When you see a Twitter or Instagram post by a celebrity mentioning a popular beauty product, are they being paid to post about this product? A star athlete on Facebook talks about recovering post-game with a favorite sports drink, but there are no hashtags; so, is it a promotion?
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) endorsement oversight is on the rise following debacles like the 2017 Fyre Festival and influencers touting everything from vodka, to cryptocurrency, to stealthy business schemes. Influencer marketing can generate more than twice the sales of paid advertising, increasing the allure of engaging influencers. However, this also creates potential for harm to consumers, resulting in a formula for social media influencers and companies to get in #trouble.
In this practical webinar, you will learn best practices for counseling brands or social media influencers to disclose paid promotions, discounts, coupons, sweepstakes, affiliate links, free products, or anything of value in exchange for a review, post, or endorsement.
Upon course completion, you will be able to:
- Identify how digital media platforms are making it easier to comply with the FTC’s Endorsement Guides
- Recognize the negative impacts of circumventing the FTC Endorsement guidelines
- Craft best practices for corporate compliance programs monitoring influencer disclosures, adherence to brand guidelines, and uses of copyrights, trademarks, public images, and more

Kimberly Culp
Carr McClellan P.C.
Kimberly Culp is a Director at Carr McClellan P.C. in the Silicon Valley, where she works with digital media, video game, and consumer products companies to help them resolve their IP and advertising issues. Ms. Culp has authored numerous articles on advertising issues, including New Media Affords New Ways to Deliver Advertising and Branded Content—and New Challenges, 31 CEB Cal Bus L Prac 92 (Summer 2016). She also regularly presents at industry conferences on these legal issues. Ms. Culp has been a “Super Lawyers Rising Star” every year since 2012. Ms. Culp received her undergraduate degree from U.C. Davis and her law degree from U.C. Hastings.
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