No Morals, No Ethics

No Morals, No Ethics - No Service

Cheap TV Spots, a Tampa ad agency, announced that it will no longer serve clients whose headquarters or advertising territories are located in the state of South Dakota, or in the cities of Omaha, NE and Black Jack, MO.

The move comes after the passage of legislation in those areas that, the company observes, “cast aside American values.”

Our company policy is, ‘No morals, no ethics - no service.’” said agency spokesman, Jeffrey Hilton.

The banned areas have all recently passed legislation that appear to limit civil liberties or exclude groups based on constitutionally protected factors such as race, gender, sexual orientation and marital status.

The company's press release says:

"Advertising agencies have a bad reputation, deserved or not, for bowing to the will of disingenuous clients. Historically, however, declining to serve such clientele is within the purview of advertising best practices because hateful, sexist and racist messages are not permitted in television advertising. “We simply will not support communities whose leaders seek to weaken the nation with these ignorant and ultimately counterproductive attitudes,” said Hilton."

“While this deeply saddens us, " Hilton said, "we feel it is in the best interest of our company, and a show of respect for our other clients and their customers in the rest of the United States.”

30-May-2006 By BL Ochman