Watchdog bans ‘irresponsible’ Klarna adverts posted by four Instagram influencers that urged people to use ‘buy now, pay later’ service to ‘boost their mood’ during lockdown Advertising Standards Authority banned Swedish bank Klarna’s campaign Klarna hired influencers to encourage followers to shop online to boost mood Watchdog said the ads ‘irresponsibly encouraged use of credit … Read more
Pamela Anderson and footy legend Warwick Capper top the list for the most complained about adverts of 2020 – as their Ultra Tune commercial is criticised for its treatment of women By Kristy Johnson and Nicole Douglas For Daily Mail Australia Published: 14:10 GMT, 19 December 2020 | Updated: 14:13 GMT, 19 December 2020 Pamela … Read more
Kellogg’s, Britvic and Mars are among the leading food and drink companies to slam Government plans that could see a ban on the online advertising of unhealthy foods. In a letter to the Prime Minister Boris Johnson, bosses at Kellogg’s, Britvic and Mars joined other leading companies to attack the proposal and said the evidence … Read more
Tory MPs have blasted the Government‘s ‘nanny state’ plan to ban online junk food adverts as they argued ‘people should assume responsibility for their own health’. Conservative backbenchers said the proposals were ‘incoherent’ because they come just a matter of weeks after ministers were encouraging people to eat fast food through the Eat Out to … Read more
Junk food adverts could be banned online as the government continues its crackdown on obesity with ministers announcing a new consultation today. The proposals aim to target online advertisements for products that are high in fat, sugar and salt (HFSS) and will restrict a wide range of advertising methods including banner ads and paid-for ads … Read more
Just one day after Halloween, Argos has fired the starting gun on the festive season by realising their adorable Christmas advert for 2020. The UK retailer’s advert follows last year’s which sees customers reading the Argos catalogue magically transforming into ‘The Book of Dreams’. While last year’s offering saw a father and daughter duo long for … Read more
Global guru: Sir Martin Sorrell sees parallels with a recovery that surprised the world Britain may be staring into the abyss of a winter ridden with job losses and businesses failing, but Sir Martin Sorrell believes the country is poised for a swift bounce-back in 2021 – and he says the outcome of Tuesday’s knife-edge … Read more
New job adverts plummet across UK with Aberdeen suffering massive 75% drop while London, Edinburgh, Belfast and Reading all see vacancies HALVE compared with last year due to Covid A report found job postings fell by 46% overall in the UK since October last year It noted number of adverts hit lowest point in June, … Read more
The star of the popular Tudor Crisps TV adverts in the 1980s has died from coronavirus at the age of 87. Comedian and singer Kenny Williams spent years entertaining people across the North East as he toured the region’s club circuit. Kenny, who had vascular dementia, was living at Armstrong House care home in Gateshead. His … Read more
The hard sell: Bombarding people with VIAGRA adverts on TV and radio INCREASES the number of babies born, study shows A new study claims one per cent increase in ED advertising can affect birth rates Co-author Dr Tongil Kim says his data suggests it isn’t only older men using pills The new study was published … Read more