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,…
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.
Williams-Sonoma Brands Williams-Sonoma TINA.org investigated Williams-Sonoma and found that seven of its websites — Williams-Sonoma, Williams-Sonoma Home, Rejuvenation, Pottery Barn, PBteen, Pottery Barn Kids and West Elm — were marketing products as made…
The Scoop on Social Media Influencer Disclosure Requirements Consumer Basics The Scoop on Social Media Influencer Disclosure Requirements What kind of disclosure is necessary for social media influencer marketing?
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.
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…
Warner Bros., PewDiePie Not Game to Disclose Influencer Marketing Consumer News Warner Bros., PewDiePie Not Game to Disclose Influencer Marketing TINA.org alerts FTC to Warner Bros.’s violation of a consent order regarding influencer posts.
TINA’s Take: The Paid Ads Left Out of the Facebook Ad Boycott Consumer News TINA’s Take: The Paid Ads Left Out of the Facebook Ad Boycott It’s disingenuous for brands to suggest they are boycotting a platform and then still run ads on that platform.
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…
TINA’s Take: UK Bans Influencer Ads that Applied ‘Misleading’ Beauty Filters Consumer News TINA’s Take: UK Bans Influencer Ads that Applied ‘Misleading’ Beauty Filters Instagram stories used filters that ASA said misleadingly exaggerated results tanning products could achieve.
USANA Brands USANA TINA.org investigated USANA Health Sciences, a Utah-based multilevel marketing company, and found that it has used unsubstantiated disease-treatment claims to market products and atypical income claims to market the business…
Warner Brothers & PewDiePie Not Game to Disclose Influencer Marketing Press Release Warner Brothers & PewDiePie Not Game to Disclose Influencer Marketing MADISON, CONN. Oct. 31, 2017 –Last November Warner Bros. entered into a final consent order with the FTC to settle charges related to a 2014 influencer marketing campaign for its Lord of…
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.
The Coldest Water Bottle Ad Alert The Coldest Water Bottle The Coldest Water is in hot water over its influencer marketing posts.
Campaign 2020: The Rise of the Influencer Election Blog Campaign 2020: The Rise of the Influencer Election Political candidates are jumping on the #InfluencerMarketing bandwagon.
FabKids Deceptive Influencer Marketing Evidence FabKids Deceptive Influencer Marketing The following is a sampling of more than 45 FabKids ads on Instagram accounts across more than 25 different social media influencers in which the influencers failed to disclose their…
Forever Living Brands Forever Living TINA.org found aloe vera MLM uses thousands of atypical income claims to lure recruits.
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
Savage X Fenty Deceptive Influencer Marketing Evidence Savage X Fenty Deceptive Influencer Marketing The following is a sampling of 70 Savage X Fenty ads on Instagram accounts (and one TikTok account) across 21 different social media influencers in which the influencers failed to…