(Originally posted 6.10.09):
Facebook's strong stand in support of Holocaust denial material on its platform and failure to understand that it is both hateful and against their own TOS is negatively impacting the image of its advertisers.
Companies advertising on Facebook are probably unaware that they are advertising side-by-side with such material.
Therefore, the JIDF is initiating a campaign to inform 50 companies of this problem, so they can then make an informed decision about whether or not they would like to continue to advertise alongside this content on Facebook.
TAKE ACTION
The following is a sample email we urge you to send to the email addresses below it (just make sure you replace "your name" with your name.) Below that, one can find more contact info for the 50 companies, and web forms which you can also click to fill out. Finally, we have provided links to screencaps of the company's ads appearing beside Holocaust denial groups on Facebook:
To Whom it May Concern:
I have noticed the company or organization you represent is advertising on Facebook. Unfortunately, Facebook allows Holocaust denial material on their platform and has made a strong stand to defend its presence.
Therefore, your company's name and logo is now associated with this hateful material. If you click the following URL, you may search to find a link to a screen cap showing your company appearing to endorse Holocaust denial on Facebook:
http://www.thejidf.org/2009/06/take-action-alert-50-companies-that.html
As a result of this problem, other companies are starting to remove their ads from Facebook:
Vodafone withdraws ads from offensive Facebook Group
http://www.nma.co.uk/vodafone-withdraws-ads-from-offensive-facebook-group/3000503.article
Tesco pulls all advertising from Facebook Group Pages
http://www.marketingweek.co.uk/news/tesco-pulls-all-advertising-from-facebook-group-pages/2065423.article
Furthermore, in less than a month, nearly 50,000 people are standing strong against this material on the platform, as reflected in this group:
United Against Holocaust Denial On Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=38697069983
In that group's "recent news" section, you may many more articles about this issue.
I urge you to please review your company's advertising strategy on Facebook as I'm sure this is not an association your company would like to make.
Thank you for your reconsideration.
Sincerely,
Your Name
BCC THE FOLLOWING EMAIL ADDRESSES:
(Depending on your email system, you might have to break them up into 2 or 3 emails. Please use the scroll box to make sure you copy all the following addresses, and then paste them into the "TO" section of an email. In the "SUBJECT" field type something like "Please reconsider your advertising strategy on Facebook."
thelightstonegroup@lightstonegroup.com, michael@beckermanpr.com, advertising@nextag.com, laurie.armstrong@nokia.com, communication.corp@nokia.com, pr@guthy-renker.com, linda_j._harris@progressive.com, rfink@mww.com, CEO@dishnetwork.com, jennifer.caukin@skype.net, john.a.garcia@sprint.com, customercare@thesurvivorsclub.org, tom.fitzgerald@WesternUnion.com, daniel.diaz@WesternUnion.com, abuse@thesurvivorsclub.org, hendlerr@venetian.com, mediarelations@t-mobile.com, john.clelland@t-mobile.com, wendy.paul@phoenix.edu, PublicRelations@vonage.com, cheryl.callan@weightwatchers.com, info@worldvision.org
MORE CONTACT INFO FOR COMPANIES + LINKS TO SCREEN CAPS
(Subsidiary of Verizon)
Screencap:
http://thejewishinternetde
Contact:
"Verizon’s Corporate Responsibility group welcomes your comments on our efforts to be a good corporate citizen."
Email: responsibility@verizon.com
Web form:
http://responsibility.veri
ApartmentGuide.com
Screencap: http://thejewishinternetde
Contact:
phone: (800) 216-1423
Web form: http://www.apartmentguide.
comments@apartmentguide.com
Assurant Health
Screencap: http://thejewishinternetde
Contact: Phone: 212-859-5893
Investor relations: Investor.Relations@assuran
Web form: http://www.assuranthealth.
AT&T
Screencap: http://thejewishinternetde
Contact:
Corporate citizenship:
Vanessa Astros: vastros@attnews.us
Sue McCain: smccain@attnews.us
Best Western
Screencap: http://thejewishinternetde
Contact:
Customer Relations (800) 528-1238
Advertising questions or comments regarding Best Western International's corporate advertising campaign: http://www.bestwestern.com
Sales and Marketing
http://www.bestwestern.com
info@bestwestern.com
Bing.com/Microsoft
Screencap: http://thejewishinternetde
Contact: rrt@waggeneredstrom.com
Caesar's Palace
Screencap: http://thejewishinternetde
Contact:
Investor Relations
Telephone: 800-318-0047
Investor_Inquiries@harrahs
Charter
Screencap: http://thejewishinternetde
Contact:
1-888-438-2427
Investor Resources
Phone: (314) 965-0555
Phone: (314) 965-0555
Corporate Communications
Phone: (314) 965-0555
Mary Jo Moehle
Vice President, Investor Relations and Communications
Phone: (314) 543-2397
Fax: (314) 965-6492
E-mail: investor@chartercom.com
Degrees.info
(A service of Adchemy, Inc.)
Screencap: http://thejewishinternetde
Contact:
1-877-ADCHEMY (232-4369)
Press: media@adchemy.com
Dept. of Veterans Affairs
Screencap: http://thejewishinternetde
Contact: Telephone: (202) 461-4300
FAX: (202) 461-4301
Toll Free: (800) 949-8387
E-Mail: OSDBU@va.gov
Devry
Screencap: http://thejewishinternetde
Contact:
List of corporate officers:
http://www.devryinc.com/co
Marketing/Advertising Inquiries
Phone: 630-706-3515
*They didn't bother to address the issue, but rather, threatened legal action if we did not remove their email address from our site. Although we have removed the public email address from our own site (as per their request), the email contact information for them can still be found here.
Dish Network
Screencap: http://thejewishinternetde
Contact:
Management Team
http://dish.client.shareho
Tel: 1.888.624.DISH (3474)
CEO@dishnetwork.com
Dominos **RESPONDED**
Screencap: http://thejewishinternetde
Please see their response here
Ebay
Screencap: http://thejewishinternetde
Phone: 1-866-304-3229 (Marketing Dept.) or 1-408-376-7458 (Hani Durzy, Media Relations)
Email: exec.relations@ebay.com
Embarq
Screencap: http://thejewishinternetde
Contact:
Phone: (913) 323-4637
http://news.embarq.com/ind
ShareholderRelations@embar
investorrelations@embarq.c
https://www.embarq.com/Sup
Equifax
Screencap: http://thejewishinternetde
Contact:
http://www.equifax.com/hom
corpsec@equifax.com Shareholder Relations Contact
investor@equifax.com Jeff Dodge
Senior Vice President - Investor Relations
Phone: (404) 885-8000
Extended Stay.com
Screencap: http://thejewishinternetde
Contact:
Contact: Michael Beckerman, President, Beckerman Public Relations
Phone: 908-781-6420
Email: michael@beckermanpr.com
Corporate email: thelightstonegroup@lightstonegroup.com
Fairmont Hotels
(Part of Fairmont - Raffles Hotels International http://www.frhi.com/
Screencap: http://thejewishinternetde
Contact:
http://www.fairmont.com/en
Guest Comments and Customer Feedback
Please specify the hotel name if applicable.
Tel: (416) 874-2621
Email: comments@fairmont.com
Marketing
Brand Information and Marketing Communications
Email: marketing@fairmont.com
Public Relations
Public Affairs & Communications
Tel: (416) 874-2457
Email: news@fairmont.com
Fubar
is part of Social Concepts http://www.socialconcepts.
Screencap: http://thejewishinternetde
Contact:
Copyright issues: copyright@fubar.com
Business inquiries: bizdev@fubar.com
Tel: 650.261.1616
Press Inquiries: pr@socialconcepts.com
Business Development Inquiries: bd@socialconcepts.com
Hyundai
Screencap: http://thejewishinternetde
Contacts:
Joel Ewanick - U.S. Vice President of Marketing
Phone: 1-800-633-5151
Oles Gadacz - Director, Public Relations
Phone: +82+2-3464-2154
Email: oles_gadacz@hyundai-motor.
Icontact
Screencap: http://thejewishinternetde
Contact: Brandon Milford - VP of Marketing
Phone: 1-866-803-9462
Email: brandon@icontact.com
Invisalign
Screencap: http://thejewishinternetde
Web form: http://www.aligntechinstit
Contact: Sheila Tan - VP, Marketing and Chief Marketing Officer
Phone: 408-470-1000
ycantor@aligntech.com, align@ethoscommunication.com
Kaplan University
Screencap: http://thejewishinternetde
Contact: Linda Mignone - Vice President, Brand and Strategic Marketing
Phone: 866-527-5268 or 954-515-4015
Email: infoku@kaplan.edu
Kodak
Screencap: http://thejewishinternetde
Web form: http://www.kodak.com/globa
Contact: Jeffrey W. Hayzlett - Chief Marketing Officer and Vice President
Email: jeffrey.hayzlett@kodak.com
Phone: 716-724-4000
Lenovo
Screencap: http://thejewishinternetde
Contact: Milko Van Duijl - Senior Vice President, Mature Markets
Phone: 866-968-4465
Lifelock **REPSONDED**
Screencap: http://thejewishinternetde
Please see their response here
Metro PCS
Screencap: http://thejewishinternetde
Contact: Phillip R. Terry - Senior Vice President of Corporate Marketing
Email: pterry@metropcs.com
Phone: 214-570-4641
Neiman Marcus
Screencap: http://thejewishinternetde
Web form: http://www.neimanmarcus.co
Contact: Luis Fernandez - VP of Marketing
Phone: 888-888-4757
Email: luis_fernandez@neimanmarcu
Nextag
Screencap: http://thejewishinternetde
Email: advertising@nextag.com (this is just a general email)
Contact: Rafael Ortiz - Vice President, Marketing
Phone: 650-645-4700
Nokia
Screencap: http://thejewishinternetde
Contact:
Laurie Armstrong Director of Communications (NORTH AMERICA)
Tel. +1 914 368 0423
Email: laurie.armstrong@nokia.com
communication.corp@nokia.c
Webform: http://www.nokia.com/link?
Pizza Hut
Screencap: http://thejewishinternetde
Contact:
Media Relations 972.338.7844
Feedback/comments http://www.pizzahut.com/Co
chris.fuller@pizzahut.com
First Premiere Bank/Mastercard
first premier bank is a subsidiary of united national corp. and here is a contact # for unc
605-335-4000
Screencap: http://thejewishinternetde
Contact:
dana dykhouse is the president and ceo
wasnt able to find any helpful numbers, links or email addresses but this is the number for their credit card customer service department. 800-987-5521
Proactiv
(Owned by guthy-renker LLC.)
Screencap: http://thejewishinternetde
Contact:
Link to comment form http://www.proactiv.com/co
customer service (this is the only number listed anywhere on their site) (800) 876-9717
media relations email for guthy=renker llc is pr@guthy-renker.com
corporate headquarters 760-773-9022
ny contact : dana waisberg 212-253-4646
Progressive Insurance
Screencap: http://thejewishinternetde
Contact:
feedback/contact form https://www.progressive.co
advertising contact email Linda_J._Harris@progressiv
media relations contacts
Leah Knapp (440) 395-9928
Cristy Coté
Samsung
Screencap: http://thejewishinternetde
Contact: Robyn Fink
Phone: (646) 215-6881
Email: rfink@mww.com
Skype
Screencap: http://thejewishinternetde
Contact: Jennifer Caukin - Director Americas PR
Phone: 408.376.8787
Email: jennifer.caukin@skype.net
Sprint
Screencap: http://thejewishinternetde
Contact: John Garcia - VP, Marketing
Email: John.A.Garcia@sprint.com
Phone: 800-829-0965 or 913-794-0000 (automated directories)
Survivors Club
Screencap: http://thejewishinternetde
Contact: Email: CustomerCare@TheSurvivorsClub.org or Abuse@TheSurvivorsClub.org
Contact: Matti Leshem - Brand & Marketing (CEO Protagonist - marketing company)
Phone: (323) 785-2124
The Venetian - Las Vegas
Screencap: http://thejewishinternetde
Contact: Rom Hendler, Vice President of Strategic Marketing
Phone: (702) 258-8051
Email: hendlerr@venetian.com
T-Mobile
Screencap: http://thejewishinternetde
Contact:
Ulli Gritzhun Marketing Director 425-378-4002
mediarelations@t-mobile.co
John Clelland Senior Vice President, Segment Marketing
Email: John.Clelland@T-mobile.com
Phone: 877-290-6323
Under Armour
Screencap: http://thejewishinternetde
Web form: http://www.underarmour.com/shop/ca/en/customer-service/&?eid=Portal|Footer|CustomerService|Footer#contact_us
Contact: Kevin A. Plank - Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board
Phone: 410-454-6428
Diane Pelkey
Under Armour, Inc.
Office: 410-246-5927
dpelkey@underarmour.com
Erin Ewalt
Under Armour, Inc
Office: 410.454.6570
eewalt@underarmour.com
University of Phoenix
Screencap: http://thejewishinternetde
Contact: Wendy Paul - Executive Director of Public Relations
Phone: 866.222.8910
Email: wendy.paul@phoenix.edu
US Dept. of Transportation
Screencap: http://thejewishinternetde
Web form: https://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/
Contacts:
Rae Tyson - Chief, Media Relations Division
Phone: (202) 493-2226
Press Contact:
Gaurav "GP" Pal
NetXccel, Inc.
9700 Great Seneca Highway
Rockville, MD 20850
info@netxccel.com
301-217-0113
http://www.fedxccel.com
Patrice Pisinski Angle - Director of Communications
Phone: 1-888-327-4236
Vonage
Screencap: http://thejewishinternetde
Contact: Jamie Haenggi - Chief Marketing Officer
Phone: (732) 528-2600
Email: PublicRelations@vonage.com
Weight Watchers
Screencap: http://thejewishinternetde
Phone: 1-800-651-6000 or 1-800-828-9675
Contacts:
Cheryl Callan - VP, Marketing
Email: cheryl.callan@weightwatche
Western Union
Screencap: http://thejewishinternetde
Web form: https://wumt.westernunion.
Contact: Gail Galuppo - Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer
Phone: 1-720-332-1000
Daniel Díaz
720-332-5564
Mobile: 303-547-2347
daniel.diaz@WesternUnion.com
or
Tom Fitzgerald
720-332-4374
Mobile: 303-378-1465
tom.fitzgerald@WesternUnion.com
Windows Explorer 8.0
Screencap: http://thejewishinternetde
Web form: https://support.microsoft.
Contact: Ms. Mich Mathews - Senior Vice President, Central Marketing Group
Phone: 1-800-642-7676
World Vision
Screencap: http://thejewishinternetde
Web form: https://www.worldvision.or
Contact: Joan Mussa - Senior Vice President, Advocacy and Communications and Donor Engagement
Phone: 1-253-815-1000
Email: info@worldvision.org
Wyndham
Screencap: http://thejewishinternetde
Web form: http://www.wyndhamworldwid
Contact: Betsy O'Rourke - Senior Vice President, Marketing and Communications
Phone: 1-973-753-7422
Email: Betsy.O'Rourke@wyndhamworldwide.com
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