Politics
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ASA hits the right note as it tries to rebuild trust in ads
The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has been regulating ads for over 50 years now. At first it seemed rather…
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Burger King’s Proud Whopper fails on technicalities
This ad from Burger King Austria celebrating LGBTQ+ community Pride misfired somewhat, with some tweeters surmising it was a play…
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Back to the 1970s? There were some compensations…
“Why is nothing working in broken Britain?” asked the Sunday Times’ News Review at the weekend, rehearsing a litany of…
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Advertising Association and DIT wave export flag at Cannes
The UK is waving the flag for advertising exports Cannes Lions with a trade mission from the Department of International…
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Sam Sturgeon: three strategies for protecting brands during a cost of living crisis
Inflation in the UK has soared to 9%, with 10% forecast, resulting in a 40-year high primarily due to escalating…
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Brands wave the UK’s Jubilee bunting (sort of)
In the UK we’re embarked on a week of forelock tugging and other signs of devotion to the Queen as…
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Cost of living crisis is no laughing matter for brands, consumers tell IPA
Brands have been banging on about purpose for the last couple of years. Now is the time for them to…
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Martin Sorrell says ‘just do it’ to windfall tax, speaking at a subdued Davos
The World Economic Forum’s annual gathering at Davos is a lot more low-key this year. No Biden, Johnson, Macron or…
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Charities and government are UK’s biggest Facebook ad fans
Agency finder platform Sortlist has been doing something else useful by totting up the amounts spent on Facebook and Instagram…
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