Influencer-in-Chief? Trump and Thoburns Consumer News Influencer-in-Chief? Trump and Thoburns London-based public relations agency’s ad featuring Trump raises questions about endorsements.
Reality Check: TINA.org Calls on FTC to Address Virtual Influencers Consumer News Reality Check: TINA.org Calls on FTC to Address Virtual Influencers Why the FTC should consider virtual influencers as it reviews its Endorsement Guides.
Warner Brothers Brands Warner Brothers TINA.org investigated Warner Brothers’s use of online influencers to promote video games and found that the company was violating an FTC Order that barred it from misrepresenting sponsored content as the…
Cîroc Brands Cîroc TINA.org found numerous influencers deceptively promoting Diageo’s Cîroc brand on Instagram.
Social Media Influencers Industries Social Media Influencers TINA.org found social media influencers ignored FTC warnings and continued promoting brands without proper disclosures.
Is Chiefnana Offering a Golden Opportunity? Ad Alert Is Chiefnana Offering a Golden Opportunity? For over a year, Chiefnana has been sending this e-mail trying to get recipients to invest in a supposed gold mining operation in Africa. Odds are that if you send…
FTC Social Media Actions Consumer News FTC Social Media Actions See the FTC’s track record when it comes to social media influencer cases.
Walmart Brands Walmart TINA.org investigations into Walmart have revealed that the retail giant repeatedly engaged in false and deceptive Made in USA marketing on its website, and used undisclosed stealth marketing directed at…
What Happens When Human Marketers Are Replaced, But Human Viewers Are Not Blog What Happens When Human Marketers Are Replaced, But Human Viewers Are Not And why the problem is even worse when those human viewers are kids.
TINA’s Take: FTC Lets ‘Detox Tea’ Influencers Off with a Warning Consumer News TINA’s Take: FTC Lets ‘Detox Tea’ Influencers Off with a Warning …for now.
Influencers Defy FTC Rules on Disclosure Despite Warnings Consumer News Influencers Defy FTC Rules on Disclosure Despite Warnings TINA.org finds 95 percent of social media influencers previously put on notice by the FTC breaking the law.
TINA.org Hits Up the Marketing Conference Circuit Blog TINA.org Hits Up the Marketing Conference Circuit TINA.org hits the road to keep current on marketing trends and promote truthful advertising.
TINA.org Files Complaint against Diageo Regarding Its Ciroc Influencers Consumer News TINA.org Files Complaint against Diageo Regarding Its Ciroc Influencers TINA.org finds more than 1,700 undisclosed alcohol ads published on Instagram by 50 Ciroc influencers.
Snow Teeth Whitening Brands Snow Teeth Whitening TINA.org investigated Snow Teeth Whitening, an Arizona-based dental cosmetics company, and found that it was improperly using an FDA logo in its marketing materials, including on its product packaging, website,…
Ad or Not? Influencers Invade Coachella Consumer News Ad or Not? Influencers Invade Coachella Brands and their paid endorsers cash in at the music festival, sans disclosure.
CATrends: Deceptive Influencer Marketing Consumer News CATrends: Deceptive Influencer Marketing It’s a hot sponcon summer.
Lord of the Influencers Consumer News Lord of the Influencers FTC casts shadow on Warner Brothers’ Mordor video game marketing.
TINA.org Files FTC Complaint Against Diageo for Deceptive Influencer Marketing of Ciroc Press Release TINA.org Files FTC Complaint Against Diageo for Deceptive Influencer Marketing of Ciroc MADISON, CONN., Dec. 11, 2018 — Diageo’s Ciroc has experienced a meteoric rise in sales over the past decade thanks in part to a marketing strategy heavily focused on celebrity…