FTC Testimonial Guidelines Say Advertisers Must Show Typical Outcomes
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Revised Federal Trade Commission guidelines on endorsements and testimonials will not have a chilling effect on advertising as long as marketers using anecdotal testimonials provide information on what typical outcomes are, according to an FTC executive
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