Dec 30, 2019 Some Tips for 2020 From Frankfurt Kurnit's Advertising Group By Jeff Greenbaum As the year comes to a close, we wanted to share with you our thoughts about some of the key issues to keep in mind for 2020. So, here...
Dec 30, 2019 Spotify Says "No" to Political Advertising By Jeff Greenbaum Last week, Spotify announced that it would not accept political advertising in 2020. Spotify joins other platforms, including Google,...
Dec 27, 2019 Too Funny to Be Believed? NAD Says No. By Terri Seligman Char-Broil LLC, maker of gas grills, challenged online commercials run by Traeger Pellet Grills LLC for its wood fired grills. ...
Dec 24, 2019 Court Holds Website Disclosure Inadequate For On-Label Claim By Terri Seligman Last May, I blogged about two lawsuits filed against Cento Fine Foods, the largest distributor of San Marzano tomatoes in the US. The...
Dec 23, 2019 Naughty or Nice? A Few Last Minute Tips for Using Santa Claus in Your Advertising By Jeff Greenbaum Are you planning to use Santa Claus in some holiday-themed social media posts? If so, here are a few last minute tips to keep in mind...
Dec 21, 2019 Facebook Releases New Advertising Rules for the 2020 Census By Jeff Greenbaum Last week, Facebook announced a new policy that specifically bans posts and advertisements that include misleading information about...
Dec 21, 2019 NAD Announces Updated Filing Fees By Jordyn Milewski This week, the National Advertising Division announced new filing fees that will take effect on January 1, 2020. The new fees to bring a...
Dec 20, 2019 Settlement of Rewards Program Class Action Highlights Risks And Steps Needed to Mitigate Them By Terri Seligman Way back in 2016, I wrote about the rare case involving a loyalty program. According to the class action complaint filed in California...
Dec 20, 2019 Can You Promote a Product as "Made in the USA" if the Product Packaging is Foreign-Made? By Jeff Greenbaum When you advertise that your product is "Made in the USA," do you have to take into account whether the product packaging was made in the...
Dec 19, 2019 Instagram Announces Restrictions on Branded Content and Says Further Policies are Coming By Jeff Greenbaum Instagram announced that branded content that promotes goods such as vaping, tobacco products, and weapons will not be allowed. In a...
Dec 17, 2019 Hallmark Apologizes for Pulling Commercials That Show Brides Kissing By Jeff Greenbaum The Hallmark Channel came under fire over the last several days after it decided to pull several commercials for Zola, the wedding...
Dec 17, 2019 FTC Continues to Pursue Marketers Over "Made in USA" Claims By Jeff Greenbaum Recent closing letters from the Federal Trade Commission suggest that the agency continues to actively pursue marketers that it believes...
Dec 16, 2019 Sports Marketing and Media News For December By Christopher Chase Here’s what’s happening at the intersection of sports, marketing, and entertainment law as we hit the holiday season - a look at: the...
Dec 14, 2019 Pennsylvania Attorney General Settles With Temple University Over Promoting Inaccurate Ratings By Jeff Greenbaum The Pennsylvania Attorney General announced that it reached a settlement with Temple University over charges that it improperly boosted...
Dec 13, 2019 University of Phoenix Reaches $191 Million Settlement With FTC over False Advertising Allegations By Jeff Greenbaum The Federal Trade Commission obtained a record $191 million settlement with the University of Phoenix and its parent company, Apollo...
Dec 12, 2019 Bias Disguised as Neutrality Gives Rise to False Advertising Claims By Terri Seligman I was alerted to this case by Professor Rebecca Tushnet’s always informative blog. The case addresses the interesting issue of a...