29 Mar 2007
| by John Tylee
A total of 519 complaints were made to the ASA about the ads, which featured both black and white ...
us as objects to be laughed at. The ASA agreed the ads, created by JWT, were offensive ...
itself disappointed by the ASA ruling because the ads had been approved by the BACC. JWT went ...
29 Apr 2009
| by Hadassah Nymark
all complained to the ASA and challenged whether Morrisons could support its claim that it was the only major supermarket to source and pack fruit and vegetables from British farms. The ASA and a ...
-party operator. However, the ASA felt that the reinforced claims that Morrisons was the only major supermarket ...
17 Apr 2003
The Advertising Standards Authority has found that only 1% of internet banner and pop-up advertisements fall foul of the British Codes of Advertising and Sales Promotion.
18 Jan 2002
The Advertising Standards Authority has upheld five complaints
against ads for Advanced Hair Studio, which claimed to treat thinning
hair, saying they misled customers. Last week, a former client and the
former England cricket captain, Graham Gooch, took part in a publicity
stunt to prove the...
10 Jul 1997
| by ANNE-MARIE CRAWFORD
The Advertising Standards Authority has upheld a complaint from The
Telegraph Group about a direct mail ad for The Times and The Sunday
Times offering a reduced subscriptions. The Telegraph objected to the
claim Savings are based on The Times at 35p, Monday to Friday , because
the Monday Times had...
12 Jun 1997
| by JULIAN LEE
The Advertising Standards Authority has rejected complaints over
Saatchi s Gun Control Network posters, despite 93 complaints.
The poster was promoting a total handgun ban.
19 Apr 2002
The Advertising Standards Authority has appointed two new members
to join the ASA Council. Donald
18 Feb 2009
| by Hadassah Nymark
, has been banned by the ASA....The poster, for AMI Clinic, received more than 500 complaints from people who believed it to be offensive and unsuitable for display in public places, including areas surrounding schools and those with a high Jewish population. The ASA noted that the size and prominence of the message and the direct tone ...
01 Jun 2006
Procter & Gamble has been found guilty by the Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) of running a...' claim, and the ASA
also raised concerns over the differentiation between the gifts, such as
screensavers ...
. The ASA said P&G must differentiate
clearly between gifts and prizes in future. ...
10 Jan 2003
containing a throat lozenge, after a child nearly choked on it. The ASA ruled that including the lozenge