The Advertising Standards Authority for Ireland joins the International Council for Advertising Self-Regulation (ICAS) as full member

Since ICAS was formally launched in October 2016, the Advertising Standards Authority for Ireland (ASAI) has been an associate member and a strong supporter of this international network. ICAS members are now delighted that the ASAI joins ICAS as a full member, becoming thus more involved in ICAS and its governance. The Advertising Standards Authority for Ireland is the independent self-regulatory body set up and financed by the advertising industry and committed, in the public interest, to promoting the highest standards of marketing communications. For 40 years, the ASAI has ensured…

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2018 edition of the Global SRO Database now available

Following the launch of its Global Database of Advertising Self-Regulatory Organizations (SROs) last year, the International Council for Advertising Self-Regulation (ICAS) is proud to release the second edition. The online database and the 2018 printable Factbook are available for download on the ICAS website. They contain basic facts and figures on key markets across Europe, America, Asia-Pacific, Africa and the Middle East. ICAS is a global platform which promotes effective advertising self-regulation. ICAS members include Self-Regulatory Organizations (SROs) and other national, regional and international bodies working to ensure that ads…

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New South African SRO joins ICAS

On 1 January 2019, the recently established Advertising Regulatory Board (ARB) of South Africa became a member of the International Council for Advertising Self-Regulation (ICAS) in replacement of the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), the former Self-Regulatory Organization responsible for implementing advertising standards in the South African market. In November 2018, the ARB was launched to take over the work of administering the Code of Advertising Practice on behalf of the advertising and marketing industry, following the forced placement of the ASA into liquidation proceedings at the end of September. The…

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New Global Database of Advertising Self-Regulatory Organizations

The International Council for Advertising Self-Regulation (ICAS) is launching a Global Database of Advertising Self-Regulatory Organizations (SROs) and a Factbook with basic facts and figures on key markets across Europe, America, Asia-Pacific, Africa and the Middle East. The online database and the 2017 printable Factbook are available for download on the ICAS website. ICAS is a global platform which promotes effective advertising self-regulation. ICAS members include Self-Regulatory Organizations (SROs) and other national, regional and international bodies working to ensure that ads and marketing communications are legal, honest, truthful and decent.…

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Coalition for Better Ads launches Dispute Resolution Program

The Coalition for Better Ads has announced that it has strengthened its Better Ads Experience Program and expanded operational support for its Better Ads Standards. The Coalition announced the first group of certified companies participating in the Better Ads Experience Program, launched an independent dispute resolution mechanism for the Program with leading global self-regulatory organizations, and has hired an experienced industry executive to expand education and outreach in European and other leading markets. These concrete steps build on widespread industry support for the Better Ads Standards and will serve as…

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