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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

NAD Decision Leaves Unanswered Questions about Content Creator Disclosures

P&G filed an NAD challenge against Dr. Squatch over posts that the company’s influencers and content creators made on TikTok. These creators participate in the TikTok Shop affiliate program through which they can earn a...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

NAD Releases Influencer Trust Index

This week, NAD released Influencer Trust Index: Consumer Insights 2025. The report starts by noting that last year, 82.7% of marketers in the US leveraged influencers in creative campaigns, driving the influencer marketing...more

Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth

The Legal Side of Sweepstakes: What Every Brand Needs to Know

“It’s just a giveaway. What could go wrong?” You’d be surprised. A fun marketing initiative can quickly become a legal headache. Behind every good sweepstakes is a legal minefield—one that many brands don’t recognize...more

Fenwick & West LLP

Are You Monitoring Your Influencers? Huda Beauty's NAD Case Is a Reminder

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The National Advertising Division (NAD) recently reviewed marketing claims tied to Huda Beauty's Easy Bake Setting Spray. At issue was a TikTok video from an influencer claiming the spray was the “strongest setting spray...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Best Practices for Brands in Connection With Celebrity Endorsements, Testimonials, and Influencer Marketing Activities

On November 15, 2024, in Dallas, Texas, a 27-year-old social media influencer fought a 58-year-old boxing legend and approximately 108 million people tuned in to witness the spectacle. While not quite the Super Bowl, the...more

Hinch Newman LLP

What Digital Marketers and Influencers Need to Know About the FTC Final Rule Banning Fake Consumer Reviews and Testimonials

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As previously blogged about here, following notices of proposed rulemaking in 2022 and 2023, on August 22, 2024 the Federal Trade Commission finalized a rule that will impose monetary civil penalties false and misleading...more

Good2bSocial

The Power of Email Marketing in Demand Generation for Law Firms

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Where every click and keystroke can lead to a potential client, email marketing stands out as a powerful tool for law firms looking to generate demand. But what exactly makes email marketing so crucial in the legal sector?...more

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New SEC Guidance on Marketing Rule: Ensuring Compliance in Advertisement and Marketing Material for Investment Advisors 2024

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The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently released two new sources of guidance for the Marketing Rule. On February 26, the SEC Division of Investment Management released an FAQ clarifying how to include gross...more

SEC Compliance Consultants, Inc. (SEC³)

SEC Tells Advisers What Not to Do in Advertisements

SEC’s Division of Examinations (“EXAMS”) issued a risk alert on its Initial Observations Regarding Advisers Act Marketing Rule Compliance (the “Risk Alert”), giving compliance officers an unexpected gift by sharing examples...more

Good2bSocial

Top Legal Marketing Podcasts of 2023

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Our Legal Marketing 2.0 Podcast has covered a diverse range of topics, with host Guy Alvarez sitting down with many of the top leaders and rainmakers in the world of legal marketing. From the rise of AI technology to the...more

Hendershot Cowart P.C.

FTC Updates Guidelines for Social Media Endorsements

Effective July 26, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) adopted revisions to its Guides Concerning Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising (the "Guides") to reflect the changing media landscape. The guides,...more

King & Spalding

SEC Investment Adviser Marketing Rule: Compliance Date is Nov. 4, 2022

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In late 2020, the SEC adopted1 rule amendments that require SECregistered investment advisers to, by November 4, 2022, switch their compliance regimes from the SEC’s current Advertising and Cash Solicitation Rules (Rules...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Virtual Conference] 28th Annual Advertising & Marketing Law - January 18th - 19th, 8:45 am - 1:30 pm EST

Delve into critical legal and regulatory developments with the Canadian Institute’s 28th Annual Advertising & Marketing Law conference taking place virtually on January 18 – 19, 2022 (EST). This is Canada’s most comprehensive...more

Tonkon Torp LLP

SEC Publishes Revised Investment Adviser Marketing Rule, Effective May 4, 2021

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At long last, the SEC has finally published its Revised Investment Adviser Marketing Rule. effective as of May 4, 2021. Investment advisers will have 18 months following the effective date, or until November 4, 2022, to come...more

Perkins Coie

Hot Ad Law Topics for 2020

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Resolve this new year to avoid advertising mistakes that could result in class actions, regulator enforcement, or competitor claims. Five advertising law takeaways for brand and legal teams to consider for 2020 follow....more

Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP

Client Alert: FTC and FDA Team Up to Send Warning Letters About Social Media Influencer Posts

Recently, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (“FDA”) issued joint warning letters to four sellers of e-liquids, the nicotine “juice” used in vaping regarding their use of social media...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Day 19 of One Month to More Effective Continuous Improvement-Use of Social Media for Continuous Improvement

Compliance does not exist in a time-warp vacuum, with programs living in 1977 when the first major anti-corruption legislation, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act was passed. The law has advanced since that time, as has...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media

Innovative Social Media Marketing Cannot Overlook Old-Fashioned Compliance

Social media is all about innovation, so it is no surprise that social media marketers are always looking for innovative ways—such as courting social media “influencers” and using native advertising—to promote products and...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Social Media Week Part I – Using Social Media In Your Compliance Program

Welcome to Part I of Social Media Week. I recently did a webinar, hosted by The Network, on the use of social media in your Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) compliance program. The response was as great as almost any...more

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