--- title: Free FTC Compliance Cheat Sheet for Influencer Marketing description: The FTC requires brands in the United States doing influencer marketing to ensure that their influencers clearly and conspicuously disclose any material connection between them and the brand. 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At the end of each post, which could be seen only if you expanded the post, he'd used the hashtag *#\[BrandName\]Partner.* I told him that his disclosure didn't comply with FTC guidelines in part because it didn't come early enough in the post and wasn't clear what being a "partner" in this case meant. His answer? > "This is what the brand's lawyers told me to do." The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has been fairly clear on the concept of "clear and conspicuous" disclosures from anyone with a "meaningful connection." In letters they sent to [90 influencers in April of 2017](https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2017/04/ftc-staff-reminds-influencers-brands-clearly-disclose), the FTC wrote: > *"…if there is a ‘material connection’ between an endorser and the marketer of a product – in other words, a connection that might affect the weight or credibility that consumers give the endorsement – that connection should be **clearly and conspicuously disclosed**..."* (emphasis added) In those same letters, they made it clear that such disclosures must come before a reader has to expand a post, writing: > *"…you should disclose any material connection **above the ‘more’ button**. In addition, where there are multiple tags, hashtags, or links, readers may just skip over them, especially where they appear at the end of a long post..."* (emphasis added) Having said that, we know that keeping up with FTC compliance can be a little tricky. Since we do it every day for brands, we've created our own internal cheat sheet and today, for the first time, we're offering that cheat sheet to anyone that wants it, at no charge. DISCLAIMER: We are not lawyers and the cheat sheet below is not legal advice. If you're so inclined or have questions, consult your own legal counsel.   [![ftc influencer compliance](https://blog.carusele.com/hs-fs/hubfs/ftc%20compliance%20image.png?width=300&name=ftc%20compliance%20image.png)](https://blog.carusele.com/hubfs/FTC%20Requirements%20Cheat%20Sheet.pdf)   Print it out, stick it up on your desk, or share it with your legal, marketing, and influencer teams. We have significant amounts of data showing that influencer marketing, properly disclosed, can still drive dramatic sales results. 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