Supporting Denigrating Ad Claims: From Actors’ Facial Expressions To Fact-Based Humor
Executive Summary
Like other comparative claims, say attorneys at the National Advertising Division’s annual conference, advertising that denigrates a competing brand must be substantiated. Advertising detailed previously in HBW Insight that compared nutritional products’ formulations and skin moisturizers’ effectiveness were noted as examples of denigrating claims.
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