ASA boots out complaints over ‘sexist’ footwear TV ad
Complaints over a TV ad for Strive Footwear which featured an “authoritative and knowledgeable” man and “shallow and frivolous” woman…
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Asda unveils ‘shamelessly fun’ debut campaign by Havas
Asda has launched its first major ad campaign since appointing Havas London earlier this year, which is designed to build…
Marketers forced to guess best performing channels
The UK’s most influential marketing chiefs have admitted to a deep mistrust of the accuracy of campaign performance data available…
Last orders: Call for curbs on £6bn alcohol marketing
The Government is being urged to include alcohol marketing in the new crackdown on advertising so-called junk food, on the…
Animal groups see red as ASA clears pro-farming ads
A marketing campaign which promoted the health benefits of red meat and dairy products – as well as the sustainability…
‘Strong, slim and sexy body’ Powerfit ad gets battered
Anyone looking to shift the “lockdown lard” might want to take ads for the Powerfit from JML with a pinch…
Industry scoffs at junk food ad ban despite concessions
The advertising and marketing industry has once again slated the Government after ministers confirmed they are pushing ahead with new…
Vauxhall brand is as British as fish and chips, ASA rules
Vauxhall Motors has seen off a challenge to its assertion that the car marque has been a “British Brand since 1903”…
Govt outguns Unilever, P&G and Sky as adspend soars
The Covid pandemic might have struck the ad industry like a thunderbolt but it saw the Government becoming the biggest…
Currys PC World whacked for encouraging Xmas on tick
Currys PC World has been slammed by the ad watchdog for its “Gifts that make you go oooh” Christmas TV…