18 Mar, 2024 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...
26 Mar, 2023 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...
25 Jan, 2023 #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%...
09 Dec, 2022 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...
29 Sep, 2022 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...
19 Mar, 2021 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...
16 Oct, 2020 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"...
07 Nov, 2019 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...