Social media stars including Jodie Marsh and five ex-Love Islanders including Francesca Allen are to be subjected to a name and shame Instagram campaign by the UK’s advertising watchdog for continuing to flout social media marketing rules.
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Fossil fuel firms among biggest spenders on Google ads that look like search results
Fossil fuel companies and firms that work closely with them are among the biggest spenders on ads designed to look like Google search results, in what campaigners say is an example of “endemic greenwashing”.
Tech giants crack down on adverts for financial scams
Following a surge in online scams, Facebook, Microsoft and Twitter are to follow the example of Google and ban any advertisements for financial companies that are not registered with the City regulator
Advanced Influencer Marketing Tips
Today, businesses have various options to promote their brands, products, and services. At the same time, due to the abundance of options, customers have doubts about which product or service to choose.
From Black Friday to the Festive Season: 8 tips for small businesses to stand-out
Every year, Black Friday kicks off a pivotal time of year for many small businesses – from independent retailers, to fully digital companies.
How the shifting data landscape will re-shape B2B marketing in 2022
Marketers were faced with the loss of cookie data, but this move to a cookie-less world was then postponed. Meanwhile, an increase in ‘opt-out’ legislation, has led to a reduction in the amount of data available to drive B2B marketing strategies and fuel campaigns.
Advertising watchdog overturns ban on advert of Land Rover in forest
Environmental campaigners have accused the UK advertising watchdog of bias for overturning a draft ruling that banned adverts for a mud-splattered Land Rover Defender off-roader after previously saying it encouraged “socially irresponsible” driving that could “cause damage to vulnerable habitats”.
1,500 complain to ASA over Tesco’s Christmas ad featuring Santa with Covid vaccine passport
Tesco’s festive TV ad featuring Santa Claus bearing a Covid vaccine passport has prompted more than 1,500 complaints, making it the most complained-about advert of the year.
Co-bots not robots: The future of sales
No handshake, no deal. Life has been tough for sales people raised on face to face meetings and networking.
UK advertisers poised to spend an extra £1bn on Christmas campaigns
Advertisers are expected to spend almost £1bn more marketing their products this festive season than last year, marking the return of the annual big-budget Christmas marketing battle. UK companies are forecast to spend a record £7.9bn on advertising during the critical “golden quarter” to Christmas, retailers’ most lucrative three-month sales period. That is the highest […]
Brewdog’s solid gold beer can ad misleading, ASA says
A Brewdog promotion which said customers could win “solid gold” beer cans was misleading, the advertising watchdog has found.
Black Friday/Cyber Monday 2021 – How to stand out and win sales
This hotly anticipated event is just around the corner but what will it look like for businesses this year? Consumer interest in Black Friday dipped by over one-third in 2020 and as a result, businesses are looking to capitalise on the 2021 event both on and offline.
Digital Ad spend in the UK hits record growth
Across the world, businesses of all sizes have spent the last 18 months doing everything they can to stay afloat.
Mondelez threatens trademark battle over bar’s lilac packaging
A multinational confectionery company has threatened legal action against a London vegan snack maker over the colour of one of its fruit bars.
Advertising watchdog to launch crackdown on ads falsely claiming green credentials
Airline ads that encourage taking too many flights and carmakers that show SUVs tearing up the countryside are set to fall foul of a crackdown on marketing that encourages environmentally irresponsible behaviour.
