23 May 2012
| by Matthew Chapman
frequently taken complaints about rivals' ads to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA).
Asda took ...
or Tesco. The ads were created by Abbot Mead Vickers BBDO.
The ASA rejected four of five points raised ...
-store sales.
The ASA focused more on whether or not the ads carried sufficient information about which ...
04 Apr 2012
| by Daniel Farey-Jones
of four for 50 per week.
The ASA has taken 11 months to rule on the case, during which time Sainsbury s moved on to its current 'Live Well For Less' messaging.
An ASA spokesperson attributed the delay ...
the Department of Health, the ASA decided the ads were misleading on three counts.
It ruled they were ...
14 Mar 2012
| by Matthew Chapman
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) rejected four complaints that the creative ...
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The ASA ruled the ad was not overtly sexual and unlikely to cause serious offence because it was for underwear.
However, the ASA deemed the ad was inappropriate for children to see because it was sexually ...
07 Mar 2012
| by Matthew Chapman
The ruling by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) is the latest development in a series ...
if it is not 10% cheaper than rivals.
Tesco complained to the (ASA) about the "only one supermarket is always 10% cheaper" claim, because it confused a price promise with a lowest-price claim.
The ASA ruled ...
22 Feb 2012
| by Daniel Farey-Jones
(ASA), including one from Tesco and two from members of the public.
All challenged the claim because ...
was misleading, but the ASA disagreed, saying it was not acceptable that on-screen text contradicted claims made ...
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In December, Tesco was rapped by the ASA, after a complaint from Sainsbury's , for misleadingly implying its ...
08 Feb 2012
| by Matthew Chapman
(ASA) on the grounds that the items had not been offered at the higher prices for a sufficient period ...
by making it clear the higher price had not been available for 28 days beforehand.
However, the ASA said ...
purchase.
The ASA ruled the washing machine was on sale at the higher price for a sufficient period ...
07 Feb 2012
| by Sarah Shearman
by M C Saatchi Sport Entertainment, is being used across Europe.
In December 2010, the ASA banned ...
04 Jan 2012
| by Sarah Shearman
Paddy Power, the betting company, has been rapped by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA...in his role as a professional footballer, rather than in connection with the act of gambling.
The ASA ...
21 Dec 2011
| by Matthew Chapman
Standards Authority (ASA) ruled the ads were unlikely to cause serious or widespread offence ...
complaints to the advertising watchdog.
The ASA accepted the creative was designed to draw attention ...
the little girl had spoken.
Caspar Nelson, Phones4U head of brand communications, said: "We see the ASA ...
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 ...