Editorial and Sponsored Content: Whose Line Is It Anyway?
November 6th, 2018
NAD decision regarding affiliate links sets a dangerous precedent for advertisers to manipulate editorial content.
Browsing the "ad or not" Tag
Ad or Not? Louise Thompson and Daniel Wellington
July 31st, 2018
The time for an influencer to disclose his or her material relationship with a brand is now.
Ad or Not? Kim Kardashian and Flat Tummy Lollipops
May 21st, 2018
Kim takes two steps forward and one step back in remedying her latest influencer marketing controversy.
Ad or Not? Influencers Invade Coachella
April 20th, 2018
Brands and their paid endorsers cash in at the music festival, sans disclosure.
Ad or Not? Khloe Kardashian and Calvin Klein
January 24th, 2018
An official ad campaign announcement has us taking a second look at another big reveal.
Ad or Not? Louise Linton and Luxury Labels
August 24th, 2017
Paid-for post or just conspicuous consumption?
Ad or Not? Olivia Munn, Booking.com, and People Magazine
June 30th, 2017
The mysterious timing of a celeb Insta post and a tabloid article makes us wonder if there's trouble in paradise.
Ad or Not? HuffPost’s ‘In the News’ Section
June 15th, 2017
Selling cars among news stories makes for a blurred #ad line.
Influencer-in-Chief? State Department & Ivanka Edition (Part II)
May 8th, 2017
Are government agencies rewriting the rules about promotional endorsements?
Influencer-in-Chief? Mar-a-Lago (Again)
April 25th, 2017
Sea-to-lake mansion owned by Trump touted on federal website sparks another round of Ad or Not.
Influencer-in-Chief? ‘Trump Golf’ and Diplomacy
April 3rd, 2017
"Priceless advertising" or golf course diplomacy?
Influencer-in-Chief? Trump and ExxonMobil
March 9th, 2017
Presidential shoutout to a cabinet member's former employer raises questions.
Influencer-in-Chief: Presidents Day Roundup of POTUS Plugs
February 17th, 2017
President Trump's penchant for promoting companies turns tweets into #ads.
Influencer-in-Chief? Trump, Nordstrom and More
February 11th, 2017
White House support of Ivanka's clothing line prompts scrutiny.
Ad or Not? Kylie Jenner
February 7th, 2017
Just a nice shoutout on Instagram or was Kylie Jenner making up with make-up artist Vlada Haggerty?
Ad or Not? Justin Timberlake and Bai Brands
January 26th, 2017
Is Justin Timberlake urging fans on Instagram to buy Bai?
Influencer-in-Chief? FLOTUS and WhiteHouse.gov
January 24th, 2017
Was Trump White House promoting Melania Trump's jewelry line?
Influencer-in-Chief? Trump and Thoburns
January 19th, 2017
London-based public relations agency's ad featuring Trump raises questions about endorsements.
Influencer-in-Chief? Trump, Twitter, and L.L. Bean
January 18th, 2017
PEOTUS sets off questions about whether his tweet urging consumers to "Buy L.L. Bean" was an Ad or Not.
A Deluge of Doublespeak
January 5th, 2017
Corporate doublespeak is as hard to decipher as the questionable claims in the ads themselves.
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