The Gruen Transfer tackle the Beaver Tampon Ad
Have you watched The Gruen Transfer? It’s a great show on ABC where Will Anderson and a panel of advertising execs dismantle advertisements, compete to sell whale meat, and talk about controversial ads. A week or two back they looked at the Emma Thompson human trafficking video, tomorrow it’s the Kotex Beaver ad that had...
Classification Amendment Bill brings about changes to advertising and assessment
The Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Amendment (Assessments and Advertising) Bill 2008 passed the Senate this week. Here’s a brief look at some of the changes: The Bill allows unclassified films and computer games to be advertised before they are classified, providing they meet set conditions and are assessed as part of a new...
Anna Bligh not happy with Wicked camper vans
Queensland Premier and suit connoisseur Anna Bligh has lodged a complaint with the Advertising Standards Bureau over what she says are obscene slogans on camper vans operated by hire company Wicked. ‘I don’t think they’d be allowed on a billboard and therefore they shouldn’t be allowed on a van’ ‘These are often things that frankly...
Thirteen complaints enough to warrant withdrawal of Ryanair ‘Schoolgirl’ ad
Just thirteen complaints from newspaper readers who found a Ryanair ad offensive was enough for Britain’s Advertising Standards Authority to demand the budget airline cease using the ad. The ad features an adult dressed as a schoolgirl with the headline Hottest Back To School Fares. Offensive? C’mon, a trip to the mall and your likely...
