Comments on: Marketers get attention with Election Day freebies http://responsiblemarketing.com/blog/2008/11/03/marketers-get-attention-with-election-day-freebies where commerce and conscience come together Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:08:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Jenni H http://responsiblemarketing.com/blog/2008/11/03/marketers-get-attention-with-election-day-freebies/comment-page-1#comment-2593 Jenni H Fri, 14 Nov 2008 17:49:48 +0000 http://responsiblemarketing.com/blog/?p=674#comment-2593 Local Atlanta restaurants had election day specials and one friend had an election day discount on her online gift store. It was clever. I blogged about election day freebies and it was my second most visited page of all time! Local Atlanta restaurants had election day specials and one friend had an election day discount on her online gift store. It was clever. I blogged about election day freebies and it was my second most visited page of all time!

]]> By: Sarah Fowler http://responsiblemarketing.com/blog/2008/11/03/marketers-get-attention-with-election-day-freebies/comment-page-1#comment-2591 Sarah Fowler Fri, 14 Nov 2008 17:24:50 +0000 http://responsiblemarketing.com/blog/?p=674#comment-2591 It's against federal law to promise anything to anyone for voting, even if you don't tell them who to vote for. All these companies were forced to give the things away regardless of whether the customers actually voted. I'm not sure how I feel about that from a marketing perspective-- whether it's still good publicity (patriotic, etc.) or not worth the bad legal scramble to get back in compliance. It’s against federal law to promise anything to anyone for voting, even if you don’t tell them who to vote for. All these companies were forced to give the things away regardless of whether the customers actually voted.

I’m not sure how I feel about that from a marketing perspective– whether it’s still good publicity (patriotic, etc.) or not worth the bad legal scramble to get back in compliance.

]]> By: JC http://responsiblemarketing.com/blog/2008/11/03/marketers-get-attention-with-election-day-freebies/comment-page-1#comment-2454 JC Tue, 04 Nov 2008 15:43:33 +0000 http://responsiblemarketing.com/blog/?p=674#comment-2454 I've heard that Chick Fil A' is also giving out free chicken fingers for those who voted! You could have breakfast, lunch, dinner, and dessert for free! I’ve heard that Chick Fil A’ is also giving out free chicken fingers for those who voted!
You could have breakfast, lunch, dinner, and dessert for free!

]]> By: Jared O'Toole http://responsiblemarketing.com/blog/2008/11/03/marketers-get-attention-with-election-day-freebies/comment-page-1#comment-2444 Jared O'Toole Mon, 03 Nov 2008 15:31:01 +0000 http://responsiblemarketing.com/blog/?p=674#comment-2444 It's a great move by marketers. It also is just good to see companies getting involved in things like the election and trying to encourage people to get out and vote. Hope to see more stuff like this in the future. It’s a great move by marketers. It also is just good to see companies getting involved in things like the election and trying to encourage people to get out and vote.

Hope to see more stuff like this in the future.

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