Ad watchdog gets steamed up about the JML DriBuddi
Homewares retailer JML has found itself on the wrong side of the ad watchdog for the second time in a…
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Nationwide ‘greedy banker’ ads end up on the scrapheap
Nationwide Building Society’s “tongue in cheek” ad campaign starring actor Dominic West as the greedy and unsympathetic head of a…
JML ad axed for ‘harmful’ depiction of women cleaning
The ad watchdog has raised more than a few eyebrows after outlawing a TV ad for JML’s Hurricane Spin Scrubber,…
Kevin gets the chop as ASA slices up Aldi price claims
Aldi’s Kevin the Carrot ad might have reached the dizzy heights of Christmas Number One again last year but the…
ASA rejects flood of complaints over ‘harmful’ Dusk ad
The ad watchdog has dismissed calls to ban a tongue in cheek TV ad for furniture retailer Dusk, despite 40…
‘Disgusting’ Shipman ad kills off new biz at DeadHappy
Financial services firm DeadHappy is counting the cost of last year’s controversial ad campaign featuring serial killer Harold Shipman –…
Dancing Lucky Cow spot gets a lucky break at the ASA
A Lucky Cow Bingo campaign, featuring a jovial Friesian stood on her hind legs dancing to music, has managed to…
ASA caves in over ‘flawed’ Calvin Klein advertising ban
The ad watchdog has performed an embarrassing U-turn on its decision to censure a Calvin Klein ad featuring the British…
‘Provocative and offensive’ OnlyFans poster gets binned
The ad watchdog’s war against raunchy posters for OnlyFans has claimed yet another scalp with the regulator forcing model, influencer…
Ford swerves ad ban as ASA slams the brakes on probe
Car giant Ford has been given the green light to “keep calm and carry on” advertising its All-Electric Explorer model…