AdImpact has compiled a report that looks back at political advertising in the USA’s 2022 election cycle. It features in-depth … More
Category: political advertising
Target Talk: turning out for reproductive freedom
Welcome to another episode of Target Talk. The Democrats have shared one of the audiences they built for online advertising … More
Misleading election ads during the Super Thursday campaign
It’s my strong belief that electoral advertising should be regulated so that fact-based claims are accurate. At the moment there … More
Election campaigns and covid: what happens if we all go postal?
The government expects the number of postal votes to surge for the “Super Thursday” elections taking place on 6th May. … More
Facebook users can now block political ads from their feeds
The next political ad you see on Facebook could be your last: the social media giant is going to allow … More
Twitter’s ban on political ads is bad for democracy
It’s a huge shame that Twitter have decided to stop accepting political advertising on their platform. It is understandable that … More
“Stop Stella” controversy highlights need for political ad reform
I’ve written an article for The New European on why the controversy over the recent “Stop Stella” campaign shows that … More
“Thatcher’s adman” Lord Bell has died
Lord Bell, known as “Thatcher’s adman”, has died at the age of 77. He was Managing Director of Saatchi&Saatchi when … More
Emerging ‘deepfake’ technology will turbocharge fake news
‘Deepfake’ is an emerging technology that allows people to create fairly realistic face-and-voice-swap videos. It was recently used for the … More
Launch: a new coalition to reform political advertising
In recent years, the rules designed to safeguard against the spread of disinformation and promote healthy political debate haven’t kept … More