Was Accenture Right to Bounce Tiger?

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With Accenture’s announcement this weekend that it has dropped Tiger Woods as its marketing pitchman, analysts are questioning whether others will soon follow suit.

“Given the circumstances of the last two weeks, after careful consideration and analysis, the company has determined [Woods] is no longer the right representative for its advertising,” Accenture wrote on its Web site. The global technology consulting firm said it “will immediately transition to a new advertising campaign,” with the bulk of the effort to launch next year.

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