Faux Fur a Marketing Faux Pas? Consumer News Faux Fur a Marketing Faux Pas? Neiman Marcus, others settle with FTC after marketing rabbit, raccoon, and other real fur as fakes.
U.S.D.A. National Organic Program Consumer Basics U.S.D.A. National Organic Program The National Organic Program (NOP) is a marketing program within the USDA Agriculture Marketing Service. The NOP is tasked with ensuring compliance with the Organic Foods Production Act and its…
Multi-Level Marketing v. Pyramid Schemes Consumer News Multi-Level Marketing v. Pyramid Schemes 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 sales made by their…
Direct Marketing Association Consumer Basics Direct Marketing Association The Direct Marketing Association (DMA) is a trade group made up of all those pesky companies we have to thank for telemarketing, spam, and junk mail, among others. The group…
Rihanna’s lingerie brand accused of deceptive marketing by ad watchdog group Media Coverage Rihanna’s lingerie brand accused of deceptive marketing by ad watchdog group Megan Graham, CNBC
My Pillow agrees to $1 million in penalties to settle suit over marketing claims Media Coverage My Pillow agrees to $1 million in penalties to settle suit over marketing claims Connie Thompson, Komo News
Kardashian Klan accused of ‘deceptive marketing’ Media Coverage Kardashian Klan accused of ‘deceptive marketing’ Richard Johnson, Page Six
J&J Pays $2.2B Over Charges Of Improper Risperdal Marketing Media Coverage J&J Pays $2.2B Over Charges Of Improper Risperdal Marketing Ed Silverman, Pharma Live
Roblox Accused of Deceptive Marketing In Complaint to FTC Media Coverage Roblox Accused of Deceptive Marketing In Complaint to FTC Ad Age
HelloFraud: TINA.org Files Complaint against Meal Kit Giant Consumer News HelloFraud: TINA.org Files Complaint against Meal Kit Giant False promises of “free meals” lead consumers to never-ending subscriptions.
TD Bank’s Marketing of Zelle Money Transfers Class Action TD Bank’s Marketing of Zelle Money Transfers Allegations: Misleadingly marketing Zelle as a fast and “free” way to send money and as a service that “won’t cost you any extra money for the transaction” without disclosing that,…
Most Deceptive Ads of 2022 Consumer News Most Deceptive Ads of 2022 Some of the worst ads TINA.org covered this year.
Kraft Heinz Ramps Up Marketing to School Children, Drawing Some Criticism Media Coverage Kraft Heinz Ramps Up Marketing to School Children, Drawing Some Criticism Erika Wheless, Adage
TINA.org Files Complaint over BeActive’s Deceptive FDA Marketing Consumer News TINA.org Files Complaint over BeActive’s Deceptive FDA Marketing And what it actually means to be FDA “cleared.”
DoNotPay’s Marketing Claims Class Action DoNotPay’s Marketing Claims Allegations: Marketing itself as a “robot lawyer” that “uses artificial intelligence to provide legal assistance” when it is not a licensed attorney or law firm and it is not authorized…
Ricola Class Action Ricola False advertising class-action lawsuits filed regarding the marketing of Ricola throat and cough products.
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Prevagen Scrubs Memory-Improvement Claims Following Court Order Consumer News Prevagen Scrubs Memory-Improvement Claims Following Court Order What led up to brain supplement’s December to remember.