J&J to Pay $2.2 B to Settle Deceptive Marketing Charges Consumer News J&J to Pay $2.2 B to Settle Deceptive Marketing Charges Fine a deterrent, or just cost of doing business?
Caprice Marketing Ad Alert Caprice Marketing At the request of the FTC, a U.S. District Court recently halted the operations and froze the assets of Caprice Marketing, a company that advertised payday loans but instead charged…
FTC Says Telemarketing Firm at it Again Consumer News FTC Says Telemarketing Firm at it Again Agency seeks contempt order for repeat offender.
Wyeth Agrees to $490 Million Payout for Unlawful Marketing Consumer News Wyeth Agrees to $490 Million Payout for Unlawful Marketing Justice Department says company put profits over safety.
TINA.org Renews Effort on Deceptively Marketed Supplement Consumer News TINA.org Renews Effort on Deceptively Marketed Supplement European agency rules that marketing of formula is misleading.
Toying with Gender Marketing Blog 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? Blog 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,…
The Dirty Cats of the Super Bowl Consumer News The Dirty Cats of the Super Bowl These adorable fur balls help sell products, but are the companies free of false or deceptive marketing claims?
Pandemic Schemes: How Multilevel Marketing Distributors Are Using the Internet—and the Coronavirus—to Grow Their Businesses Media Coverage Pandemic Schemes: How Multilevel Marketing Distributors Are Using the Internet—and the Coronavirus—to Grow Their Businesses Abby Vesoulis & Eliana Dockterman, TIME
Rihanna’s Lingerie Line Accused of Deceptive Marketing Media Coverage Rihanna’s Lingerie Line Accused of Deceptive Marketing Sapna Maheshwari, New York Times
Are Multilevel Marketing Companies a Total Scam? A Look at the Billion-Dollar Industry Targeting Moms Media Coverage Are Multilevel Marketing Companies a Total Scam? A Look at the Billion-Dollar Industry Targeting Moms Murphy Moroney, PopSugar
The Perils of Multi-Level Marketing Programs Media Coverage The Perils of Multi-Level Marketing Programs Tom Ashbrook, NPR WBUR
The Trump era will be a boon for multilevel marketing companies Media Coverage The Trump era will be a boon for multilevel marketing companies Michelle Celarier, Slate
Fox’s Fake News And 6 Times Corporate Marketing Campaigns Went Wrong Media Coverage Fox’s Fake News And 6 Times Corporate Marketing Campaigns Went Wrong Wayne Duggan, Yahoo! Finance
‘Deceptive marketing works’ — social media ads grab attention of regulators Media Coverage ‘Deceptive marketing works’ — social media ads grab attention of regulators Dianne Buckner, CBC News
Marketing Your Brand With Influencers? Make Sure the FTC Hits the “Like” Button Media Coverage Marketing Your Brand With Influencers? Make Sure the FTC Hits the “Like” Button Thomas Harvey, The Recorder
3 Lessons From The Kardashians On How Not To Do Influencer Marketing Media Coverage 3 Lessons From The Kardashians On How Not To Do Influencer Marketing Mia Dand, Business 2 Community
Kardashian family accused of ‘deceptive’ marketing over paid for Instagram endorsements Media Coverage Kardashian family accused of ‘deceptive’ marketing over paid for Instagram endorsements Rebecca Stewart, The Drum
Kardashians accused of posting deceptive marketing campaigns Media Coverage Kardashians accused of posting deceptive marketing campaigns Andrea Park, CBS News