04 Jan 2012
| by Sarah Shearman
Paddy Power, the betting company, has been rapped by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA...in his role as a professional footballer, rather than in connection with the act of gambling.
The ASA ...
07 Dec 2011
| by Sarah Shearman
Groupon has been rapped by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) again, over two misleading ads...pass and Groupon agreed with the response.
The ASA said without any clear evidence that compared ...
that individual results may vary, while the ASA said the use of the word "typical" could be interpreted as meaning ...
.
Prior to this ruling, the ASA has upheld complaints against Groupon ads on 11 occasions this year ...
25 Nov 2011
| by Nicola Clark
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has confirmed it is refusing to investigate Littlewoods...bought by their mums, has already attracted 456 complaints to the ASA. Only Phones4U's horror-themed ads have received more complaints, just over 500 in total.
An ASA spokesman confirmed members ...
that it is mothers who provide presents rather than Father Christmas".
However, the ASA insists after "careful ...
12 Oct 2011
| by Daniel Farey-Jones
has upheld a total of 10 cases against higher-profile rival Groupon.
The ASA received one complaint ...
.
However the ASA considered that because the ad referred to the package as "regularly 380", it implied ...
, which was 94 less than the value quoted in the ad. The ASA said LivingSocial ad must not appear again ...
23 Mar 2011
| by Daniel Farey-Jones
with a bang!".
The complainants contacted the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) to challenge ...
by children.
The Officers Club told the ASA the images were chosen to attract the attention of its core ...
.
However, the ASA sided with the complainants and ruled the ad breached the CAP code on social ...
02 Feb 2011
| by Gemma Charles
Brands' online marketing content will fall into the ASA's remit in March....Standards Authority (ASA) for decades, yet despite the growing use of digital marketing communications ...
the situation as 'scandalous', adding that the ASA's response to its complaints was always 'It's nothing to do with us, guv'.
Nevertheless, the ASA has long acknowledged the loophole. Its own figures reveal ...
01 Sep 2010
| by Jennifer Whitehead
despite the ASA receiving a number of complaints that it was derogatory to women and offensive.
30 Jun 2010
| by Joe Thomas
purchases."
The ASA ruled that both ads were misleading, because Tesco listed more than 31,000 lines on Tesco.com, but only matched around 12,000 of those lines with Asda.
The ASA also noted ...
and, in some cases, had matched only one item.
The ASA stated that the press ad breached CAP Code ...
24 Feb 2010
| by Daniel Farey-Jones
LONDON - The ASA has ruled against a children's clothing catalogue that attracted six complaints...throw away. It argued that the catalogue was directed entirely at adults, but the ASA disagreed ...
previously been on the wrong side of the ASA. In 2007 the watchdog agreed with five complaints that one ...
05 Nov 2009
| by James Quilter
The ASA is investigating Costa following a complaint from rival coffee chain Starbucks. Costa ...
in a coffee store. The ASA confirmed it is investigating the campaign and has passed on part ...
the complaint states the ASA as recommending Costa is censured even though they disclosed the nature ...