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InMobi’s Illegal Location Tracking Debacle Is Just The Tip Of The Iceberg And Regulators Are Chomping At The Bit

Posted June 28, 2016 / News, Online Advertising 0 0 0

InMobi’s Illegal Location Tracking Debacle Is Just The Tip Of The Iceberg And Regulators Are Chomping At The Bit Ad Exchanger Allison Schiff InMobi was the first mobile ad network to get whipped by the Federal Trade Commission under the...

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My kids don’t have a YouTube channel — but they pretend they do

Posted June 28, 2016 / News, Online Advertising 0 0 0

My kids don’t have a YouTube channel — but they pretend they do Los Angeles Times David Pierson The YouTube experience doesn’t end for my kids after I take away their iPads. It follows them everywhere: when they’re playing with toys, riding...

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Eight Countries Taking Action Against Harmful Food Marketing

Posted June 27, 2016 / Food Marketing, News 0 0 0

Eight Countries Taking Action Against Harmful Food Marketing The Daily Meal Food Tank This week, Food Tank highlights eight countries that have taken steps to limit the harmful impact of junk-food marketing. Canada Quebec’s law passed in...

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‘Toddler milk’ a waste of money for parents, say health officials

Posted June 27, 2016 / Infant Formula Marketing, News 0 0 0

‘Toddler milk’ a waste of money for parents, say health officials The Daily Telegraph Jane Hansen Dr Karleen Gribble, from Western Sydney University School of Nursing and Midwifery, said toddler milks feed on parent’s insecurities but they were...

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Subaru spot closed Skyline Drive: park promotion or corporate commercialism?

Posted June 27, 2016 / National Parks, News 0 0 0

Subaru spot closed Skyline Drive: park promotion or corporate commercialism? The Washington Post Joe Davidson When does the use of national parks by private companies cross the line between park promotion and corporate commercialization? That is...

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Lactation expert Mohrbacher says New Mommy blogger violated her publicity rights in tussle over podcasts

Posted June 24, 2016 / Infant Formula Marketing, News 0 0 0

Lactation expert Mohrbacher says New Mommy blogger violated her publicity rights in tussle over podcasts Cook County Record Scott Holland A high-profile lactation consultant is accusing a California blogger of infringing her intellectual property...

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Government Chooses Food Industry Over Children’s Health

Posted June 22, 2016 / Food Marketing, News 0 0 0

Government Chooses Food Industry Over Children’s Health Scoop Barbara Stewart The government has failed to take action against the food industry in the fight against childhood obesity, says New Zealand First. “There has been no money spent...

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New technology could add product placement to old TV programmes

Posted June 22, 2016 / News, Product Placement 0 0 0

New technology could add product placement to old TV programmes The Guardian Kate Bulkley Your favourite episodes of Friends could soon come with added product placement following the rollout of new technology that digitally inserts branded goods...

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Kids’ Food Marketing Goes Viral

Posted June 21, 2016 / Food Marketing, News, Online Advertising 0 0 0

Kids’ Food Marketing Goes Viral Progressive Grocer According to a recent University of Connecticut Rudd Center for Food Policy report, kids are seeing more unhealthy food ads than ever before as brands increase their ad dollars on TV and on...

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Preteen Saturday Morning Kids Shows Abandoned By Broadcast Networks

Posted June 21, 2016 / News, Television 0 0 0

Preteen Saturday Morning Kids Shows Abandoned By Broadcast Networks Deadline David Robb The landmark Children’s Television Act of 1990 was designed to provide educational broadcast programming for kids while limiting the amount of advertising...

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Why we should support restrictions on vaping

Posted June 20, 2016 / e-cigarettes, News 0 0 0

Why we should support restrictions on vaping The Canberra Times Sarah White It’s difficult to argue that children should be able to purchase a device that mimics smoking (and comes in a variety of lolly flavours) at their local convenience...

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Budweiser Accused Of Illegally Using Official Tribal Logo & Slogan In Local Beer Ads

Posted June 20, 2016 / Alcohol Advertising, News 0 0 0

Budweiser Accused Of Illegally Using Official Tribal Logo & Slogan In Local Beer Ads Consumerist Ashlee Kieler “Immoral, unethical, oppressive, unscrupulous”: those are the adjectives a Native American tribe in North Carolina chose in a...

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