CAP Bitesize is a series of videos to help businesses get their ads right, by setting out the principles behind the advertising rules in an easily digestible format.
For all the topics we cover on this page - and just about anything else - if you need more advice when putting together your ads you can always contact ourCopy Advice team, who offer quick feedback at any stage during the creative process, from conception to final draft.
Watch series three on non-surgical cosmetic interventions below, or jump to the other series onprice promotions and competitions, prizes and give-aways.
Our third series focuses on non-surgical cosmetic interventions - things like fillers, dermaplaning, teeth whitening treatments, and microneedling. There's plenty to learn when it comes to advertising these treatments, including a new rule on how these ads can be targeted, which came into force in May 2022. Check out our latest series now.
On 25 May 2022 the rules for advertising non-surgical cosmetic interventions changed. Find out what this means for your marketing in this video.
Learn how to keep your ads for non-surgical cosmetic interventions responsible.
Keep your before and after photos in check. Find out more about the advertising rules and how they apply to the production techniques used to promote your non-surgical cosmetic interventions.
Get some top tips on how to avoid misleading advertising claims when promoting your non-surgical cosmetic interventions.
This video covers the advertising rules for Botox and other botulinum toxin injectables.
Our second series of CAP Bitesize looks at another kind of promotion - theprice promotion. Whether it's discounts, BOGOFs or hidden fees, join us as we set out everything you need to know about running a price promotion that sticks to the ad rules.
Here we introduce the topic and what we'll be covering. It'll be useful to bear in mindhow advertising regulation works, and what thead rules cover.
How do you make sure the price is right in your ads when you’re marking different types ofsavings claims? Here we cover the key things you need to know when making savings claims to advertise your promotion.
Terms and conditions are a must for any savings or price promotion you run. This video offers some key advice to small and medium businesses on terms and conditions for these kinds of promotions.
In this video we cover the rules onavailability when you are running a price promotion.
How do you deal with different types of charges to ensure the price is right in your ads? Here we cover some of the dos and don’ts ofadditional charges.
In this video series we offer tips to small and medium businesses on how to run prize promotions like prize draws, competitions and giveaways on social media and elsewhere to help you follow the advertising rules and avoid receiving complaints.
Find out more about how advertising regulation works andthe role of the ASA and CAP. You can also read more about what theadvertising rules cover.
You can find our more about the advertisingrules on awarding prizes with our AdviceOnline library entry on the topic.
We have further guidance on terms and conditions in ourpromotional marketing advice article.
Further guidance on closing dates, including an example of when it's okay to change a closing date, is set out in ourpromotional marketing advice article.
You can find out more about the advertising rules on picking winners here:
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