ASCI's new academy to encourage 'responsible, progressive' advertisingThe academy, which will formally launch on August 28, looks to work with current and future industry professionals looking to understand ad...
27 Aug, 2023, 11.56 PM IST
ASCI’s revised guidelines for finfluencers: All your questions answeredThe move comes even as financial influencers, called ‘finfluencers’, continue to remain under the scanner of market regulator Securities an...
18 Aug, 2023, 04.17 PM IST
ASCI broadens celebrity definition to include influencers having high followers, earningsThe Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) has expanded the definition of 'celebrities' in its ad code to cover influencers having o...
10 Aug, 2023, 01.34 PM IST
ASCI releases guidelines on 'dark patterns' in advertising; to set up task force with Consumer Affairs departmentThe Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) has released fresh guidelines to combat deceptive design patterns in online advertising, ...
15 Jun, 2023, 05.10 PM IST
Media influencers may have to reveal sponsored posts as paidInfluencer marketing is a popular type of social media marketing, where brands engage content creators or social media influencers with a l...
08 Sep, 2022, 12.42 AM IST
ASCI processed 5,532 ads in 2021-22, 48% of them digitalNearly 48% of the 5,532 ads ASCI processed were digital ones, the report said. With its influencer guidelines coming into force last year, ...
29 Jun, 2022, 01.09 PM IST
More than 400 ads on crypto violated guidelines: Ad councilCrypto advertisements between January and May 2022 by social media influencers red-flagged by the body
27 Jun, 2022, 05.07 PM IST
Smear campaigns against Meesho might be violating guidelines, says Advertising CouncilMeesho said on June 2 that a Twitter user exposed concerted campaigns against the company by social media influencers
10 Jun, 2022, 06.46 PM IST
Consumer protection initiative: Endorsers’ claims to go through a due diligence processThe self-regulatory body has set up a panel of about two dozen executives from stakeholder organisations to keep a check on such claims, in...
10 Mar, 2022, 02.37 PM IST
Bollywood actors Ranveer Singh, Jacqueline Fernandez violate ASCI’s influencer guidelinesAdvertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) issued a report on Thursday that highlighted the names of 28 influencers including Bollywood ...
29 Jan, 2022, 12.06 PM IST
ASCI guidelines to filter out forced claims: BrandsIndia’s largest packaged foods company Nestle which makes Maggi noodles and Milkmaid condensed milk, and also uses influencers in advertisi...
28 May, 2021, 01.33 PM IST
From June 14, influencers must label all paid posts, says ad councilThe guidelines say the disclosure label should be clear, identifiable and prominent (not buried under hashtags), and specify exactly where,...
28 May, 2021, 12.09 AM IST
ASCI influencer marketing rules may impact ad spending temporarilyMarketers expect a marginal drop in influencer ad spends as a result of the ASCI influencer guidelines coming into force but said things ma...
24 Feb, 2021, 05.38 AM IST
Marketers not expecting a drastic change in influencer ad spends with new ASCI draft guidelinesMarketers expect a marginal drop in ad spends as a result of the guidelines coming into force, but said things may not change drastically.
23 Feb, 2021, 06.43 PM IST
ASCI issues draft guidelines for social media influencersIt has become important to understand the peculiarities of the advertisements and the way consumers view them, says the Advertising Standar...
23 Feb, 2021, 05.19 AM IST
ASCI releases draft guidelines for 'influencer ads’ on Facebook, TwitterFor Facebook posts, 'influencer' posts should include the disclosure label in the title of the entry or post and if only the image or video...
22 Feb, 2021, 12.29 PM IST
Coming soon, marketing guidelines for social media influencersInfluencer marketing is estimated to form 10-15% of India’s Rs 21,000 crore digital advertising space, according to industry analysts, and ...
11 Sep, 2020, 04.52 PM IST