Watchdog bans VW and Philadelphia ads with bungling dads and ‘passive’ womenTwo television ads, one featuring new dads bungling comically while looking after their babies and the other a woman sitting next to a pram, have become the first to be banned …
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No Logo at 20: have we lost the battle against the total branding of our lives?
It was the bestseller that brilliantly critiqued the political power of the ‘superbrands’ and shot Naomi Klein to fame. Two decades on, we ask her, how does it stand up in our world of tech giants and personal brands?Some political books capture the ze…
Read moreWPP shares bounce back as company beats City forecasts
Firm has struggled to recover from string of client losses but outperforms wider FTSE 100WPP was the top riser on the FTSE 100 on Friday as it beat City forecasts, sparking investor hopes that a three-year plan to rejuvenate the beleaguered advertising…
Read moreWarning message on gambling ads does little to stop betting – study
Research shows ‘When the fun stops, stop’ slogan did not have significant effect on behaviourA warning message attached to gambling adverts does little or nothing to reduce the amount that people bet, according to new research. Academics at the Univers…
Read moreGambling advert ban takes effect from start of Ashes
No gambling adverts will be shown during live sport televised before 9pm watershedA ban on gambling adverts during televised sport has come into effect, with the Ashes cricket series between England and Australia becoming the first major UK sporting ev…
Read more‘By ‘eck it’s gorgeous’: how a 1993 beer advert changed Manchester
Twenty five years ago, Manchester passed as Venice in a classic ad for Boddingtons beer – and the canals were never the same againThere is a sense of erotic anticipation. Two gondolas drift towards each other languorously. A woman and man eye each othe…
Read moreLove Island to be screened twice a year as ITV adds winter edition
Broadcaster looks to bolster ad revenues after 5% fall in the first half of 2019 to £849mITV is to air two seasons a year of Love Island as the broadcaster looks to bolster declining TV ad revenues with a winter version of the hit reality TV show.The b…
Read moreInternet advertising to grow at slowest rate since 2001 dotcom bust
Sector to be outpaced next year by cinema ads as big companies raise fears over digital scandals The internet is about to lose its mantle as the fastest-growing sector of the global advertising market for the first time in two decades, as brands seekin…
Read moreGoogle and Facebook investigated over dominance of UK’s digital ad market
Competition watchdog to focus on control of consumers’ data and potential abuse of powerThe UK competition watchdog has launched an investigation into the way Google and Facebook collect and exploit personal data and have used their power to dominate t…
Read moreUnilever boss says brands using ‘woke-washing’ destroy trust
Firms that adopt worthy causes must also ‘walk the talk’, Alan Jope tells Cannes conferenceThe chief executive of Unilever has lashed out at companies that engage in “woke-washing” by using the language and imagery of worthy causes to increase sales, w…
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