Tag: Marketing

May 26

Watchdog launches probe into Google after claims it makes it more difficult for rivals to compete in advertising technology market

Britain’s competition watchdog has launched an investigation into whether Google has broken the law by restricting competition in the advertising technology market. The Competition and Markets Authority will assess whether the firm had distorted competition and made it more difficult for rival advertising services to compete. The regulator said its investigation into the Alphabet-owned search […]
May 11

Tesco Mobile advertising campaign offensive, watchdog rules

An advertising campaign for Tesco Mobile which used the names of foods as substitutes for expletives has been banned. The newspaper ads, Twitter posts and outdoor posters used words like “shiitake” and “pistachio” instead of swear words. The Advertising Standards Authority said they were likely to cause “serious and widespread offence”. Tesco apologised and said […]