27 Nov, 2024 Worth its weight in gold? ASA investigations into dodgy investments continue. By Ella Nawaro A week after publishing a series of rulings on unregulated investment in wine (discussed by Brinsley Dresden here), the Advertising...
28 Oct, 2024 It's that time again: sign up now for Brinsley's fireside chat with Guy Parker of the ASA on Wednesday, 27th November By Brinsley Dresden In what has now become something of annual tradition, please join Brinsley Dresden and Guy Parker, Chief Executive of the Advertising...
02 Sep, 2024 Don't put your foot in it. Avoid Hike's well-trodden advertising slip-ups. By Brinsley Dresden The ASA has recently considered complaints about three Facebook ads for HIKE footwear. The issues concerned claims about a money back...
29 Aug, 2024 Is greenhushing stifling green innovation? By Brinsley Dresden Like most middle-aged men, I'm a small boy at heart. I like cars and ships and trains and even aircraft, provided I don't have to fly in...
17 Jul, 2024 ASA gives hard hitting charity ad a clean bill of health. By Brinsley Dresden Ella Nawaro One of the constant challenges for charities trying to raise awareness about sensitive issues is how to grab attention, but without being...
16 May, 2024 ASA issues new guidance on signposting ads in podcasts By Helen Hart Geraint Lloyd-Taylor Many of you probably listen to podcasts on various topics, from politics to art, history to religion, from technology to health and...
03 Apr, 2024 Nationwide’s ad campaign promotes competition and consumer choice. So was the ASA wrong to uphold Santander’s complaint? By Brinsley Dresden One of the most amusing ad campaigns of the last 12 months has been the one created by New Commercial Arts for the Nationwide Building...
29 Feb, 2024 Jack Daniel's left with hangover by sobering ASA decision. By Brinsley Dresden Yesterday's ASA decision about a poster as for Jack Daniel's No.7 is a further reminder of how strictly the ASA will apply the rules...
11 Jan, 2024 Can you objectively assess objectification? And if not, how can you regulate it objectively? By Brinsley Dresden Today's decision by the UK's Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) to ban one out of three poster ads for Calvin Klein underwear on the...
15 Nov, 2023 New rules announced for advertising alcohol alternatives By Brinsley Dresden One of the most interesting contrasts in advertising regulation around the world is how different countries approach the issue of...
26 Jun, 2023 ASA announces stricter interpretation of green claims, with greater emphasis on social responsibility. By Brinsley Dresden Geraint Lloyd-Taylor On Friday 23rd June the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority issued an updated version of their guidance on misleading environmental...
01 Jun, 2023 5 (more) things we’ve learned from the ASA Annual Report 2022 and some thoughts on its 60th anniversary. By Brinsley Dresden The Advertising Standards Authority Annual Report 2022 was the Diamond Jubilee edition, marking 60 years since the establishment of the...
16 May, 2023 ASA's Annual Report is out now - so what does it tell us about the station of the industry? By Geraint Lloyd-Taylor Brinsley Dresden The ASA has published its Annual Report for 2022, in which it looks back on sixty years of regulation. The report also includes details...
18 Feb, 2023 Proper preparation and planning prevent Peter from performing poorly for Paddy Power By Brinsley Dresden On the 8th February, the Advertising Standards Authority did the double, publishing its first two decisions about whether gambling ads...
16 May, 2022 DCMS Select Committee calls for more powers for ASA and CMA to deal with influencer culture By Brinsley Dresden Last week the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) select committee finally published its long-awaited report into influencer...
11 May, 2022 What the actual FUDGE?! By Geraint Lloyd-Taylor **WARNING: This post quotes the Advertising Standards Authority using actual, hard-core swear words... again! No advertisers swore in the...