ADVERTISING – The ASA

Who are the ASA?

THE ADVERTISING STANDARDS AUTHORITY MISSION STATEMENT:

  • Legal, Decent, Honest, Truthful
  • What the Advertising Codes say (in summary):
    • No advertisement should mislead, or be likely to mislead, by inaccuracy, ambiguity, exaggeration, omission or otherwise.
    • Marketers must hold documentary evidence to prove all claims, whether direct or implied that are capable of objective substantiation.
    • Marketing communications must be obviously identifiable as such.

Notes on its history.

Listen to this presentation & make notes

Task 2:  Take the quizlets x 2

Examine these banned adverts from last year.

Look through the following ads and consider why the ASA banned them where they:

  • Misleading?
  • Offensive?
  • Harmful?

Task 3:  Summative Task: 500 word submission

Please submit your response via classroom.

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