07 Dec 2005
| by Ben Carter
all its ads
for pre-vetting by the ASA. An Energywatch spokeswoman said that it was concerned ...
was urgently needed. This week, the ASA will rule that British Gas' most recent TV campaign,
which promoted ...
. It follows several recent
rulings against the company. An ASA spokeswoman confirmed it was planning to meet ...
06 Dec 2005
| by by Ben Carter
all its ads for pre-vetting by the ASA.
An Energywatch spokeswoman said that it was concerned ...
was urgently needed.
This week, the ASA will rule that British Gas' most recent TV campaign, which promoted ...
. It follows several recent rulings against the company.
An ASA spokeswoman confirmed it was planning ...
23 Nov 2005
The newspaper ad, which aimed to show the benefits customers would lose
by switching to EDF, pointed out in bold that the company was 'formerly
known as Electricite de France,' a phrase the ASA said ...
'is political correctness gone
mad', adding that it is calling for an independent review. The ASA ...
19 Oct 2005
| by Ben Carter
The decision follows a campaign which ran this summer warning customers
that if they left British Gas, they would no longer have access to its
engineers. The ASA ruling will criticise British Gas' use of the advertising for
its 'undue appeal to fear'. It is also expected to forbid the company
from ...
18 Oct 2005
| by By Ben Carter
The decision follows a campaign, which ran this summer, warning customers that if they left British Gas, they would no longer have access to its engineers.
The ASA ruling will criticise British Gas' use of the advertising for its "undue appeal to fear". It is also expected to forbid the company ...
06 Oct 2005
Animal Defenders International (ADI) is preparing to lobby the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA...and marketing press, encouraging people to complain to the ASA about the ad. It believes around 20 complaints have been made, and is preparing to drive the message home by reminding ASA chairman Lord Borrie ...
23 Sep 2005
Eighty viewers complained to the ASA that the ads did not clearly
explain that making a payment automatically signed customers up to a
subscription service. Sixty-four of these people, plus a further 180
viewers, complained that the ads particularly targeted young
children. A further 33 viewers said ...
21 Sep 2005
| by by Jennifer Whitehead
.
It is the first time ASA ads have appeared on television. In the spot, created by Columns Design and directed ...
that while the ASA commercial might be a bit rubbish, it does not break any of the advertising codes ...
-raising project comes during a year in which the ASA expects to receive 33,000 complaints -- a 33% rise on last ...
21 Sep 2005
| by by Joe Lepper
also awarded costs to the Advertising Standards Authority.
In its adjudication, the ASA has ordered ...
were complainants reporting that children had run up large phone bills as a result of the ads.
ASA ...
the advertising business as a whole that the ASA carries out certain public law functions ...
16 Sep 2005
sleeker silhouette in two
weeks". The ban followed an ASA ruling that stated that Boots' independent ...
perceptions. The ruling underlines the ASA's hardline stance on claims made by
cosmetics manufacturers. Last month, it rapped L'Oreal for its ads for
its Perfect Slim and Wrinkle De-Crease products. The ASA has ...