article thumbnail

CARU Releases Guidelines for Advertising to Children in the Metaverse

Hunton Andrews Kurth

BBB National Programs’ Children’s Advertising Review Unit (CARU) has released new Guardrails for Child-Directed Advertising and Privacy in the Metaverse. All advertising should be easily recognizable as advertising. Understand when content becomes advertising (and what is not advertising).

article thumbnail

The right formula? Promotion of toddler milk comes into question

Inside Retail

Australia’s consumer commission, the ACCC, is asking the government to consider the promotion of toddler formula as part of its review of the Marketing in Australia of Infant Formula (MAIF) Agreement later this year. Our decision on whether to authorise this agreement was finely balanced as a result,” ACCC deputy chair Delia Rickard said. “We

Promotion 130
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Why supermarkets could face scrutiny for the way they discount, too

Inside Retail

Amidst multiple inquiries into the price-setting practices of Australian supermarkets, Woolworths and Coles are seemingly leading with more specials and promotions than ever. Nevertheless, she believes the increasing pressure on the sector to deliver transparency, equity and fairness in pricing will require some shifts in promotions.

Promotion 147
article thumbnail

How to Manage Seasonal Sales and Promotions Across Multiple Locations

Compliantia

In fact, for brick and mortar retailers, promotions generally account for anywhere from 10% to 45% of total revenue. Understanding how to manage seasonal sales and promotions is key to running a successful store. This job of managing promotions becomes more complex when you start adding multiple locations into the mix.

article thumbnail

Outdoor Advertising Terms Explained

Contra

What Is Outdoor Advertising? Outdoor advertising, also known as outdoor media, means any ad campaign that publicises your business’s products and services and is done outdoors. Now that we have cleared the main term, several other specific outdoor advertising terms can seem confusing or complicated. Campaign Advertising.

Outdoor 52
article thumbnail

Why Asian e-commerce giant GoTo is cutting costs despite top-line growth

Inside Retail

But like other Asian companies whose e-commerce business had been partying on rapid top-line growth, particularly in a time when people weren’t going out, its improvement in bottom line metrics is increasingly being driven by cost-cutting. Mass layoffs lead the cost-cutting effort. Third-quarter results look good, except for profits.

Line 130
article thumbnail

Aspirational marketing will always exist – and personally, I like it that way

Inside Retail

Many big brands now stand behind using real skin in their advertising campaigns. Yes, it’s heartening to see brands stepping up and challenging the beauty industry’s status quo, and it’s a positive step towards promoting inclusivity and diversity in advertising. Dove has championed it for years.

Marketing 130