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Government ‘to announce ban on junk food advertising before 9pm’ as part of obesity crackdown 0
- BUSINESS
- July 24, 2020
Boris Johnson will reportedly announce restrictions on how unhealthy foods are sold in Britain as soon as next week, in a bid to tackle high levels of obesity. The plans could include a ban on online and pre-watershed TV advertising of unhealthy foods and restrictions on supermarket promotions, executives briefed on the plans told the
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Lord Alan Sugar teeth whitening tweet banned by advertising watchdog 0
- BUSINESS
- May 6, 2020
Image copyright Getty Images Lord Alan Sugar has been told to remove a tweet promoting a teeth whitening kit after he did not make it clear it was an advert. The Apprentice host tweeted in December that a product from the brand Stylsmile would make a “perfect Xmas gift”. He owns a 50% share in
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The true absurdity of the ‘junk food’ advertising ban, revealed 0
- HEALTH
- June 13, 2019
A little known fact about Transport for London’s ban on ‘junk food’ advertising is that a company doesn’t have to be selling food to fall foul of the rules. If an advert for a West End musical used a picture of a custard pie, it would be rejected. The rules also apply to TfL’s own
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The true absurdity of the ‘junk food’ advertising ban, revealed 0
- HEALTH
- April 25, 2019
A little known fact about Transport for London’s ban on ‘junk food’ advertising is that a company doesn’t have to be selling food to fall foul of the rules. If an advert for a West End musical used a picture of a custard pie, it would be rejected. The rules also apply to TfL’s own
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Connecting martech and adtech boosts experience-led advertising | Business 0
- TECHNOLOGY
- March 22, 2019
Marketing tech and advertising tech, or their more commonly used abbreviations, martech and adtech, have both rised to prominence in recent years. What links these seemingly disparate areas of technology is a common purpose: to convert individuals into customers. Martech is generally considered to include technologies such as CRM and SEO, and according to some, focus
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The unintended consequences of the ‘junk food’ advertising ban 0
- HEALTH
- March 5, 2019
It’s only been a week since Sadiq Khan’s ill-conceived ban on ‘junk food’ advertising across London’s public transport network came into effect, but the unintended consequences are already coming to light. As I explained last June, ‘junk food’ has no legal definition. Those who want to restrict food advertising clearly have American fast food chains
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