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Grill’d marketing deemed “extremely inappropriate”

Inside Retail

A recent advertisement made by burger chain Grill’d has been slammed by the Ad Standards board for suggesting sexual violence to its audience, after it showcased a Ronald McDonald-like clown seemingly exposing himself to children in an alley. In both cases, the Standards Board were alerted to Grill’d advertising through customer complaints.

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Trivago fined $44.7 million for misleading travellers

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The court found that in January 2020, the company deceived consumers through misleading misrepresentations of hotel room rates on its website and in television advertisements. . Trivago had used an algorithm to determine which travel booking site paid the highest cost-per-click fee and highlighted them on its website.

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Samsung Australia fined $14 million over false water-resistance claims

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The regulator said that between March 2016 and October 2018, the company ran in-store and social media advertisements that claimed the phones could be used in pools or sea water. The regulator had first sued the company in July 2019.

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R.M. Williams names new chief marketing officer

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Former advertising firm executive Chris Willingham has joined the senior leadership team at footwear and apparel brand R.M. Willingham, former managing director of advertising and brand consulting company DDB New Zealand, will aim to drive the next phase of growth for the 89-year-old South Australia-based company. The post R.M.

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Milwaukee distributor hit with record fine for resale price maintenance

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Techtronic admitted it had entered into 97 agreements with retailers and dealers between January 2016 and July 2021. It is illegal for suppliers of goods to specify a minimum price below which a reseller must not supply, advertise, or display those goods for sale.

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Rising digital advertising costs are motivating retailers to build brand

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The Australian digital advertising industry grew by a record 24.2 billion, the strongest year-on-year increase since 2016. The post Rising digital advertising costs are motivating retailers to build brand appeared first on Inside Retail. per cent in FY21 to reach $11.4

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Luxe-for-less leader MCoBeauty talks international expansion

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Founded in 2016, luxe-for-less beauty brand MCoBeauty has seen massive growth over the past several years, and is expecting revenue growth of up to 90 per cent in 2023. Our brand awareness is driven through social media, and really that’s our number one form of advertising: TikTok and Instagram, and Facebook digital advertising.

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