Category: Industry News

ASA – Children’s exposure to TV ads for alcohol and gambling: 2020 update

Stuart Mitchell

The ASA/CAP have released a post called: Children’s exposure to TV ads for alcohol and gambling: 2020 update. I have enclosed the text of the link below, but please have a look at the ASA/CAP site as there are lots of things of interest to anyone with an interest in Ethical Marketing. Today, we are publishing updated figures showing children’s exposure to age-restricted TV ads, namely ads for alcohol and gambling, in 2020.  The extraordinary developments in 2020 have meant significant changes to our daily routines and behaviours.  As a…

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PRCA welcomes prospect of tighter lobbying laws for ex Ministers

Stuart Mitchell

The Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA) has welcomed reports that Lord Evans, Chairman of the Committee on Standards in Public Life, intends to tighten lobbying rules for former ministers.  PRCA Director General, Francis Ingham MPRCA commented: “We are delighted that Lord Evans agrees with us that the revolving door of former Ministers becoming lobbyists soon after leaving office needs to be closed. We have called for this change for years, and we trust that in the wake of the Greensill revelations, the Government will now accede to this demand from…

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CAP – Sunbed advertising – How to avoid a regulatory burn

Stuart Mitchell

The ASA/CAP have released a post called: Sunbed advertising – How to avoid a regulatory burn. I have enclosed the text of the link below, but please have a look at the ASA/CAP site as there are lots of things of interest to anyone with an interest in Ethical Marketing. Despite the proliferation of cosmetic fake-tan products, sunbed products and UV tanning services continue to be very popular.  This article explores the types of claims that the ASA have previously found to be problematic and so should be avoided by marketers…

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CAP – The “Particular Appeal” of Animals

Stuart Mitchell

The ASA/CAP have released a post called: The “Particular Appeal” of Animals. I have enclosed the text of the link below, but please have a look at the ASA/CAP site as there are lots of things of interest to anyone with an interest in Ethical Marketing. It is a truth universally acknowledged that we are a nation of animal lovers, and therefore it comes as no surprise that animals often feature in advertising. From canine marketing mascots to ocean waves made of horses, a menagerie of animals feature on TV,…

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89% of UK employees favour fully flexible return to work reveals IPA survey

Stuart Mitchell

Eighty-nine per-cent of UK employees would be happiest with a fully flexible approach to returning to the office, where they could work as many days remotely or from the office as they wished. This is one of the key findings from a nationally representative survey commissioned by the IPA and carried out by Opinium among a sample of 1,000 UK adults (office-based workers) aged 18+. The survey explores attitudes towards working models as the UK exits the third national lockdown, assessing what employees are looking forward to on returning to…

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