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  • 17/05/2013Weekly Round Up

    A big meeting for the Food Advertising Unit this week and, right on cue, a press release from the British Heart Foundation rehashing old research to justify a 9pm watershed for HFSS advertising on TV. If you’ve noticed an uptick in...
  • 09/05/2013UK adspend hits £17bn in 2012

    Advertising expenditure in the UK reached £17,176bn in 2012, up 2.3% on 2011 according to figures released today in the AA/Warc Expenditure Report. The last time advertising spend exceeded £17bn was prior to the recession in 2007 (£17,364bn).AA/Warc’s forecasts for the...
  • 07/05/2013AA statement regarding Nick Milligan

    We were deeply saddened to learn of the tragic accident involving the Milligan family over the Bank Holiday. Nick was an active member of the Advertising Association through its Council and a great supporter of our programmes and plans. He will be greatly missed – both at our table and...
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Advertising doesn't make people too fat and too thin 30.11.2010

A lively debate in the House of Commons last night saw Jo Swinson MP and Jackie Schneider (Sustain) propose the motion that advertising makes people too fat and too thin. Opposed by Charlie Snow (DLKW) and Fru Hazlitt (ITV) on behalf of the indu...

Apprentice final shows industry responsibility in alcohol advertising 20.12.2010

  As well as showing the importance of creative advertising to bring new products and concepts to market, last night’s Apprentice final also showed the care the industry takes to advertise responsibly. Both contestants, but Ch...

UK adspend strongest in six years 20.12.2010

UK adspend is now expected to grow by 6.6% this year - well ahead of the 5.4% predicted in September, according to the latest AA/Warc Expenditure Report. Read more here  

Advertising Association comments on Localism Bill 15.12.2010

"The Localism Bill means that local councils are going to have a lot more to do and less central funding to do it with. Advertising can be - and in some places already is - a significant part of the solution for councils facing tight budgets. Fo...

New think tank sets out future focus for advertising industry 17.11.2010

Funded by the advertising industry, new think tank Credos is launched today to deliver an independent and objective analysis of the key challenges facing the advertising industry. Read more here

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