Recent and future events
02 October 2008
Future Events
Graduate Training Seminars for IPA Agencies - 20 to 23 October 2008
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) will be holding their annual training seminars for graduates and other new members of staff from ad agencies. We are running these sessions to help new starters learn about the advertising regulation systems set up and how it is supported by the advertising industry.
Each session will include a talk from a senior ad agency representative, presentations from Clearcast & RACC specialists and also a presentation and workshop from members of staff from the ASA.
The seminars are free to attend and will be held at the ASA’s offices in Holborn, London. There are four morning sessions to choose from, so if you are in charge of the recruitment of graduates and new starters to your agency and would like more information, please contact events@asa.org.uk
CAP Advertising Regulation Update, Edinburgh – 17 November 2008
Every year the Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP) visits a different region of the UK to update participants on the rules and regulations for advertising across all media. It is directed at local advertisers, marketers, agencies and media owners who are based in and around Edinburgh.
If you commission, create or publish marketing communications and would like to attend this event, please contact events@cap.org.uk to be kept informed.
Advice:am – The Insiders Guide to the ASA – 3 December 2008
Due to popular demand we are repeating this master class which was originally held on 17 September.
This briefing is beneficial if you are involved in producing advertising, marketing or sales promotion campaigns for yourself or your client’s. It gives an insight into how the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) works and also covers practical information should you need to respond to an ASA investigation and aims to help you avoid trouble with the ASA.
Unfortunately this event is now fully booked but if you would like to be added to the waiting list or receive a copy of the slides, please contact events@cap.org.uk
Recent events
Advice:am Consumer Protection Regulations (CPRs) - 25 June 2008
CPRs came into force on 26 May 2008 and this free master class took place to highlight the implications of this new legislation for advertisers and the advertising codes. It represented the biggest change to consumer protection law for many years and will be the established means for the control of unfair commercial practices within the advertising sector.
Advice:PM - NHS Code of Promotion for the NHS services – 30 July 2008
At the end of July we ran a briefing session for NHS staff that commission or approve advertisements for NHS-funded services. We were joined by Bob Ricketts (Department of Health) who spoke about the newly published NHS Code of Practice for the Promotion of NHS Services.
Our ASA/CAP presenters informed the delegates about the importance of complying with the CAP Code. They showed how the self-regulatory system worked, demonstrated the common pitfalls and provided details of the free help and advice available.
Advice:am – The Insiders Guide to the ASA – 17 September 2008
This master class gave an insightful look into how the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) works. The qualified ASA/CAP presenters provided information that could help marketing and advertising professionals ensure that their ads comply with the advertising codes. The briefing covered all the practical information should they need to respond to an ASA investigation and also aimed to help them avoid trouble with the ASA.
For more information on CAP events please call Zoë on 020 7492 2200 or e-mail events@cap.org.uk