19 Oct 2011
| by Loulla-Mae Eleftheriou-Smith
The ASA has banned a radio ad and direct marketing material for Shell, which misleading claimed...models to the ASA to substantiate its claims, which the ASA noted but did not find enough to prove ...
requirement for the watchdog.
The ASA banned the ads for being misleading to consumers and for exaggeration of the products benefits.
Marketing revealed yesterday that Sainsbury's has lodged a complaint with the ASA ...
15 Jun 2011
| by Sara Kimberley
Peugeot has been admonished by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) for airing...form.
The ASA upheld the complaint and said the ad must not be broadcast again in its current form ...
12 May 2011
| by Matt Williams
The ASA received more than 25,000 complaints about 13,074 different ad campaigns in 2010 ...
, the ASA acted to change or withdraw 2,226 campaigns, including high-profile spots for Sony PlayStation ...
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However the ASA did not uphold the complaint, stating that the ad was surreal and light-hearted in tone ...
27 Apr 2011
| by Sara Kimberley
that has been upheld by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), which ruled it could not be shown during...shown around children's programming as it did not feature any children on bikes.
The ASA said the ad ...
05 Jan 2011
| by Sara Kimberley
Vauxhall Motors has been censured by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) for misleading..., outdoor and online activity.
The ASA received 45 complaints, 40 of which were for the TV ad. Viewers ...
of the car.
The ASA upheld the complaints for the TV and poster ads as it felt the main conditions ...
in the UK had also previously offered a lifetime warranty deal, so the ASA concluded the TV ad ...
17 Nov 2010
| by Ed Owen
to the 'Deutschland Deutschland ber rated' slogan. The ASA accepted that consumers would understand the message ...
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The ASA has banned both outdoor and digital ads from being shown in its current form. Germany won ...
11 Aug 2010
| by Jennifer Whitehead
, as was the television ad.
The ASA also rejected Kia's argument that the radio ad was covered by the caveat "terms ...
28 Jul 2010
| by Alex Brownsell
life cycle.
However, the ASA has referred to a previous judgment, when it banned a Renault ad ...
by the ASA.
An ASA spokesman said: "We considered that [BMW's] inclusion of the phrase 'when driving ...
31 Mar 2010
| by Alex Brownsell
been banned by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA)..... However, the ASA adjudicated that if the car was charged using energy sourced from the UK's national grid ...