| March 12, 2010 |
| Committee Votes to Repeal Maine Children’s Marketing Bill |
| The Committee on Business, Research and Economic Development (BRED) voted unanimously yesterday to repeal the "Predatory Marketing to Minors" law that was passed last year. That law imposes serious restrictions on the collection and use of personal information from minors under the age of 18, both offline and online. [read more] |
| March 4, 2010 |
| Work Session Next Tuesday on Maine Online Marketing Bill |
| The Committee on Business, Research and Economic Development held a hearing today on legislation in the Maine State Legislature (LD 1677) that would prohibit certain pharmaceutical marketing to minors. [read more] |
| March 2, 2010 |
| Hearing Thursday on Maine Online Marketing Bill |
| The Committee on Business, Research and Economic Development will be holding a hearing on Thursday afternoon on legislation in the Maine State Legislature that would prohibit certain pharmaceutical marketing to minors. [read more] |
| February 16, 2010 |
| Pennsylvania Governor Proposes Tax on Advertising |
| Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell presented his FY10-11 budget proposal to the General Assembly last week. The Governor’s plan would reduce the state sales and use tax from 6% to 4% and expand the base to impose the tax on virtually all services, including advertising and public relations. [read more] |
| February 16, 2010 |
| FCC Examining "Future of Media" |
| The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has issued an examination into the “Future of Media and Information Needs of Communities in a Digital Age.” [read more] |
| February 9, 2010 |
| President Announces Task Force on Childhood Obesity |
| There have been two important developments in Washington concerning obesity that may have an impact on advertisers. [read more] |
| January 29, 2010 |
| Senate Commerce Committee to Hold Hearing on Role of FTC |
| We have learned there will be a hearing at the Senate Commerce Committee on Thursday, February 4 on "Financial Services and Products: The Role of the Federal Trade Commission in Protecting Consumers." [read more] |
| January 28, 2010 |
| Surgeon General's Report on Obesity Calls for Limiting Advertising |
| Regina Benjamin, the new U.S. Surgeon General, has released a report entitled "The Surgeon General's Vision for a Healthy and Fit Nation," which recomments limiting ads for "less-healthy foods and beverages." [read more] |
| January 28, 2010 |
| Bill Introduced to End Tax Deductibility for “Image” Ad Campaigns |
| Rep. John Hall (D-NY) has introduced legislation, HR 4518, which would prohibit the tax deduction for advertising campaigns not related to a product or service by companies (including subsidiaries) with gross receipts over $100 million a year. [read more] |
| January 14, 2010 |
| FCC Agrees to ANA Request for Extension for Comments on NOI |
| The FCC has granted the request for an extension filed by ANA, along with the 4A's, AAF, DMA, IAB, and PMA, in the NOI asking for comment on a range of issues related to children and media. [read more] |
| January 13, 2010 |
| State Budget Pressures Could Lead to Ad Tax Fights |
| Many state governments are facing severe budget pressures that are expected to intensify for the foreseeable future. Unlike Congress, state governments must pass balanced budgets each year, so they must cut spending, raise taxes or do some combination of both. In this environment, we expect states to consider new taxes on business services, such as advertising, to raise needed revenues. [read more] |
| January 5, 2010 |
| Online Marketing Bill Introduced in Maine |
| New legislation has been introduced in the Maine State Legislature that would prohibit certain pharmaceutical marketing to minors. LD 1677 would prohibit the collection and use of personal information collected online from a minor who is at least 13 and under 17 years old for the purposes of pharmaceutical marketing in violation of rules to be adopted by the Maine Attorney General. [read more] |
| January 5, 2010 |
| Court Reaches Decision in Important Tobacco Advertising Case |
| The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky has handed down a decision in a case challenging advertsing restrictions in the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. [read more] |
| December 18, 2009 |
| Sen. Begich Plans to Offer Amendment to Health Care Bill to Eliminate Ad Deduction |
| We have learned from several lobbying sources that Senator Mark Begich (D-AK) plans to offer his legislation (S. 2842) which would deny the deduction for direct-to-consumer advertising expenses as an amendment to the health care bill. [read more] |
| December 15, 2009 |
| Proposed Standards for Food Marketing to Children Released at FTC Forum by Four Agency Working Group |
| ANA testified at the FTC's forum on food marketing and childhood obesity, at which standards for advertising to children were released by the four agency working group created in the 2009 Omnibus bill. [read more] |
| December 1, 2009 |
| Sen. Franken Ad Tax Proposal May Be Offered as Senate Considers Health Care Bill |
| Five Senators plan to offer a bill to disallow the deduction for DTC prescription drug advertising and promotional expenses as an amendment to the health care bill currently being debated on the Senate floor. [read more] |
| November 10, 2009 |
| Rep. Moran Introduces Bill to Restrict Children's Advertising |
| Rep. Jim Moran (D-VA), joined by Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-NJ) has introduced the "Healthy Kids Act" which contains drastic provisions relating to advertising on children's programming. [read more] |
| October 30, 2009 |
| CFPA Bill Would “Put the FTC on Steroids” |
| The House Energy and Commerce Committee yesterday approved the “Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act” (H.R.3126) by a party-line vote of 33-19. The bill would create a new federal agency with sweeping powers to regulate all consumer financial products and services, broadly defined. It would also radically transform the regulatory authority of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), impacting the advertising community in general. [read more] |
| October 30, 2009 |
| Judiciary Committee Urges Repeal of Maine Children’s Privacy Law |
| The Joint Standing Committee on the Judiciary in the Maine Legislature will be recommending to the leadership of both houses that the legislature repeal the “Act to Prevent Predatory Marketing Practices Against Minors.” [read more] |
| October 29, 2009 |
| Ad Deductibility Under Threat from Kucinich, Franken Proposals |
| We have learned that Ohio Congressman Dennis Kucinich plans soon to introduce legislation to eliminate the tax deduction for certain food advertising directed to children. This comes on top of the legislation introduced on October 8th by Senators Al Franken (D-MN), Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) to disallow the deduction for DTC prescription drug advertising and promotion expenses. [read more] |
| October 28, 2009 |
| ANA Writes to House Energy and Commerce Committee Ahead of CFPA Markup |
| A markup of the Consumer Financial Protection Act in the House Energy and Commerce Committee has been announced for Thursday. This bill, which creates a new Consumer Financial Protection Agency (CFPA) will cover many issues impacting the FTC as well. [read more] |
| October 26, 2009 |
| FCC NOI Asks for Input on Advertising to Children |
| The FCC has released a Notice of Inquiry (NOI) entitled "Empowering Parents and Protecting Children in an Evolving Media Landscape" which asks for input on a sweeping range of issues relating to advertising. [read more] |
| October 22, 2009 |
| CFPA Bill Passes House Financial Services Committee |
| On a largely party-line vote of 39-29, the House Financial Services Committee today approved the "Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act" (H.R.3126). That bill would create a new federal agency with sweeping new powers and could radically transform and impact the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). [read more] |
| October 20, 2009 |
| Franken Proposal Threatens Ad Deductibility |
| On October 8th, Senator Al Franken (D-MN) and cosponsors Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) introduced a bill (S.1763) entitled “Protecting Americans from Drug Marketing Act,” which would disallow the deduction for DTC prescription drug advertising and promotional expenses. These Senators are pushing to convince the leadership to add their bill to the health care legislation now being developed or plan to offer the bill as an amendment on the Senate floor. [read more] |
| October 9, 2009 |
| House Subcommittee Approves CALM Act |
| Yesterday, the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet favorably reported H.R. 1084, the CALM Act, to the full committee on a voice vote. [read more] |
| October 7, 2009 |
| ANA Urges Repeal of Maine Children’s Privacy Law |
| ANA has urged the Maine Legislature to repeal the "Act to Prevent Predatory Marketing Practices Against Minors." [read more] |
| October 6, 2009 |
| ANA Says CFPA Bill Will Radically and Detrimentally Transform the FTC |
| The Association of National Advertisers (ANA) has told the House Financial Services Committee that the "Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act" (H.R. 3126) would create a new federal agency with sweeping new powers and radically transform and threaten the long-term health of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). [read more] |
| October 2, 2009 |
| Judiciary Committee to Review Maine Children's Privacy Law |
| The Joint Standing Committee on the Judiciary in the Maine Legislature will be meeting on October 15th and 16th to consider the constitutional issues raised by the "Act to Prevent Predatory Marketing Practices Against Minors." [read more] |
| September 24, 2009 |
| FDA Announces Hearings on Promotion Using the Internet and Social Media |
| The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced a public hearing to discuss issues related to the promotion of prescription drug products and medical devices using the Internet and various social media tools. [read more] |
| September 23, 2009 |
| Maine Children's Privacy Law to be Revisited |
| We have learned that the Joint Standing Committee on the Judiciary in the Maine Legislature will be meeting next month to consider changes to the "Act to Prevent Predatory Marketing Practices Against Minors." That law, passed earlier this year, severely restricts the collection, transfer and use of "personal information" or "health-related information" from minors. [read more] |
| September 21, 2009 |
| FTC To Hold Roundtable on Consumer Privacy, Seeks Comment from Public |
| Last week, the Federal Trade Commission announced that it will conduct a series of day-long public roundtables on the collection and use of consumer data and the challenges to consumer privacy posed by 21st century technology. [read more] |
| September 16, 2009 |
| Sen. Nelson Decides Not to Offer Amendment Ending DTC Ad Tax Deduction |
| We have heard on very good authority that Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) has decided not to offer an amendment that would eliminate the tax deductibility of DTC advertising costs to the Senate Finance Committee’s healthcare reform package. [read more] |
| September 15, 2009 |
| Sen. Bill Nelson Plans Amendment to Health Care Bill That Would Eliminate Ad Deduction |
| We have learned that Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) plans to introduce an amendment to the Senate Finance Committee's health care bill that would end the deduction for prescription drug advertising. [read more] |
| September 10, 2009 |
| Business Community Has Important Victory in Challenge to Maine Children's Privacy Law |
| The business community has won an important victory in a lawsuit challenging a Maine law that severely restricts the collection, transfer and use of "personal information" or "health-related information" from minors. [read more] |
| September 3, 2009 |
| ANA Sends Letter to Massachusetts General Court Opposing Alcohol Beverage Ad Ban |
| We have sent a letter to the members of the Massachusetts General Court's Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight in opposition to HB 1113, which would prohibit alcohol advertising on any property owned or operated by the Commonwealth. [read more] |
| September 2, 2009 |
| Hearing Next Week on Massachusetts Ad Ban Bill |
| There will be a hearing on Tuesday, September 8th on a bill in the Massachusetts General Court (House Bill 1113) that would prohibit alcohol advertising on "any property owned or operated by the Commonwealth." [read more] |
| August 27, 2009 |
| Suit Filed Challenging Maine Children’s Privacy Law |
| Yesterday, a suit was filed in Maine federal court by Maine Independent Colleges Association, Maine Press Association, Netchoice and Reed Elsevier challenging the Maine "Act to Prevent Predatory Marketing Practices Against Minors." This law severely restricts the collection, transfer and use of "personal information" or "health-related information" from minors, presumably anyone under age 18. [read more] |
| August 21, 2009 |
| Lawsuit to be Filed Next Week on Maine Children’s Privacy Law |
| A coalition of companies and industry groups plans to file a lawsuit next week in federal court in Maine to challenge the Maine "Act to Prevent Predatory Marketing Practices Against Minors." [read more] |
| August 7, 2009 |
| Update on Maine Children's Privacy Law |
| ANA has been working with a coalition of marketers and other industry groups to determine how best to respond to a new law in Maine that severely restricts the collection and use of "personal information" or "health-related information" from minors, presumably anyone under age 18. [read more] |
| July 17, 2009 |
| New Maine Predatory Marketing Law Takes Effect in September |
| Governor John Baldacci of Maine recently signed LD 1183, a bill that severely restricts the collection and use of personal or health-related information from minors. [read more] |
| July 9, 2009 |
| Ad Deductibility Remains Under Threat |
| Members of the House Ways and Means Committee and the Senate Finance Committee are seriously considering taxing advertising in order to raise revenue to finance health care reform. [read more] |
| July 2, 2009 |
| Key Trade Groups Release Comprehensive Privacy Principles for Use And Collection of Behavioral Data in Online Advertising |
| A group of the nation's largest media and marketing trade associations today released self-regulatory principles to protect consumer privacy in ad-supported interactive media that will require advertisers and Web sites to clearly inform consumers about data collection practices and enable them to exercise control over that information. [read more] |
| June 23, 2009 |
| President Signs Landmark Tobacco Legislation |
| Yesterday, President Barack Obama signed into law landmark legislation granting the Food and Drug Administration authority over tobacco products, including advertising. [read more] |
| June 18, 2009 |
| ANA Mobilizes Members To Preserve Tax Deductibility of Prescription Drug Advertising Costs |
| The nation's largest advertisers are mobilizing to prevent Congress from imposing restrictions on the tax deductibility of the cost of advertising prescription drugs. Leading members of the House Ways and Means Committee are considering a proposal that would eliminate the tax deductibility for prescription medications, while a similar proposal is gaining traction in the Senate Finance Committee. [read more] |
| June 16, 2009 |
| Threat to Ad Deductibility Grows |
| New York Congressman Charles Rangel, the Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, the tax-writing committee, indicated today in an article in Congressional Quarterly that he would support limits on the deductibility of marketing costs for prescription drugs. [read more] |
| June 16, 2009 |
| Senate Finance Committee Considering Tax on Advertising to Pay for Health Care Reform |
| The United States Senate Finance Committee is seriously considering taxing advertising in order to raise revenue to finance health care reform. [read more] |
| June 2, 2009 |
| Ad Tax Proposed in Arizona Legislature |
| The Democrats in the Arizona Senate and House have proposed a budget plan that would tax most business services, including advertising. [read more] |
| May 29, 2009 |
| Senate to Consider Tobacco Legislation Next Week |
| The U.S. Senate is scheduled to take up the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (S. 982) early next week. [read more] |
| May 27, 2009 |
| ANA Joins Coalition Letter to New York Legislature Opposing Bill to Restrict Behavioral Advertising |
| ANA, along with a coalition of advertisers and Internet service providers has again urged members of the New York State Legislature to reject legislation that would impose serious new state-specific restrictions on online behavioral advertising. [read more] |
| May 19, 2009 |
| ANA, 4A’s, AAF Submit Reply Comments to FCC on Commercial Ratings |
| ANA, along with the 4A’s and the AAF, has filed reply comments with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on its Notice of Inquiry seeking input on whether television ratings should be applied to commercials, allowing them to be blocked by technologies such as the v-chip. [read more] |
| May 14, 2009 |
| Tobacco Bill Heads to Senate Markup Next Week |
| The Senate Commmittee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) is scheduled to vote next week on a major tobacco bill, the “Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act” (S.982). [read more] |
| April 27, 2009 |
| ANA Calls on Supreme Court to Review Key Speech Case |
| April 16, 2009 |
| ANA Urges FCC to Reject Content Ratings for TV Commercials |
| ANA has urged the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to disavow any effort to require content ratings for TV commercials so that the V-chip or other tools could be used to block them from the programming in which they appear. [read more] |
| April 13, 2009 |
| ANA Files Supplemental Comments with ICANN on gTLD Issue |
| ANA has filed supplemental comments with ICANN in opposition to their proposal to greatly expand the available level of generic top level domain names. [read more] |
| March 16, 2009 |
| Omnibus Bill Includes Statement Calling for Study of Food Marketing |
| The omnibus appropriations bill passed by Congress and signed on Friday, March 13 by the President is accompanied by an explanatory statement calling for a working group of four government agencies to study whether standards are needed for marketing of foods and beverages to children under 17. [read more] |
| March 16, 2009 |
| FCC Asks for Input on Content Ratings for Television Commercials |
| The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), in a Notice of Inquiry regarding a report it must submit to Congress by August on content blocking technologies, has asked for input on whether commercials should be included under the TV ratings program. [read more] |
| March 4, 2009 |
| Possible Ad Tax Fight in Florida Legislature |
| The advertising community may be facing another ad tax battle in the Florida Legislature. The House Finance and Tax Council will be holding a series of meetings to discuss the possible repeal of a number of current sales tax exemptions. [read more] |
| March 4, 2009 |
| ANA, 4A’s, AAF Strongly Criticize Proposed Tobacco Marketing Legislation |
| ANA, AAAA and AAF submit a detailed letter in opposition to H.R. 1256, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. [read more] |
| March 3, 2009 |
| ANA Files Comments in Response to FTC's Changes to Endorsement & Testimonial Guidelines |
| ANA has filed two comments with the Federal Trade Commission regarding its revisions to the endorsement and testimonial guidelines. [read more] |
| February 20, 2009 |
| Update on State Ad Tax Proposals |
| Update on ad tax proposals in South Dakota and New York. [read more] |
| February 13, 2009 |
| Ad Tax Bill Introduced in South Dakota Legislature |
| A bill has been introduced in the South Dakota House of Representatives that would impose a 4% gross receipts tax on all advertising services in all media in the state. [read more] |
| February 12, 2009 |
| FTC Releases Report on Online Behavioral Advertising Principles |
| The FTC has issued a staff report revising its self-regulatory principles for online behavioral advertising. [read more] |
| February 12, 2009 |
| Ad Industry Committed to Strong Self-Regulation and Development of Privacy Guides for Online Behavioral Advertising |
| Four leading marketing and advertising industry associations stated their continuing commitment to work together to develop a cross sector set of privacy principles for online behavioral advertising in order to respond to the challenge issued today by the Federal Trade Commission for comprehensive industry self regulation. [read more] |
| February 3, 2009 |
| FTC Extends Deadline for Comments on Revisions to Endorsement and Testimonial Guidelines |
| Last November, the Federal Trade Commission released a Federal Register notice detailing the changes that it plans to make to its guidelines for the use of endorsements and testimonials in advertising. The FTC recently extended the comment period to March 2, 2009. We are planning to file comments and need our members' assistance to effectively respond. [read more] |
| February 2, 2009 |
| ANA Writes to Congressional Leadership Asking for Delay in Digital Transition |
| ANA has sent a letter to the leadership of the Senate and House of Representatives and to the chairs and ranking members of the relevant committees urging Congress to pass legislation to delay the digital transition. [read more] |
| January 28, 2009 |
| House Fails to Adopt DTV Transition Delay |
| The U.S. House of Representatives has failed to adopt a Senate bill to delay the DTV transition by four months, from February 17 to June 12. [read more] |
| January 16, 2009 |
| ICANN Provides Update on Internet Domain Name Proposal |
| The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has provided an update on their proposal to greatly expand the availability of generic "top level domain names" or "gTLDs." (.com, .org, .net, etc.) [read more] |
| January 13, 2009 |
| Key Advertising Groups to Develop Privacy Guidelines for Online Behavioral Advertising Data Use and Collection |
| Four leading marketing and advertising industry associations today announced that they are working together to develop enhanced self-regulatory principles for online behavioral advertising in order to address privacy concerns and to increase consumers' trust and confidence in how online information is gathered and used. [read more] |
| January 13, 2009 |
| Children’s Food and Beverage Advertising Initiative Promotes Nutritious Choices and Healthier Lifestyles to Kids |
| The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) and the Association of National Advertisers (ANA) today sent a letter to Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) William E. Kovacic as follow-up to the Georgetown Economic Services ("GES") September 22, 2008 report on advertising food and beverages to children, "Food, Beverage and Restaurant Advertising in 2007 - Children's Impressions and Expenditures on Children's Programs". [read more] |
| December 15, 2008 |
| ANA Files Comments with ICANN on Top Level Domain Issue |
| ANA has filed comments with the International Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) regarding its proposal to increase dramatically the number of generic top level domains that are available to the public. [read more] |
| December 3, 2008 |
| FTC Announces Potential Changes to Endorsement & Testimonial Guidelines |
| The Federal Trade Commission has released a Federal Register notice detailing the changes that it plans to make to its guidelines for the use of endorsements and testimonials in advertising. [read more] |
| December 1, 2008 |
| New Internet Domain Name Proposal Could Seriously Impact Your Brands |
| A proposal to greatly expand the availability of “top level domains” or “TLDs” could have a very serious impact on your company’s brands. [read more] |
| November 24, 2008 |
| ANA Urges FCC to Reject Onerous New Rules for Product Placement |
| ANA and other industry groups have urged the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to reject proposals for onerous new time restrictions or disclosure rules on product placement in television programming. [read more] |
| November 20, 2008 |
| Waxman Defeats Dingell for House Energy & Commerce Chairmanship |
| The change in leadership at the House Energy and Commerce Committee poses new challenges for the advertising industry. [read more] |
| November 12, 2008 |
| State Budget Pressures Could Lead to Ad Tax Fights |
| Many state governments are facing severe budget pressures that are expected to intensify for some time. [read more] |
| October 20, 2008 |
| ANA Files Comments With CPSC on Advertising Rulemaking |
| September 11, 2008 |
| CPSC Asks for Comment on Final Ad Rules |
| The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has asked for comment on its new rules for warnings in internet and catalog advertisements that it has formulated as a result of H.R. 4040, the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act. [read more] |
| September 4, 2008 |
| Florida Supreme Court Upholds Lower Court Ruling Throwing Tax Swap Plan Off November Ballot |
| A proposed constitutional amendment in Florida which could have lead to a serious battle over taxing business services such as advertising was thrown off the November ballot by a unanimous decision of the Florida Supreme Court yesterday. This is a major victory for the business community. [read more] |
| August 14, 2008 |
| Florida Tax Swap Plan Thrown Off November Ballot |
| A proposed constitutional amendment in Florida which could lead to a serious battle over taxing business services such as advertising has been thrown off the November ballot by a state Circuit Court. [read more] |
| August 5, 2008 |
| CPSC Bill Passes Congress |
| The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 passed the U.S. Senate last Thursday on a vote of 89-3. This followed the vote in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday, which approved the bill on a vote of 424-1. It now moves on to President Bush for his signature. [read more] |
| July 31, 2008 |
| Tobacco Legislation Passes House, Now Moves on to Senate |
| The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (H.R. 1108) passed the House of Representatives on Wednesday by a vote of 326-102. [read more] |
| July 21, 2008 |
| Advertising Community Opposes Tobacco Legislation |
| On behalf of the Association of National Advertisers (ANA), the American Association of Advertising Agencies (AAAA) and the American Advertising Federation (AAF), we are writing to express our opposition to several of the marketing provisions of H.R. 1108, the "Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act." [read more] |
| June 27, 2008 |
| FCC Issues Notice on Product Placement Issues |
| The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has adopted a long-awaited Notice of Inquiry and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOI/NPRM) on product placement in television programming. [read more] |
| June 26, 2008 |
| FTC Issues New Report on Alcohol Beverage Advertising Self-Regulation |
| The FTC has released its third report examining self-regulation of alcohol beverage advertising. [read more] |
| June 20, 2008 |
| Advocacy Groups Respond to Associations Letter to FCC on Product Placement |
| On June 19th, 23 advocacy groups sent a letter to the Federal Communications Commission urging that it conduct a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on product placement. [read more] |
| June 13, 2008 |
| FCC Commissioner Adelstein Outlines Broad Agenda to Protect Children from "Inappropriate" Media Content |
| At a wide-ranging speech before the Media Institute, FCC Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein outlined a broad range of steps he believes the government should take to “protect children in the digital age.” [read more] |
| May 21, 2008 |
| DTC Prescription Drug Advertising Update |
| Two items of note regarding the DTC prescription drug advertising issue. [read more] |
| April 29, 2008 |
| Florida Tax Swap Plan Could Lead to Ad Tax Battle |
| The sales tax exemptions under Florida law for advertising and other business services may once again be under attack. [read more] |
| April 18, 2008 |
| ANA Urges New York State Lawmakers to Reject New Restrictions on Online Behavioral Advertising |
| ANA has urged members of the New York State Legislature to reject two bills that would impose serious new state-specific restrictions on online behavioral advertising. [read more] |
| April 10, 2008 |
| Legislation Would Make Sweeping Changes in FTC’s Enforcement Powers |
| Legislation was introduced in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday that would make sweeping changes in the enforcement powers of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). If passed by the Congress, these changes could have serious implications for virtually every sector of the business community. [read more] |
| April 9, 2008 |
| ANA, Eleven Other Industry Groups File Comments on FTC Behavioral Advertising Principles |
| ANA, along with eleven other industry groups, has filed comments today on the Federal Trade Commission’s proposed self-regulatory principles for online behavioral advertising. [read more] |
| April 3, 2008 |
| House Energy and Commerce Committee Reports Tobacco Bill |
| The U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee has favorably reported H.R. 1108, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act to the full House. [read more] |
| March 13, 2008 |
| Senate Makes Changes to CPSC Reform Act |
| The United States Senate passed the CPSC Reform Act (H.R. 4040) on March 6, 2008 with some modifications to provisions that were of concerns to the advertising industry. [read more] |
| March 11, 2008 |
| ANA Opposes Advertising Provisions in Tobacco Bill |
| The House Energy and Commerce Committee's Health Subcommittee plans to complete a markup today of H.R. 1108, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, which contains extraordinarily sweeping rules relating to tobaco advertising. [read more] |
| March 3, 2008 |
| ANA Writes to U.S. Senate on Consumer Product Safety Commission Reauthorization Bill |
| ANA has sent a letter up to the United States Senate detailing our concerns with provisions in S. 2663, The CPSC Reform Act. [read more] |
| February 28, 2008 |
| FTC Announces April Workshop on Green Marketing Guides and Packaging |
| The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced a public workshop to examine developments in green packaging claims and the consumer perception of such claims. [read more] |
| February 27, 2008 |
| ANA Seeks Comment on FTC Draft Privacy Principles |
| ANA is working with a coalition of companies and industry groups to file comments with the FTC and to demonstrate the problems with a Do Not Track regime. [read more] |
| December 14, 2007 |
| ANA, AAAA and AAF Send Letter to FCC on Embedded Advertising |
| The Federal Communications Commission is holding discussions at their open commission meeting on Tuesday, December 18 regarding the use of embedded advertising (or product placement) in media. [read more] |
| December 3, 2007 |
| FTC to Review Green Marketing Guidelines |
| The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced that it will begin a review of its environmental marketing guidelines and hold hearings or workshops over the next several months on a number of green marketing topics, including “sustainable” and “renewable” claims. [read more] |
| November 29, 2007 |
| FCC Chair to Push for Inquiry into Product Placement Rules |
| It has been reported that Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Kevin Martin will ask the Commission to begin a formal examination of the agency's current disclosure rules for product placement in television programming. [read more] |
| November 28, 2007 |
| U.S. Conference of Mayors Report Highlights Declining Tax Revenues and Slowing Growth |
| The U.S. Conference of Mayors has released an economic impact report which forecasts sharp gross domestic product losses as a result of the ongoing foreclosure crisis. [read more] |
| November 14, 2007 |
| Florida Tax Commissioner Calls for New Taxes on Business Services |
| Former State Senate President John McKay, now a member of the Florida Taxation and Budget Reform Commission, has proposed a constitutional amendment to require the Florida Legislature to reduce property taxes by extending the sales tax to most business services. [read more] |
| October 1, 2007 |
| ANA and Industry Groups Submit Comments on FEC Rulemaking on "Electioneering Communications" |
| The Association of National Advertisers (ANA) and our sister associations, the American Association of Advertising Agencies (AAAA) and the American Advertising Federation (AAF) have filed comments with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) on a proposed rulemaking regarding “electioneering communications.” [read more] |
| September 20, 2007 |
| FTC to Host Forum on Online Behavioral Advertising |
| The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will host a two-day Town Hall meeting to examine privacy issues and online behavioral advertising – the practice of tracking consumers’ activities online in order to target advertising to them. [read more] |
| July 19, 2007 |
| Food and Beverage Marketing Initiative Receives Positive Reviews |
| The Council of Better Business Bureaus (CBBB) yesterday announced the details of the new marketing pledges of 11 major food, beverage and restaurant companies under the Council’s Children’s Food and Beverage Advertising Initiative. The pledges were described at a joint forum hosted by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on food marketing to children. [read more] |
| July 17, 2007 |
| ANA Opposes Kennedy Tobacco Advertising Restrictions |
| Tomorrow, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee will consider S. 625, a bill to transfer regulatory authority over tobacco products and advertising to the Food and Drug Administration. ANA, along with the American Association of Advertising Agencies and the American Advertising Federation, has sent a letter to the committee detailing the constitutional problems with the advertising provisions in the bill. [read more] |
| July 12, 2007 |
| ANA Opposes Brownback TV Indecency and Violence Amendments |
| ANA has sent a letter to the Senate Appropriations Committee in opposition to Senator Sam Brownback’s (R-KS) proposed amendments to the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill regarding indecent and violent television content. [read more] |
| June 26, 2007 |
| ANA Files Statement With Senate Commerce Committee on Media Violence |
| At a hearing held today on children and media violence, ANA filed a policy statement with the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee expressing our deep concern about any attempt by Congress to regulate violent content and restrict it in a manner similar to indecency. [read more] |
| June 22, 2007 |
| Energy and Commerce Committee Passes Drug Bill With Towns-Buyer Amendment Language |
| At yesterday’s markup of the drug safety bill, the House Energy and Commerce Committee preserved language passed during the Health Subcommittee markup that replaced five provisions in the original that would have imposed burdensome restrictions on advertising. [read more] |
| June 20, 2007 |
| House Health Subcommittee Strips Drug Safety Bill of Burdensome DTC Restrictions; Full Committee Considers Bill Tomorrow |
| Yesterday, the Health Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee passed an amendment sponsored by Reps. Ed Towns (D-NY) and Steve Buyer (R-IN) removing extremely onerous restrictions on advertising from the drug safety bill. [read more] |
| June 18, 2007 |
| ANA Opposes Changes in FTC Guides for the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising |
| The Association of National Advertisers (ANA) has urged the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to reject a proposed change in the Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising. [read more] |
| June 12, 2007 |
| House Health Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Drug Bills; Markup To Be Held Next Tuesday |
| The Health Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee held a legislative hearing today on a number of discussion drafts of pending bills, including the drug safety bill originally introduced by Reps. Ed Markey (D-MA) and Henry Waxman (D-CA), which contains a number of provisions that would severely restrict DTC advertising for new drugs. [read more] |
| June 7, 2007 |
| House Health Subcommittee Bill Bans and Restricts Prescription Drug Advertising |
| The Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, Congressman Frank Pallone, has released a discussion draft of the drug safety bill. That draft contains five new restrictions on prescription drug advertising to consumers. [read more] |
| June 6, 2007 |
| House Health Subcommittee to Mark Up Drug Safety Bill |
| The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health is expected to markup a drug safety bill on Wednesday, June 13, 2007. It is possible that there may be provisions to ban or restrict prescription drug advertising included in the Chairman’s mark or offered during the markup. [read more] |
| May 25, 2007 |
| IOM Tobacco Report Calls for FDA Regulation of Advertising |
| The Institute of Medicine issued a report yesterday calling on the federal government to take various actions to reduce tobacco use, including major restrictions on advertising. [read more] |
| May 16, 2007 |
| Senator Harkin Reintroduces HeLP America Act |
| Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) has reintroduced his HeLP America Act (S. 1342), which contains a number of provisions that impact advertisers. [read more] |
| May 15, 2007 |
| Chairman Markey Suggests Restrictions on Food Marketing |
| FCC Chairman Martin and Commissioners Tate and Copps have responded to House Telecommunications and the Internet Subcomittee Chairman Ed Markey's letter urging serious new restrictions on food marketing. [read more] |
| May 10, 2007 |
| Senate Passes Drug Safety Bill With Industry-Backed Advertising Provisions |
| After weeks of negotiations, the Senate yesterday passed the drug safety bill, S.1082, without major new restrictions on direct-to-consumer prescription drug ads. [read more] |
| April 26, 2007 |
| FCC Violence Report Released |
| The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) last night released their long awaited report on "Violent Television Programming and Its Impact on Children." [read more] |
| April 24, 2007 |
| Drug Safety Bill on Senate Floor Next Week |
| We have learned that the Senate leadership is likely to bring up the drug safety bill (S.1082) as early as next Monday. This bill contains provisions that are an enormous threat to the advertising community. [read more] |
| April 18, 2007 |
| Senate HELP Committee Votes to Keep Restrictive Ad Proposals in Drug Safety Bill |
| Yesterday, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee held a markup on S. 1082, the Food and Drug Administration Revitalization Act, which contains a two-year moratorum on advertising for prescription drugs and new government-mandated warnings for ads. [read more] |
| April 17, 2007 |
| Update on Children's Issues |
| Two important developments on the children's advertising front. [read more] |
| April 11, 2007 |
| Senate HELP Committee to Markup Kennedy-Enzi Drug Safety Bill Next Wednesday |
| The Senate HELP Committee plans to mark up S. 484, the Enhancing Drug Safety and Innovation Act, on Wednesday, April 18. The bill contains three provisions of concern to the advertising industry. [read more] |
| April 6, 2007 |
| Marketers Respond to Obesity Challenge: What Is Your Company Doing? |
| ANA is serving on a joint government/industry task force that will be meeting next Friday to discuss potential new initiatives. One of our goals is to develop a comprehensive inventory of the efforts already being made by individual marketers to address childhood obesity. Therefore, we need examples of programs or partnerships that your company has begun to address childhood obesity. [read more] |
| April 5, 2007 |
| Utah District Court Rejects Advertisers' Arguments in Child Registry Case |
| On March 23, 2007, the federal court in Utah denied the motion for preliminary injunction in this very important case dealing with a do-not-email registry enacted in 2004. [read more] |
| March 15, 2007 |
| Illinois Governor Proposes Gross Receipts Tax |
| In his "State of the State" speech last week, Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich proposed a new gross receipts tax (GRT) on all business activity in the state. [read more] |
| March 2, 2007 |
| Update on State Ad Tax Developments |
| There have been several important developments on the state ad tax front. [read more] |
| February 21, 2007 |
| Ad Tax Fights Possible in Michigan and Iowa |
| The marketing community may be facing ad tax battles in the legislatures in Michigan and Iowa. We need your assistance to respond to these threats. [read more] |
| February 14, 2007 |
| House Energy and Commerce Committee Introduces Package of Bipartisan Privacy Bills |
| Last week, to mark National Consumer Protection Week, the House Energy and Commerce Committee introduced four major privacy bills. The bills deal with data security, spyware, pretexting, and social security number protection. [read more] |
| February 6, 2007 |
| New Congress Focuses on Prescription Drug Ads |
| The first month of the new Congress has seen a flurry of legislative activity in the prescription drug advertising area. [read more] |
| January 24, 2007 |
| ANA To Participate on FCC Task Force on Childhood Obesity |
| The Federal Communications Commission announced that the first meeting of its public-private Task Force on 'Media and Childhood Obesity: Today and Tomorrow' will be held on February 14, 2007. [read more] |
| January 19, 2007 |
| Chairmen Majoras, Martin Headline ANA Advertising Law and Business Affairs Conference |
| Highlights from ANA's Advertising Law and Business Affairs Conference [read more] |
| January 16, 2007 |
| Tax On Business Services (Including Advertising) Possible In Michigan |
| A proposal to extend the sales tax to most business services, including advertising, may soon be introduced in the Michigan Legislature. [read more] |
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