Home » Posts tagged with "Advertising Standards Authority"
Payment protection insurance radio campaign banned
Tweet
This article titled "Payment protection insurance radio campaign banned" was written by Mark Sweney, for guardian.co.uk on Wednesday 9th January 2013 07.58 UTC
The advertising watchdog has banned a radio campaign run by a claims management firm for using scare tactics that implied that consumers were almost out of time to reclaim...
ASA bans adverts over use of Jimmy Savile references
Tweet
This article titled "ASA bans adverts over use of Jimmy Savile references" was written by Mark Sweney, for guardian.co.uk on Wednesday 9th January 2013 07.11 UTC
The advertising watchdog has criticised a magazine and a clothing firm for attempting to drum up business by using images of the late Jimmy Savile in email campaigns, including...
James Bond battle leaves magazine shaken but not stirred
Tweet
This article titled “James Bond battle leaves magazine shaken but not stirred” was written by Mark Sweney, for guardian.co.uk on Wednesday 7th September 2011 06.28 UTC
James Bond’s activities may have been for his bosses’ eyes only, but now a battle between magazines focusing on the spy hero is out in the open.
It...
‘Jesus’ mobile phone ad banned
Tweet
This article titled "'Jesus' mobile phone ad banned" was written by Mark Sweney, for guardian.co.uk on Wednesday 7th September 2011 06.11 UTC
The advertising watchdog has banned a mobile phone ad featuring an image of Jesus Christ after receiving almost 100 complaints that it "mocked and belittled" the Christian...
TripAdvisor faces ASA investigation after review complaints
Tweet
This article titled "TripAdvisor faces ASA investigation after review complaints" was written by Mark Sweney, for guardian.co.uk on Friday 2nd September 2011 11.05 UTC
TripAdvisor is to be investigated by the advertising watchdog after receiving a complaint on behalf of thousands of hotels that its claims to provide trustworthy...
L’Oréal’s Julia Roberts and Christy Turlington ad campaigns banned
Tweet
This article titled "L'Oréal's Julia Roberts and Christy Turlington ad campaigns banned" was written by Mark Sweney, for The Guardian on Tuesday 26th July 2011 23.01 UTC
L'Oréal has been forced to pull ad campaigns featuring Pretty Woman star Julia Roberts and supermodel Christy Turlington, after the...