19 Dec 1996
| by HARRIET MARSH
The Advertising Standards Authority is set to remove itself from its
role in policing political advertising after the general election,
following the uproar created by its ruling on the Tories Demon Eyes
depiction of Tony Blair.
19 Dec 1996
The Advertising Standards Authority is, we understand, considering
washing its hands of political advertising. The furore over Saatchi s
Demon Eyes campaign for the Conservative Party showed the ASA in a
poor light, and sparked a debate within its own ranks that still
smoulders.
19 Dec 1996
A shocking anti-fur poster featuring the skinned head of a fox and the
line Do you have the face to wear fur? was unveiled by the charity
Respect for Animals (RFA) at seven UK sites last week.
19 Dec 1996
If you ve spent the past few weeks sniffling and sneezing, try applying
for a job with database company ICD. Not only does managing director
Lionel Thain offer his 110-strong staff a flu vaccine, he has also
organised serious vitamin C supplies to boost ICD s immunity while the
rest of us are rushing...
19 Dec 1996
| by DAVID TEATHER
HelpAd s approach to charity offers many opportunities to products.
David Teather writes
13 Dec 1996
| by OUR PARLIAMENTARY CORRESPONDENT
The Labour Party is to run a negative advertising campaign in the new
year, spelling out its nightmare vision of the UK under the Tories
should they win a fifth term.
13 Dec 1996
Leagas Shafron Davis has been appointed by the Department of Health to
promote a new call prioritisation system for the ambulance service after
a three-way pitch (Campaign, 15 November).
13 Dec 1996
| by ANNE-MARIE CRAWFORD
Delaney Fletcher Bozell and its media arm, 20/20 Media, has won the
pounds 2 million above-the-line launch of Hype, a fruit-flavoured energy
drink.
13 Dec 1996
| by MICHELE MARTIN
The Minister for Road Safety has taken the unusual step of complaining
to the Advertising Standards Authority about an ad that appears to
celebrate joyriding.
13 Dec 1996
British Bakeries is putting its faith in a woman in a red Baywatch-type
swimsuit to introduce dieters to its lowest-calorie loaf, Nimble Diet
Watch.