Posts Tagged ‘the-advertising’
Wednesday, September 7th, 2011
A mobile phone advertisement featuring an illustration of Jesus winking is banned and called “disrespectful” by the advertising watchdog.

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Mobile phone Jesus advert banned
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Tuesday, May 10th, 2011
The group-buying website Groupon has had a number of complaints about its adverts upheld by the advertising watchdog.

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Groupon advert complaints upheld
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Wednesday, April 6th, 2011
Clothing retailer Jack Wills is forced by the advertising regulator to withdraw provocative images from its spring catalogue.

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Clothes shop criticised over ‘provocative’ catalogue
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Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011
Asda adverts promoting price competition against other supermarkets must be changed, the advertising watchdog rules.

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Asda told to amend price adverts
Tags: Advertising, adverts-promoting, market, petition, price-competition, rules, supermarkets, the-advertising
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Wednesday, August 25th, 2010
A BT advert is banned for misleading customers over the speed of the company’s broadband, the advertising watchdog says.

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BT ad banned over broadband claim
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Tuesday, August 24th, 2010
Half-year pre-tax profits at WPP, the advertising giant whose clients include Virgin Atlantic, rise 36% as markets improve.

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Ad firm WPP profits rise to £244m
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Wednesday, August 18th, 2010
An advert for an animal charity working in Afghanistan has been banned by the advertising watchdog for being “likely to mislead”.

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Animal charity’s Afghan ad banned
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Tuesday, August 10th, 2010
A radio advert urging listeners to report suspected terrorists is banned by the advertising watchdog for potentially offending law-abiding people.

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‘Offensive’ anti-terror ad banned
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