Category: industry
CAP changes HFSS food and drink ad and promo rules
Following a full public consultation, the Committee of Advertising Practice – CAP – has today announced tough new rules banning the advertising of high fat, salt or...
IPM Awards 2017 entry now open!
The Institute of Promotional Marketing has officially launched the call for entries for its 2017 awards programme with the publication on its website of the IPM Awards...
UK wins 11 IMC European Awards
This year’s IMC European Awards for Integrated Marketing Communications saw 81 trophies awarded to 31 agencies from five countries. Ireland took the lead with 25...
IPM 30 Under 30 2017 winners announced
The IPM has announced the results of its IPM 30 Under 30 2017 search for emerging talent in the promotional marketing industry. Carey Trevill, Managing Director of the...
IPM Dinner at the House of Lords – ‘Should Political Advertising be Regulated?’
Graham Temple, Chairman of the IPM together with the IPM’s President Lord Black of Brentwood last night hosted a dinner at The House of Lords, attended by...
Poppyscotland hands out poppy Seed Sticks
Charity Poppyscotland will be handing out free Seed Sticks which grow into red poppies when planted to the public at a wide range of events in the coming year as the...
IPM Experiential Effectiveness event
How to measure and improve the effectiveness of experiential marketing was the focus of an event run by the IPM Experiential Council as part of the IPM’s contribution...
ASA researches broadband speed claims
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has published independent research into consumers’ understanding of broadband speed claims made in ads. The ASA commissioned...
Ambient ‘One Black Button’ Xmas appeal
Experiential marketing agency Ambient Worldwide has launched a ‘One Black Button’ Christmas charity appeal, aimed at encouraging the experiential industry to...
Why HFSS marketing needs to change
Dec 09, 2016
Laura Kelly, Legal & Regulatory Advisor at the IPM, explains why changes to the CAP Code, the rules governing advertising and marketing in the UK, had to happen and...