Supplements’ Direct Response Marketing Success Sets Off FTC Alarm
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Dietary supplement firms could face more aggressive enforcement from the Federal Trade Commission as they take advantage of increased direct response marketing opportunities created by the recession
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