Self-Regulation 2.0 What responsible advertising means in the digital age
Rob Dreblow Any Ung Rangarajan AGENDA 1. the new normal 2. what it means for self- regulation …and two tricky bits 3. privacy: the next frontier
‘Digital’ is a mainstream part of marketing mix
3 rd highest area of complaints
WHAT IT MEANS FOR SELF- REGULATION
Self-regulation covers all marketing communications SCOPE: extends rules to all marketing communications “any communications produced directly by or on behalf of marketers intended primarily to promote products or to influence consumer behaviour”
But what does that mean in practice? A need for a common framework for industry and SROs
When it’s paid for, it’s simple…
Rob Dreblow Any Ung Rangarajan Two tricky bits 1. marketer’s own websites – in or out? 2. social media
Marketer-owned websites 1.All claims (except in strictly ‘editorial’ content e.g. annual report, CSR reports) 2.Price promotions, special offers and similar marketing practices 3.User-generated and/or viral content distributed or endorsed by the marketer 4.Ads adapted from other media (e.g. TV spot uploaded on website) What’s ‘in’
Claims
Promotions
User-generated content hosted by brand
Ads from other media
Excluded: ‘editorial’ content Press releases, CSR reports, investor relations…
Social media The test: did a marketer distribute or endorse it?
PRIVACY: THE NEXT FRONTIER
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An emerging global blueprint USEUICC
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