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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Ian Gourlay on February 07, 2011, 08:51:12 am

Title: Advertising Standards Authoity
Post by: Ian Gourlay on February 07, 2011, 08:51:12 am: Just heard on radio from March 1st all marketing web sites will be regulated by the ASA

Do they realise how much extra work they are taking on

I thought the current Government were abolishing organizations like this

i thought they stood for deregulation not more
Title: Re: Advertising Standards Authoity
Post by: robert meldrum on February 07, 2011, 04:21:55 pm: Don't you think the internet NEEDS and urgently needs regulating. A the moment it's a scammers paradise !
Title: Re: Advertising Standards Authoity
Post by: Steve Chapman on February 07, 2011, 05:20:48 pm: It will be interesting to know how they will go about this, considering the millions of websites that exist, ???

Is some poor soul in an office going to sit all day long and read each site ;D

Glad it wont be me :P

steve
Title: Re: Advertising Standards Authoity
Post by: garyj on February 07, 2011, 06:44:39 pm: About time! As much as I hate Red Tape and interfering Government Quangos as much as anyone surely the one thing that really should be regulated is the amount of crap that gets peddled on websites. Seems like every clueless idiot in this industry is the 'best' in the area, 'the most eco friendly' and the 'first choice' for all your carpet cleaning needs.

Just to stay on the right side of the law I'm off to change my now and tell any potential customers how hopeless I am and they'd be better off calling Daily Poppins or Enterprise.
Title: Re: Advertising Standards Authoity
Post by: clinton on February 07, 2011, 07:58:33 pm: Same here ian i have just heard the advert on my local radio station.

Maybe the first step to police the net ???
Title: Re: Advertising Standards Authoity
Post by: Len Gribble on February 07, 2011, 08:26:24 pm: Only just heard? I hinted what will happen on 5th. :o Think they will struggle not a lot of info on some cc sites ;), but then it all down to complaints they receive :-*, I got onto yell last year and the dropped my so called competitor like a hot potato :'( ;D
Title: Re: Advertising Standards Authoity
Post by: Ian Gourlay on February 08, 2011, 10:03:33 am: Quote from: Garyj on February 07, 2011, 06:44:39 pm
About time! As much as I hate Red Tape and interfering Government Quangos as much as anyone surely the one thing that really should be regulated is the amount of crap that gets peddled on websites. Seems like every clueless idiot in this industry is the 'best' in the area, 'the most eco friendly' and the 'first choice' for all your carpet cleaning needs.

Just to stay on the right side of the law I'm off to change my now and tell any potential customers how hopeless I am and they'd be better off calling Daily Poppins or Enterprise.

But I am the Simply The Best ;D ;D and the Guy Down the Road is the Preferred Local Carpet Cleaner. I think I will have to become THE NO 1 Local Carpet Cleaner
Title: Re: Advertising Standards Authoity
Post by: creighton foyle on February 08, 2011, 12:30:50 pm: i must be the best in swansea as i am the only ncca member in swansea and i had to pass their very difficult exam before they let me be a member lol ;D how long have i been cleaning carpets ? 3 months but i am not gonna put that on my website am i ? ;)
Title: Re: Advertising Standards Authoity
Post by: Doctor Carpet (Ret'd) on February 08, 2011, 01:02:37 pm: I'm the world's best carpet cleaner.......................................in Green Lane, Heaton Moor, Stockport. Fact ;D