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In law, puffery is usually invoked as a defense argument: it identifies futile speech, typically of a seller, which does not give rise to legal liability. In a circular manner, legal explanations for this normative position describe the non-enforceable speech as a statement that no " reasonable person " would take seriously anyway.
The AMA defines deceptive advertising as "advertising intended to mislead consumers by falsely making claims, by failure to make full disclosure, or by both". [ 3 ] The Federal Trade Commission Act defines an act or practice as deceptive "if there is a material misrepresentation or omission of information that is likely to mislead the consumer ...
The United States federal government regulates advertising through the Federal Trade Commission [49] (FTC) with truth-in-advertising laws [50] and enables private litigation through a number of laws, most significantly the Lanham Act (trademark and unfair competition). Specifically, under Section 43(a), false advertising is an actionable civil ...
Advertising restrictions typically shift advertising spending to unrestricted media. Banned on television, ads move to print; banned in all conventional media, ads shift to sponsorships; banned as in-store advertising and packaging, advertising shifts to shill (undisclosed) marketing reps, sponsored online content, viral marketing, and other stealth marketing techniques.
The article Goldman Sachs Calls Its Ethical Pledges "Mere Puffery" originally appeared on Fool.com. Fool contributor M. Joy Hayes, Ph.D. is the principal at ethics consulting firm Courageous Ethics .
Before advertising is done, market research institutions need to know and describe the target group to exactly plan and implement the advertising campaign and to achieve the best possible results. A whole array of sciences directly deal with advertising and marketing or are used to improve its effects.
Nope, recreational vape pens utilizing THC are illegal in Texas. Under Texas Health and Safety Code section 481.103 , tetrahydrocannabinol is classified as a “Penalty Group 2” illegal substance.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott plans to strategically place 40 billboards across Central America and Mexico with messages warning illegal migrants of the “horrific realities” they face in their ...