buster Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 (edited) never drinking Heineken again..........Disgusting Heineken..... will never promote your brand, NEVER!! Let's make this viral.... Edited January 20, 2013 by buster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun1982 Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 That's absolutely disgusting! Poor animals!! Well done for posting buster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dblock Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 from their website Images continue to circulate in social media channels showing a dog fight, with Heineken® banners clearly visible in the background. This is very distressing and totally unacceptable. As a company and a brand owner, we do not and would never knowingly support any event, outlet or individual involved in this type of activity. It is against our company and brand rules and - more important - against our company values. Since this matter was brought to our attention via Facebook we have conducted an investigation and now know that: - The venue is a nightclub in Mongolia - The venue hosted a dog fight of which we had no knowledge and were not involved in any way - The venue owner has verbally confirmed that Heineken® banners are visible in the pictures because the previous evening the club had been decorated for a promotional event and he had failed to remove the banners once it was over. This event was in no way related to the dog fight Based on this we have taken the following immediate actions: - Removed all remaining promotional materials from the venue - Withdrawn all current product stock from the club - Ceased our relationship, ensuring our brands will not be available in the club again - Instructed our distributor to check every location where our brands can be enjoyed to ensure such illegal activities are not taking place. If there is any suggestion that they are, we will take the same action and remove our products - Continue to ensure our strict advertising and promotion guidelines are enforced both to the letter and the spirit of their intent We want to thank our consumers on-line for bringing this issue to our attention. We are shocked and disappointed by these images. We fully understand the level of negative feeling amongst consumers based on what they have seen. We appreciate that the vast majority have asked for our point of view before making a judgment. We encourage our consumers to continue to use social media channels to alert us to any situation where they feel our brands are being misrepresented, so that we can take the appropriate actions. For more information please contact john.g.clarke@heineken.com 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bounty Bar Kid Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 Is that really sponsored by them? Or is this fake? Gonna go check! Brb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bounty Bar Kid Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 You beat me to it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dblock Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 Does anyone boycott products these days? I do not buy some as much as I can but most people still buy them so my boycott probably means little. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 (edited) Kinda what I expected as well. Must admit though my first thought was Photoshop! I wouldn't boycott Heineken because they sponsored a dog fight. I would boycott them on the principle that I do not drink sh*t beer :wink: Edited January 20, 2013 by Ekona Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun1982 Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 Spot on there I think D. Pretty much like my workplace, they **** everyone off so rather than tell them to ram it when they need people to do overtime, there's always people that still will Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbiscuit Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 i don;t drink heineken because i don;t like beer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-350 Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Hang on a minute... Just because there are Heinaken flags in the picture doesnt mean they sponsor dog fighting, thats just silly to jump to that conclusion. That dog fight could have been right outside a bar/club. It is disgusting that people find this entertainment, but why are people slating Heineken and not the guy holding the camera videoing it! Love beer - Love heineken. Dont love the sick people in the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M13KYF Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 did nobody read Dblocks post. 3rd down. Nothing to do with them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbiscuit Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Hang on a minute... Just because there are Heinaken flags in the picture doesnt mean they sponsor dog fighting, thats just silly to jump to that conclusion. That dog fight could have been right outside a bar/club. It is disgusting that people find this entertainment, but why are people slating Heineken and not the guy holding the camera videoing it! Love beer - Love heineken. Dont love the sick people in the world. As dblock pointed out it wasn't the beer companies fault, but as usual social media has helped fuel the need for people to be angry at something. And as usual there are plenty of people to jump on an issue without actually looking at all the facts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spursmaddave Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Social media don't you just love it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldel Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Without reading past post number one it was obvious surely that Heineken wouldn't actively sponsor dog fighting, come on people! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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