In two days the country turns 250, and marketers have noticed. Flags, eagles and “Made in America” banners are everywhere this summer, on packaging, product pages and paid social. The Federal Trade Commission has noticed too, and it has spent the spring reminding everyone that patriotism in advertising is a regulated activity. If your company … Read more
There is a moment in every product launch when the gap between the promise and the reality becomes impossible to ignore. For the Trump Mobile T1 smartphone, that moment arrived from several directions at once. The phone was nine months late. It was no longer being marketed as made in America. The American flag printed … Read more
Update, June 10, 2026: The jingle is back. On June 4, the Fourth Appellate District granted Kars4Kids’ petition for a writ of supersedeas, staying the Orange County injunction while the charity pursues its appeal. The appellate order holds the injunction and all other proceedings in the case in abeyance pending resolution of the appeal or further … Read more