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Advertising

Counting chickens before they’re dunked? ARB rules in favour of KFC in "wings" dispute

Karabo Ledwaba 24 Mar 2025

Advertising

iStore advertising complaint dismissed by ARB

Karabo Ledwaba 13 Dec 2024

Source: © Bizcommunity The Advertising Regulatory Board (ARB) has ruled that Discovery has to remove or amend an advertisement for the second time in the space of less than a month

Advertising

Second Discovery advert ruled misleading by ARB

Danette Breitenbach 9 Jul 2024

Gail Schimmel says SA is conservative in its advertising complaints. Source: Supplied.

Advertising

#BizTrends2024: Legal complaints in South African advertising will stay unique and conservative

Gail Schimmel 9 Jan 2024

Advertising

ARB verdict: Cadbury campaign is a glass and a half full of triumph

Karabo Ledwaba 4 Dec 2023

Gail Schimmel. Source: Supplied.

Advertising

ARB: The South African consumer is worried about money, vehicle ads

Karabo Ledwaba 1 Nov 2022

#OrchidsandOnions: The solution with sports branding

#OrchidsandOnions

#OrchidsandOnions: The solution with sports branding

Brendan Seery 8 Aug 2022

#OrchidsandOnions: Human Uber alles...

#OrchidsandOnions

#OrchidsandOnions: Human Uber alles...

Brendan Seery 20 Apr 2022

Screen grab from the ad.

Advertising

#OrchidsandOnions: Spot the local charm

Brendan Seery 30 Jul 2019

Screen grab from the ad.

Advertising

#OrchidsandOnions: Thank you... for giving life

Brendan Seery 11 Dec 2018

Facebook bans ads for cryptocurrencies

Social Media

Facebook bans ads for cryptocurrencies

1 Feb 2018

Powerful, but perhaps not quite as much as promised | ©

Advertising

Tesla faces fresh Norway lawsuit over false advertising

12 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: The ever-changing consumer

Top Trends

#BizTrends2018: The ever-changing consumer

Dave Nemeth 8 Jan 2018

How the ASA became a medicine regulator, and almost lost its shirt

Healthcare

How the ASA became a medicine regulator, and almost lost its shirt

Nicci Botha 24 Nov 2017

#OrchidsandOnions: Kiss from a Rose gets an Orchid for DStv

Advertising

#OrchidsandOnions: Kiss from a Rose gets an Orchid for DStv

Brendan Seery 11 Jul 2017

Screengrab from the ad.

Advertising

[Orchids & Onions] Going where no other will

Brendan Seery 20 Dec 2016

Advertising Standards Authority placed into business rescue

Advertising

Advertising Standards Authority placed into business rescue

15 Nov 2016

National Credit Regulator targets false, misleading advertising

Advertising

National Credit Regulator targets false, misleading advertising

18 Oct 2016

How to keep recruitment practices ethical

Talent Acquisition

How to keep recruitment practices ethical

5 Apr 2016

China government agency 'bombs' Alibaba over management

Digital

China government agency 'bombs' Alibaba over management

30 Jan 2015

Research

NCR research shows alternative dispute resolution is effective

5 Aug 2013

Marketing

Responsible marketing: How to make a positive impact

Michele Usher 1 Feb 2013

#bankwars: if this is a case study, what does it illustrate?

Advertising

#bankwars: if this is a case study, what does it illustrate?

Walter Pike 28 Feb 2012

Standard Bank defends FNB tweets

Advertising

Standard Bank defends FNB tweets

Craig Wilson 27 Feb 2012

But is it lies? 'Steve' vs Standard Bank

CRM, CX, UX

But is it lies? 'Steve' vs Standard Bank

Tiffany Markman 27 Feb 2012

#bankwars: Standard Bank tries to do a Frankies

CRM, CX, UX

#bankwars: Standard Bank tries to do a Frankies

Walter Pike 24 Feb 2012

Simple solution to the ASA funding crisis

Marketing

Simple solution to the ASA funding crisis

Chris Moerdyk: @chrismoerdyk 24 Jan 2012

Advertising

The asinine axing of Axe

Chris Moerdyk: @chrismoerdyk 27 Oct 2011

Marketing

CPA narrows marketing options

21 Jun 2011

Researcher hopes to protect kids from deceptive advertising

Paediatrics

Researcher hopes to protect kids from deceptive advertising

23 Mar 2011

Nutrition

Dannon to settle US yogurt ad charges

20 Dec 2010

Mobile app providers rethink industry image

Mobile

Mobile app providers rethink industry image

Herman Manson: @marklives 14 Jul 2010

Retail Marketing

Makro ad storm in a wine glass

Roderick Macleod and Sally Evans 25 May 2010

Limpopo co-opts journos

Media

Limpopo co-opts journos

7 Dec 2009

Advertising

Publishers fight on against EU car ad restrictions

29 Sep 2008

Advertising

Ads police turns 40

Tshepiso Seopa 2 Sep 2008

Advertising

Zimbabwe's ad industry forges ahead in turmoil

Dumisani Ndlela 27 Sep 2007

Marketing

Solutions to service delivery crisis?

Jerry Schuitema 17 Sep 2007

Mobile

Consumer watchdog efforts bear fruit

Carole Kimutai 31 Aug 2007

Advertising

South Africans intolerant over advertising

Chris Moerdyk 19 Jul 2007

Marketing

A Vista on marketing mistakes

Chris Moerdyk 13 Jun 2007

Marketing

Marketing and SA’s culture of crime

Chris Moerdyk 3 May 2007

Marketing

Moerdyk's wish list for 2007

Chris Moerdyk 9 Jan 2007

Advertising

Chicken Licken to appeal ''excessive'' ASA ruling

4 Dec 2003