“Decency” watchdog group the Parents Television Council today issued its “best and worst advertiser” lists, honoring and castigating the advertisers who advertise on what it judges the most and least family-friendly shows, respectively. The lists after the jump:
BEST
1. Coca-Cola
2. The Clorox Company
3. Century 21 Real Estate LLC
4. H&R Block, Inc.
5. Ferrero S.p.A. (U.S.A.)
6. CVS Caremark Corporation
7. Whirlpool Corporation
8. The Hershey Company
9. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.
10. Hewlett-Packard Company
WORST
1. General Motors Corporation
2. Nissan North America, Inc.
3. L’Oreal USA, Inc.
4. Pepsi-Cola North America
5. GlaxoSmithKline Holdings (Americas) Inc.
[Brands include: Beano, Lowerthepain.com, Os-Cal, Nicoderm, Sensodyne,
Valtrex, Advair, Aquafresh, and Myalli.com]6. Reckitt Benckiser, Inc.
[Brand: Delsym]7. Target Corporation
8. Kohl’s Corporation
9. Verizon Communications, Inc.
10. Toyota Motor North America
Personally I don’t look to the PTC—or anyone else—to determine what’s friendly to my family, but better this than lobbying the FCC to meddle in the content.
