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Campbell-Ewald places ads for the Military on Gay Websites

October 18, 2007

This is hot stuff, Campbell-Ewald evidently feels that the ‘don’t ask don’t tell’ policy is hogwash, and places Military ads on gay websites, in focus the ads that were discovered were on Glee.Com a well known Gay and Lesbian website.

The fact that openly gay Americans are not allowed to join the Military and in fact many have been kicked out of the Military for even visiting such a site.

Maybe the Military should choose an ad agency that reviews where our tax payer money is placed.

When your firm starts saying things like

Kathleen Donald, who handles the Navy’s account at Campbell-Ewald, said her vendor never informed her ad agency that GLEE had been added to the package

Is the exact moment when they should question their decision on who they hired.

The worst thing about it, your tax dollars paid for that worthless ad.

Written by TheFounder · Filed Under Advertising Agency News 


Comments

  • Kevin

    Hey, “TheFounder”, the Army and the Navy are quite different, and each branch of the military has different ad agencies. Nice article, PLLLLLLLLP.

  • Kevin

    Hey, “TheFounder”, the Army and the Navy are quite different, and each branch of the military has different ad agencies. Nice article, PLLLLLLLLP.

  • http://www.tribbleagency.com/ TheFounder

    You are correct Kevin from campbell-ewald, it was a rush article.
    McCann Erickson, a New York agency replaced Leo Burnett Worldwide (a moderator of Tribble Agency) about a year or two ago for the Army… we apologize for the rush job. The post above has been edited to correct the mistake.

  • http://www.tribbleagency.com TheFounder

    You are correct Kevin from campbell-ewald, it was a rush article.

    McCann Erickson, a New York agency replaced Leo Burnett Worldwide (a moderator of Tribble Agency) about a year or two ago for the Army… we apologize for the rush job. The post above has been edited to correct the mistake.

  • Kevin

    Thanks for that.

    If anyone wants more accurate information, check out this article from USA Today…

    http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-10-17-gayads_N.htm

  • Kevin

    Thanks for that.

    If anyone wants more accurate information, check out this article from USA Today…

    http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-10-17-gayads_N.htm

  • Kevin
  • Kevin
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    [...] last year, Campbell-Ewald was responsible for placing Navy ads on Gay Websites in an attempt to recruit gays into the [...]

  • http://www.adscam.typepad.com/ George Parker

    That’s pretty funny about the gay targeting… It brings a new meaning to “Social Media!” But as you say, BDA’s are fucking clueless when it comes to anything other than 30′ TV spots.
    Cheers/George

  • http://www.adscam.typepad.com George Parker

    That’s pretty funny about the gay targeting… It brings a new meaning to “Social Media!” But as you say, BDA’s are fucking clueless when it comes to anything other than 30′ TV spots.
    Cheers/George

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