Committee of Advertising Practice

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Marketing and the Olympics: we quiz LOCOG for answers

As advertising plays a big part in the success of any Olympic Games we took the opportunity to ask the London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (LOCOG) about its role in protecting the advertising rights of official Olympic partners and what pitfalls non-partners should avoid.

Unauthorised Selling Of Olympic Tickets

Whether you’re looking forward to the Games or not there is a strong chance you could be asked to run an ad for someone selling tickets to them.

Sexual imagery in outdoor advertising: drawing the line

Following the Department for Education’s report on the commercialisation and sexualisation of childhood, authored by Reg Bailey, the ASA reviewed its assessment of sexual imagery in outdoor advertising.

Forthcoming events

Advice:am Gambling Advertising Masterclass

13 June 2012 - Gambling advertising is subject to strict rules to ensure ads are socially responsible and don’t encourage gambling in ways that harm or exploit children, young people or vulnerable adults.

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