http://truthonthemarket.com/2007/06/11/ftc-rethinks-bad-pun/ Academic commentary on law, business, economics and more Sat, 02 Jun 2012 12:17:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://truthonthemarket.com/2007/06/11/ftc-rethinks-bad-pun/#comment-6807 Tue, 12 Jun 2007 18:44:43 +0000 http://www.truthonthemarket.com/2007/06/11/ftc-rethinks-bad-pun/#comment-6807 [...] Diana Bixler on FTC Rethinks Bad Pun?.~Efficient Happiness on Premium natural and organic bulls**t.Non-Sequiturs: 06.11.07 | Fair or Unfair on FTC Rethinks Bad Pun?.TRUTH ON THE MARKET » FTC Rethinks Bad Pun? on Premium natural and organic bulls**t.tim zinnecker on Coffeemaker Found. Time to Move On..Thom on Premium natural and organic bulls**t.Geoffrey Manne on Premium natural and organic bulls**t.Alex on Premium natural and organic bulls**t.Geoffrey Manne on Premium natural and organic bulls**t.market failure, right here on Premium natural and organic bulls**t. [...]

]]> http://truthonthemarket.com/2007/06/11/ftc-rethinks-bad-pun/#comment-6806 Tue, 12 Jun 2007 18:15:43 +0000 http://www.truthonthemarket.com/2007/06/11/ftc-rethinks-bad-pun/#comment-6806 The FTC has been using “creative punny language” to publicize its consumer protection actions since the Jodie Bernstein era, and might well disagree with your opinion on its talent. This is the first time I’m aware of that it revised a release’s tone. Perhaps it reflects core differences between the goals of advertising and promotion and ‘pure’ news, as well as the usual differences between BC and BCP targets.

]]> http://truthonthemarket.com/2007/06/11/ftc-rethinks-bad-pun/#comment-6805 Tue, 12 Jun 2007 07:13:02 +0000 http://www.truthonthemarket.com/2007/06/11/ftc-rethinks-bad-pun/#comment-6805 [...] * The FTC may be good at many things, but creative punny language is not one of them. [Truth on the Market] [...]

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