Tuesday, April 19, 2011

A Soap Advertiser Responds to Protests

A reader at About.com General Hospital Fans blog is putting action where her mouth is -- she's contacting advertisers -- has received the following from Hoover, and it's an incredible response.

To all the loyal ABC soap fans, I want you to know from me personally that we hear you loud and clear. My wife and mother are both passionate viewers of All My Children and One Life to Live as are many of my colleagues here at Hoover. We were and are as disappointed with this news as you are. In fact, we will discontinue our advertising with ABC this Friday, 4/22.

We're making every attempt to pull our spots from these programs sooner. Because we feel that's not enough, we also want to help get your voice heard with ABC.

So, we've set up a special email address, SaveTheSoaps@Hoover.com, to help pull together the mass emotional outpouring of support for our beloved ABC soaps and get it to our contacts at ABC. Please, send your emails to us at SaveTheSoaps@Hoover.com, and we'll get every, single last one of them to ABC.

We're 150% committed to doing what matters most to you - so if there's anything else we can do to help or you have any ideas, please email this address, and we will respond to you personally. Thank you for standing up for what matters to you! We need more of that in this world.

Brian Kirkendall Vice President of Marketing Hoover

This is so inspiring. If you love soaps start writing!

Monday, April 18, 2011

Agnes Nixon vows to keep AMC and OLTL alive

"Although ABC has concluded there is no longer a place for our shows on their network, I will do everything possible to keep them alive. God bless you all." Agnes Nixon --Entertainment Weekly

Bravo to Agnes Nixon. Let's all support whatever efforts she comes up with to keep AMC and OLTL alive, wherever possible.

Is there anyone out there passionate about GH?
(aside from us??)
sigh

http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/04/15/agnes-nixon-on-cancelled-abc-soaps-saddens-me-greatly/

and...

http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/04/15/will-a-cable-net-rescue-the-canceled-abc-soaps-sound-crickets/