business thread.... geo targeting ads, false advertising in general? discuss.

[will76]

I'll be the first to admit I advertise girls as "online" that probably aren't online. Plenty people use fake chat promos, the fake im box pop ups, or saying someone is in your city but they are not. 95% of us probably do some or all of that.

So... when I read this it made me think, would be fucked if Attorney generals ever went after porn / online sites? Almost everyday I get hit with some pop up from a site saying I am A WINNER!!! when you know i didn't win shit.


http://www.state.ia.us/government/ag..._Group%20.html

Suit alleges Smart Automotive Group used “false-premise” ads to trick consumers into thinking vehicles were “seized and repossessed” or “liquidation” vehicles, or other vehicles being sold at bargain-price sales events, when that was not true.

Des Moines. Attorney General Tom Miller filed a lawsuit Friday alleging that a Louisiana company called Smart Automotive Group used deceptive “false-premise” ads for used-car sales events in Iowa. [Go to lawsuit.]

“We alleged they used deceptive ads to trick consumers into thinking used cars and trucks were being sold at bargain prices at special sales events when in fact vehicles were from dealers’ regular used-vehicle inventories,” Miller said.

According to the lawsuit, Smart Automotive sale ads falsely used terms such as “Seized and Repossessed Vehicle Event,” “Statewide Used Vehicle Liquidation,” “Emergency Disposal Event,” and other deceptive and misleading terms that were not true.

Smart Automotive Group sold promotional advertising and sales packages to Iowa auto dealers to increase sales of the dealers’ used vehicles, the suit said. Such packages “are designed to trick consumers into believing the vehicles come from a source other than the dealer’s usual used vehicle inventory and are available at lower than usual retail prices,” the suit said. Miller called the practice “false-premise” deceptive advertising.

“The problem is that such ads mislead customers into thinking vehicles must be sold quickly and at bargain prices, when that is not the case,” Miller said. “Consumers are misled, and sometimes they end up paying prices that are even higher than normal.”

The suit also alleged Smart Automotive Group used other misleading ads or tactics, such as scratch-off prize cards, as “a subterfuge designed to trick consumers into visiting the dealership,” subjecting consumers to undesired sales pitches.

The suit also said Smart Automotive sometimes sent in sales teams who “use high-pressure sales tactics to sell consumers vehicles under false pretenses.”

The suit was filed Friday morning in Polk County District Court in Des Moines. It asks the court to order civil penalties up to $40,000 per violation of the Consumer Fraud Act, order restitution for consumers, and prohibit future violations.

Defendants named in the lawsuit are Smart Automotive Group, LLC, located at 1329 Gardenia Drive, Metairie, LA, and Bernard E. Burst III of New Orleans, President of Smart Automotive Group.

cliff notes. A company doing advertising for a car dealership advertised an event as " “seized and repossessed” or “liquidation” vehicles NEED TO GO! When in fact is was just their regular used cars from the lot with regular pricing. Also they offered scratch offs and other tactics to make people think they won something to get them in the store....

The AG is asking for $40,000 a violation.

so.... when we advertise someone as being in their town, they signup and that person is not. Is that any different (or worse) than saying this car has been repo'ed this price is rock bottom and it is just a car off the lot with normal pricing?

Seems to me we would be fucked. What do you think?

[TheSenator]

Nope....because I have a little thing that says "For illustrative purposes only. Not actual member data." I have that all over the place.

[TheSenator]

I guess this thread is closed.

[will76]

Originally Posted by TheSenator

I guess this thread is closed.

why ????

[theking]

Originally Posted by will76

I'll be the first to admit I advertise girls as "online" that probably aren't online. Plenty people use fake chat promos, the fake im box pop ups, or saying someone is in your city but they are not. 95% of us probably do some or all of that.

So... when I read this it made me think, would be fucked if Attorney generals ever went after porn / online sites? Almost everyday I get hit with some pop up from a site saying I am A WINNER!!! when you know i didn't win shit.


http://www.state.ia.us/government/ag..._Group%20.html



cliff notes. A company doing advertising for a car dealership advertised an event as " ?seized and repossessed? or ?liquidation? vehicles NEED TO GO! When in fact is was just their regular used cars from the lot with regular pricing. Also they offered scratch offs and other tactics to make people think they won something to get them in the store....

The AG is asking for $40,000 a violation.

so.... when we advertise someone as being in their town, they signup and that person is not. Is that any different (or worse) than saying this car has been repo'ed this price is rock bottom and it is just a car off the lot with normal pricing?

Seems to me we would be fucked. What do you think?

Well...I think that if a government agency really got serious about the false advertising/practices on porn sites the over whelming majority would be in serious trouble.

[Chosen]

Originally Posted by TheSenator

Nope....because I have a little thing that says "For illustrative purposes only. Not actual member data." I have that all over the place.

[TheSenator]

Originally Posted by will76

why ????

Originally Posted by theking

Well...I think that if a government agency really got serious about the false advertising/practices on porn sites the over whelming majority would be in serious trouble.

People sell shit all the time that are false but people buy it because the marketing is amazing.

I know how to add about an inch and half to your cock in about two months. I can guarantee it if you follow my routine to the "T".

[will76]

Originally Posted by TheSenator

Nope....because I have a little thing that says "For illustrative purposes only. Not actual member data." I have that all over the place.

that is total bs though. I bet it wouldn't hold up as a defense.

Well it showed that these 100 girls were all from the surfer's city "Dallas". So he signed up to talk to them, but he didn't see the fine print at the bottom that said it was a lie and those girls weren't even members of the site much less from his city.

The fake pop im messages boxes " Hi there I want to talk to you" (for illustration purposes only... had i been a real girl i may have wanted to talk to you. Real girls may exist and may want to talk to you on my site if you put your credit card in).

[SmokeyTheBear]

deceptive ads are everywhere, i have always had a hard time figuring out where the line lays as well as it ISN'T very clear.

Every burger ad is a lie and obviously deceptive.

I have heard it described as how the consumer interprets the deception. When you see a travel ad you realise you are not going to have the EXACT same experience as the people on the pristine beach sipping cocktails

you will never get this burger in any burger king , yet it is what they are offering.

[Amputate Your Head]

There is a fine line between clever advertising/marketing versus straight up fraud. Hopefully the ones using shitty practices will be found and punished.

[Oracle Porn]

similar, no?

[Mutt]

almost all businesses engage in false advertising to some degree. it's luck of the draw if you get singled out. our next door neighbor when i was a teenager was a diamond dealer, he got charged with deceptive advertising, the court case seemed to last forever.

the one i fucking hate is the retailers who advertisers that WE PAY THE TAX!!! and in tiny print at the bottom they say 'prices have been reduced blah blah blah prior to taxes making the equivalent etc etc'
no they haven't, it's total bullshit and i can't believe they don't get charged. been going on for decades. if you're paying the tax, fucking pay the tax. grrrrrrrrrrrrr

and MSRP - total bullshit, there's not a moron on the planet who has ever paid the MSRP on anything.

then there's the 75% off sale - 75% off fucking what, show me that product advertised at one time for $100 and then charge me $25 for it. that's 75% off. they just make up this bullshit. what they reallly mean is 75% off their regular markup - more bullshit since no consumer has any clue what their regular markup is.

[ottopottomouse]

Originally Posted by TheSenator

Nope....because I have a little thing that says "For illustrative purposes only. Not actual member data." I have that all over the place.

That.





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[ottopottomouse]

False advertising or just part of the whole porn is selling a fantasy idea?

[girl's-name]VIRGIN.COM sites - only if virginity can re-grow

Scenes labelled as models first ever time doing xyz - yeah right

Teen, and girls that are 19 for 7 consecutive birthdays

Public girls picked up off the street just like you could yourself - if you booked them first