By Andrea FERRARI; by News Of The Area – Modern Media – March 23, 2023 ADVERTISING on social media by alcohol companies is creating online environments for harm, with a new report revealing that 39,820 distinct alcohol ads are placed on Facebook and Instagram each year, often combined with a button prompting users to ‘shop now’. The Foundation … Read More →
Alcohol Focus Scotland, 27 March 2023 Hear what they had to say in the full YT video
Voxy.co.nz 20 March 2023 A new report from Australia highlights the significant community exposure to alcohol advertising through social media platforms. Over a one-year period researchers observed nearly 40,000 advertisements from a subset of alcohol-related accounts on Meta platforms alone – equating to an average of 765 distinct alcohol advertisements per week. Alcohol producers contributed … Read More →
The National, 19th March 2023 INDUSTRY claims about the damage curbs on alcohol marketing would do to the economy and businesses in Scotland should be treated with a “healthy degree of caution”, a charity has insisted. A Scottish Government consultation seeking people’s initial views on prohibiting booze adverts and alcohol sponsorship closed earlier this month and sparked … Read More →
Alcohol Focus Scotland , February 2023 Summary • People with (or at risk of) an alcohol problem are at increased risk from alcohol marketing, as they experience disproportionate harm from alcohol use and have increased susceptibility to alcohol marketing.• Alcohol marketers explicitly target people who drink heavily, so that they are regularly exposed to alcohol … Read More →
Advertising Association, / MARCH 9TH 2023 9 March 2023: Advertising bodies and media organisations have reacted strongly against the Scottish Government’s proposals to ban alcohol advertising and marketing in their responses to the Government’s consultation, which ends today. The Advertising Association, ISBA and the IPA, which represent their members in Scotland, have taken the unprecedented step … Read More →
Fare, March 9, 2023 Alcohol companies are creating online environments for harm, with a new report revealing that 39,820 distinct alcohol ads are placed on Facebook and Instagram each year, often combined with a button prompting users to “shop now”. Over twelve months, 351 advertisers including Liquorland (owned by Coles), Dan Murphy’s, BWS and Jimmy … Read More →
Anu Katainen a, Liisa Uusitalo b, Hannu Saarijärvi c, Maijaliisa Erkkola b, Ossi Rahkonen d, Tomi Lintonen e f, Mikael Fogelholm b, Jaakko Nevalainen f ; International Journal of Drug Policy; Volume 113, March 2023. Highlights •The consumption of non-alcoholic beer and other non-alcoholic beverages has increased significantly in recent years. •Non-alcoholic beer was purchased most frequently by consumers with high socioeconomic status. •Non-alcoholic beer purchases were most common among individuals with the highest volume of regular beer purchases. •The increasing … Read More →
Extra.ie, Olivia Fah; 26/02/2023 After hearing there are objections to non-alcoholic drinks advertising at sporting events, Drinks Ireland has clapped back, claiming the talk is ‘unreasonable and strange’. The comments were in response to Sheila Gilheany of Alcohol Action Ireland telling Newstalk Breakfast that these campaigns were essentially ‘backdoor marketing’. She said: ‘[It is] the shared branding … Read More →
The Scotsman, by Jane Bradley; 3rd March 2023 When Celtic stepped onto the pitch to play French team Rennes in the Europa League in 2011, the players were not wearing their usual shirts. Instead, the iconic Tennent’s lager logo was replaced with a blank, sponsorless, strip. “It’s pretty common, France introduced the ‘Loi Evin’ (Evin Law) … Read More →