http://calvinayre.com/2010/07/21/marketing/asa-kicks-paddy-power-ad-complaints-into-nearest-tree/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss Online Gambling News Sun, 12 Feb 2012 12:12:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://calvinayre.com/2010/07/21/marketing/asa-kicks-paddy-power-ad-complaints-into-nearest-tree/comment-page-1/#comment-36346 Gambling TV Ads Criticized In UK Parliament | Online Gambling News Thu, 19 Jan 2012 04:55:55 +0000 http://calvinayre.com/?p=53635#comment-36346 [...] Cameron acknowledged Munt’s concerns, but suggested the problem was not strictly a matter for Ofcom, and that the quality of gambling adverts was as much a concern as their quantity. Cameron described the issue as “a question of responsibility by the companies concerned. Anyone who enjoys watching a football match will see quite aggressive advertisements on the television, and I think companies have to ask themselves whether they are behaving responsibly when they do that.” In response, the Daily Mirror quoted a Paddy Power spokesman as saying the company’s ads were “entertaining rather than aggressive.” Oh yeah? Have you asked that cat? [...] [...] Cameron acknowledged Munt’s concerns, but suggested the problem was not strictly a matter for Ofcom, and that the quality of gambling adverts was as much a concern as their quantity. Cameron described the issue as “a question of responsibility by the companies concerned. Anyone who enjoys watching a football match will see quite aggressive advertisements on the television, and I think companies have to ask themselves whether they are behaving responsibly when they do that.” In response, the Daily Mirror quoted a Paddy Power spokesman as saying the company’s ads were “entertaining rather than aggressive.” Oh yeah? Have you asked that cat? [...]

]]> http://calvinayre.com/2010/07/21/marketing/asa-kicks-paddy-power-ad-complaints-into-nearest-tree/comment-page-1/#comment-28441 Paddy Power Marketer Barni Evans Leaving For Sportsbet | Online Gambling News Wed, 06 Jul 2011 05:53:32 +0000 http://calvinayre.com/?p=53635#comment-28441 [...] at Paddy Power, Evans was credited with much of the company’s signature campaigns, including the blind footballers kicking cats advert and the 270-foot Hollywood-style sign erected in full view of Celtic Manor, the site of 2010’s [...] [...] at Paddy Power, Evans was credited with much of the company’s signature campaigns, including the blind footballers kicking cats advert and the 270-foot Hollywood-style sign erected in full view of Celtic Manor, the site of 2010’s [...]

]]> http://calvinayre.com/2010/07/21/marketing/asa-kicks-paddy-power-ad-complaints-into-nearest-tree/comment-page-1/#comment-27748 Pwin Shareholders Losing Patience, Paddy Power Saves Emigrant | Gambling News Sun, 19 Jun 2011 02:24:10 +0000 http://calvinayre.com/?p=53635#comment-27748 [...] £6m ‘strategic review’ of its creative account. Big Al’s Creative Emporium, creators of the infamous blind-footballers-cat-kicking advert, had handled Paddy Power’s accounts since Feb. 2010, but now that they’ve upped sticks, [...] [...] £6m ‘strategic review’ of its creative account. Big Al’s Creative Emporium, creators of the infamous blind-footballers-cat-kicking advert, had handled Paddy Power’s accounts since Feb. 2010, but now that they’ve upped sticks, [...]

]]> http://calvinayre.com/2010/07/21/marketing/asa-kicks-paddy-power-ad-complaints-into-nearest-tree/comment-page-1/#comment-25601 Business news | Paddy Power most complained about ad Thu, 12 May 2011 10:01:49 +0000 http://calvinayre.com/?p=53635#comment-25601 [...] noted that complaints against the advertisement were not upheld and therefore it has quite rightly never been banned. The figures were published by the ASA and as we know they’re hardly the most enamored of parties [...] [...] noted that complaints against the advertisement were not upheld and therefore it has quite rightly never been banned. The figures were published by the ASA and as we know they’re hardly the most enamored of parties [...]

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