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Self-Regulation of Advertising
These are the gatekeepers in charge of regulating advertising and promotions, and the goals
they hope to achieve.
• Gatekeepers
• Advertising industry
• Businesses
• Media
• Trade associations
• Goals
• Maintain consumer trust and confidence
• Limit government interference
• Protect all parties from litigation
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Pages 682 - 684
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Local, State, and Federal Regulation
This is a list of some of the local, industry, and governmental agencies that are involved in
regulating advertising and promotions.
Local and Industry Groups
• Better Business Bureau (BBB)
• National Advertising Review Council (NARC)
• Distilled Spirits Council (DISCUS)
• American Medical Association (AMA)
State and Federal Agencies
• Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
• Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
• Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
• U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
Textbook
Page 683
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Self-Regulation by Advertisers and Agencies
This is a list of the methods by which advertisers and agencies protect themselves.
Protective measures
• Company guidelines,
standards, policies
• Corporate attorneys
• Substantiating ad claims
• Agency-client contracts
• Creative review boards
• Specialized lawyers
Textbook
Page 684
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Self-Regulation by Trade Associations
This are the the types of products and services that are self-regulated by trade associations.
Affected products and services
• Liquor & alcoholic beverages
• Pharmaceuticals
• Products for children
• Legal & medical services
Textbook
Pages 684 - 685 / Exhibit 20 - 2
Attorneys at Law
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Liquor Advertising on TV
The ad shown here was developed by The Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth. It calls for
the alcohol industry to responsibly market its products, since its use is illegal for 60 million
underage Americans.
Textbook
Pages 686 - 687 / IMC Perspective 20 - 1
60 million underage
viewers
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Liquor Advertising on TV
This is an ad that was run in a northeast edition of the New York Times in the form of an
open letter sent to Seagram CEO Edgar Bronfman, Jr. criticizing the company’s decision to
break the 48 year voluntary ban against hard liquor advertising on television.
Textbook
Pages 686 - 687 / IMC Perspective 20 - 1
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Self-Regulation by Businesses
This is an overview of the various test points that occur during the development of an ad or
an advertising campaign.
Better Business Bureau (BBB)
• Promotes fair advertising and selling practices across all industries
• Handles consumer complaints
• Supported by dues of the member firms
• Uses negative publicity to curb abuses
BBB national investigative arms
• National Advertising Division (NAD)
• Children’s Advertising Review Unit (CARU)
• Electronic Retailing Self-Regulation Program (ERSP)
Textbook
Pages 686 - 688
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The National Advertising Review Council
This visual shows a page from the web site of the National Advertising Review Council.
Textbook
Pages 688 – 689 / Exhibit 20 - 3
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CARU Activities
This is a list of some of the roles and responsibilities of the Children’s Advertising Review
Unit.
• General activities
• Review and evaluate child-directed advertising in all media
• Oversee online privacy issues that affect children
• Advise advertisers and agencies
• Maintain self-regulatory guidelines
for children’s advertising
Textbook
Pages 690
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Mission of the ERSP
This is the mission of the Electronic Retailing Self-Regulation Program (ERSP).
Textbook
Pages 690
Discourage advertising and marketing in the
electronic retailing industry that
contains unsubstantiated claims
Enhance consumer confidence
in electronic retailing
Demonstrate a commitment to meaningful
and effective self-regulation
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Self-Regulation by Advertising Associations
This chart shows the advertising associations that actively monitor and police advertising
practices.
Textbook
Page 690 - 691
Actively Monitoring and Policing
Advertising Practices
American Association of Advertising
Agencies
American Advertising
Federation
Advertisers
Agencies
Media
Advertising Clubs
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TV Network Guidelines for Children’s Ads
This is a sampling of the TV networks’ guidelines for children’s advertising.
Textbook
Pages 692 / Figure 20 - 3
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Appraising Self-Regulation
The two opposing views of advertising self-regulation.
Textbook
Pages 693 - 694
Can be more stringent standards than those imposed by legislation
Encourages truthful, ethical, responsible advertising
Effective regulatory mechanism
Preferable to government intervention
Advertisers,
Agencies, Media
Takes too long to resolve complaints
Problems with budgeting and staffing
Lack of power or authority
Self-serving to advertiser and media
Critics
17. These are the various federal agencies involved in the regulation of advertising and
promotion.
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Federal Regulation of Advertising
Textbook
Pages 694
Federal Communications
Commission (FCC)
Food and Drug
Administration (FDA)
U.S. Postal Service
Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco,
and Firearms
Federal Trade Commission
(FTC)
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Advertising and the First Amendment
These are the key points about free speech and advertising.
Textbook
Pages 694 - 695
Speech promoting a commercial
transaction is protected but must be
truthful
Freedom of speech or expression is the
most basic federal law that governs
advertising and promotion
Speech must be balanced against
competing interests such as advertising
of harmful products
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Federal Trade Commission
Here is an overview of the Federal Trade Commission.
Textbook
Page 695 - 697 / Exhibit 20 - 9
Three Major Divisions
• Consumer
Protection
• Economics
• Competition
Wheeler Lea Amendment
(1938) Made Deceptive
Practices Unlawful
Created By FTC Act (1914)
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The Concept of Unfairness
These are the basis for determining unfairness.
Textbook
Pages 697
Could not reasonably be avoided by
consumers
Causes substantial physical or
economic injury to consumers
Must not be outweighed by
countervailing benefits to consumers
or competition
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Puffery
This visual defines and shows some examples of puffery.
Textbook
Page 698
Bayer
“The wonder drug
that works wonders”
BMW
“The ultimate driving
machine”
Nestlé
“The very best
chocolate”
Snapple
“Made from the best
stuff on earth”
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Deceptive Advertising
These are the key elements of deceptive advertising.
Textbook
Pages 699 - 700
Perspective of reasonable consumer
Likelihood of misleading consumer
Materiality – misrepresentation or
practice is likely to affect consumers’
purchase decision
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Ways the FTC Handles Deceptive Ads
These are the ways in which FTC deals with deceptive advertising.
Textbook
Pages 700 - 707
FTC programs to prevent
deceptive advertising
Affirmative Disclosure
Advertising Substantiation
FTC programs to deal with
deceptive advertising
after it occurs
Cease-and-Desist Orders
Consent Orders
Corrective Advertising
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Federal Regulation by the FTC
This is a brief timeline of federal regulation by the FTC.
Textbook
Pages 707 - 709
1970’s
FTC is powerful,
active regulator
FTC becomes
less active
1980’s and 1990’s
Focus on telemarketing
and Internet privacy
2000 to 2009
Asks for increased
powers to protect
consumers against
financial fraud
2010 to Present
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Additional Federal Regulatory Agencies
These are some of the other federal regulatory agencies and departments that regulate
advertising and promotion.
Textbook
Pages 709 - 712
Federal Communications
Commission
Food and Drug
Administration
U.S. Postal Service
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
and Firearms
Additional federal regulatory agencies
and departments that regulate
advertising and promotion
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Test Your Knowledge
The _____ is a federal agency that was founded in 1934 to regulate broadcast
communications that include the radio, television, telephone, and telegraph industries.
A. Federal Trade Commission
B. Federal Communications Commission
C. Fairness Doctrine
D. U.S. Postal Service
E. National Association of Broadcasters
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The Nutrition Labeling and Education Act
This visual shows the nutrition facts on the label of a jar of peanut butter.
Textbook
Pages 710 – 712 / Exhibit 20 – 15
Labels must be easy
for consumers to
understand
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The U.S. Postal Service
This is a list of the types of advertising messages over which the U.S. Post Service has
regulatory jurisdiction.
Textbook
Pages 712
The U.S. Postal Service has control over ads that involve…
Lotteries
Obscenity
Fraud
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Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms
This is a list of the roles and responsibilities of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms
(BATF).
Textbook
Pages 712
Enforces liquor laws
Develops regulations
Collects taxes on liquor sales
Regulates liquor advertising
Imposes sanctions
The BATF…
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Suing Competitors Under the Lanham Act
This is a list of the elements that must be proven to win a false advertising suit under the
Lanham Act.
Textbook
Pages 712 - 723
Must be proven to win a false advertising suit
Ad deceived a substantial segment of the audience
Deception was “material” or meaningful and is likely to influence purchasing decisions
Falsely advertised products or services are sold in interstate commerce
You were, or likely will be, injured as a result of the false statements (loss of sales or loss
of goodwill)
False statements have been made about the advertiser’s product or your product
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Regulation of Sales Promotion
This are the three forms of sales promotion that are highly regulated.
Textbook
Pages 717 - 718
Cannot misrepresent their value
Cannot be a lottery
Rules & details must be fully
disclosed
Care must be taken with special
audiences
Contests/Sweepstakes
Premiums
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Regulation of Trade Allowances
These are the regulations of trade allowances.
Textbook
Pages 718 - 719
Must not violate any stipulations of
the Robinson-Patman Act
Co-op funds must be equal and
non-discriminatory
Trade Allowances
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Regulation of Direct Marketing
This is a summary of the regulation of direct marketing.
Textbook
Pages 719 - 721
Telephone Consumer Protection Act
Pay-per-call Rule
FTC “Do-not-call” Registry
Telemarketing faces increased regulation
FTC & US Postal Service police direct-response ads
closely
Self-regulation occurs through various industry
groups
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Protecting Consumers from Unwanted Calls
These are the characteristics of the national “do-not-call” registry, which was created by the
FTC to deal with the problems of unwanted calls consumer receive from telemarketers.
Textbook
Pages 720 - 721
Created by the FTC to allow consumers to limit the calls they receive from
telemarketers
Excludes calls from political organizations, charities, telephone surveyors, or
companies with which the consumer has an existing relationship
Companies calling consumers on the registry subject to fine of up to $11,000
per incident
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Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act
This visual relates to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act and summarizes the
characteristics of this piece of legislation.
Textbook
Pages 722 - 723
Places restrictions on collecting information
from children via the Internet
Enacted to protect the privacy of children
when they are using the Internet
Privacy policies must be on home page
and area where data is collected
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Regulation of Social Media
This is a list of some of the new guidelines established by the FTC:
• Safeguarding of personal information
• Guidelines for online endorsements
• Online endorsers and bloggers must disclose any material connection to company or
brand
• Paid endorsers posting on social media and e-commerce sites
• Must identify themselves as such
Textbook
Page 724
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Anti-Spamming Legislation
This list presents the CAN-SPAM Act’s general requirements for commercial emails:
• CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 email rules
• Conspicuous notice of the right to opt-out
• A functioning Internet-based mechanism that a recipient may use to opt out of
future commercial e-mail messages
• Clear and conspicuous identification that the message is an advertisement
• A valid physical postal address for the sender
Textbook
Pages 724 - 725