Who’s Sponsoring Whom? Blog Who’s Sponsoring Whom? Dear P&G: I recently read that your global “Thank You Mom” advertising campaign, which has been prominently featured during the Olympics, is expected to generate $500 million in additional…
Perfect Polly Will Give You Nightmares Blog Perfect Polly Will Give You Nightmares Perfect Polly, the $18 plastic bird with a great informercial.
Toying with Gender Marketing Blog Toying with Gender Marketing Not all girls like to play with dolls. What’s a race car girl to do when her favorite toys are marketed towards boys?
Should Best Lip-Sync Be a New Grammy Category? Blog Should Best Lip-Sync Be a New Grammy Category? There are understandable reasons for lip-syncing—sound quality, predictability, choreography—but in the end, lip-syncing is a kind of lie.
The Seven Best Things About Super Bowl Ads Blog The Seven Best Things About Super Bowl Ads Why we love to watch Super Bowl commercials.
MLMs Need to be Included in FTC’s Business Opportunity Rule Blog MLMs Need to be Included in FTC’s Business Opportunity Rule TINA.org files comment in support of applying rule to direct selling industry.
FTC to MLMs: You Lie, You Pay Blog FTC to MLMs: You Lie, You Pay The agency puts the MLM industry on notice.
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.
Court Rules that Success by Health Was a Pyramid Scheme Blog Court Rules that Success by Health Was a Pyramid Scheme Court also finds that defendants made false and deceptive earnings claims.
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.
#NeriumTruth Campaign Summary Blog #NeriumTruth Campaign Summary A recap of TINA.org pressuring Nerium to #GetReal
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.
Fyre Festival Dumpster Fire Blog Fyre Festival Dumpster Fire Trouble in social media influencer paradise.
A Deluge of Doublespeak Blog A Deluge of Doublespeak Corporate doublespeak is as hard to decipher as the questionable claims in the ads themselves.
TINA.org’s Year in Review 2016 Blog TINA.org’s Year in Review 2016 Here’s what we accomplished in 2016 with your help.
TINA.org’s Year In Review 2014 Blog TINA.org’s Year In Review 2014 With help from our readers, TINA.org’s second full year of operation was a definite success – helping to empower consumers against false and deceptive ads. Here’s a rundown of what…
TINA.org to Vemma: Take Down Questionable Health Claims Blog TINA.org to Vemma: Take Down Questionable Health Claims TINA.org campaigns for #vemmatruth by outing sites making unsubstantiated health claims.
Six Vintage Eco-Clueless Ads Blog Six Vintage Eco-Clueless Ads In honor of Earth Day, check out these vintage commercials to see how advertising has gone from blissful ignorance to calculated The practice of making something sound better for the…
TINA.org Is Listening Blog TINA.org Is Listening TINA.org was contacted by ThinkProgress.org informing us that our ad, “The Truth’s Not Always Easy,” features a negative portrayal of a transgender woman. Since that time, we have: issued an…