07 Feb 2012
| by Sarah Shearman
by M C Saatchi Sport Entertainment, is being used across Europe.
In December 2010, the ASA banned ...
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 ...
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 ...
11 Nov 2011
| by Nicola Clark
-centric experience, rather than a brand-centric one,' he says. 'You might get rapped by the ASA for a misleading TV ...
09 Nov 2011
| by Loulla-Mae Eleftheriou-Smith
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned an ad for clothing brand Drop Dead, for using...and offensive for choosing a model who appears anorexic and underweight.
The ASA called the ad "socially ...
campaigns, while the ASA said that the model, who was in clothing that "emphasised the length and slimness of her legs", did not appear too thin for her frame and did not look unhealthy.
The ASA decided ...
09 Nov 2011
| by Loulla-Mae Eleftheriou-Smith
the ASA with concerns that the ad was irresponsible and portrayed Fanning in a sexualised manner.
The ASA said that despite Fanning being 17 in the ad, she looked under 16 and was photographed in a ...
month the ASA ruled that overtly sexually provocative billboards will be banned as part of the industry ...
29 Sep 2011
| by Sarah Shearman
Standards Authority.
The ASA banned an ad for the EasyTone Curve trainers in December last year ...
10 Aug 2011
| by Loulla-Mae Eleftheriou-Smith
Zazzle, a custom-clothing online retailer, has been banned by the ASA from advertising a children...The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) received three complaints calling the ad "irresponsible ...
told the ASA that it was a technology company that had developed a platform that allowed members of its ...
that are found offensive.
After being contacted by the ASA, Zazzle restricted the specific design so it would ...
10 Aug 2011
| by Staff
, while L'Oreal has been censured by the ASA for using misleading post-production techniques in ads.
07 Jun 2011
| by Gemma Charles
to say 'no' to adult content and inappropriate products. The ASA, with a new look at what it is socially ...