3/18/2024 4:19:06 PM New York Implements a New Surcharge Law: What the Changes Mean for Shoppers and Businesses By Len Gordon Chris Boone On February 11, 2024, a new law went into effect in New York, establishing important limits and rules for surcharging. Enacted in...
3/26/2023 7:25:50 PM New guidance on using and abusing #AD... has this label now lost all meaning? By Geraint Lloyd-Taylor In case you missed it, on 23 March 2023, the ASA published an updated version of its guidance entitled "Making clear that an ad is an...
1/25/2023 1:09:43 PM #Ad enough: ASA says "LA, LA, LA we're not listening" By Geraint Lloyd-Taylor An Instagram Story by Tara Maynard, seen on 3 July 2022, featured the text: “Hairburst BOGOF sale code is TARAMAYS 10 for an extra 10%...
12/9/2022 3:59:23 PM Spoliation and Failure to Disclose: What Gets Swept Under the Rug in FTC Investigations Lands in a Dangerous Pit By Len Gordon Alexandra Megaris Michael Munoz Once a company or individual learns they are a target of a Federal Trade Commission investigation, they need to quickly make a series of...
9/29/2022 9:58:02 AM UK government responds to DCMS Committee report on influencer culture By Geraint Lloyd-Taylor Brinsley Dresden This summer, the House of Commons DCMS Select Committee published its long awaited report into influencer culture. It said that the rapid...
3/19/2021 3:06:52 PM How to lose friends and influence people By Geraint Lloyd-Taylor The ASA is losing patience with influencer marketing, after its recent study showed that influencers are still breaking consumer and...
10/16/2020 9:23:32 AM Disclosures: Instagram provides new commitments to UK's CMA By Geraint Lloyd-Taylor Facebook (owners of Instagram in the UK) has committed to a package of changes to tackle what the CMA describes as "hidden advertising"...
11/7/2019 5:19:27 PM Operation Full Disclosure, Continued: FTC Releases Disclosure Guides for Influencers By Len Gordon By Annie Lee and Alexandra Megaris Influencers, if you ever wished you had a handy brochure on how to make proper disclosures in your...