ASCI bans alcohol brands' 'surrogate ads' that ran during IPL
The Advertising Standards Council of India upholds complaints against alcohol brands that used 'surrogate advertising' to push their products on both OTT platforms and mainstream television.
They are in line with existing ASCI codes and are the first of many steps to safeguard consumers from the plethora of misleading pandemic-related claims.
Learning from the Tanishq episode: When ads cause controversy, should brands stand by the work or apologise?
After being trolled - unfairly, one may argue - for an ad that portrays Hindu-Muslim harmony, Tanishq has withdrawn the creative. Was that the right move?
ASCI resolves 257 complaints of misleading Ads in June & July
The Independent Consumer Complaints Council (CCC) of ASCI evaluated remaining 287 advertisements, of which complaints against 257 advertisements were upheld.