Tag: ICAS

ICAS announces first Global Awards: France, Australia, Canada and Spain honored for effective advertising self-regulation

Stuart Mitchell

On 15 April 2019, during its Annual Meeting in Paris, France, the International Council for Advertising Self-Regulation (ICAS) announced the winners of its first ICAS Global Awards. The objective of the ICAS Awards is to reward initiatives that contribute to responsible marketing practices through self-regulatory standards. Four categories of Awards were open to the ICAS Self-Regulatory Organization network members. All entries were reviewed, and winners selected by an international independent jury of self-regulatory experts, chaired by Ms Carla Michelotti, member of the Board of the International Advertising Association (IAA) and…

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New South African SRO joins ICAS

Stuart Mitchell

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

Stuart Mitchell

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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Global network for Ad Self-Regulation adopts priorities for 2018-2019

Stuart Mitchell

The International Council for Ad Self-Regulation (ICAS) held its Annual Meeting and Conference on Wednesday 18 April 2018 in Helsinki, Finland, gathering around 40 senior executives involved in the promotion of responsible advertising around the world. The event was an opportunity to further consolidate links between national Self-Regulatory Organizations (SROs) and to agree on key priorities for 2018-2019, with a strong focus on the globalization and digitalization of ads. Following the decision to manage ICAS as an independent network from its sister organization the European Advertising Standards Alliance (EASA) in…

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ICAS publishes new edition of International Guide to Developing an SRO

Stuart Mitchell

The International Council for Ad Self-Regulation (ICAS) has released the third edition of its International Guide to Developing a Self-Regulatory Organization. The 58-page report is a source of reference on Advertising Self-Regulation globally, providing practical advice to markets wishing to set up or consolidate a Self-Regulatory System promoting responsible advertising. It builds on the experience of ICAS members across the world and includes several charts and case studies highlighting best practices and success stories. Links https://icas.global/ https://global.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=04f3d99e04ea317be7fcf9952&id=f6069cc19f&e=6882170368

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