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TJ Maxx/Marshalls pulls ads from 'The Cougar'
Laura McDowell, Manager of Media Relations for TJX Company who owns TJ Maxx and Marshalls, said they have pulled their ad from "The Cougar" and will not be advertising on that show in the future. (posted 6-02-09)
Pier 1 throws TV Land's "The Cougar" overboard
Thank you for contacting Pier 1 Imports about your concerns in regard to our recent ad buy. Pier 1 Imports has reviewed the content of "The Cougar" and as a result, has no plans to advertise on this program in the future. (posted 5-20-09)
IHOP blacklists TV Land's "The Cougar"
Patrick Lenow, Director of Public Relations with IHOP said IHOP agrees with OneMillionMoms.com and they do not wish to be associated with "The Cougar." (posted 5-14-09)
CareerBuilder.com
shovels "Dirt" under
As a result of your
good actions, CareerBuilder.com no longer places ads on FX Network's "Dirt"
program.
Geico orders FX network to stop ads on "Dirt"
Geico says, "We
have recently contacted the FX network and instructed them that our
advertisements should no longer appear during this program.
General Mills responds to ABC's "Brothers & Sisters" ad
General Mills says
their ad during the program was not approved by the company and run by local
stations without their permission.
Arby's, 3M, Dairy Queen
ads disappear from "Rescue Me"
Arby's and 3M ads
have not appeared as sponsors of the FX
network show, "Rescue Me" after hearing from thousands of OMM/OMD members.
T-Mobile president gets personally involved, thrashes FX network
T-Mobile president
Robert Dotson
said, "In addition to removing advertising from
programs brought to our attention, effective immediately, we are pulling all
advertising from the FX Channel pending further review of their programming.
"I have directed my marketing and advertising
leads to conduct a deeper review of our advertising standards to ensure that
our selections are consistent with the qualities of T-Mobile’s brand."
Combe, Inc. blocks
ads on "Always Sunny"
Combe, Inc. (Lectric
Shave) spokesperson Carrie Barsuhn told OMM, "We
are re-issuing traffic instruction for "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" to be
blocked from our schedule.
ConAgra darkens
"Always Sunny" on FX network
According to
ConAgra's Chris Kircher, "Just wanted to let you know that neither ConAgra Foods
nor its brands has any plans to advertise on 'It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia'
in the future."
Wagner orders ads off
"Always Sunny" on FX network
They responded in part: "We
agree that this show is not appropriate for Wagner and have instructed FX not to
run our spot on this show in the future...Wagner is the type of company that
does listen to our customers and we do appreciate their continued support.
Chattem reinforces it's
"No FX Network" advertising policy
After ads appeared on the FX
Network, Chattem replied "I
will make contact with the MSO either directly or via our Agency by end of day
today and confirm with you that the blackout is being observed."
Schick
abandons "The Bedford Diaries" on WB network
According to Schick customer
service, "We have stopped advertising on The Bedford Diaries and do not
have any plans for future advertising."
Dentyne drops
lesbian kiss commerical
Dentyne has
edited its online ad showing a lesbian kiss. The company said, "...since
this particular web film ending became a distraction, we decided to revise it.
The WB network
edits sex scenes from "The Bedford Diaries"
The WB planned to air The
Bedford Diaries, a show focusing on the sex lives of students in a New York
college Human Behavior and Sexuality seminar.
As a result of your efforts, the WB network has now decided the show is too
sexually explicit for television!
FCC fines CBS
$3.6 million for "Without A Trace" scene
The FCC has
fined 111 CBS stations for airing a scene showing a teenage orgy on television
when children were likely to be watching television.
Cadbury-Adams finally
responds after 14 months!
Cadbury-Adams
tells OneMillionDads.com it has stopped airing an offensive Dentyne Gum
commercial in which a young girls rips off her clothes and jumps on her
boyfriend in front of her shocked parents.
NBC Network
ends plans to air offensive segment
NBC Network says
it's plans to air a Brittney Spears segment on Will & Grace called "Crucifixins"
not not take place after all.
NBC Network
drops The Book of Daniel
NBC lost millions of
dollars in advertising and succumbed to poor ratings and public opposition to
the Anti-Christian show.
Stores approve
of "Merry Christmas"
Lowe's, Sears,
Walgreens, and other retailers say they will include the phrase "Merry
Christmas" in future advertising.
Mary Kay drops plans to tie in with Desperate Housewives According to Mary Kay's spokesperson, Shannon Summers: "We are going to revise our media mix that we are working on and we will not have Desperate Housewives in that mix."
Safeway cancels ad on Desperate Housewives Safeway did not place sponsorship ads on the May 1 episode as planned. Your actions made the difference!
Liberty Mutual backs off plans to sponsor Desperate Housewives Liberty Mutual had scheduled ads in sponsorship of "DH" on April 11 and 17. After hearing from OMM and OMD, the ads did not air.
Wrangler Jeans says spot on The Shield a FX network mistake. "FX has vigorously apologized to Wrangler for the human error that occurred and has verified that no additional Wrangler commercials will run on that particular program - - which had been, and will continue to be, our intent." - Wrangler President Angelo Lagrega
Coca-Cola responds to ads on The Shield "We've researched our media purchases and discovered that we have advertised within this show in the past as a part of a generic cable television buy...This particular program isn't on our upcoming media schedule." (Ray Crockett, Coca-Cola Public Relations)
Sonic immediately dumps The Shield Without asking OneMillionMoms to take action, Sonic Drive-In responded by pulling their ad support from The Shield after a single email request from OMM Chairman Dr. Wildmon.
Four more companies have bad vibes about NBC's Medium Since the Jan. 10 episode, Bayer, Red Lobster, Reckitt (Airwick), and Allstate have not aired ads on Medium.
Intuit (makers of Turbo Tax) responds to NBC's Medium Intuit has contacted OMM and will not advertise during Medium in the future. Click Here to read their response.
Kohl's closes door on Desperate Housewives Kohl's wrote: "Thank you for contacting us regarding our television commercial airing in Desperate Housewives. Based on Kohl's program parameters, this program
would not be part of our television buy. We appreciate having this brought
to our attention."
Alberto Culver slams door on Desperate Housewives According to Corporate Communications' Dan Stone, "We are not an ongoing sponsor of the show, nor do we have any future spots scheduled."
Sharpie scratched Life As We Know It off their list "[W]e have decided to cease airing our advertisements on the ABC Show 'Life As We Know It."
Chattem scratches Life As We Know It Chattem spokesperson Blair Ramey has informed OneMillionMoms their ads will no longer appear on the show.
Leapfrog sinks Desperate Housewives According to Leapfrog, "LeapFrog is committed to aligning our brand values of families, children and education with our advertising and its placement. The company will not advertise on this show in the future."
Apology accepted? Terrell Owens and the Philadelphia Eagles organization have issued apologies for offending the public during Monday Night Football. For more information visit http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com.
McCormick and Lenscrafters drop Life As We Know It Company statements: "McCormick has taken steps to prevent any future advertising on this program." and "LensCrafters does not suport programs promoting teen sex and will not be advertising on future broadcasts of this show."
Papa John's slices ads from Life As We Know It "Papa John's International pulled all advertising from the Life As We Know It show through our national media buyers after the October 7 episode." Editor's Note: Papa John's actually aired ads on the October 14 episode, as well.
Radio Shack responds to Life As We Know It Please be advised we have been monitoring the content of the first few episodes of this new prime-time drama and requested that our advertising agency pull our commercials from the program.
McCormick labels Life As We Know It too salty "McCormick has taken steps to prevent any future advertising on this program. We value the support and opinions of our consumers and thank you for bringing the matter to our attention."
Kellogg's separates from Desperate Housewives "We have no ongoing commitment to advertise on this program, and currently have no plan to advertise on "Desperate Housewives" for the remainder of this year."
Hasbro orders ads off He's A Lady Hasbro replied: "The placement of Hasbro commercials in the show 'He's a Lady' was done inadvertently by the agency that places advertising on our behalf. As soon as we learned of this oversight, we contacted the agency and requested they
prevent this from occurring again."
Tyson Foods joins list of companies leaving Desperate Housewives Tyson replied, "We have concluded the program is not consistent with our core values, which focus on operating with integrity and trust in all we do."
Lowe's orders ads off Desperate Housewives Lowe's said, "Desperate Housewives does not meet Lowe's strict guidelines, and the company's advertising will no longer appear during the program."
SC Johnson backs out of sponsorship of TBS' He's A Lady According to SC Johnson's Therese Van Ryne, "We have assessed the show and we will not sponsor it."
Geico, Best Buy dumps ads from South Park on Comedy Central Although Geico and Best Buy have not formally responsed to your concerns, our monitoring idicates they no longer sponsor South Park.
Footlocker drops South Park on Comedy Central Footlocker has said, "Moving forward, we have requested that the South Park program not be included in our future advertising campaigns."
Finish Line dumps South Park on Comedy Central Finish Line said, in part, "Finish Line does not agree with the content on this program and will try to keep our commercials from airing in this program."
Cellboost to no longer sponsor The Man Show on Comedy Central Cellboost has notified members of OneMillionMoms they have pulled ads from the show.
Nissan, Goodyear stop ads on The Shield Following action by OneMillionMoms.com members, Nissan and Goodyear have not appeared for several weeks.
Castrol stops ads on The Shield Castrol vice-president of marketing, Dave Fifield has informed OneMillionMoms they have pulled their advertising support from The Shield. In fact, Mr. Fifield told OMM they have stopped ads on the FX network completely!
Ocean Spray off Fox's Wonderfalls Ocean Spray writes OMM, in part, "Ocean Spray did not authorize the purchase of advertising time on that program. It was not on our approved programming list. We never had any intention of advertising on that program in the first place, nor do we have any intention of advertising on it in the future."
Urban Outfitters pulls 'Jesus Dress Up' According to spokesperson Meredith Boice, "Urban Outfitters will no longer carry this item. We will continue to sell the inventory on hand, but have decided not to reorder the item."
Nextel Pulls Ads Nextel Communications Corporate Communications spokeswoman Audrey Schaefer has informed OneMillionMoms they will no longer sponsor NYPD Blue and The Shield.
Dodge pulls sponsorship of "Lingerie Bowl" "I think it had become a distraction to what we want to do next year," said James Kenyon, a Chrysler Group spokesman.
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