How to Use Native Advertising Without Getting Fined by the FTC
By Kerry Gorgone, {grow} Contributing Columnist By now, you’ve probably heard the term “native advertising,” which means “content that bears a similarity to the news, feature articles, product...
View ArticleThe FTC and Influence Marketing: The crackdown begins
By Kerry Gorgone, {grow} Contributing Columnist Influence marketing and native advertising are gaining popularity as brands continue to shift away from “interruption marketing” and embrace a more...
View ArticleSomeone’s making money off your copyrighted content (But it isn’t you)
By Kerry Gorgone, {grow} Contributing Columnist Today, it is really difficult making money off of content. Despite rising demand, there is an expectation of “free,” leaving musicians, artists, and...
View ArticleTrade Libel: If you can’t say something nice, make sure you have proof
By Kerry Gorgone, {grow} Contributing Columnist We’ve all seen those commercials: a split screen with someone trying to get a stain out of a shirt. On person’s using the advertiser’s product and the...
View ArticleSTOP: Don’t Use Influencer Marketing Without Reading This Post
By Kerry Gorgone, {grow} Contributing Columnist Influencer marketing is more popular than ever. Brands like Adobe, Verizon, and many other brands have all tapped influencers to achieve their marketing...
View ArticleLoyalty Programs Might Cost Your Business More Than You Bargained For
By Kerry Gorgone Loyalty programs seem like Marketing 101. A retailer or other local business offers consumers a loyalty card that entitles them to free goods or services if they visit the store X...
View ArticleProtecting your podcast: Finding and using pod-safe music
By Kerry Gorgone, {grow} Contributing Columnist Nearly every time I give a presentation on podcasting, someone asks me about music. Typically, they’re already using popular music as their podcast...
View ArticleBlocking E.U. Residents is Not the Solution to GDPR Headaches
By Kerry Gorgone, {grow} Contributing Columnist European Union residents trying to access certain websites on May 25, 2018, discovered that they could not do so: they’d been blocked because of new...
View ArticleBig Legal News for Marketers: Pinterest Warnings, GDPR, and Major Fines
By Kerry Gorgone, {grow} Contributing Columnist The privacy crackdown has begun. This week, Marriott and British Airways faced massive fines from the U.K. data protection authority the Information...
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