Postal entries unfairly excluded from ITV promotions: Avid readers of the Prizeologist blog may remember that back in August this year we posted that ITV had gone to the broadcasting regulator Ofco... READ MORE >
Research and Insights
Cheating. It means acting dishonestly in order to gain an advantage. To avoid any doubt, an advantage in the context of prize promotions is a prize – a restaurant or retailer voucher, a gaming cons... READ MORE >
Molly-Mae Instagram prize giveaway You remember Molly-Mae Hague, don’t you? She’s sweet, a little bit ditzy and she coupled up with Tommy Fury from pretty much the moment she arrived on day five... READ MORE >
So perhaps it wasn’t major news for most people, but those of us in the prize promotions industry sat up and took notice when ITV recently informed broadcast watchdog Ofcom that it had realised the... READ MORE >
Prize promotions and the junk food ban. The government has announced it will be legislating to end the promotion of foods high in fat, sugar or salt (HFSS). It’s going to do this by banning broadca... READ MORE >
ASA ruling: Elite Competitions The company under scrutiny in a recent ruling from the ASA was Hydro Solutions Fylde. Now you might wonder what Hydro Solutions Fylde does. Perhaps it builds water... READ MORE >
Prize sourcing during the Coronavirus lockdown. The streets are currently almost eerily quiet and the prize promotions world was certainly fairly quiet for the first couple of weeks of the lockd... READ MORE >
ASA ruling: Luxsleeps I’ve looked at its website and although it’s fairly basic – the only frills are on the linens in its product pictures – bed-seller Luxsleeps appears to be a reliable and tr... READ MORE >
ASA news: Property raffles. You could say this is a minor obsession of mine and it’s certainly a topic I’ve covered many times in the last few years. Property raffles invite you to buy a ticket for... READ MORE >
