Pissed SE Toyota dealers pull ads from ABC

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Ah, recalls. They're never good for business. But is it a wise idea for to cancel your advertising when people report on them? Toyota dealers have started pulling ads from ABC, though right now it's only in local markets in five states. OK, basically it's just Southeast Toyota, whose ad agency, 22squared, informed ABC that the decision was due to ABC's "excessive stories on the Toyota issues." Southeast Toyota sells 20 percent of all Toyotas in the U.S.,

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