[Talking Points Memo]
A brief follow-up on contacting advertisers. I'm already getting reports from the field that many Sinclair advertisers are starting to communicate their concern to Sinclair. If you don't live anywhere near a Sinclair station then by all means make your concerns known to their national advertisers. But from knowledgable folks I talk to, I get the strong impression that the real point of vulnerability are the local advertisers. So if you live in or really anywhere near a Sinclair market that's definitely where to focus.
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NOTE: Many of these advertisers are ON OUR SIDE - don't be an asshole when you call/write them.
3 comments:
Dear Sir:
As an advertiser on your Minneapolis affiliate, KMWB23, we are appalled at Sinclair Broadcasting Group's lack of corporate citizenship in the mandatory broadcasting of 'Stolen Hour.' The deliberate support of any candidate over another candidate has no place in media programming governed by
FCC regulations. It is the obligation of FCC license holders to present a balanced approach to broadcasting. Notice the word balanced, not the word unbiased. Offering Senator John Kerry a chance for rebuttal on your 'documentary' is not a legitimate use of balanced reporting. It is our intention to cease advertising with your affiliate unless actions are taken by the Sinclair Broadcast Group to establish and maintain fair and balanced viewpoints in programming.
Sincerely,
Scott and Debra Rosenthal, Owners
Carroll's Furniture, Inc.
1203 West County Road E
Arden Hills, MN 55112"
Hi Benjamin,
We are pulling our advertising business with Fox/ABC for the time being.
Thanks for your concern.
Ryan Gill
Internet Sales Manager
Chesrown Pontiac Buick GMC
Sylvan Learning Center pulls ads from Sinclairby Rakkasan
Tue Oct 12th, 2004 at 16:32:54 GMT
(From the diaries. A great morale boost and proof that our efforts are paying off -- kos)
As directed in this forum I sent emails to an advertiser saying that I enjoyed their products but that I was no longer going to use them, and that none of my friends and family were going to use them either because they advertised on Sinclair stations. I went on to tell them why I had a problem with Sinclair as well.
A few minutes ago I received a call from them telling me they were PULLING their advertising from the Sinclair stations.
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