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Cryptocurrency startups bypass Facebook ad ban with sly marketing tricks

Cryptocurrency startups bypass Facebook ad ban with sly marketing tricks By Mix As part of its larger efforts to clean up its act, a couple of months back Facebook announced it will no longer allow ads promoting crypto-products and initial coin offerings (ICOs) on …

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Chiropractor cited over advertisement

Chiropractor cited over advertisement By Seth Slabaugh The Indiana attorney general’s office has filed a complaint accusing a chiropractor of misleading advertising. Robert Kovacs paid for an ad in the Hartford City News-Times headlined, “Hurt by the other Chiropractor?” “By his …

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StarKist doesn’t point out it pays AHA for logo on label

StarKist doesn’t point out it pays AHA for logo on label By Lisa Fickenscher A consumer watchdog is weighing a probe into StarKist Tuna and its relationship with the American Heart Association, concerned that the pair have been misleading consumers …

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Study: Just 25% of Instagram influencers are compliant with FTC rules

Study: Just 25% of Instagram influencers are compliant with FTC rules By Robert Williams While 71.5% of Instagram influencers attempted to disclose their relationships with sponsors, only 25% did so in a way that complies with guidelines from the U.S. Federal …

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Sacramento man suing Pabst Blue Ribbon for false advertising

Sacramento man suing Pabst Blue Ribbon for false advertising By Alyssa Pereira “It’s the water.” The simple slogan, heavily utilized by Pabst Blue Ribbon for its Olympia beer, suggests the ingredient’s important effect on the overall taste of the lager. But …

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FDA investigates reports of hair loss and burns from Monat hair care

FDA investigates reports of hair loss and burns from Monat hair care By Jennifer Kastner The Food and Drug Administration is responding to a Team 10 investigation launched after San Diego women complained about Monat Global hair care. Dana Sohovich talked …

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Illinois woman files suit over Junior Mints packaging, asking, Where’s the candy?

Where’s the candy? By Robert Channick Junior Mints, the chocolate-peppermint candy that made a memorable star turn in a hospital operating room during a “Seinfeld” episode, now finds itself in a Chicago federal courtroom after an Illinois woman filed a consumer …

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Lawsuit targets Trader Joe’s for ‘deceptive’ imagery on cage-free eggs

Lawsuit targets Trader Joe’s for ‘deceptive’ imagery on cage-free eggs By Margarita Raycheva The latest complaint comes from the Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF), which on March 15 filed a lawsuit, claiming that the Monrovia, Calif.-based grocer Trader Joe’s is trying …

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Stone Brewery sues Keystone over “stone” name

Stone Brewery sues Keystone over “stone” name By Daniel Wheaton Stone Brewing company is suing MillerCoors, claiming its recent Keystone rebrand is too close to their company name. “Stone, known for being the antithesis to ‘Big Beer,’ has long waved a flag of …

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Marijuana Marketing: The Do’s and Don’ts of Cannabis Advertising in California

Marijuana Marketing: The Do’s and Don’ts of Cannabis Advertising in California By Ian A. Stewart & Nicole A. Aaronson The new cannabis market is bringing with it the traditional competitive pressures on businesses to establish brands they hope will dominate the expanding …

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