An open letter to Sir Martin Sorrell
Guest post by Jon Alexander, co-author of Think Of Me As Evil? Sir Martin, As one of the authors of the report you cited in your recent piece on advertising, I want to respond to your comments, and to invite you…
Category Advertising
Bristol workshop on the ethics of advertising
THIS EVENT HAS NOW PASSED As part of Bristol Big Green Week, PIRC are co-organising a workshop on The Ethics of Advertising. Date & time: 4.00pm – 5.30pm, 13th June 2012 Venue: Arnolfini, Light Studio – Bristol Advertising is everywhere,…
WasteWatch report on effects of advertising to children
Our friends over at WasteWatch have produced a new report examining the impacts of advertising and marketing on children – from dietary effects to implications for children’s values.
Marketing and advertising that respects children’s rights
This piece by Guy Shrubsole originally appeared on the Guardian’s Sustainable Business Blog. “Every day… some businesses are dumping a waste that is toxic on our children. Products and marketing that can warp their minds and their bodies and harm…
IPA host debate on ethics of advertising
The IPA’s 44 Club are hosting a debate tonight entitled ‘Is advertising out of control?’, sparked by the questions raised in our report Think Of Me As Evil?. Does advertising fuel consumerism or is consumerism just evolution? Join us on…
Advertising is everywhere – and greens need to take it seriously
This piece by Guy Shrubsole was originally published on Green Alliance’s Greener Living Blog. What did you watch over Christmas? Sky’s new production of Treasure Island? A catch-up of season two of The Killing? Or… lots of adverts? Whatever you…
Credos & Futures Company investigate future of advertising
PIRC attended a workshop on the Future of Advertising on 12th January 2012 organised by industry-funded think tank Credos and the Futures Company. We look forward to seeing the finished report in March this year.
Advertisers and activists respond to Think Of Me As Evil?
A round-up of various responses to our report from advertisers and activists – some enthusiastic endorsements, some, er, less so… ‘Advertising: getting past good and evil’ by Jon Miller, formerly of Ogilvy and Mother, 30th October 2011 ENDS Report coverage…
‘Advertising itself is not evil, but it is certainly out of control’
Jon Alexander, co-author of Think Of Me As Evil?, writes on the Guardian’s Sustainable Business Blog:
Ed Mayo on Think Of Me As Evil?: ‘The best written report on any social cause for many a year’
Forgive us for blowing our own trumpet a little, but Ed Mayo – founder of Fairtrade, former chair of the National Consumer Council and currently Secretary-General of Cooperatives UK – is one of our heroes… Here’s what he had to…