Abstract:Substantiation of advertising claims has been a source o f concern for consuiiierists, government and business for over a decade. The research reported in this article uses earlier sfirdies as a benclimark f o r determining whether udvertisers are any more willing to provide proof of advertising claims directly to conminers tliuri they were in the 1970s. Seventy-one per cent of advertisers contucted responded to consutiier requests for proof of claims made in television arid magazine advertisetiient.s. However… Show more
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