Lowe's All-American Muslim Ban Leads 2011 PR Blunders

Posted by Shirley Brady on January 2, 2012 05:01 PM

Lowe's controversial decision to pull its advertising from TLC's All-American Muslim reality series — already spoofed by Funny or Die — has been named one of the top PR disasters of 2011 by Business News Daily. Read more here.

More about: Lowe's, Lowe's Home Improvement, Retail, Advertising, TLC, Discovery, CAIR, Florida Family Association, Protests, Boycotts, Activism, Religion, Muslim, PR, Reputation Management

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