Compliance checklist

Everything in this playbook is worthless if your marketing lands you in front of regulators, licensing boards, or your brokerage/employer. Claude speeds creation, which means it speeds mistakes if you're not careful.

Who regulates the podcaster + creator claude playbooks

• FTC: clear #ad / #sponsored for paid integrations
• Music licensing (you need rights to every track used)
• Copyright for clips and quotes
• Platform TOS (YouTube, Spotify, Apple)
• Privacy policy for email subscribers
• Testimonial rules if using listener testimonials

Universal red flags to scan for

• Superlatives you can't prove: "best," "cheapest," "top-rated"
• Guaranteed outcomes: "guaranteed to [result]"
• Comparison claims naming competitors
• Specific rates, prices, or figures without disclaimers
• Urgency that isn't real
• Testimonials without proper disclaimers (some states restrict entirely)
• Statistics without citation

The pre-publish checklist

The red phrase scanner

Scan for compliance red flags in the podcaster + creator claude playbook marketing.

Flag every:
- Superlative
- Specific numeric claim
- Competitor comparison
- Urgency claim, is it real?
- Missing disclaimer
- Implied endorsement
- Claim about outcomes that vary

For each flag: suggest a compliant rewrite. Then give the cleaned version.

Jurisdiction: [state]
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Record-keeping

Keep every marketing piece for 3-5 years:

• /Marketing Archive /[Year] /[Month], every published piece
• Include any compliance approval emails
• Include date and platform published

This week's task