Advertising standards
Diary of a junk mail campaigner
Macmillan can no longer afford to enclose free pens with its appeals, which makes it difficult for people to emotionally engage with them. Can you help stop the downward spiral by sending Macmillan a spare pen?
Corgi is one of those junk mail offenders that sends junk mail to generic addressees. Worse, its envelopes used to claim that its mailings were important information. After a complaint to the ASA at least the envelope no longer features misleading claims.
The Outdoor Media Centre, the representative of companies specialising in outdoor advertising, has found that Britons would love to see the whole country covered with advertisements.
The Advertising Standards Authority has told IntraMed that its adverts are scams – for the eleventh time. No further action will be taken.
Mr Latif can solve all your problem. Within seven days he'll transform you from the broke, depressed and impotent loser you are to a stinking rich, happy Adonis. It's 100% guaranteed, so it's true.
Dr Junk Buster
My particular gear grinder are envelopes that have no company name on them. This is obviously designed so that curiosity will trick you into opening the junk. Saga is the latest offender practising this trick. I just look up the address and send it back, but why is there no legislation that requires companies to identify themselves on envelopes?
News
Tweets from footballers Wayne Rooney and Jack Wilshere promoting Nike breached the Advertising Code, the Advertising Standards Authority has ruled. Wayne Rooney has not yet removed his advert.
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld a complaint from BSkyB about a leaflet from Virgin Media. Claims made in the leaflet were 'misleading and unfair'.