20 Aug 2004
And so, farewell, fcuk. Will life ever be the same at the ASA? Emma Barns reports....in 2001 the ASA banned French Connection from using it in a sentence where it could be interpreted ...
's inception, the ASA has received more than 535 complaints about French Connection's print and poster ads. Things came to a head last month when, for the second time since 1997, the ASA ordered the pre ...
11 Aug 2004
| by Rachel Barnes
Tesco has submitted a formal complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) on Monday following an exchange of letters between Asda corporate marketing director Chris Pilling and Tesco trading ...
against Tesco with the ASA this week, regarding claims made in the supermarket's leaflets that its ...
13 Jul 2004
| by Sam Matthews,
of taste and decency and social responsibility."
In previous rulings, the ASA had warned the advertisers ...
in retailer Boots. The ASA ordered the brand to amend the campaign with help from CAP.
Last year, the ASA ...
, 'Practice safe sex, go fcuk yourself.'
French Connection launched FCUK in 1997 and since then the ASA has ...
10 Jun 2004
| by Jennifer Whitehead,
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"Out of principle I am not going to let the ASA prevent us from doing what we want, so I am consulting ...
that we do is meant to shock or upset the majority," Gold said.
The ASA has told Ann Summers that all ...
for the authority said that advertisers had the right to challenge ASA Council rulings, but added: "They should ...
21 Apr 2004
| by Colin Grimshaw,
by children. But the ASA ruled that the poster was likely to attract children's attention and that many would understand it had a clear reference to sex.
Separately, the ASA has upheld complaints against Sainsbury ...
and Going Places. The ASA ruled that it was misleading.
Ryanair has been censured for a press ad promoting ...
21 Apr 2004
| by Colin Grimshaw
Ann Summers has been rapped by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) for an ad which it said.... But the ASA ruled that the poster was likely to attract children's attention and that many would understand it had a clear reference to sex.
Separately, the ASA has upheld complaints against Sainsbury's Bank ...
and Going Places. The ASA ruled it was misleading.
Ryanair has been censured for a press ad promoting ...
31 Mar 2004
| by Jules Grant,
LONDON - The ASA has asked French Connection UK not to use its trademark FCUK logo in unsolicited...be offended by it.
However the ASA decided that not all recipients would be aware of the FCUK brand ...
25 Mar 2004
| by Colin Grimshaw
.
But the ASA ruled the ad was misleading. It said the small print on the poster was barely legible and ordered McDonald's not to repeat it.
Separately, the ASA upheld a complaint by BT about a One.Tel promotion ...
, while BT was charging peak rates on Christmas Day. The ASA said the comparisons were invalid, as One ...
18 Mar 2004
| by Colin Grimshaw
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has forced Tesco to scrap a controversial poster campaign...in local London Underground stations.
The ASA accepted that the ad was a humorous take on Soho ...
rejected by the ASA.
Separately, following a complaint by rival Orange, Vodafone has been banned from ...
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Vodafone said that the claim was based on an Oftel survey. However, the ASA ruled that the results ...
17 Mar 2004
| by Jules Grant,
to join the Soho population with its new Dean Street store.
The ASA upheld the complaint against sado ...