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DoH campaign raises stakes for industry
Posted in General, Advertising, Media, Russell Parsons February 25th, 2008 by Russell Parsons
“But all I need is cigarettes and alcohol!” roared Mancunian dad-rockers Oasis way back in 1994, a more innocent time when Chris Evans was cool and you could enjoy a pint and a fag in the pub.
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(0)Blame it on the ads, again
Posted in Advertising, Marketing, Mel Varley, Latest reporters' blogs December 10th, 2007 by Melinda Varley
As if it wasn’t enough that we had to blame ads for the UK’s growing obesity crisis, now adland has received fresh claims that they also cause anorexia and alcohol abuse.
Tags Drinking, Binge Drinking, Alcohol, Obesity, Anorexia, Advertising, Parenting
What constitutes an alcoholic?
Posted in General, Mel Varley August 3rd, 2007 by Melinda Varley
The government has spent millions of pounds trying to deter us from binge drinking and encouraging us to drink ‘responsibly.’ But is drinks marketing making us question what ‘responsible’ drinking is?
Tags Binge Drinking, Alcohol, Marketing, Government
Time, advertising, please?
Posted in Advertising, Marketing, Oliver Milman, Latest reporters' blogs June 4th, 2007 by Oliver Milman
Judging by the Portman Group’s latest guidelines on drinks marketing, it could not be long before the industry slowly follows tobacco down the road of taboo advertising.
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