You can now report scam adverts you spot online to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) – will you be making the most of the new tool?
ASA launches scam advert reporting tool
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Why do we have to sit through so many cinema adverts and trailers?
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Back in 2011, we discussed the number of adverts and trailers at the cinema. Has anything changed seven years on? Our guest, film enthusiast and blogger, Richard Halfhide, shares his experiences.
in Technology
Loading… loading… new advertising rules for broadband finally arrive
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Tomorrow, new rules from the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) come into force addressing unrealistic speed claims that have plagued the advertising landscape for years. Will they make a difference?
in Food & Drink, Health
Jamie Oliver: I’ve #AdEnough of junk food marketing – have you?
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I’ve launched #AdEnough in a bid to protect kids from junk food marketing – an issue that’s long been a focus of Which? campaigns. Here’s how the campaign will help tackle the rise in childhood obesity – and I need your help. (more on Jamie Oliver #AdEnough campaign…)
in Food & Drink
Are too many unhealthy food ads appearing during ‘family’ shows?
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It’s all very well restricting adverts for unhealthy foods during children’s TV, but what about the shows watched by families that don’t fall under that category? It’s time the rules caught up with our viewing habits.
in Technology
Win! Advertising watchdog changes rules for broadband ads
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New advertising standards to crackdown on misleading speed claims in broadband advertising. Will this lead to better broadband?
Is broadband advertising about to be reset?
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Many people are confused by broadband adverts and the speeds they promote. An even bigger problem is that only 10% of people may actually get those speeds. Do you think this is fair?
in Shopping, Technology
Update: have you fallen for a scam promotion on social media?
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Sophisticated social media scams are becoming a real concern. Not only do they pose an obvious risk to users of social networks, such as Facebook, but they’re alarmingly effective.
Are you persuaded by packaging?
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When we asked whether you get taken in by advertising, some of you told us you avoid ads all together. But there’s another type of marketing that’s more difficult to swerve – the sort you find on the products themselves: persuasive packaging.
in Money
Is there value for money in over-50s financial products?
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Which? recently carried out some new research looking at financial products and product options aimed at the over-50s. But once again our research results suggest these products might not be your best bet.
in Shopping
Would you be peeved if you paid more because of your gender?
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A recent study has suggested that supermarkets are charging men and women very different prices for comparable products.
in Technology
Update: the ASA needs to shake-up broadband speed advertising
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We’ve looked at 6,542 broadband ads in print and newspapers since 2008 to see how many are using ‘up to’ speed claims to draw in customers…
in Shopping
Do ads influence what you buy?
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Are you ad-proof, or do you occasionally find yourself taken in by a claim or aspirational image in adverts? Some of you are already wise to the tricks of the trade.
(more about advertising claims…)
in Health
Will the Nurofen ad ban set a precedent for a marketing claims crackdown?
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A Nurofen ad has been banned for implying it could specifically target joint and back pain. So are we seeing the start of a change in the way companies can market their painkillers?