527 Search Results for False Advertising
Some misleading advertisements I’ve received in the mail have been offers to have met debt consolidated, with letters saying I am pre-approved for a large personal loan at a very low interest rate. It always looks too good to be true and after Continue Reading...
Allegory of the Cave
The beginning of Plato's book VII of the "The Republic" (514a -- 520a) is a written dialogue between Glaucon, Plato's brother, and his mentor, Socrates - The Allegory of the Cave. Plato's 'Allegory of the Cave' presents a world Continue Reading...
Business Law: False Advertising
It is ethically and legally important to remain truthful in advertising. Companies are not allowed to attract customers with false advertisement. Legally speaking, a company can come under attack for promising somethi Continue Reading...
" Another member of these matchmaking sites argued that it is illogical for any of these companies to spend several hour of their employee's time to lure someone into paying $30 membership fee [Santo, 2005].
It is indeed a sorry state of affair beca Continue Reading...
Advertising is Essentially a Negative Influence on Society:
Generally, advertising has been part of economies across the globe since the commencement of trade as merchants have primarily sorted out the benefits of their goods in the marketplace. Som Continue Reading...
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In any case, an advertising mechanism that presents a flattering image that is consistent with the way people in the target audience most want to view themselves is likely to be very successful. In that respect, the Coca-Cola ad employs the same p Continue Reading...
Direct to Consumer Advertising
According to a report by the United States General Accounting Office, "spending on direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription drugs has tripled in recent years," (Collins et al. p. 4). Consequently, spending on pre Continue Reading...
Explanatory Speech Outline: Cosmetic Advertising Regulations
I. Introduction
A. Attention Getter: Imagine buying a cosmetic product that promises to leave your skin smooth and supple in a matter of days, only to use the said product for 3 consecutive Continue Reading...
Introduction
Cosmetics are amongst the huge expenditures for consumers, especially women, with the revenue generated by the industry surpassing $7 billion every financial year. Cosmetic advertising provides women with product information. There is a Continue Reading...
Embedded Communication in Advertising
"There is no evidence that advertising can get people to do things contrary to their self-interest." -- JIB Fowles, in Advertising's Fifteen Basic Appeals
"Good advertising does not just circulate information. Continue Reading...
(Snyder & DeBono quoted in Kjeldal 2003, Introduction section, ¶ 6).
The results from the study Kjeldal (2003) conducted with 70 participants in two stages suggest that the word association responses high self-monitors (HSMs) produce refle Continue Reading...
That is a great way for a company to market, because it is able to place many ads on the site and not pay any money until the ads are clicked - meaning that someone who clicked the ad clearly had an interest in the product or service that was offere Continue Reading...
Although some memories remain veritable and intact from the original experience, many memories are inextricably mixed up with post-analysis and interpretation. Furthermore, the authors examine psychological literature for information on memory proce Continue Reading...
Direct to Consumer Advertising
HISTORY OF DRUG ADVERTISING
THE DTC ADVERTISING PHENOMENON
CREATING DEMAND
DECEPTIVE ADVERTISING - A WOLF IN SHEEP'S CLOTHING
CAUSE OF DEATH
PROFIT
UTILIZATION, PRICING, AND DEMOGRAPHICS
LEGISLATION, POLITICS AN Continue Reading...
Integrated marketing communications programs (IMC) use sales promotions as a major factor in their programs today. Marketers have realized that effective marketing is a combination of promotion and advertising. For effective communications programs, Continue Reading...
Michaels
Moral Status of Advertising in a Free Market Economy
Jane Michaels
Marketing 201
Moral Status of Advertising a Free Market Economy
Despite what many individuals may think, when devising an advertising plan, the planners must carefully p Continue Reading...
History of Direct to Consumer Advertising of Prescription Drugs in the U.S.
Imagine this: you are at home watching television one evening after work. As you casually flip through the channels searching for something interesting to watch, you notice Continue Reading...
prohibition is a moribund idea, a strong, well-organized anti-alcohol movement marches on. Its strength lies in dozens of church, health, consumer, and citizens' groups such as Mothers Against Drunk Driving," or MADD. MADD was founded in 1980 to com Continue Reading...
..although one of the more dangerous for the advertiser. Weighted down with taboos and volatile attitudes, sex is a Code Red advertising technique." For markets, sexuality can have biological, emotional, physical and spiritual effects on the consumer Continue Reading...
This phenomenon objectifies women by suggesting (at least implicitly) that only the opinions and sensibilities of the most attractive females, such as the models featured in advertisements, are worthwhile. The mere absence of females of average and Continue Reading...
Persuasion Theories in Advertisement
Persuasion theories
O'Malley gives four frameworks, which advertising appeal can be designed. They include persuasion oriented, sales oriented, salience oriented, and involvement oriented similar to Halls framew Continue Reading...
The second article concerns another aspect of click fraud - the people who perpetrate it. One example is a man who attempted to blackmail online giant Google because he had developed a software program that could supposedly bilk them out of million Continue Reading...
Citizen Journalism, Tech, Advertising
"If news media have to cut back and are unable to provide the same level of coverage for their communities that they did in the past, citizen journalism may need to step in," said Margaret Duffy, associate profe Continue Reading...
advertising aims to convince us to buy things, ads seldom portray people that look like us. The billboards, the commercials, the polish, the panache, the beauty products that promise a drink from the fountain of youth all offer, in what ever form th Continue Reading...
For more than thirty years governments have been trying to restrict tobacco promotion, however, it seems that nothing except a total ban is going to work (Shatenstein Pp). For example, in response to government crack-downs, the industry has become Continue Reading...
It is obvious that these toys are not merely meant to develop constructive abilities in children, since they are practically supporting kids in behaving violently.
One of the best examples of the degree to which advertisers are ready to extort mone Continue Reading...
Sexism and the Media
There are numerous examples of sexism in advertising: from Britney Spears’ advertisements for her perfume Curious, in which she strips down to her underwear for the camera, to Victoria’s Secret’s models like Ch Continue Reading...
Fast Food advertising has been allowed to profess anything, from the 'healthy quality' of their food to the food company's contribution to homeless kids. While fast food giants are quick to take any of their detractors to court for any erroneous alle Continue Reading...
" (Lucian: translated by Harmon, 1925:p. 185, 8) in general, humans can be made to believe just about anything. Even today, historical zealots in religions like Christianity are as easily manipulated by the church. A modern day example could be the o Continue Reading...
Clow, K, & Black, D Integrated Advertising, Promotion, Marketing Communication, 5th Edition (Global), Pearson Publishing (2012). ISBN 978-0-273-75328-5 Case: - Fast Food War Singapore I a paper case
Write a brief description of the organization Continue Reading...
Naked Juice Company started by Jimmy Rosenberg in Santa Monica in 1983. The company began as an operation out of a house, where the juice was made, and it was sold on the beach to sunbathers. The company's products were popular, and it began to profe Continue Reading...
Shoes
One Size Fits All?
There is no such thing as one size fits all - at least when it comes to shoes. For those of us blessed with unusual shoes sizes, the search for shoes can be difficult and time consuming. That process is made more difficult Continue Reading...
Bait and Switch
Betty drove three hours in one-hundred degree heat. Explain if this fact has any bearing on whether or not the dealer must perform in accordance with the publisher advertisement
The fact that Betty drove three hours in one-hundred d Continue Reading...
Its advertising is not actually false, as the game is in accordance with a few of its promoted characteristics, only that the company needs to perform a series of other modifications in order for it to live up to its advertising campaign. If all gam Continue Reading...
It remains important, however, that the company does not violate any of the prevailing laws with respect to marketing. Laws concerning false advertising and intellectual property (especially trademark) violations must be paid due attention when deve Continue Reading...
Fox, R.F. (2001, November). Warning Advertising May Be Hazardous to Your Health: Ads Pose a Threat to Physical, Emotional, Social, and Cultural Well-Being. USA Today, Volume 130, Issue 2678, 62.
The author discusses different types of advertising Continue Reading...
Even consumers who shied away from purchasing contacts because of worries about infections or the dangers of cleaning them can enjoy the convenience and greater sanitation provided by CIBA's disposable lenses.
Legal
CIBA's success as a company is Continue Reading...