The Bottom Line The federal prohibitions on marijuana and ingestible CBD make for a complicated compliance environment for media companies, advertisers, agencies and ad tech companies.Twitter’s decision to accept advertising in the space represents a massive sea change for the industry’s online Continue Reading
See You at the #Oscars: Social Media Guidance for Brands and Advertisers
2023 Update Excited for the 95th Academy Awards? We are too! The Academy released updated brand guidelines with the same rules and restrictions as last year, except that brands are also permitted to use #Oscars95 in their social rollouts. Once again, brands do not need to be affiliated with or Continue Reading
Regulators Target False Advertising for Post-Secondary Education
7th Edition: Trends in Marketing Communications Law Federal Trade Commission (FTC) enforcement efforts tend to focus on certain areas where the perceived harms are high. Although the FTC has historically focused on blatantly fraudulent practices or practices likely to have a negative effect on Continue Reading
The Agency 100 | Cybersecurity and Privacy Risks Rise with Remote Workforce
With striking speed, the arrival and spread of the coronavirus pushed much of the U.S. workforce to a remote environment. The shift to a remote workforce is not expected to end any time soon. Many companies are extending their work from home policies, including Google, which announced that their Continue Reading
New York and Florida AGs Settle Charges with Seller of Fake Social Media Accounts and Engagements
The Bottom Line Brands, marketers, and their agencies typically have the most to lose due to fraudulent social media traffic, in the form of wasted marketing dollars spent appealing to non-existent users. However, these settlements made clear that such practices also harm consumers and social Continue Reading
Celebrity Endorsers of Initial Coin Offerings Settle with Securities and Exchange Commission
The Bottom Line Celebrities not only need to comply with the FTC Endorsement Guides but also need to comply with the SEC’s disclosure rules when endorsing ICOs, or risk facing charges similar to those brought against Khaled and Mayweather.These recent charges reflect the SEC’s concern around the Continue Reading
ANA Advertising Law & Public Policy Conference
Davis+Gilbert is a proud sponsor of the 2017 Association of National Advertisers Advertising Law & Public Policy Conference to be held in Washington, D.C. on March 28-29. Session Overview Ronald R. Urbach, chairman of Davis+Gilbert and co-chair of the firm’s Advertising + Marketing Continue Reading