Organizational Communication in the News
Case Studies of Organizations and Organizational Communication in the Media
Carbonite CEO: Limbaugh Ad Pullout Hurt Company, But ‘Things Would Have Been Worse Had We Not Done That’
One of the many companies that pulled advertising from Rush Limbaugh’s radio show said on Wednesday that the decision had hit his business hard, but that he knew it was the right one to make.
David Friend, CEO of Carbonite, made the comments in a call with investors after the company released its second quarter financial results. Carbonite, a software company, was the sixth advertiser to drop its spots on Limbaugh’s show in the wake of his infamous comments about law student Sandra Fluke.
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