Posted on 09/22/2004 6:58:54 AM PDT by kattracks
CBS faces a multimillion-dollar revolt by advertisers and viewers upset by the forged memos and eroding confidence in news anchor Dan Rather."The real asset of the 'Evening News with Dan Rather' is its credibility," said veteran media consultant Fraser Seitel of Emerald Partners.
"Without credibility, ratings will diminish and advertisers are going to pull out as ratings keep dropping," he said. "This is definitely going to hurt revenue and margins."
Experts say ad executives and their big clients are concerned whether viewers might be suspicious of products associated with the show, and lose their trust in the brands.
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
Cry me a river.
Mike
Don't watch CBS
Write to their sponsors
Don't visit CBS website
Boycott, Boycott, Boycott
I think I hear a violin...
They should cut and runt to FOX NEWS if they want people to actually se their ads.
THE DOCUMENT ISSUE IS DEALT WITH, FINISH THE NAIL IN THE COFFIN FOR dnCBS... THESE ARE THE ISSUES THAT SHOULD BE IN THE PRESS EVERYWHERE AND IT WILL FINISH dnCBS
The other issues expose HOW THE MEDIA WING OF THE DEMOCRAT PARTY ACTUALLY WORKS! CBS' "gold standard" included:
1. The widow and son were IGNORED
2. Document experts were IGNORED
3. Hodges was MISLED
4. The old secretary was NOT INTERVIEWED until afterward
5. Staudt, who had his character attacked in one memo, was never contacted
6. The opinions of the experts were MISREPRESENTED
7. The swift boat veterans were MALIGNED
8. George Bush's roomate DURING HIS GUARD YEARS, who AGREED TO SPEAK TO THEM WAS TURNED DOWN BECAUSE HE WAS TOO "PRO BUSH"...
And the list goes on. Fact is, this was a HIT PIECE ON BUSH. And just because dnCBS owns up to fake documents does NOT CLEAR THEIR PROPAGANDA / DNC REPORTING!!
What planet has this guy been living on for the last 20 years?
Katz media. Opinion leaders for ad buys.
I have always said, CBS is cooked if we can get to the ad buyers
Did they find out that Lucy Ramirez-Mapes' friend who delivered the fraudulent documents was a fellow named Kenneth?
Oh well, as long as they have courage....
Boycott CBS shows too. CSI sucks now that they cloned it three times.
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Keep those phone calls and emails rolling in :-}
excellent summary
Viacom
CBS News
Morgan Stanley
SC Johnson
Merck
General Motors
AFLAC
Arm & Hammer
GlaxoSmithKline
Pfizer
Georgia-Pacific
L.L.Bean
UBS
Storck
Citibank
Kohl's
CNS
U.S. Postal Service
Campbell Soup Company
This is the perfect time for Fox News to give a presense on network tv. Replace the syndicated shows with Brit Hume to compete. They will win hands down.
CBS advertisers are revolting!
Hey, Einstein! I am not suspicious. I simply refuse to purchase any brands that advertise on CBS News.
I just programmed cable channel 7 (Pekin area) off my television. I will no longer tolerate Dan Rather's bias or any local channel which continues to carry his fraudulent reporting.
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CSI:Miami is by far the worst. Get Javier Guteirez Guatilupe Contrares O'Mally (David Caruso) off the show, his "tough man" schtick is tired. And whats with his character name? Horatio Caine? Sounds latino and irish all at once...
BTTT
Ping to my post #22.
He's a consultant. Those that can; do. Those that cannot; consult.
CBS Boycott list...
http://www.thisaintnostinkin527.com/pages/1/index.htm
Boycott list #28...
Well that's how it used to be in this nation; but, the Clintigula years -- I think --- demonstrated otherwise.
Clintigula's Liberal-Socialists proved -- without a doubt -- the uninformed American is a *function* of the propaganda they're fed, regardless how rediculous the bread crumb trail *is*.
No, for my part I'll believe it when I see it.
...& not before.
Besides, this could be a ratings bonanza for CBS. People might watch now just so they won't miss the moment Dan has his on air melt-down. Does anyone doubt it will happen?
Hee hee hee hee hee...
Dead network barely walking. Time to dance in the streets and hand out candy.
Allegra (is an Aventis Product)
Home Depot Investor Relations
Kleenex
Vioxx (Arthritis medicine from Merck)
Splenda
Kia Automobiles
Zelnorm (IBS medication for women)
Sprint PCS
UPS Store
Campbells Soup
Morgan Stanley
Ziploc
Cingular Wireless
Pepcid Complete
Estee Lauder
Infiniti Automobiles"
Let the Boycotting begin...MUD
only thing i really want to watch on cbs is joan of arcadia....wife's favorite show....highly recommend checking it out
focus and make it snow at the advertisers....
There must be some use for a demographic that is made up of hard-left Bush haters and those who are comforted by being treated like a herd of sheep.
Let's see. What kind of advertisers would be interested in this population?
Law firms, especially those focusing on workman's comp and personal injury claims.
Drug companies selling Prozac, Zoloft, etc.
Certain publishing firms.
Manufacturers of hybrid vehicles.
(steely)
Losing advertisers is the death knell for See BS. They are toast unless they bite the bullet, fire Harward, Rather, Maples and all the idiots that participated in Memogate. I'd rather see Rather and all of See BS go under. Next would be Commie News Network, then NBC, then ABC. Don't forget NPR. In the US press, I would love to see the NYT, NYP, USA Today, LAT, SFC and the Boston Globe also get a heavy dose of advertiseritis. The liberal disease in the media is so ingrained it needs a visit from rodent/insect control.
I find the following is a question that prevents the standard form letter response from an advertiser's PR department.
"Why does your fine company want to be associated in the public mind with [this story, CBS, ABC, etc]?
You might try it or your own version and see what happens.
You would have to boycott all of Viacom. CBS News and CBS is too small to get the hard leftist communists that run Viacom to do anything but brazen it out and hold to the DemocRat party propaganda line. And you can't let up if they just replace Rather with a fresh lying communist. The people at Viacom should be replaced first.
I emailed Home Depot regarding their support of 60 Minutes. The response was milk toast, non-commital dribble. I won't be shopping there any more.
We've been trying here at FR to get rid of Rather....looks like without advertising revenue for his BS news program, it will finally happen!!! Thank God!!!
"Without credibility, ratings will diminish and advertisers are going to pull out as ratings keep dropping," he said. "This is definitely going to hurt revenue and margins."
Pabulum! Fraser should buy a clue, eh? The couch potatoes that watch cBS could care less. Fact is, they're probably cheering the captain on. We're in a Catch-22 here and I fear the pabulum will continue to flow.
Still fun to watch though ;^)
FGS
Very good. Wish I'd thought of that first.
Viacom owns CBS. That would be in house advertising.
WRITE to their AFFILIATES too
I prefer Lowe's anyway...MUD
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