logo-175.gif (8720 bytes) Federal Trade Commission and National Advertising Division, Better Business Bureau
Effective Disclosures in Advertising
May 22, 2001

Draft Agenda

8:00 - 9:00 Registration
9:00 - 9:30 Introductory Remarks

Jodie Bernstein, Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Federal Trade Commission
James Guthrie, President, National Advertising Review Council

9:30 - 10:30 Session #1 - The "Clear and Conspicuous" Standard

A review of recent FTC law enforcement actions and NAD self-regulatory efforts involving disclosure issues

Panelists:
Lesley Fair
, Division of Advertising Practices, Federal Trade Commission
Andrea C. Levine,  Director, National Advertising Division

10:30 - 10:45 Break
10:45 - 12:00 Session #2 - What Consumer Research Tells Us About Disclosures

Presentations by marketing experts on how disclosures are used in advertising and what the research reveals about the most effective ways of conveying information to consumers.

Moderator: Dr. Michael Mazis, American University
Panelists: 
Dr. Craig Andrews
, Marquette University
Dr. Richard Kolbe, Kent State University
Dr. Louis Morris, Louis A. Morris & Associates
Dr. Keith Murray, Bryant College

12:00 - 1:30 Lunch (on your own)
(A list of local restaurants is included in the workshop materials. Attendees who plan to eat at the Top of the Trade, the FTC cafeteria, can save time by filling out the sandwich order form included in the workshop materials and returning it to the 4th floor registration desk by 10:45 am.)
1:30 - 2:00 Session #3 - The Network Perspective

The role of the network clearance process.

Speaker: Harvey C. Dzodin, Vice President, ABC

2:00 - 3:00 Session #4 - Counseling Clients on the "Clear and Conspicuous" Standard

A panel discussion on the practical challenges attorneys face when counseling clients on the "clear and conspicuous" standard.

Moderators:
Darren Bowie
, Federal Trade Commission
Chrysse Spathas, National Advertising Division

Panelists:
Sally Davis
, True North Communications
Judith Oldham, Collier Shannon Scott
Andrew Sacks, Dell Computer Corporation
Angela Washelesky, Sachnoff & Weaver

3:00 - 3:15 Break
3:15 - 4:30 Session #5 - Making Disclosures Clear and Conspicuous

A panel discussion on creative approaches to making disclosures clear and conspicuous. The session will focus on mock "before" ads based on a hypothetical product, mock "after" ads created by advertising professionals, and their perspectives on the challenges faced when disclosing information in various media.

Moderators:
Lee Peeler
, Division of Advertising Practices, Federal Trade Commission
Randy Satterfield, Office of Consumer & Business Education, Federal Trade Commission
Peter Marinello
, National Advertising Division

Commenters:
Sally Davis
, True North Communications
Susan Grant, National Consumers League
Bennett Rushkoff, Office of the Corporation Counsel, District of Columbia
Andrew Sacks, Dell Computer Corporation

Creative Team 1

Ronald Urbach
Davis & Gilbert

Matthew Seiler
Wieden + Kennedy

Ty Montague
Wieden + Kennedy

 

Creative Team 2

Linda Goldstein
Hall Dickler Kent Goldstein & Wood

Jeffrey Edelstein
Hall Dickler Kent Goldstein & Wood

Annie Finnegan
Arnold Worldwide

Sue Richmond
Arnold Worldwide

Creative Team 3

Young & Rubicam

 

4:30 "Open mike" comments and closing remarks