20 Dec 2011
| by Nicola Clark
by their mothers, drew 456 complaints to the ASA in November. Despite the gripes that the ad suggested Santa doesn't exist, the ASA said it won't be investigating. Hundreds of consumers also attacked the ad on social ...
14 Dec 2011
| by Matthew Chapman
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Tesco admitted to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) that not all lettuces within a batch would ...
of lettuces.
The ASA ruled the transportation of lettuces from the field to store was a matter under Tesco ...
14 Dec 2011
| by Sara Kimberley
by the ASA for being "sexist".
08 Dec 2011
| by Catherine Davies and Michael Gardner
to resolve the dispute before involving the ASA, write Catherine Davies and Michael Gardner of Wedlake Bell...The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has long offered an alternative remedy to expensive ...
, competitor complaints have clearly become something of a drain on ASA resources.
In the ASA's Final ...
competitors' adverts.
Previously, the ASA only encouraged complainants to resolve any disputes ...
08 Dec 2011
industry is largely self-regulated, with ASA-enforced codes and standards. As far as advertising ...
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 ...
07 Dec 2011
| by Loulla-Mae Eleftheriou-Smith
Standard Authority (ASA) for being irresponsible and for potentially hitting the wrong target audience...", "same day surgery", and "consultant plastic surgeons", alongside "get more, pay less".
The ASA ...
the objectification of women, and the intended target audience was women aged 18 to 25.
The ASA agreed the ad ...
02 Dec 2011
| by Sarah Shearman
by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA).
The ASA referred the company to the OFT after finding it in breach ...
floated.
Complaints against Groupon were first received by the ASA in April 2010 and its first formal adjudication was in December last year.
This year, the ASA has formally investigated and upheld complaints ...
30 Nov 2011
| by Sarah Shearman
Two outdoor Marks and Spencer lingerie ads have been censured by the ASA, after the authority..." and "atmospheric style" and it was well known they were a lingerie retailer.
The ASA did not uphold ...
was "socially irresponsible" and ruled it must not appear again in untargeted outdoor media.
However, the ASA did not find the second ad, in breach of its code.
The ruling comes after the ASA warned ...
28 Nov 2011
| by Daniel Farey-Jones
The campaign by TMW ran in June and July. It attracted 15 complaints, which were upheld by the ASA .
It promoted Lynx variant Dry Full Control and featured Pinder in various scenarios, including ...
perspire".
The ASA ruled that because activities carried out by Pinder were done in a sexually ...