The top advertising and marketing issues this year are largely focused on one theme: Protection. Marketers will need to be aware of various trends that could threaten their intellectual property rights, reputations and market shares. Meanwhile, regulators are focusing on ensuring consumers — Continue Reading
SEC Penalizes Kim Kardashian Over $1 Million for Paid Crypto Post
The Bottom Line The SEC has issued repeated warnings that it will aggressively enforce Section 17(b) of the Securities Act against influencers who fail to disclose the nature, scope and amount of compensation received in exchange for their sponsored posts.This case serves as a reminder that Continue Reading
PR News | Avoiding Metaverse Mayhem: Regulating Virtual Influencers as Nearly Human
SAG-AFTRA’s Influencer Agreement and Waiver to the Commercials Contract
The Top 10 Advertising and Marketing Issues to Watch for in 2022
The Bottom Line All marketers should examine their current practices to ensure that they can comply with updated laws and guidance. We will continue to monitor compliance and enforcement trends throughout 2022. 2022 has the potential to be a major year for the advertising and Continue Reading
FTC Sends Notices of Penalty Offense to More Than 700 Companies
The Bottom Line As the FTC continues to explore its broader enforcement agenda, brands and marketers should ensure that their practices are lawful. While a response to a Notice of Penalty Offenses is not required by the FTC, any entity receiving such notice should conduct a review of their Continue Reading
Children’s Advertising Review Unit’s (CARU) Virtual Conferences 2021 | Kidfluencers: 2021’s Youth Influencer Trends and Challenges
On June 8-9, Davis+Gilbert is a sponsor of the Children's Advertising Review Unit's (CARU) Virtual Conferences 2021. Davis+Gilbert Advertising + Marketing partner Allison Fitzpatrick, will speak during a session titled “Kidfluencers: 2021’s Youth Influencer Trends and Challenges” on June Continue Reading
SAG-AFTRA Welcomes the Influencer
The Bottom Line SAG-AFTRA now covers influencer-produced advertising under its new Influencer Agreement with the goal of bringing influencers into the union’s membership.The Influencer Agreement applies to audio and video content produced by signatory influencers for non-union advertisers. It Continue Reading
That Post Could Cost You: Copyright Infringement Claims Continue for Social Media Posts
7th Edition: Trends in Marketing Communications Law What do Kim Kardashian, Amy Schumer, LeBron James, Gigi Hadid, and the brands Versace, Fenty and Moschino all have in common? Each has been sued for copyright infringement after posting on their social media channels photographs owned by Continue Reading
Mixed Reality: Navigating Influencer and Native Advertising in a Virtual World
7th Edition: Trends in Marketing Communications Law In a marketing landscape dominated by social and digital platforms, the lines between advertising and content — and reality and virtual reality — are becoming more and more blurred. When influencers (formerly known as “bloggers”) and online Continue Reading