5 Takeaways from #NAD2021 Blog 5 Takeaways from #NAD2021 Checking in on the system of self-regulation in the ad industry.
What I Discovered When I Looked into Sarah’s Discovery Blog What I Discovered When I Looked into Sarah’s Discovery Just because a weight-loss product or program is all over Instagram doesn’t mean it should be trusted
TINA’s Take: Supreme Court Considers Whether Liars Can Keep Money They Stole Blog TINA’s Take: Supreme Court Considers Whether Liars Can Keep Money They Stole TINA.org files brief in critical case concerning FTC authority.
Deceptive Income Claims – How Not to Market Your MLM Business Blog Deceptive Income Claims – How Not to Market Your MLM Business How income claims, even truthful ones, can be deceptive when marketing the MLM business opportunity.
Marketers Downplay Consumer Harm Caused by Negative Option Offers Blog Marketers Downplay Consumer Harm Caused by Negative Option Offers Marketers are attempting to put a positive spin on the negative option.
Prevagen Is Going to the Dogs Blog Prevagen Is Going to the Dogs Second Circuit rules FTC/NY case against Prevagen can proceed.
Content Confusion in an Era of Fake News Blog Content Confusion in an Era of Fake News Study demonstrates that effectively designed native advertising disclosures can decrease consumer deception.
TINA.org’s Year in Review 2017 Blog TINA.org’s Year in Review 2017 When it came to keeping ads honest in 2017, TINA.org was plenty busy.
TINA.org to Nerium: Take Down Questionable Health and Income Claims Blog TINA.org to Nerium: Take Down Questionable Health and Income Claims Watch for #NeriumTruth social media campaign exposing company’s inappropriate health and income claims.
Netflix Serves Up Cups of Advertising with ‘Gilmore Girls’ Campaign Blog Netflix Serves Up Cups of Advertising with ‘Gilmore Girls’ Campaign How much advertising do you take with your coffee?
Flexiblity is not Free Blog Flexiblity is not Free The math doesn’t add up in your favor at FlexShopper.com’s rental site.
Perfect Food, Imperfect Packaging Blog Perfect Food, Imperfect Packaging Is this green super food supplement slack-filled or packed down?
Why This Anti-Pyramid Scheme Bill is Outrageously Wrong for Consumers Blog Why This Anti-Pyramid Scheme Bill is Outrageously Wrong for Consumers POST HIGHLIGHTS • H.R. 5230 runs directly counter to 40 years of case law on pyramid schemes. • It obliterates the difference between distributor purchases for the business venture versus…
Does this New Federal Bill Promote Pyramid Schemes? Blog Does this New Federal Bill Promote Pyramid Schemes? TINA.org deconstructs how this proposed legislation really protects the industry.
TINA.org’s Year In Review 2015 Blog TINA.org’s Year In Review 2015 What we did this year at TINA.org.
Former FTC Economist’s Response & Thoughts on Vemma Blog Former FTC Economist’s Response & Thoughts on Vemma Getting to the bottom of affiliate vs. customer.
Sunshine Week: Utah’s Small Step toward the Light Blog Sunshine Week: Utah’s Small Step toward the Light State moves closer to disclosing vital consumer complaints but there’s more work to be done.
Red Bull Settlement: It’s NOT about the Wings Blog Red Bull Settlement: It’s NOT about the Wings This proposed agreement is not as absurd as media coverage may have led you to believe.
Whose Settlement is Better For You: Vitaminwater or Red Bull? Blog Whose Settlement is Better For You: Vitaminwater or Red Bull? Vitaminwater and Red Bull were both sued for falsely marketing their beverages as providing specific health/functional benefits.
What Every Parent Needs to Know About Willagirl Blog What Every Parent Needs to Know About Willagirl The bottom line of selling this line of cosmetics is not as attractive as it appears.