CARU 2020 Annual Conference
  • March 11
  • 2020
  • Los Angeles
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BBB National Programs fosters trust, innovation, thought leadership, and competition in the marketplace and helps businesses serve stakeholders as strong corporate citizens. Our unique and valuable programs are designed to resolve business issues and advance shared industry objectives by responding to marketplace concerns to create a better experience for consumers. We have earned the trust of the marketplace by developing, implementing, and administering dispute resolution programs and helping businesses and industries resolve disputes with consumers.

BBB National Programs is the home of industry self-regulatory and dispute resolution programs that include the National Advertising Division (NAD), National Advertising Review Board (NARB), BBB EU Privacy Shield, BBB AUTO LINE, Children’s Advertising Review Unit (CARU), Children’s Food and Beverage Advertising Initiative (CFBAI), Children’s Confection Advertising Initiative (CCAI), Direct Selling Self-Regulatory Council (DSSRC), Digital Advertising Accountability Program (Accountability Program), and the Coalition for Better Advertising Dispute Resolution Program (CBA DRM). 

 

 

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Mary K. Engle Joins BBB National Programs, Inc. as Executive Vice President, Policy

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Mar. 11: Children's Advertising Review Unit Annual Conference

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Mar. 10: PrivacyCollective, a highly interactive event for privacy experts

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CFBAI & CCAI 2018 Compliance and Progress Report

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Digital Advertising Accountability Program: 100-Action Retrospective

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BBB National Programs National Advertising Division Recommends that T-Mobile Discontinue Certain Challenged Claims Comparing TVision Television Service to Cable TV, Following Charter Challenge

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Case #12-2020 – Monitoring Inquiry – Aloette Cosmetics

BASIS OF INQUIRY

The Direct Selling Self-Regulatory Council (“DSSRC”) is a national advertising self-regulation program administered by BBB National Programs, Inc. This inquiry was commenced by the DSSRC pursuant to its ongoing independent monitoring of advertising and marketing claims in the direct selling industry.

Specifically, DSSRC identified several core earnings claims being disseminated on social media by certain consultants of the Company as well as an “unlimited earning potential” claim on the Company’s website. 

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BBB National Programs National Advertising Division Recommends that Commercials for Capital One Spark Cash Card be Modified

The National Advertising Division (NAD) determined that consumer testimonials featuring endorsers who describe earning $36,000 and $115,000 in cash back rewards, through the Capital One Spark Cash Card benefit of unlimited 2% cash back on all purchases, fail to describe the limited and exceptional circumstances in which all of those expenses can be charged to the Spark Card.

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BBB National Programs is where business, industry experts, and trade associations work together within a self-regulatory environment to address issues of national and global importance, and to foster industry best practices in truth-in-advertising, child-directed marketing, data privacy, and dispute resolution. BBB National Programs fosters trust, innovation, thought leadership and competition in the marketplace and helps businesses serve stakeholders as strong corporate citizens.   

BBB National Programs is the home of industry self-regulatory and dispute resolution programs that include the National Advertising Division (NAD), National Advertising Review Board (NARB), BBB EU Privacy Shield, BBB AUTO LINE, Children’s Advertising Review Unit (CARU), Children’s Food and Beverage Advertising Initiative (CFBAI), Children’s Confection Advertising Initiative (CCAI), Direct Selling Self-Regulatory Council (DSSRC), Digital Advertising Accountability Program (Accountability Program), and the Coalition for Better Advertising Dispute Resolution Program (CBA DRM). 

 

 

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