Jake Edwards’ ex-girlfriend Sophie Guidolin caught breaking the advertising watchdog’s code of ethics with sponsored activewear post – as industry cracks down on influencers By Ali Daher For Daily Mail Australia Published: 07:01 BST, 11 July 2021 | Updated: 07:01 BST, 11 July 2021 MAFS groom Jake Edwards’ ex-girlfriend Sophie Guidolin has been forced to … Read more
M&C Saatchi calls for staff to return to the office: Ad agency which helped Joe Biden to the White House says it is ‘vital’ for the industry By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 30 June 2021 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 30 June 2021 The advertising agency which helped Democrats Joe Biden … Read more
The Bachelor’s Anna Heinrich breaches advertising watchdog’s code of ethics with sponsored post that didn’t include the #spon hashtag – as industry cracks down on influencers By Jo Scrimshire For Daily Mail Australia Published: 23:39 BST, 11 April 2021 | Updated: 23:39 BST, 11 April 2021 A reality TV star has landed herself in hot … Read more
Archbishop of York comes under fire for ‘sending the wrong message’ by advertising for £90,000-a-year chief of staff Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell hiring a £90,000-a-year chief of staff The new position will be based at Bishopthorpe Palace, just outside York Has since been criticised for its competitive salary amid a time of financial crisis By … Read more
‘Please join us in the 21st century’: Swim England comes under fire for ‘sexist’ picture depicting little girls as mermaids perching either side of a boy to advertise swimming lessons Swim England shared photo advertising ‘Mermaid and Shark’ swimming lessons Katy Cooper, from south London, tweeted photo which has since been removed Social media users … Read more
Popular Love Island star Molly-Mae Hague broke advertising codes last year after running a competition on social media, the official watchdog has ruled. The influencer was subject to backlash after she entered just 25 of the two million names that took part in the competition into a random generator to find a winner. This is … Read more
The UK’s advertising watchdog has banned the adverts of two unregulated lead generators after they were found to have mimicked legitimate debt charities and claimed to be endorsed by the Government. The websites ‘writeoffmydebt’ and ‘stepdebtsupport’ were criticised by the Advertising Standards Authority after a series of complaints by the Government-funded Money and Pensions Service, … Read more
Ryanair ‘jab and go’ offer described by advertising watchdog as misleading, irresponsible, and in poor taste with an ‘inappropriate tone’ The ad promoted flights to European destinations and offered seats for €19.99 It said: ‘Vaccines are coming, so book your Easter and summer holidays today’ ‘Vaccines will mean an end to Covid travel restrictions in … Read more
Ryanair withdraws ‘jab & go’ ad after advertising watchdog rules that it was misleading, irresponsible, and in poor taste with an ‘inappropriate tone’ The ad promoted flights to European destinations and offered seats for €19.99 It said: ‘Vaccines are coming, so book your Easter and summer holidays today’ ‘Vaccines will mean an end to Covid … Read more
Buyers beware! Customers share their disappopintment after the packaging didn’t live up to its promise It is true to say that customers don’t always get what they pay for People from across globe shared bizarre advertising tricks they’ve encountered Snaps shared by Bored Panda include very lacklustre ball pit and over-sized USB By Raven Saunt … Read more