07 Nov, 2024 ASA Rulings Summary, 2 - 9 October 2024 - winter warmers' woes, logo no-goes and HFSS hard lines By Emma Heron Alexia Meade Hannah Potter In October we saw the ASA: (i) remind businesses they can't charge consumers for things advertised as free, (ii) highlight the importance...
29 Oct, 2024 ASA Rulings Summary, 9 - 16 October 2024 - Mid-contract price increases, affiliate marketing saga continues, drink driving and dating app disasters By Emma Heron Hannah Potter Filip Badina In the last few weeks, we have seen the ASA: (i) target mid-contract price increases, (ii) clamp down on affiliate marketing practices...
09 Aug, 2024 ASA rulings summary, July 2024 - are ads expected in paid streaming subscriptions? gambling ad allowed near(ish) to school and misleading images By Hannah Potter Georgina Doukanaris Alexander Ioannides This month the ASA has made some helpful rulings around (a) whether streaming services need to disclose the presence of paid ads up front...
18 Jul, 2024 ASA rulings summary, June/ July 2024 - TikTok trends go wrong, number one claims and nobody is getting a starter By Hannah Potter Georgina Doukanaris Petros Nafpliotis Amneek Thiara Natalie Shallal Angelica Pediconi +3 more... Show less This month the ASA has provided a reminder that (i) encouraging excessive drinking is no laughing matter; (ii) number 1 claims must be...
09 Jul, 2024 Distilling the new UK Rules and Guidance on Advertising Alcohol Alternatives By John Wilks Georgina Doukanaris In light of the huge growth of alcohol alternative products (e.g. no or low-alcohol beers and mocktails), the UK’s Committee of...
26 Jun, 2024 ASA Rulings Summary, June 2024 - Distressing charity ads, dashcams and the "Mynx" effect By Hannah Potter Amneek Thiara Ellen O'Rourke Keirat Rayet James Blades-Walker +2 more... Show less This month we see the ASA rule on: (i) misleading claims about the quality of dashcams; (ii) whether poignant charity ads cause harm and...
05 Jun, 2024 ASA rulings summary, 22 May - how to navigate ads post-administration; #myownbrand; and violent video games By Hannah Potter Alex Lowe Georgina Doukanaris Petros Nafpliotis Amneek Thiara +2 more... Show less This week we see the ASA: (i) remind businesses to be cautious around claims made which relate to a business before it was taken in to...
08 May, 2024 ASA rulings summary, 1 May - celebrity appeal, how to avoid overstatement in your copy and staying on the right side of trade information By Alex Lowe Hannah Potter Amneek Thiara Georgina Doukanaris +1 more... Show less In this week's rulings, the ASA (who are always watching) assess the appeal of a former Big Brother presenter to under-18s, admonish an...
02 May, 2024 ASA rulings summary, 24 April 2024 - teeth whitening, botox and menopause claims By Hannah Potter Alex Lowe Georgina Doukanaris Amneek Thiara +1 more... Show less This week we see the ASA take on the beauty industry by upholding challenges against misleading claims for teeth whitening products and...
25 Apr, 2024 ASA rulings summary, 17 April 2024 - no such thing as a free lunch & medical ads Flarin up By Amneek Thiara Petros Nafpliotis Alex Lowe Hannah Potter +1 more... Show less This week ASA have ruled on two misleading claims, one regarding the provision of “complementary food and drinks” on trains and the other...
18 Apr, 2024 ASA rulings summary, 10 April - diamond ads must be crystal clear By Georgina Doukanaris Hannah Potter Alex Lowe This week we dive into the ASA’s application of its “average consumer” test through the lens of a recent ruling which concluded that ads...
05 Feb, 2024 AI and Advertising – Emerging Themes By Liam Blackford Hannah Potter Claire Sng As is clear from the data, (see Statistica report December 2023), marketers are prioritizing AI investment this year and the majority are...