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30 June 2016 in Health

Will the Nurofen ad ban set a precedent for a marketing claims crackdown?

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Painkillers

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?

(more on painkiller claims…)

17 June 2016 in Health

Can you trust products that claim to prevent dementia?

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Supplements

Not many days go by without news headlines and scare stories about dementia and our risk of getting it. But, is dementia fear spawning an industry of products we don’t need?

(more on dementia claims…)

13 May 2016 in Food & Drink, Health, Parenting

Junk food marketing to children – is the end in sight?

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Junk food

The ways that foods are marketed to children has been an issue hotly debated for many years. So is the end in sight for junk food advertising to children?

(more on junk food…)

8 May 2016 in Technology

TalkTalk: time to put an end to separate line rental charges

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Computer mouse

Have you ever been confused by the pricing in broadband ads? TalkTalk’s managing director, Tristia Harrison, writes on why they’re scrapping separate line rental charges.

(more…)

3 February 2016 in Technology

A win for our Fixed Means Fixed mobile campaign

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Contracts, of any kind, can be a minefield and this was especially so for mobile phones. So we launched our Fixed Means Fixed campaign to address this. Well we’ve had a long awaited win today for this campaign. So how could this help you?

(more on ASA win)

27 October 2015 in Technology

Great British Broadband?

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Laptop with cake

We might be home to the world’s best TV baking competition, but the UK’s broadband providers are the worst in Europe for delivering the broadband speeds they advertise. Are you getting the speeds you pay for?

(more on broadband speeds…)

23 January 2015 in Technology

My view: we’ve never had it so good with TV

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Community member Alfa’s guest post hit a home-run when you all shared your top TV annoyances. From adverts to credits, you want to see change. But is it really that bad? I think our TV is brilliant.

(more on TV annoyances…)

10 January 2015 in Money, Travel & Leisure

Hotel bill shock: the hidden ‘extra’ you have to pay

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Whether it’s for work or a holiday getaway, stays in hotels can be expensive enough. And now it seems some hotel booking sites are being sneaky with the non-optional fees, leaving guests caught out.

(more on hotel bill shock…)

28 December 2014 in Technology

What annoys you most about TV programmes?

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Which? Convo regular Alfa is here to debate a new topic – TV annoyances. What winds you up about telly these days? Is it the volume of ads? What about excessive narration?

(more on TV annoyances…)

17 November 2014 in Technology

We’ve had it ‘up to’ here with broadband ads

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Broadband campaign logo

Are confusing broadband ads bringing you down loads? Well today we’re calling on advertising watchdogs to tighten up guidelines on speed claims in broadband ads.

(more about broadband ads…)

4 October 2014 in Food & Drink, Parenting

Should we do more to stop junk food marketing to children?

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Advertising sweets to children

Are food companies doing enough to market their goods responsibly? Are there particular food products that you feel are marketed to appeal to children or techniques that reel younger punters in?

(more about junk food marketing.)

20 August 2014 in Shopping

‘Hurry, deals must end soon!’ We’ve heard it all before

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Man running with clock

Online shops – like any shops – employ a range of tricks and tactics to get you to spend more. One of these tactics is using ‘time limited’ offers – but are the deadlines they give always honest?

(more about online tricks…)

6 August 2014 in Health, Shopping

A ‘drinkable sunscreen’ that contains just one ingredient

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Sun cream on shoulder

Drinkable sunscreen – it sounds great and has had quite a bit of publicity, but when we took a closer look at its ingredients we found a big surprise. Have you seen a product you think will struggle to live up to its claims?

(more about drinkable sunscreens…)

25 July 2014 in Money

How savvy are you to the tricks of financial marketing?

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Gold brain

Online financial marketing works – we know this because financial providers spend millions on it each year. The question is; do you fall for financial marketing?

(more about financial marketing tactics…)

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