Tag: politics

ASA – Why we don’t regulate political ads

Stuart Mitchell

The ASA/CAP have released a post called: Why we don’t regulate political ads. 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. With upcoming elections scheduled to take place across the UK on 6 May, from the Scottish and Welsh Parliamentary elections to local council and mayoral elections in England, we’re reminding people why we don’t regulate the claims they see in political ads. And…

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ASA – Rulings Podcast: Gender, Politics and Activism

Stuart Mitchell

The ASA/CAP have released a post called: Rulings Podcast: Gender, Politics and Activism. 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. The latest episode of our Rulings podcast is now available, covering four major rulings on three topics. We’ve looked at cases on political advertising, harmful gender stereotypes and animal rights activism. Politics, gender and activists In this episode, hosted by James Miller, two…

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Ad agencies invite clients to help boost voter registration

Stuart Mitchell

An election is coming. But millions of young people still aren’t registered to vote.  The #ItsOurTime campaign is has called on the UK’s advertising agencies to get their clients involved in boosting voter registration levels ahead of the 12 December general election. #ItsOurTime is a politically neutral campaign to get two million 18-30-year-olds who care about climate to register to vote. It’s not about changing minds, it’s about adding voices. Agencies including Wieden+Kennedy, Mindshare and Saatchi & Saatchi are already involved, as well as hundreds of individuals, creating assets to…

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CAP – Political ads and the CAP Code

Stuart Mitchell

The CAP have released a post called: Political ads and the CAP Code. 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. With the UK elections to the European Parliament taking place last week, and parties across the political spectrum making various pledges and promises to the electorate, we’re taking the opportunity to remind everyone that the political ads you see during the course of…

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Some thoughts about ethical marketing and politics

Stuart Mitchell

There’s a few interesting questions with regards to politics and ethical marketing. I think, as an industry that marketing tends to be apolitical, as are many businesses after all you need customers and often their politics needn’t come into it. Arguably ignoring politics can come back and bite you though I have seen an argument that the downfall of Bell Pottinger was based on their choice to ignore politics. There are a few interesting questions that come up when you are working to be an ethical marketer. There are the…

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