DMA members face greater scrutiny over ad complaints
The DMA’s 1,000-strong membership of brand owners, agencies, data firms and tech giants could find themselves under the cosh of…
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BrewDog ordered to clean up its act after ‘motherfu’ ad
BrewDog has been forced to rip up a poster campaign for its alcohol-free beer Punk AF – which carried the…
‘Suicide’ ad for life insurance fintech shot down by ASA
A financial services firm has refuted claims that an ad it ran on Facebook to flog life insurance trivialised suicide…
KFC gets a roasting for ‘What the Cluck?’ ad campaign
KFC’s attempt at humouring the nation by launching an ad campaign under the strapline “What the Cluck?” has been battered…
Hopping mad: Consumers in a froth over BrewDog ads
The ad watchdog has confirmed it is investigating a BrewDog outdoor campaign, which carries the strapline “Sober as a motherfu”,…
Missguided clobbered over ‘offensive’ Love Island ad
Clothing retailer Missguided has been spanked over an ad for its swimwear range that ran during Love Island after one…
Burger King is splattered over Farage milkshake-gate
Burger King has been condemned by the ad watchdog for encouraging antisocial behaviour after seemingly encouraging protesters to “milkshake” Brexit…
Flood of complaints fails to stop GoCompare crash ad
The ad watchdog is standing firm in the face of a barrage of complaints about the latest GoCompare TV campaign, featuring Gio…
‘Hot wife’ ad gets stripped down for objectifying women
A poster campaign for a Nottingham air conditioning company, featuring a woman in a T-shirt and denim shorts with the…
ASA rips down RBS ‘suicides and bank crimes’ poster
A poster ad for campaign group Banks Claims Group, which claimed the Royal Bank of Scotland had blood on its…