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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
17 Nov 2011
| by Anne Cassidy
to behave otherwise, the ASA said. ...
16 Nov 2011
| by Sarah Shearman
about whether to purchase it or not.
The ASA upheld the complaint as it said LivingSocial ...
. The ASA banned the ad and reminded kgb it was responsible for ensuring its promotions complied ...
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 ...
11 Nov 2011
| by Katherine Levy
be well cast as Roald Dahl's Big Friendly Giant.
Hyper Island's executive creative director, Asa ...
03 Nov 2011
| by Campaign staff
images in areas of particular relevance to children.
The ASA reasoned that the ad was unlikely ...
the age of 16.
An ASA spokesman said: "While we would stress that this does not mean that the outcome ...