Advertising and Society: Ethics, Regulation, and Social Responsibility

Outline
Advertising and society Ethical issues in advertising Advertisings legal and regulatory environment Federal case law affecting advertising Advertising and the FTC Advertising and other regulatory agencies Social responsibility and self-regulation

Advertising and Social Responsibility

Ethical issues
Advocacy Accuracy Acquisitiveness

Is being ethical a problem?

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Social Responsibility
Public service announcements (PSAs)
Ad Council

Social marketing

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Six Key Issues in Advertising

Puffery Taste and advertising
Product categories and taste Current issues

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Six Key Issues in Advertising

Stereotyping in advertising
Women in advertisements Racial and ethnic stereotypes Senior citizens Gay and lesbian consumers

Advertising to children

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Six Key Issues in Advertising

Advertising controversial products
Tobacco Alcohol Gambling Prescription drugs

Subliminal advertising

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Federal Case Law Affecting Advertising

First Amendment case law Privacy case law developments: online advertising

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Advertising and the FTC

Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Some FTC responsibilities
Deception Reasonable basis for claims Comparative advertising Endorsements Demonstrations

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Advertising and the FTC

FTC deceptive and unfair advertising remedies
Consent decrees Cease-and-desist orders Corrective advertising Substantiating advertising claims Consumer redress Hold the ad agency legally responsible
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Advertising and Other Regulatory Agencies

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Additional Federal Regulatory Agencies
U.S. Postal Service; Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms; U.S. Patent Office; Library of Congress

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Social Responsibility and Self-Regulation

Self-discipline Self-regulation: pure and co-opted
National Advertising Division of the Better Business Bureau (NAD) National Advertising Review Board (NARB)

Local regulation Media regulation and advertising

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