13 May 2009
| by Hadassah Nymark
insurance providers than Gocompare.com. Gocompare.com provided the ASA with evidence of three ...
a month. The ASA noted that the price comparison market was subject to fluid and regular changes ...
submitted a monthly breakdown to the ASA of their own car insurance provider counts against Gocompare s ...
29 Apr 2009
| by Hadassah Nymark
all complained to the ASA and challenged whether Morrisons could support its claim that it was the only major supermarket to source and pack fruit and vegetables from British farms. The ASA and a ...
-party operator. However, the ASA felt that the reinforced claims that Morrisons was the only major supermarket ...
29 Mar 2007
| by John Tylee
A total of 519 complaints were made to the ASA about the ads, which featured both black and white ...
us as objects to be laughed at. The ASA agreed the ads, created by JWT, were offensive ...
itself disappointed by the ASA ruling because the ads had been approved by the BACC. JWT went ...
29 Jun 2005
| by MediaWeek
Sendit.com sent an email newsletter to 500,000 customers with the subject line ‘Great Focking Prices at Sendit.com’. The ASA upheld complaints that the use of the term "focking" was offensive, particularly because it could be seen by children. Sendit.com has urged the ASA to reconsider its decision ...
17 Apr 2003
The Advertising Standards Authority has found that only 1% of internet banner and pop-up advertisements fall foul of the British Codes of Advertising and Sales Promotion.
18 Jan 2002
The Advertising Standards Authority has upheld five complaints
against ads for Advanced Hair Studio, which claimed to treat thinning
hair, saying they misled customers. Last week, a former client and the
former England cricket captain, Graham Gooch, took part in a publicity
stunt to prove the...
26 Sep 2000
| by MediaWeek
Borrie named ASA boss...Standards Board of Finance, who said Borrie was "supremely qualified" to lead the council of the ASA. ...
09 Nov 1999
| by MediaWeek
ASA unveils new DG...at the prospect of heading a well-established and respected body like the ASA. Self-regulation remains the best ...
29 Aug 1997
| by KAREN YATES
executions in the campaign, which was created by
Mellors Reay s work, will appear.
The ASA has come ...
. This culminated two weeks ago in
legal action by the insurance company, Direct Line, preventing the ASA
from including a ruling against the advertiser in its latest report.
However, an ASA spokesman said the new ...
10 Jul 1997
| by ANNE-MARIE CRAWFORD
The Advertising Standards Authority has upheld a complaint from The
Telegraph Group about a direct mail ad for The Times and The Sunday
Times offering a reduced subscriptions. The Telegraph objected to the
claim Savings are based on The Times at 35p, Monday to Friday , because
the Monday Times had...