Upcoming/Recent Events
Advice:am – The Insiders Guide to the ASA – Ad blunders v Ad wonders
The ASA & CAP held their last seminar which gave the delegates an insight to how the we work.
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An Insider's Guide to Advertising Regulation - Scotland
On Monday 17 November speakers from the Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP) gave a presentation aimed at advertisers, marketers, agencies and media owners based in and around Edinburgh.
The seminar covered information about advertising regulations in the UK, how the ASA & CAP work and practical information on our complaints & investigation procedures. It was presented by Maria Donde (Copy Advice Executive) and Kirsteen Pitkin-Douglas (Code Policy Executive).
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Advice:am – The Insiders Guide to the ASA – Ad blunders v Ad wonders, 17 September 2008
On 17 September the Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP) ran another seminar which covered all the practical information should you need to respond to an ASA investigation. It was presented by Matthew Morgan (Copy Advice Executive) and Cheryl Thompson (Investigations Executive).
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What does ‘green’ mean? Environment seminar - 12 June 2008
On the 12 June the Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP) held a seminar in central London, for professionals involved in creating marketing communications and advertising campaigns that make environmental claims.
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Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations and the advertising codes seminar - 25 June 2008
This free master class was presented by CAP and Bates, Wells and Braithwaite.
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Advice:am Face to Face: a briefing on claims in cosmetic advertising - 2 April 2008
On 2 April, the Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP), with the support of the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) ran a seminar to brief advertising agencies working on cosmetic accounts on how to comply with the requirements of the codes and avoid future trouble with the ASA.
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International Direct Marketing Fair 2008 - 29 April 2008 - 1 May 2008
The Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP) and the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) attended this year's International Direct Marketing Fair 2008.
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Advice:am Child’s Play: a grown-up guide to advertising to children responsibly - 5 March 2008
The Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP) invited all professionals involved in creating marketing or advertising campaigns aimed at, or featuring, children to this free masterclass.
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ISBA Annual Conference - 28 February 2008
This year at ISBA’s (CAP Members) annual conference they addressed the key issues for the ad industry and explored their impact on marketing communications strategies.
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Advice:am - Insider knowledge: Understanding advertising regulations
The Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP) is holding its last morning seminar, for the year, on Wednesday 12 December.
This event will demonstrate how to avoid the common pitfalls that can lead to an investigation by the ASA. It is specifically tailored to those working in agencies in an account handling roles or as a freelance marketing or advertising consultant.
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CAP Advertising Regulation Update
The Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP) held an afternoon seminar for advertisers, marketers, agencies and media owners based in and around the Nottingham area.
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ASA Graduate Training Seminars
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) and the Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP) held their annual training sessions for new staff, from marketing communications agencies, on 23, 24 & 26 October 2007. The seminars took place at the ASA's offices in Holborn.
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Advice:am - Free master class on charity and not-for-profit advertising
The Committee of Advertising Practice invites all advertising and marketing professionals working for or within charity and not-for-profit organisations to attend this free masterclass.
This event will take place on Wednesday 19 September. Spaces are limited so register now to guarantee your place.
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Advice:am - Briefing on the new food rules
The Committee of Advertising Practice has recently introduced new rules for advertising food and drink products to children in non-broadcast media to coincide with new content rules for TV advertisements. Both sets of rules will be enforced by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) from 1 July 2007.
CAP held a master class on 5 June to brief the industry on the new rules for the advertising of food and drink products to children in non-broadcast media.
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Advice:am Non broadcast advertising of food
CAP invites you to attend this free seminar on 5 June to brief you on the new rules for the advertising of food and drink products to children in non-broadcast media.
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The International Direct Marketing Fair 2007
The Committee of Advertising Practice will be attending and speaking at the IDMF fair. CAP will be running a series of short seminars to answer your questions on direct marketing.
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Food for Thought: a bite sized guide to the new rules for television advertising of HFSS foods.
BCAP is holding a free morning master class which will outline the new TV rules for HFSS foods and provide guidance for advertisiers, agencies and their representatives. The event is now full but you can register to watch the webcast that will be available on the CAP website from 1 March.
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Advice:am A guide to telecommunications advertising
This free morning master class will explain the new guidance and recent ASA decisions and help marketers avoid embarassing upheld ASA complaints about their ads.
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