Advertising

Ensures New Yorkers' Phone Numbers Permanenty On List And Protected Against Annoying Telemarketers

December 18, 2007 -- With millions of New Yorkers at risk of receiving annoying and burdensome telemarketing phone calls, despite having added their phone numbers to the National Do Not Call Registry, today Schumer announced that the full Senate passed the bill that he co-sponsored which prevents phone numbers from expiring once they’ve been placed on the registry.    » read more »

Ad Shows That For Obama, "It's Not Politics As Usual"

December 17, 2007 -- Des Moines, IA - Today the Obama Campaign began airing a new television advertisement in Iowa entitled, "Candor."    » read more »

Ad Highlights Clinton’s Readiness to Lead: Hillary "can do great things for our country"

12/17/2007 -- DES MOINES, IA - After a strong week building momentum on the ground in Iowa, the Clinton campaign today launched a new ad highlighting Hillary’s endorsement by the Des Moines Register and emphasizing her experience and readiness to lead.

The new 30-second spot, entitled "Great Things," features quotes from Sunday’s endorsement editorial. "Her readiness to lead sets her apart," the endorsement reads. "We believe Hillary Rodham Clinton can do great things for our country."    » read more »

December 17, 2007 -- Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today announced that R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (RJR) has agreed to suspend an advertising campaign that jointly promotes Camel cigarettes and Indie Rock music.

RJR agreed to the temporary advertising freeze after Blumenthal and other attorneys general separately filed state court legal actions against RJR for tying the Camel logo to its Indie Rock promotion, which included a nine-page advertising display in the 40th Anniversary issue of Rolling Stone dated Nov. 15 featuring cartoons.    » read more »

In the ad, Edwards says that saving the middle class from corporate greed is the fight he was born for

Dec 15, 2007 -- Des Moines, Iowa – Inspired by the enthusiasm generated by Senator John Edwards' discussion of economic issues during the Des Moines Register debate on Thursday, today the campaign unveiled a second new television ad in Iowa called "Fight."    » read more »

December 14, 2007 -- BOSTON– Facing possible action from Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley’s Office, Pan-American Life Insurance Company has voluntarily agreed to stop an advertising blitz in local newspapers seeking to enroll Massachusetts residents in unapproved health insurance products in advance of the December 31, 2007, deadline for Massachusetts residents to obtain health insurance under the new health reform law.

In a letter to the Attorney General’s Office dated yesterday, Pan-American agreed to:    » read more »

12/6/2007 -- MONTPELIER, Vt. – Ski Vermont, The Vermont Ski Areas Association will partner with the Agency of Agriculture and the Vermont Beef Producers Association to spice up resort’s menus with local beef; aptly named the Ski Vermont Burger.

Available in the restaurants at Bolton Valley, Jay Peak, Okemo Mountain and Stowe Mountain Resort, the Ski Vermont Burger marks the first junction of the state’s beef industry with the ski resorts. The Buy Local movement is not just a matter of business; it is by the demand of tourists and locals alike.    » read more »

FRANKFORT, KY (December 13, 2007) -- Kentucky Attorney General Greg Stumbo announced today that the Kentucky Medicaid Program will receive an $181,084.21 settlement from Medicis Pharmaceutical Corporation

Medicis, headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, has agreed to pay more than $9.8 million to settle federal civil litigation arising out of its illegal promotion of the topical skin preparation, Loprox, for use on children under the age of 10, without approval by the federal Food & Drug Administration (FDA).    » read more »

December 13, 2007 -- (Boise) – Highland Financial, a Post Falls business that offers mortgage foreclosure rescue services, will change its business and advertising practices, Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden said. Under the terms of a legal settlement, Highland Financial agrees to comply with the Idaho Consumer Protection Act in its future advertising and promotions.    » read more »

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New legislation would give FTC double the resources to enforce and research truth-in-advertising related to mortgages

December 12, 2007 -- WASHINGTON – With millions of Americans stuck in subprime mortgages and many having been lured by misleading advertisements, U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) today introduced legislation that would aid the Federal Trade Commission in cracking down on these ads.    » read more »

Lender To End Kickbacks And Co-Branding Agreements; Cuomo Establishes New Code of Conduct to Prevent False and Misleading Direct Marketing of Student Loans

Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum Joins Settlement

NEW YORK, NY (December 11, 2007) – New York Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo today announced a settlement with a student loan consolidation company specializing in the direct marketing of student loans, the first such settlement in this growing segment of the student lending industry.    » read more »

Marketlinkx Direct pays $15,000 penalty

December 10, 2007 -- St. Louis, Mo. — A Florida company that made telemarketing calls to Missourians on the state’s No Call list will cease violating the law and pay a civil penalty of $15,000 under an agreement with Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon. Nixon’s assurance of voluntary compliance with Marketlinkx Direct of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and its owner Ezell Brown, was filed today in St. Louis City Circuit Court.    » read more »

December 07, 2007 -- Las Vegas, NV - The Obama campaign announced today that television ads will begin running statewide next Tuesday, following Obama's tenth trip to the state on Monday. The thirty-second spot entitled "Take It Back" highlights Barack Obama's record of reform and his refusal to take contributions from Washington lobbyists and special interests PACs.

Barack Obama is the first among the Democratic and Republican candidates to place a sustained general television ad buy in Nevada for the January caucuses.    » read more »

Second Ad Released During "Building a Better America Week"

Dec 5, 2007 -- Manchester, NH – Today on day three of "Building a Better America Week," the John Edwards for President campaign unveiled its second New Hampshire television ad of the week, entitled "Rigged." The ad features John Edwards speaking directly to New Hampshire voters about how the system in Washington is corrupt and rigged against hardworking Americans on behalf of the moneyed corporate interests.    » read more »