Grass firm cut down to size yet again for ‘degrading’ ad
Oldham-based artificial turf specialist Great Grass has been whacked by the advertising watchdog for the third time for yet another…
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Flash a-ah: P&G Dust Magnet ad gets clean bill of health
The latest TV ad for Procter & Gamble’s Flash Dust Magnet might be cheesy, even annoying, but according to the…
ASA burns ‘flippant’ Boots TV ad for sun damage serum
Retail giant Boots has been cut down to size by the ad watchdog after a TV ad for its No7…
Broadband giants busted in ASA small print crackdown
The UK’s leading broadband providers, BT, EE, O2, Virgin Media, Plusnet and TalkTalk, have all been battered by the ad watchdog…
Vodafone cut off for claiming it can match BT ‘for less’
Vodafone may have won praise in some quarters for gaining market share during the cost of living crisis but it…
‘You’re out’! Steve Bartlett firms rocked by ad watchdog
Budding entrepreneurs might hang on his every word but it seems Dragons’ Den star Steve Bartlett still has much to…
‘Straight Outta Crumpton’ NWA pastiche avoids ASA rap
A TV ad for Aston Manor’s Crumpton Oaks Cider – which featured animated characters wearing urban-style clothing and rapping in…
Virgin Atlantic shot down over ‘sustainable fuel’ ad
Virgin Atlantic has had its wings clipped by the advertising watchdog over a radio ad which claimed that sustainable aviation…
Watchdog flushes Air Up urinating man ad down the pan
German-owned water bottle brand Air Up, which claims to promote “decency and morality”, has been splattered by the ad watchdog…
‘Offensive’ Alzheimer’s and Verisure ads get the all-clear
The advertising watchdog has cleared two controversial ad campaigns, for both the Alzheimer’s Society and alarm company Verisure, despite a…