Archive

This section contains – in chronological order – posts from the last years.

Careful with your claims when offering Internet connection plans!

The Italian Market and Competition Commissioner serves hefty fines to all major providers


ll major local players providing Internet access are constantly bombarding the local people with their marketing campaigns, diffused through differ...

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Advertising

Italian Advertising SRO stays focused on ‘transparency’ and gender stereotypes.

Careful when stereotyping the sexes and trivializing the role of males and females.


Sometimes advertising campaigns find it hard to stay clear of presenting gender stereotypes, no longer in line with the sensitiveness and the equal...

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Advertising

Sexist advertising

Despite regulatory efforts and public uproar, still around (and popular with many brands).


Sexist advertising: A despicable practice, but apparently indispensable to marketers.

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Advertising

Personal data and the (now so popular) ‘right to be forgotten’.

What a national DPA can order a search engine.


In its 2014 Google vs. Spain decision the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) established some relevant principles on the ‘right to be fo...

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Privacy

When your ads touch on sensitive areas.

Race, gender religion are critical areas to touch in advertising.


Many big and famous brands had to suffer serious backlashes from promotional messages or headlines touching on sensitive areas such as religious fe...

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Advertising

Claims or statements you make in your advertising.

Choices you could bitterly regret in the aftermath!


Advertisers should always perform a careful in-advance check of the statements contained in their promotional messages. Any factor capable of impac...

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Advertising

So, you feel that you have come up with a truly funny ad or commercial

Not everybody may agree with your fun perception!


Commercial communication often is ‘pushed to the edge’ to draw attention from the targeted audience. Sometimes, advertisers and their agencies thin...

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Advertising

'Making fun' in advertsing.

A minefield for advertising campaigns or about how to shoot yourself in the foot.


On several occasions I had a chance to report about advertising pitfalls, showing how risky it is when a campaign tries to rely on fun or to use a ...

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Advertising
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