Comments on: Cause Dissonance: KFC and Komen Buckets for the Cure http://rallythecause.com/2010/04/16/cause-dissonance-kfc-and-komen-buckets-for-the-cure/ Helping companies and nonprofits build empires of meaning Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:26:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Turning A Pink Ribbon Into a Black Mark | ToddCop's Now Wait A Minute http://rallythecause.com/2010/04/16/cause-dissonance-kfc-and-komen-buckets-for-the-cure/#comment-1692 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:26:54 +0000 http://rallythecause.com/?p=983#comment-1692 [...] for women’s health. How could you find fault with that? Sure there were missteps, like hooking up with KFC. But the miscues were relatively minor, until [...]

]]> By: 8 Examples of When Trying to Do Right Goes Horribly Wrong | Post Advertising http://rallythecause.com/2010/04/16/cause-dissonance-kfc-and-komen-buckets-for-the-cure/#comment-1401 Wed, 29 Jun 2011 13:57:09 +0000 http://rallythecause.com/?p=983#comment-1401 [...] Down sandwich (boasting deep-fried chicken patties in place of bread, bacon, and cheese) and the Buckets for the Cure campaign (raising money for breast cancer research through the sale of fattening fried breasts) has now done [...]

]]> By: Cause-Related Marketing: An Unlikely Pair | Ethics in the News http://rallythecause.com/2010/04/16/cause-dissonance-kfc-and-komen-buckets-for-the-cure/#comment-1122 Wed, 23 Feb 2011 00:14:21 +0000 http://rallythecause.com/?p=983#comment-1122 [...] http://rallythecause.com/2010/04/16/cause-dissonance-kfc-and-komen-buckets-for-the-cure/ This entry was posted in Uncategorized. Bookmark the permalink. ← Captcha Advertising [...]

]]> By: The 25 Best Cause Marketing Posts of 2010 http://rallythecause.com/2010/04/16/cause-dissonance-kfc-and-komen-buckets-for-the-cure/#comment-1095 Mon, 03 Jan 2011 16:05:34 +0000 http://rallythecause.com/?p=983#comment-1095 [...] Cause Dissonance: KFC and Komen Buckets for the Cure by Scott Henderson. [...]

]]> By: Own Your Failures | philanthropyink.com http://rallythecause.com/2010/04/16/cause-dissonance-kfc-and-komen-buckets-for-the-cure/#comment-853 Tue, 05 Oct 2010 05:26:14 +0000 http://rallythecause.com/?p=983#comment-853 [...] details, but if you are interested in reading great posts and comments about mistakes, read about Komen’s cause marketing partnership with KFC, Komen suing other nonprofit organizations that use the term “for the cure” or the color pink [...]

]]> By: Finger-Lickin Failure: Susan G. Komen’s Stance on “Buckets For The Cure” at Cause Marketing Forum « Adventures in Philanthropy http://rallythecause.com/2010/04/16/cause-dissonance-kfc-and-komen-buckets-for-the-cure/#comment-744 Sun, 06 Jun 2010 04:09:55 +0000 http://rallythecause.com/?p=983#comment-744 [...] aware of what the controversy is about read these great posts by Joe Waters, Nancy Schwartz and Scott Henderson before you go on. The sheer number of comments on all of these posts is a hint at how many people [...]

]]> By: Colonel Sanders Has a Case of Pink Eye | Cause Catalysts Blog http://rallythecause.com/2010/04/16/cause-dissonance-kfc-and-komen-buckets-for-the-cure/#comment-742 Sun, 30 May 2010 00:21:08 +0000 http://rallythecause.com/?p=983#comment-742 [...] of “pinkwashing” have come from cancer researchers, nutritional experts and other cause marketing analysts and there is no need to rehash them all [...]

]]> By: The Results Company » When a Business Partnership Doesn’t Make Sense http://rallythecause.com/2010/04/16/cause-dissonance-kfc-and-komen-buckets-for-the-cure/#comment-735 Tue, 18 May 2010 14:23:26 +0000 http://rallythecause.com/?p=983#comment-735 [...] more perspectives on this issue, check out these articles: Cause Dissonance: KFC and Komen Buckets for the Cure Pink Buckets: Big Win or Big Fail [...]

]]> By: Rita http://rallythecause.com/2010/04/16/cause-dissonance-kfc-and-komen-buckets-for-the-cure/#comment-733 Mon, 17 May 2010 20:51:21 +0000 http://rallythecause.com/?p=983#comment-733 …I guess the world does not, in fact, care.

]]> By: Rita http://rallythecause.com/2010/04/16/cause-dissonance-kfc-and-komen-buckets-for-the-cure/#comment-729 Wed, 05 May 2010 00:32:18 +0000 http://rallythecause.com/?p=983#comment-729 So, what’s the rest of the story?

It’s been two weeks since Scott’s post. Has either KFC or Komen faced any real consumer/donor backlash, organized or otherwise? Other than, you know, blog-based outrage?

That is to say, beyond headlines like “KFC/Komen partnership raises questions,” does the world care?

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