The halftime report
Daniel L. JaffeANA Washington
The 109th Congress has reached its halfway point and the marketing community has already faced a number of serious challenges. There was significant activity on a broad range of issues in 2005, including: increased attacks on food marketing to children and direct-to-consumer (DTC) prescription drug advertising; attacks on product placement and other commercial venues, such as commercial fax messages; and continued focus on media content issues and consumer privacy concerns. The marketing community also faces an uncertain new legal environment, with a new U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice and another pending nomination...