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Yellow Tail Essay

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The Australian wine Yellow Tail engaged in cause-related marketing when they donated $100,000 to the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS); however, this effort misfired. The effort misfired because Yellow Tail did not do their homework before donating to a cause. If Yellow Tail had done their homework before donating to the HSUS, they would have found that Charity Navigator, a website that evaluates and rates various charities, has a “donor advisory” for the HSUS because of several issues found with the charity . When Yellow Tail donated to the HSUS, it made it seem like they were not honoring the hardworking farmers and ranchers that bring food and dairy to many peoples homes. It appears Yellow Tail wanted to donate to “celebrate animals” but it’s been a thought that The Humane Society of the United States seeks to abolish animal agriculture with its core mission of removing meat, dairy, and eggs from the American diet, …show more content…

While I do not approve nor agree with the lap dances act during the half time show, I do believe it was a well-thought-out effort to generate publicity. Nonetheless, I do think the team could have executed it with a little more class especially in light of the children at the event. It is likely that the team may have only considered fans that were 20-30 year old males when they created the halftime show. With professional indoor lacrosse in its infancy, the Boston Blazers needed a way to get attention whether it was negative or positive and even though there are other ways to get publicity, this is what they chose. The team did however get an abundance of backlash from angry fans that were at the game with many of them writing negative comments with one fan writing “Disgusting, appalling, shocking and completely the wrong place” on the Blazer’s Facebook page

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