On today’s episode of AD Nauseam, Amy and Daniel explore how advertisers can substantiate sensory claims—such as taste, smell, and feel—through rigorous testing, with a focus on guidance from the ASTM E1958 standard and...more
This article provides an overview of sensory claim substantiation: the types of sensory claims, how to identify the right sensory claim for your product, research design methods, best practices for each type of claim, and how...more
The National Advertising Division (NAD) recently looked at a complaint over a social media video posted by an influencer. The interesting thing about this case is that the brand didn’t ask for the video to be posted, and the...more
Environmental marketing claims often present something of a Catch-22—companies that are doing actual good for the environment deserve to reap the benefits of their efforts, and consumers deserve to know, while at the same...more
Even before COVID-19 had turned each of us into an amateur epidemiologist, companies in nearly every industry had begun to recognize the magnetic appeal of health and wellness claims in consumer advertising. Marketers of...more
In theory, a product brand name can communicate a false advertising message, but it doesn’t happen often in practice. Such an instance was found to have occurred according to a recent decision by the National Advertising...more
A recent National Advertising Review Board (“NARB”) decision reminds advertisers to adhere to a fundamental principle of product testing: competing products should be tested in accordance with their usage instructions to...more