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MUMBAI: The Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) processed 1,064 complaints against advertisements in the January-March quarter. Of these, 200 ads were withdrawn by advertisers on...
Mumbai: The 14 June deadline for the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) code on influencer advertising to be implemented is just around the corner, even...
Mumbai: Just days after Amul claimed vindication on its ad that purportedly unravels the facts and myths behind vegan milk as opposed to cow’s milk, the...
MUMBAI: Is the party over for influencer marketing in India? Or does it get bigger hereon? These are some of the questions playing in the minds...
Mumbai: Advertisers now have a clear set of guidelines on which they can base their influencer driven ads/commercials. Industry watchdog – the Advertising Standards Council of...
Mumbai: India’s leading FMCG major Dabur India Limited Tuesday announced the launch of Dabur Kovirakshak Kit that includes Chyawanprash, Giloy, Tulsi and Juri-Tap products. A company...
Mumbai: Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) general secretary Manisha Kapoor has been appointed to the executive committee of the International Council for Advertising Self-Regulation (ICAS). She...
MUMBAI: What started as a seed of an idea to explore India’s vast coastline as a marketing medium led to a whole new and unique concept...
MUMBAI: Advertising industry watchdog Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) on Monday announced that it has become a founding ally of the UN Women’s gender-based programme...
MUMBAI: The Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) and Futurebrands have announced the launch of their first-ever deep, immersive dive into gender depiction in Indian advertising....
MUMBAI: Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) has said that the third quarter of 2020 witnessed a surge in number of consumer complaints after an initiative...
KOLKATA: Amid concerns over misleading advertisements on online gaming and fantasy sports, the ministry of information and broadcasting (MIB) has issued advisory to TV channels to...
MUMBAI: Advertising seen on traditional media continues to enjoy high trust amongst consumers, with newspapers (86 per cent) emerging as the most trusted, a report by...
NEW DELHI: The Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) has introduced guidelines to make real-money gaming advertising safer and more responsible. The advisory has been developed...
MUMBAI: The Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) has cracked down on advertisements from the education sector which made misleading and false claims. During August and...
MUMBAI: The Advertising Standards Council of India (Asci) has, for the past few weeks, intensely monitoring possible surrogate advertising during the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL)....
MUMBAI: The Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) has directed brands to ensure that their adverts do not proliferate unsubstantiated claims related to Covid2019 that mislead...
NEW DELHI: The team at Tanishq couldn’t have foreseen, even in their wildest dreams, that a simple ad about two communities co-existing in peace and harmony...
New Delhi: The Tanishq ad controversy seems to have got the attention of the entire advertising industry. In the latest development, Advertising Agencies Association of India...
NEW DELHI: Advertising has evolved into an enormously complex form of communication, with literally thousands of different ways for a business to get a message to...
MUMBAI: In the months of June and July 2020, the Advertising Standards Council of India (Asci) investigated complaints against 363 advertisements, of which 76 were promptly...
NEW DELHI: Surrogate Advertising has been a very old debate in the India’s advertising industry. An alcohol brand can advertise in the garb of music CD...
NEW DELHI: Last week, BBH & Publicis Worldwide India CEO Subhash Kamat was unanimously elected as chairman of the board of governors of the Advertising Standards...
MUMBAI: The Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) has named Manisha Kapoor as its new Secretary-General. From September 1, Kapoor will take over ASCI’s secretariat responsibilities,...
KOLKATA: Sparking a new controversy, the streaming service SonyLIV runs commercials for liquor brands between breaks. It appears the liquor brands which can’t use television or...
NEW DELHI: The race to create Covid2019-protective products is on. Indian fashion retail brands such as Donear, Arvind, and Siyarams have launched anti- Covid2019 fabric products...
MUMBAI: During the months of March and April 2020, ASCI investigated complaints against 533 advertisements, of which 115 advertisements were promptly withdrawn by the advertisers on...
MUMBAI: In the month of February the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) investigated complaints against 279 advertisements, of which 101 advertisements were promptly withdrawn by...
MUMBAI: The Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) has called out popular brands like Kissan Ketchup (HUL), Bajaj Pulsar (Bajaj Auto Ltd) and Oxylife (Dabur) for...
MUMBAI: Quacks, fake doctors and illegal mobile dispensaries had better watch out. The Indian ministry of health & family welfare (MHFW) is taking steps to take...
MUMBAI: The Advertisement Standards Council of India (ASCI) has introduced guidelines for usage of awards/rankings in advertisements effective 1 February 2020. According to a press release,...
Mumbai: During the month of October 2019, ASCI investigated complaints against 344 advertisements, of which 80 advertisements were promptly withdrawn by the advertisers on receipt of...
MUMBAI: The newly appointed Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) chairman of the board of governors Rohit Gupta will be putting a strong emphasis on the...
MUMBAI: At the board meeting, following the 33rd Annual General Meeting of The Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) held today, Mr. Rohit Gupta, President, Sony...
MUMBAI: During the month of June 2019, ASCI investigated complaints against 334 advertisements, of which 106 advertisements were promptly withdrawn by the advertisers as soon as...
MUMBAI: On the back of the Consumer Protection Act passed in parliament recently comes a District Magistrate Court’s order that ASCI decisions are applicable to members...
MUMBAI :During the month of May 2019, ASCI investigated complaints against 231advertisements, of which 67advertisements were promptly withdrawn by the advertisers as soon as they received...
MUMBAI: During the month of April 2019, ASCI investigated complaints against 206advertisements, of which 49 advertisements were promptly withdrawn by the advertisers as soon as they...
MUMBAI: The Fast Track Complaints Panel (FTCP) of the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI), in a meeting held on 27 March 2019, has upheld a...
MUMBAI: On the occasion of the ‘World Consumer Rights day’, The Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) urges consumers to not just be vigilant but also take...
MUMBAI: In August and September 2018, ASCI investigated complaints against 590 advertisements. For 131 advertisements, the advertisers promptly ensured corrective action as soon as the complaints...
MUMBAI: The Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) has appointed D. Shivakumar as the new chairman of the board for ASCI. Shivakumar is the group executive...
MUMBAI: Ministry of AYUSH had signed a memorandum of understanding with Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI), for suo moto monitoring of Ayush advertisements appearing in...
NEW DELHI: The Indian government is proposing to amend relevant laws relating to representation of women in mass media with a view to make the law...
MUMBAI: In a pre-emptive step, the Ayurveda, yoga and naturopathy, Unani, siddha and homoeopathy (AYUSH) ministry has constituted a committee to control misleading advertisements and exaggerated...
MUMBAI: The number of cases registered with regard to misleading advertisements has been on the rise. Grievance against Misleading Advertisements is a separate portal by the...
MUMBAI: After stirring the hornet’s nest on the contentious issue of restricting condom ads to only water-shedding hours, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) has...
MUMBAI: India is a country that takes offence at the slightest suggestion of titillation. The Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) has approached the ministry of...
MUMBAI: The Independent Review Committee (IRC) of The Advertising Standard Council of India (ASCI), chaired by Justice Mohit Shah (retired), has summarily dismissed two complaints filed...
MUMBAI: At the board meeting of The Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) held after the AGM on Thursday, the former vice-chairman of Confederation of Indian...
