Marketing Matters May/Jun 2014 ISSUE 38

CORRUPT TO THE MAX
Interesting that convicted sex attacker and the public face of PR, Max Clifford should claim that women who gave evidence against him before he was jailed for eight years were “in …

GO COMPLAIN
The Go Compare ad featuring the opera singer generated the most complaints – 1008 – about advertising in 2012. This however was easily topped by the 2,200 complaints …

CENTER PARCS AD IRRESPONSIBLE SAY ASA
An ad by Dutch holiday park operatives Center Parcs has been deemed irresponsible by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) who say it would encourage parents to take …

HEIR TODAY……….?
An Ealing hairdresser who used a picture of popular and dapper North Korean leader Kim Jong-un with the caption “BAD HAIR DAY?” to promote a discount offer has complained …

NICE ONE, NIGE
Nigel Farage of Ukip is doing his bit, we note, to persuade us all not to trust politicians, with his manifesto featuring a pic of an attractive and sincere-looking young lady who the …

CUPID STUNTS ANYONE?
An April Fool stunt by marketing mag The Drum has been variously branded “genius” and “puerile”. The stunt involved daubing a battered taxi with mis-spellings of their …

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