Philosophy To Defend Time in a Bottle Claims With NARB Appeal
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
NAD recommends discontinuation of numerous claims, many on product packaging, for the Coty brand’s Time in a Bottle Age-Defying Serum, citing flaws in the advertiser’s six-month, blinded clinical study. Philosophy will appeal to the National Advertising Review Board, arguing that “left uncorrected, the NAD’s decision would … disincentivize manufacturers from conducting similar comprehensive studies.”
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