By Stuart Smith on June 8, 2012
An amusing industry spat has broken out between the Chartered Institute of Marketing and just about everyone else over the way the industry has been handling the vexed issue of marketing to children. One year into the Bailey era, the CIM has released research that apparently shows 85% of parents are unaware of the Government-sponsored [...]
Posted in Agencies, Politics, Research | Tagged advertising association, asa, Chartered Institute of Marketing, David Cameron, David Thorp, Ian Twinn, isba, Letting Children Be Children, Mark Lund, Reg Bailey, The Bailey Report
By James Charlton on July 14, 2011
Another scandal. Another U-turn. Another week in coalition government. Just four months ago, Home Office minister James Brokenshire told the House of Commons that “we believe that the Press Complaints Commission (PCC) acts as an effective check on the industry and in reinforcing the standards expected”. That statement looks increasingly questionable as still more senior [...]
Posted in Media, News, Politics, PR | Tagged Andrew Grice, asa, carlton television, code of advertising practice, David Cameron, house of commons, James Brokenshire, Michael Green, mothers union, Neil Wallis, outside organisation, press complaints commission, press regulation, Rebekah Brooks, Reg Bailey
By James Charlton on June 6, 2011
‘Let children be children’ was launched today by Reg Bailey, chief executive of Mother’s Union, at a primary school in Balham, London. It is the second government review into the commercial world in three years, and has the personal backing of the prime minister. Advertising to children has been mentioned specifically by both David Cameron [...]
Posted in News, Politics | Tagged ads near schools, advertising, advertising association, advertising standards authority, asa, carry on camping, David Cameron, internet, let children be children, Media, mothers union, music videos, Nick Clegg, ofcom, Reg Bailey, regulation, sexy images, tv, uk government, watershed, wonderbra
By James Charlton on June 2, 2011
Senior advertising executives were probably quite happy to see David and Samantha Cameron scamper up the steps of 10 Downing Street last May. They had endured 13 years of hard Labour. A total ban on cigarette advertising in 2002 was followed in 2007 by severe TV restrictions on the advertising of food high in fat, [...]
Posted in Agencies, Media, News, Politics, PR | Tagged Adam Boulton, Alastair Campbell, coalition government, conservative central office, David Buckingham, David Cameron, Ed Balls, government strategist 10 downing streeet, Lord Saatchi, m&c saatchi, mothers union, Reg Bailey, saatchi & saatchi, Samantha Cameron, Steve Hilton
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