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Carl's Jr. ad draws flakes from teacher's union

Balendu — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 12:36:36 +0000

This television commercial, meant for promoting Carl’s Jr. restaurant chain and its patty melt sandwich, drew flakes from a teacher’s association for being offensive. The advertisement was aired during last week’s Tennessee Titans...

Trademark infringement suit dropped against Google

Balendu — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 17:42:20 +0000

Google has recently settled a federal lawsuit with American Blind and Wallpaper Factory, as the later agreed to abandon the nearly 4-year-old case without receiving any payment from Google. The suit, originally filed in 2003, has accused...

Ann Summers' controversial ad cleared by ASA

Balendu — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 19:23:52 +0000

This poster advertisement launched by Ann Summers recently cleared by the advertising watchdog, which had attracted complaints for being offensive. The poster is showing a topless woman with the strapline, ‘Making Devon Cream’. The...

NDP's 'porn' TV ad lands in controversy

Balendu — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 04:58:06 +0000

This television advertisement launched in Canada by Saskatchewan NDP has recently attracted fierce criticism from the Opposition. The television ad consists of a series of written phrases where some words fade away letter by letter. The ads, part...

Telstra forced to change misleading Next G ads

Balendu — Sun, 26 Aug 2007 19:29:26 +0000

Telstra was recently forced to change its advertisements for the Next G mobile phone network after the consumer watchdog said that the advertisement was misleading. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has considered...

New Zealand pizza chain withdraws Hitler billboard

Balendu — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 11:26:36 +0000

This billboard advertisement attracted fierce criticism from Jewish community, which was launched to promote New Zealand’s Hell pizza chain, known for its bizarre advertising campaigns. However, following the controversy the firm decided to...

ASA rejects Madeleine ad complaints

Balendu — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 18:15:34 +0000

The British advertising watchdog has rejected complaints over a ‘distressing’ advertisement about the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, which was shown before a children’s film. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) had...

Intel apologizes for insensitive and insulting ad

Balendu — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 12:27:57 +0000

Intel has recently pulled this print advertisement when people raised furor over it for being offensive. The ad meant for promoting a new generation of micro-processors, featured six black sprinters bent down in the start position in front a...

du ad using British anthem sparks off debate

Balendu — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 07:04:23 +0000

UAE Telecommunications company du decided to pull off the air a radio promotional advertisement in Dubai following a complaint by a British national. The English man alleged that the advertisement featuring a man ordering fish and chips to...

Yoplait: Everybody loves your body

Balendu — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 19:06:22 +0000

Yoplait had launched this contentious poster advertisement campaign in Ireland to strengthen its brand name. The advertisement titled, ‘Everybody’ had been subject of objections. The poster advertisement has featured a picture of the...