Marketing Communication Currency Obligation Applied to Present Case
P · Principle
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/131#Marketing_Communication_Currency_Obligation_Applied_to_Present_Case
Properties
Instance of
MarketingCommunicationCurrencyandAccuracyMaintenanceObligation
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#MarketingCommunicationCurrencyandAccuracyMaintenanceObligation
Applied to
Firm brochure listing Engineer A as electrical engineer when degree is in mechanical engineering
Balancing with
Logistical constraints of reprinting marketing materials
Concrete expression
The Board held that the marketing director, upon being notified by Engineer A of the discipline misrepresentation in the firm's brochure, had an ethical obligation to maintain accurate marketing materials and take expeditious corrective action, including through low-cost measures such as errata sheets.
Confidence
0.93
Importance
high
Interpretation
The currency and accuracy obligation is not discharged by initial accuracy at publication; it requires ongoing maintenance and, upon actual notice of inaccuracy, expeditious corrective action proportionate to the nature of the error.
Invoked by
Marketing Director Credential-Misrepresenting Marketing Director Engineer
Tension resolution
The Board acknowledged logistical realities but held that low-cost corrective measures (errata sheets, cover letters) are available and must be employed; logistical difficulty does not excuse inaction after actual notice.
Source Evidence
Source text
the marketing director has an ethical obligation both to the clients and potential clients as well as to the Engineer A to expeditiously correct the mis-impression which may have been created.
Text references
engineering firms that use printed material as part of their marketing efforts should take reasonable steps to assure that such written material is as accurate and up-to-date as possible
errata sheets, cover letters, strike-outs and, if necessary, reprints should be employed within a reasonable period of time in order to correct inaccuracies
the marketing director has an ethical obligation both to the clients and potential clients as well as to the Engineer A to expeditiously correct the mis-impression which may have been created
this could take the form of a simple and inexpensive errata sheet inserted into the brochure
TTL
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case131:Marketing_Communication_Currency_Obligation_Applied_to_Present_Case a proeth:MarketingCommunicationCurrencyandAccuracyMaintenanceObligation,
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rdfs:label "Marketing Communication Currency Obligation Applied to Present Case" ;
proeth:appliedto "Firm brochure listing Engineer A as electrical engineer when degree is in mechanical engineering" ;
proeth:balancingwith "Logistical constraints of reprinting marketing materials" ;
proeth:conceptCategory "Principle" ;
proeth:concreteexpression "The Board held that the marketing director, upon being notified by Engineer A of the discipline misrepresentation in the firm's brochure, had an ethical obligation to maintain accurate marketing materials and take expeditious corrective action, including through low-cost measures such as errata sheets." ;
proeth:confidence "0.93" ;
proeth:discoveredincase "131" ;
proeth:discoveredinpass "2" ;
proeth:discoveredinsection "discussion" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredat "2026-03-01T11:39:47.234904+00:00" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredincase "131" ;
proeth:generatedattime "2026-03-01T11:39:47.234904+00:00" ;
proeth:importance "high" ;
proeth:interpretation "The currency and accuracy obligation is not discharged by initial accuracy at publication; it requires ongoing maintenance and, upon actual notice of inaccuracy, expeditious corrective action proportionate to the nature of the error." ;
proeth:invokedby "Marketing Director Credential-Misrepresenting Marketing Director Engineer" ;
proeth:principleclass "Marketing Communication Currency and Accuracy Maintenance Obligation" ;
proeth:sourcetext "the marketing director has an ethical obligation both to the clients and potential clients as well as to the Engineer A to expeditiously correct the mis-impression which may have been created." ;
proeth:tensionresolution "The Board acknowledged logistical realities but held that low-cost corrective measures (errata sheets, cover letters) are available and must be employed; logistical difficulty does not excuse inaction after actual notice." ;
proeth:textreferences "engineering firms that use printed material as part of their marketing efforts should take reasonable steps to assure that such written material is as accurate and up-to-date as possible",
"errata sheets, cover letters, strike-outs and, if necessary, reprints should be employed within a reasonable period of time in order to correct inaccuracies",
"the marketing director has an ethical obligation both to the clients and potential clients as well as to the Engineer A to expeditiously correct the mis-impression which may have been created",
"this could take the form of a simple and inexpensive errata sheet inserted into the brochure" ;
proeth:wasattributedto "Case 131 Extraction" ;
prov:generatedAtTime "2026-03-01T11:50:23.667013"^^xsd:dateTime ;
prov:wasGeneratedBy "ProEthica Case 131 Extraction" .
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Extraction details
Discovered in case
131
Discovered in pass
2
Discovered in section
discussion
First discovered
2026-03-01T11:39:47.234904+00:00
First case
131
Generated
2026-03-01T11:39:47.234904+00:00
Attributed to
Case 131 Extraction
Generated
2026-03-01T11:50:23.667013
Generated by
ProEthica Case 131 Extraction