I should watch the telly a bit more I suppose (I’m usually to be found reading an improving book – Turgenev perhaps – or playing a bit of Mahler). So I completely missed this Renault Clio ad from Publicis promising ...
Read More »Assorted loonies (including the ASA) take aim at the (rather good) Morrisons Christmas campaign
Aaargh! The UK ad watchdog The Advertising Standards Authority is investigating the Morrisons Christmas campaign because some people have complained that the main ad is sexist: It’s a joke you muppets – and half the population is female. Would it ...
Read More »ASA bans ‘reckless’ Toyota video game-style ad – is the UK’s ad regulator losing its grip on reality?
Not much is going right for Toyota at the moment, it’s just had to recall 2.7m cars in the UK because of a problem with the steering wheel. You’d expect them to check this rather important bit of kit first ...
Read More »UK’s ASA bans Playboy TV’s saucy ad lorry
The ever-active UK ad regulator the Advertising Standards Authority has banned a Playboy TV lorry that’s been touring the home counties with pictures of improbably-endowed ‘ladies’ on it, exhorting the natives to retune their Freeview sets to get Playboy TV. ...
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