The Review Habits That Became a Federal Problem
Asking your staff for a five-star review used to be a harmless favor. Under the federal rule now in force it is a violation, and the penalties are per review.
Asking your staff for a five-star review used to be a harmless favor. Under the federal rule now in force it is a violation, and the penalties are per review.
Buyers no longer arrive empty-handed. They arrive holding an answer an AI gave them about your company, and the only question left is whether it holds up.
Domestic sourcing is a genuine selling point right now. It is also an enforcement priority, and the FTC spent 2026 writing to manufacturers about how they word it.
Raw material costs jumped more than 25 points in a single quarter, NAM found. When you have to raise prices, marketing stops selling and starts justifying.
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