The Confederation Of All India Traders (CAIT) has asked the Centre to ban an advertisement of Manforce contraceptive brand endorsed by actress Sunny Leone in Gujarat. The trader’s body said the ad was derogatory and promotes youth to use condoms in the name of Navratri festival. The CAIT has appealed[Read More…]
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Jawed Habib saloon attacked for ‘insulting Hindu Gods’ in Uttar Pradesh
Jawed Habib salon in Uttar Pradesh’s Unnao district was attacked and vandalised on Saturday by an angry mob over the use of a caricature of Hindu gods in one of his advertisements. Police said the mob was influenced by workers of the Hindu Jagran Manch. They attacked the salon situated[Read More…]
Amul to challenge Bombay HC order against its ads
The Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), the owner of brand Amul, is planning to challenge a Bombay High Court order against its advertisements. On Friday, the single-judge bench of Justice S J Kathawalla granted a plea by Hindustan Unilever for an injunction against rival Amul’s advertisements. The commercials allegedly[Read More…]
Before the latest ad pull, Pepsi mocked FTII students and got away with it
Soft drink giant, PepsiCo, recently withdrew its latest advertisement campaign, “Live for Now Moments” after huge social media backlash. The ad was criticized for co-opting protest movements and appropriating an iconic photograph from the Black Lives Matter movement. It’s a shocker at least for the Indian audience. In October 2015,[Read More…]
Pepsi pulls latest ad campaign after huge backlash for co-opting iconic protests
Pepsi has withdrawn and apologised for a new ad campaign featuring Kendall Jenner, after the company faced a social media backlash for co-opting protest movements to market their products. “Pepsi was trying to project a global message of unity, peace and understanding,” the company said in a statement to the[Read More…]
