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What to Know about Negative-Option Offers

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What to Know about Negative-Option Offers

Risk free trials may lead to repeated, unwanted charges to your credit card.

Puffery – A Marketer’s Right To Lie

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Puffery – A Marketer’s Right To Lie

Ads can legally lie to you as long as the lie is so obvious an exaggeration that you know not to take it seriously.

Is That Ad Deceptive?

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Is That Ad Deceptive?

A three-part test can help answer that question.

Federal Laws Governing Ads

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Federal Laws Governing Ads

There are many federal laws that regulate advertisements in some way or another.

Self-regulation in the Alcohol Industry

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Self-regulation in the Alcohol Industry

The alcohol industry’s self-regulation efforts have historically focused on three main areas – drunk driving, underage drinking, and problem drinking – and have achieved what many observers say is a…

The Interactive Advertising Bureau

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The Interactive Advertising Bureau

The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) is an organization of online advertising businesses. Since its inception in 1996, the IAB has developed guidelines, standards, and best practices for the online advertising…

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What to Know about Negative-Option Offers

Puffery – A Marketer’s Right To Lie

Is That Ad Deceptive?

Federal Laws Governing Ads

Self-regulation in the Alcohol Industry

The Interactive Advertising Bureau