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Ethics are the moral standards against which
behavior is judged. Key areas of debate regarding
ethics and advertising are:
 Truth in advertising
 Advertising to children
 Advertising controversial products
Truth in Advertising
 Deception is making false or misleading statements, but

puffery (commercial exaggeration) is legal.
 Cannot legislate against emotional appeals
Advertising to Children—Issues
 Advertising promotes superficiality and materialism in

children
 Children are inexperienced and easy prey
 Persuasion to children creates child-parent conflicts
Advertising Controversial Products
 Critics question “targeting” minorities
 Tobacco, alcohol, gambling and lotteries are product

categories of greatest concern
 How does the concept of “primary demand” provide
insights here?
Legal Aspects of Advertising
•GOVERNMENT REGULATION:

•[pass and enforce laws]
•SELF-REGULATON:
•Independent bodies [set standards]
•Media companies [to accept ads]
•OTHER:
•Buyer Recourse [“caveat emptor”]
 Federal laws
 Alcohol
 Food and Drugs

 Provincial laws
 Alcohol Regulations
 Credit and Loan Disclosures

 Self Regulation
 Canadian Code of Advertising Standards
Ethical aspects of advertising

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Ethical aspects of advertising

  • 1.
  • 2. Ethics are the moral standards against which behavior is judged. Key areas of debate regarding ethics and advertising are:  Truth in advertising  Advertising to children  Advertising controversial products
  • 3. Truth in Advertising  Deception is making false or misleading statements, but puffery (commercial exaggeration) is legal.  Cannot legislate against emotional appeals
  • 4. Advertising to Children—Issues  Advertising promotes superficiality and materialism in children  Children are inexperienced and easy prey  Persuasion to children creates child-parent conflicts
  • 5. Advertising Controversial Products  Critics question “targeting” minorities  Tobacco, alcohol, gambling and lotteries are product categories of greatest concern  How does the concept of “primary demand” provide insights here?
  • 6. Legal Aspects of Advertising •GOVERNMENT REGULATION: •[pass and enforce laws] •SELF-REGULATON: •Independent bodies [set standards] •Media companies [to accept ads] •OTHER: •Buyer Recourse [“caveat emptor”]
  • 7.  Federal laws  Alcohol  Food and Drugs  Provincial laws  Alcohol Regulations  Credit and Loan Disclosures  Self Regulation  Canadian Code of Advertising Standards