DSEA “Just Like Me” Funding Shifts, Features Added
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
The Dietary Supplement Education Alliance is changing its paid advertising campaign to promote the industry - including cutting costs by nearly half and allowing participating firms to offers coupons to consumers - to adjust to the loss of support from the largest backer, Leiner Health Products
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