‘Almay Simply American’ Simply Not True

TINA.org investigation finds that a vast majority of the company’s cosmetics do not fit the legal standard for Made in USA.

Time in a Bottle Age-Defying Serum

Advertising self-regulatory group recommends this age-defying serum discontinue Fountain of Youth claims.

Does the Executive Suite Match the Empowerment Message in the Ad?

Here’s what the Super Bowl’s #likeagirl ad really means.

Dr. Brandt’s “Pores No More” Mattifying Lotion

You Won’t Believe Her Transformation – Dermal Meds

We don’t believe it either. We saw this ad online advertising Dermal Meds, a line of anti-aging beauty products. But we also saw a number of problems with its marketing.…

Fortune Hi-Tech Operators Banned from MLMs

Kentucky company agrees to pay $7 million to settle pyramid scheme charges.

New Bill Calls on FTC to Take Action on Photoshopped Images

Advocates worried unrealistic body images taking toll on teens.

The Argument for TINA.org

Advertising spending totals about $150 billion annually in the United States and $500 billion globally. Many of the dollars spent today on advertising are no longer used for traditional print…

TINA.org’s Year In Review 2013

What we did this year on TINA.org.

Clinique Even Better Eyes

The ASA has ordered Clinique to stop running an allegedly misleading UK TV advertisement for Even Better Eyes.

Decoding Cosmetics Claims: Eyelashes

Do eyelash growth products work?

Oz Watch: TV Host Pulls Curtain on Phony Endorsements

Talk show host Dr. Mehmet Oz asks viewers for help.

Are Mattress Claims Keeping You Up at Night?

The NAD ruled that Tempur-pedic could no longer claim their mattresses “sleep cooler”.

Toying with Gender Marketing

Not all girls like to play with dolls. What’s a race car girl to do when her favorite toys are marketed towards boys?

Were Gauguin’s Paintings Part of a Deceptive Marketing Ploy?

By the time Paul Gauguin left his wife and five kids to pursue a painting career in Tahiti, Polynesian women were not wandering around the island half naked.  In fact,…

Big Mickey is Watching You

MyMagic+ at Disney may mean shorter lines but more direct marketing to guests.

Multi-Level Marketing v. Pyramid Schemes

What is multi-level marketing? Multi-level marketing (Multilevel Marketing – a way of distributing products or services in which the distributors earn income from their own retail sales and from retail…

Modeling Opportunity May Just Take Your Dough

There’s nothing like a stranger telling you that you should be a model to boost your self-esteem.  And there’s nothing like falling for a trap and losing your hard-earned money…

It All Starts with a Good Foundation

Socrates said that “beauty is a short-lived tyranny,” but cosmetic companies will have you believing otherwise.  The vast majority of ads for foundation feature celebrities and models, regardless of age,…

You Said Do Not Call but Some Telemarketers are Doing it Anyway

Americall was found to actually TRAIN its employees to ignore consumers’ requests to be placed on the company’s do not call list.  How did the FTC know? Apparently, they put…