On a bright July morning in 2013, the incoming President of the Stoli Group USA, John Esposito, was alarmed to learn that one of his company's most popular products was being bombarded by heavy criticism from social media. The hashtag, #DUMPSTOLI, coined by Dan Savage, a prominent gay rights blogger, had gone viral overnight. Savage claimed that Stoli Vodka, because of its Russian heritage, should be subjected to an outright boycott, along with all other Russian-made products. In Savage's view, it was important to launch a vocal protest and to show solidarity with the gay community in the aftermath of a series of discriminatory laws that were passed by the Russian government under the direction of Vladmir Putin. Esposito was well aware of Stoli's historical support of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community and more importantly, he knew that the brand had no influence on, or relationship with the Putin government. In fact, both the owner and top executives at SPI Group, the parent company of Stoli Group USA, had progressively adversarial relationships with the Putin government for over 10 years. Nonetheless, the #DUMPSTOLI hashtag had gained followers and bars across the country began to ban Stoli vodka. Esposito hurried over to the office of Lori Tieszen, Stoli's senior vice president and chief marketing officer. He put her in charge of a team effort responsible for coming up with a response and protecting their iconic brand from the boycott. What should they do?

【書誌情報】

ページ数：20ページ

サイズ：A4

商品番号：HBSP-NA0403

発行日：2016/3/1

登録日：2016/11/8