18th of December, 2020 by Dan Satherley & Emma Stanford. Although a number of groups, including the New Zealand Medical Association (NZMA), say a recent update to the advertising industry’s self-imposed regulations aren’t good enough, in New Zealand, the alcohol industry has hit back at calls for greater restrictions on how its product is advertised, … Read More →
28th of December, 2020 by Kathryn Lundstorm. From Adweek. To recap the alcohol industry in 2020, although one might assume that the drinking public didn’t have much to cheers to this year, alcohol (ecommerce) grew by more than 40% globally this year. This could happen thanks to a demand for alcohol delivery skyrocketed, launching apps like Drizly and … Read More →
A preliminary study on the influence of alcohol marketing by Landreat, M. G., Beauvais, C., Grall Bronnec, M., Le Goff, D., Le reste, J. Y., Lever, D., Dany, A., & Morvan, K. G. (2020). Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 15(90). Background: Alcohol Use Disorders (AUD) are among the most prevalent mental disorders in the … Read More →
Prof Jennie Connor,* Prof Sally Casswell By Public Health Expert • 16/12/2020 The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has just released the report on its review of their Code for Advertising and Promotion of Alcohol. The ASA is an industry body which develops the voluntary codes that set the standard for advertising of alcohol, and also … Read More →
14 December 2020 by Micheal Thorn The advertising of alcohol, gambling and junk food, especially in sport and during children’s viewing times, has been contentious. With summer upon us, cricket is again swamped with these ads, exposing millions of kids to them and threatening their health and wellbeing. The release of new drinking guidelines calls … Read More →
December 10 2020, Laurie Sullivan – Mediapost It has been announced that YouTube and Google users soon will have the ability to opt out of gambling and alcohol advertisements if they don’t want to see them, using tools the companies are rolling out. The feature will begin with YouTube Ads in the U.S., and will be … Read More →
02 December 2020 – Institute for Alcohol Studies The public are ‘blameworthy’ for their own alcohol-related health issues, according to a new IAS report looking into how the public health initiatives use nudge theory’s principles to frame actions and attitudes. ‘Nudge theory and alcohol policy – how nudge frames drinkers and industry’ also found alcohol industry actors were … Read More →
November 23rd 2020, Movendi International A new report by VicHealth, the Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education (FARE) and the Obesity Policy Coalition (OPC) provides evidence for the pervasive harmful marketing targeting children in Australia. Evidence shows that exposure to unhealthy marketing can have long-term consequences on children. The report highlights that: During the COVID-19 … Read More →
The WHO–UNICEF–Lancet Commission1 identified an important threat to children’s health and futures by stating that children across the globe are exposed to exploitative advertising and marketing by the private sector. Fast food and sugar-sweetened beverages, alcohol, tobacco, e-cigarettes, breastmilk substitutes, and gambling, were positioned as the key products that children are increasingly exposed to and … Read More →
1/12/2020, Winelivery How they explain the convenience of the service : “Imagine you just got home tired from work and just wanting to relax with a nice glass of prosecco, maybe with someone you enjoy spending time with. You open the fridge and it is empty, it’s 9 PM, supermarkets and your favourite wine shop … Read More →