Firm gets stiff rebuke for ‘cycling makes you a flop’ ad
An outdoor ad, which promoted a cure for erectile dysfunction by suggesting cycling makes blokes a flop in the bedroom,…
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M&S, Asda and KP caught serving junk foods ads to kids
Eight major food and retail brands – Asda, Kellogg, KFC, KP Snacks, Lidl, Marks & Spencer, McDonald’s and Pringles –…
E.On forced to pull plug on press ad after history rewrite
E.On has been ordered to tear up a press ad campaign after being found guilty of the sort of over-exaggeration…
Porsche dealership crushed over ‘demeaning’ press ad
A Leeds-based Porsche dealership, which claims to “stake its reputation” on a selection of “truly hand-picked” motors, has been sent to…
‘Double busy’ ASA reveals fresh spike in online gripes
The ad watchdog has revealed it has been, in the words of Micky Flanagan “double busy”, over the past 12…
Swipe left: William Hill Tinder ad gets dumped by ASA
William Hill has been spanked by the ad watchdog for an ad on dating app Tinder which suggested that users…
Giggs ad battered as Paddy Power is red carded again
Paddy Power has regained its crown as the enfant terrible of the advertising industry after its tongue-in-cheek ad showing Ryan…
Mail on Sunday ad gaffe sparks reader and ASA wrath
Bosses at the Mail on Sunday – the title which once ran under the strapline “A newspaper, not a snooze…
Flying Macallan ad brought down to earth with a thump
Macallan whisky has had its wings clipped by the ad watchdog after a TV spot portraying a man leaping off…
‘If you’ve got it, flaunt it’ cosmetic surgery ad gets snip
A radio ad for a cosmetic surgery company, which featured a woman apologising for showing off her new body and…