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Navigating the New FTC Guidelines: What Brands and Influencers Need to Know

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

Earlier this year, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) unveiled fresh guidelines aimed at regulating endorsements and testimonials in marketing and advertising, particularly in the multi-billion dollar social media influencer industry. Advertisers bear the weight of ensuring that endorsements are honest and backed by evidence.

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The Halo Effect: Why Attractiveness Matters in PR

Doctor Spin

The Halo Effect is intriguing—and ethically challenging in PR. The effect extends beyond individual assessments and significantly impacts marketing strategies where singular characteristics often shape consumer perceptions of advertisements and brands. Source: Commercial Research 2 Hao, L. The Analysis of Halo Effect in Marketing.

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Don’t Miss The Gen-Z Driven PR Opportunity In 2024

The Hoyt Organization

Understanding The Gen-Z Market Advertisers and marketers will need a unique approach to capture the attention of this tech-savvy audience. The lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic changed their social behavior and interactions, and the great recession between 2007 and 2009 impacted their views of money and fiscal responsibility.

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The Essential Guide to Mass Communication: History, Methods, Ethics, and the Future

Masters in Communications

Types of Mass Communication History of Mass Communication Mass Communication Theories Ethical Issues for Mass Communications What Does the Future of Mass Communications Look Like? Typically, it is synonymous with broadcast and print media: radio, TV, and film (small and large screen), print media, and advertising.

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Straight Talk for Laywers and Legal Marketers on Content Marketing

Sword and the Script

Paid media is advertising. In 2009, your firm’s Facebook page might have gotten a lot of likes. Is Content Marketing Better than Advertising? 2) Native advertising is NOT content marketing. Native ads are advertising. To be clear, native advertising done well can be very effective. A website is owned media.

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Maxim Behar for “24 Chasa": "PR crisis management became routine"

Maxim Behar

In 2009, I was one of the initiators and founders of the World Communication Forum in the Swiss ski resort of Davos, which we then almost connected with the iconic Economic Forum of Dr. Klaus Schwab. The Bulgarian Association of Communication Agencies expects a 10% decline in the advertising market for 2020. What does it do?

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What U.S. Service Members Can Teach Us About Communications

PRSay

Here are several key points the experience taught me: Act ethically and stand for something bigger than yourself. Michael Cherenson, ARP, Fellow PRSA, is executive vice president, SCG Advertising + Public Relations, Parsippany, N.J. He served as PRSA’s national chair and CEO in 2009. Follow him @mcherenson.