Report: Southeast Toyota dealers pull ads from local ABC stations citing "excessive stories" on recall

February 9th, 2010 admin

Filed under: Marketing/Advertising , Toyota Southeast Toyota , which is the largest franchised distributor of Toyota vehicles in the world with 173 dealers in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, North Carolina & South Carolina, has reportedly pulled all of its advertising from local ABC stations. Why? Apparently, the group decided that the television stations were airing “excessive stories on the Toyota issues ” by…


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