Here's the question though: in reading the article, Geico said that they "redistributed" their ad dollars to other Fox shows. That means that Fox isn't actually out any money, just that there's no longer a Geico presence on the Glenn Beck show.
Did GEICO actually accomplish anything than some self-agrandizement here?
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Originally Posted by Willravel
The very free market capitalism that Beck thinks he's defending is now the method of attack against him. I'd call it poetic, but I don't think Beck could possibly understand why.
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But really, did it attack him? His parent didn't lose any money, and his show doesn't directly sell advertising - the network does.
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Here's another article, this time from the Consumerist:
Ad Attacks: Black Blogger Alliance Hits Talk Show Host Where It Hurts
It has a little more cause-and-effect to the whole thing. And it looks like Proctor & Gamble is doing it too. A few more, and it might make folks take notice.