undoubtedly Fox has the ratings

to entice advertisers.

Give them credit for what they did - not all companies would heed our complaints.

[axollot]

60. Called into Thom Hartmann's radio program about boycotts as SO works for

a Koch purchased company - Georgia Pacific to let his progressives listeners know that lots of good people work there, the Koch bros will take it out on the workers. These are union men & women (getting more rare by the day in the US) they are paid a fair living wage - very rare for Florida. S.O has worked there much longer than Koch have owned it too.

Anyway..back to the point - Thom made a very valid point - if advertisers are scared away from political shows, it wont be just shows from the rw.

So while I think Foul news should have a permanent ticker across the bottom with a disclaimer about "the views shared on the show are opinion - blah blah" (as well as the analysts) it gave me pause about boycotts.

Cheers
Sandy

[Major Hogwash]

10. They have really tasty steaks and a web site for ordering online.

The first time I had one of their steaks was a few years ago at an important barbeque where the guy wanted to impress everyone.
He did!
Those were some of the best steaks I ever had.
I had to order more of them for myself later on.
LoL
Guess, I'll have to place an order tomorrow to get some more to boost their sales a little for dropping Beck.

[Kurovski]

11. This is terrible!!

Now what will he stuff into his head?

[hootinholler]

13. What would be funny is if they ran an ad

That says, we didn't mean to advertise on Beck's show. Like "We do steak, not bologna."

Or even better, showing Beck in conflict with himself.

-Hoot

[rhett o rick]

14. Who's next? If I might suggest that you change your signature from millionaires to billionaires. nm

[AlabamaLibrul]

15. They still bought a package of ads on Fox. I'm not terribly impressed that they disassociate

themselves from the absolute worst of the worst.

[reformist2]

17. It's a start. Besides, how many companies avoid Fox completely?

[Supersedeas]

61. step by step

[dixiegrrrrl]

16. If you want to call them, to say thank you, the number is 1-800-960-8400 .

[gateley]

57. I just sent them a gushy e-mail. And if I ever am able to order from them, I'll

let them know why I chose their company over others.

[awoke_in_2003]

18. As someone said...

time to buy some steaks. Screw the christmas ham- I want christmas t-bones

[Lisa0825]

19. I have never bought from them before, but I am on my way to their website now! nt

[pnorman]

20. I misread that headline in my haste! I thought it said:

"Say goodbye to Omaha Steve, Mr. Beck."

Hi there, Steve!:hi:

[Laurab]

21. I bought my husband an Omaha Steaks package for Xmas.

This makes me glad I did!

[gateley]

58. They'll taste that much better! nt

[Lucky Luciano]

23. My sales coverage just sent me a big styrofoam box with dry ice containing 6 Omaha Steaks!

Three different kinds of steal actually, some chicken for good measure, a chocolate cake, and baked potatoes!

I will enjoy it even more now!

[alex cross]

24. Not so fast steak lovers....UPDATE!

http://steakbytes.com/2010/12/omaha-steaks-television-advertising-policy/

Correction from the CEO of Omaha Steaks, Bruce Simon
16. DEC, 2010 20 COMMENTS


The staff writers of our blog responded incorrectly and I want to apologize for any confusion this may have caused. The facts are: we did not “pull” our ads from any show. Our holiday TV advertising contract ends on December 19th. Our contract never specified when our ads would air, only that they would air. Mr. Beck’s show is enjoyed by many, and we at Omaha Steaks hope our steaks are too. Our marketing is designed to speak to Americans who love steaks and great food, getting together with family and friends and giving gifts of great taste – no matter what TV shows they watch or what newspapers they read.

Bruce Simon
CEO, Omaha Steaks

None of the usual weasel words there either. Not to mention some poor "staffer" is probably looking for another job today.

[renate]

29. welcome to DU, and nice catch!

Thank you!

:thumbsup: and :hi:

On edit: Omaha Steaks does seem to have waffled a little bit yesterday and their CEO's statement was definitely confusing--it wasn't an outright rejection of Glenn Beck, that's for sure, and I think it was designed to be taken either way--but they do seem to have come to a specific conclusion about how to spin this as of just a few hours ago, as a freeper found to his sorrow:

Dear Friend,

We felt that advertising on the Glenn Beck Program could be mis-interpreted as an endorsement of Mr. Beck's political views. Since Omaha Steaks has no affiliation with Mr. Beck, nor do we ever endorse any political affiliations, views or beliefs, we felt it was in our best interest to discontinue these ads.

Sincerely,

Julie Davis Omaha Steaks Customer Care Representative
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2644030/posts

But I wouldn't have gone looking for an update if it hadn't been for what you found, so again, :thumbsup: and :hi:

[Mimosa]

32. UH OH. Guess we should CALL Omaha Steaks and complain.

[Kolesar]

51. I am never going to buy their product, so it makes no difference

Beef is disgusting.

[anncarolyn0113]

46. You can respond to the CEO Bruce Simon's retraction

You can comment as I did - for what it's worth.

http://steakbytes.com/2010/12/omaha-steaks-television-advertising-policy/comment-page-1/#comment-2196

[gateley]

59. Even from the initial posting, I interpreted it as not "pulling" but that they requested

their ads would not be run after their contract expires. I ASSUMED that meant that in the next media buy, they would specifically exclude Beck. :shrug:

[Enthusiast]

25. Think I'll buy some Omaha Steaks.

This is great.

Check that.

[cate94]

26. K & R

Perhaps some last minute gifts are in order. :)

[PatSeg]

27. That is so cool!

[Contrary1]

28. Maybe good old all-American Pat Boone will advertise his meat in the empty ad space...

You all thought I was gonna post that pic of Pat with his junk in a box, didn't you? :rofl:

[Mimosa]

30. Double post deleted n/t

[Mimosa]

31. Omaha Steaks are good quality for the price!

PLUS, it's often hard to buy for older people like moms and dads who don't 'need' any stuff. The Omaha Steaks products always arrive perfectly packed and frozen to store in freezer. Quality is above that of Kroger and other mainstream supermarkets! I 'work' the specials to get good deals all through the year. The sirloin cuts are excellent for stirfies and bouef bourginione.

I need to order for an older lady I know. I'll be sure to thank them for dropping Glenn Beck! YAY!!!!

My partner and I were talking about how mainstream big companies won't want the pad publicity which would follow if one of the Limbaugh or Beck listeners follows through on the anti-gov, anti-President drivel they spout daily and takes a shot at the president or an elected official.

[badgerpup]

47. It ain't Omaha quality...

...but I've found that if you get a good-sized chuck* roast (especially one which is 'specially marked down') and slice it into about 3/4" slices against the grain you can get some very nice, boneless 'steaks' for a good price.
Wrap them individually and freeze them.

This is nice for a single person living on a budget who enjoys the occasional steak.

I've done this for some of my elderly clients and they were very pleased with the result...:9




*It doesn't have to be chuck, just I think that particular cut has the most flavor...
i.e., bang for yer buck. ;)

[mstinamotorcity]

33. Well time for a

cookout!!!

[Hawkeye-X]

34. Buffet owns Omaha Steaks

wonder what lies Beck would come up with...

[Hawkeye-X]

35. Buffet owns Omaha Steaks

Just FYI

[onenote]

50. that will come as a surprise to the Simon family

which founded and has owned the company now known as Omaha Steaks for over 90 years.

Do you have a link to anything saying Buffett owns the company?

[Hawkeye-X]

63. If I'm wrong, I'm sorry - but I understand Berkshire Hathaway owns a significant

stake (steak?) on Omaha Steaks.

It's all good. :)

[onenote]

64. No worries. They're both based in Omaha, but that's there only connection

Omaha Steaks is privately owned

[gateley]

62. That's okay -- I think Buffet is a good guy. I don't mind supporting him

(like he needs it :)). I also doubt if he has any direct input into the advertising of any of his companies -- not that you implied that.

Just from the stuff I've heard Buffet say, I'd guess he's not a Glenn Beck fan.

[fatbuckel]

36. I`ll buy steaks for all my friends from them, I don`t eat beef.

[LiberalArkie]

39. I placed my order, I wish they had a comment section for the order.

[stlsaxman]

44. erm... maybe you should cancel it-

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=439&topic_id=23471&mesg_id=27468


http://steakbytes.com/2010/12/omaha-steaks-television-advertising-policy/

[anncarolyn0113]

45. Contact Omaha Steaks

You can send a message as I did - go to the home page and look for "Contact Us" - might be on the very top of the page. The more messages from us that order the better!

[KharmaTrain]

41. They Bail On Dreck...But Not On Faux...

Their money still goes into Rupert's pockets. Suits him fine as long as their check doesn't bounce.

[defendandprotect]

42. Thanks to Olbermann, imo -- and Beck's own insanity ....

Amazing what some response from the left can do!!

[anncarolyn0113]

43. Omaha Steaks

Thanks for the ood news! Just made my first order from Omaha Steaks and sent them a message of thanks! Will keep Omaha Steaks in mind in the future!g

[sarcasmo]

48. My new faorite company, this is what it takes to send a message.

[anncarolyn0113]

49. Omaha Steaks retraction

From a previous poster:


http://steakbytes.com/2010/12/omaha-steaks-television-a... /

Correction from the CEO of Omaha Steaks, Bruce Simon
16. DEC, 2010 20 COMMENTS


The staff writers of our blog responded incorrectly and I want to apologize for any confusion this may have caused. The facts are: we did not “pull” our ads from any show. Our holiday TV advertising contract ends on December 19th. Our contract never specified when our ads would air, only that they would air. Mr. Beck’s show is enjoyed by many, and we at Omaha Steaks hope our steaks are too. Our marketing is designed to speak to Americans who love steaks and great food, getting together with family and friends and giving gifts of great taste – no matter what TV shows they watch or what newspapers they read.

Bruce Simon
CEO, Omaha Steaks

[newtothegame]

52. Is the show suffering financially? nt

[closeupready]

53. I loves me some Omaha Steaks!

:)

[MedicalAdmin]

54. Im having me some steak tonight.

And if it ain't available locally I'm getting some shipped to me.

Thank you Omaha.

[gateley]

55. Good for them! I'll drop them a thank you note! (Please don't tell me the "Omaha

steaks are grown in China! :7)