On May 29, 2015 the Federal Trade Commission issued a new Frequently Asked Questions update to its 2009 Guides Concerning Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising. One of the key areas they sought to address was the subject of wording or how exactly the disclosures are expected to be […]
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We’ve all seen those ridiculous warning labels. We order a hot cup of coffee, and it warns “Caution! Contents are hot!” Icons on the package instruct us that children should not hide in the refrigerator and we should not microwave the cat. The fine print warns us what is not
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The new Federal Trade Commission disclosure Guides are coming into force tomorrow (December 1, 2009). I have just finished listening to a webinar where Jim Edwards is interviewing Mr. Richard Cleland of the FTC, and it does shed some light on both the FTC’s overall stand on the issue, and
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Earlier today Janet Meiners Thaeler (aka NewspaperGirl) tweeted: CMP.ly is said to have been born “in response to a continued push for transparency and honesty in blogging and within social media and digital communications”. This solution seeks to address the problem of “no established structure or format for disclosures to
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Yesterday evening the team at #SocialMedia has published a good blog post on the FTC’s new rules. They have referred to my earlier statement that the new guidelines imply a shift in responsibility: from the advertiser (who, back in the years when “such traditional media as television, commercials and print
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Over the past four days I have been receiving numerous emails from merchants and affiliates, asking how to word their texts to meet the new Federal Trade Commission rules for testimonials, reviews and endorsements. Affiliates wonder how to put together disclosures: As a publisher, is there generic type of blurb
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