Unilever rapped for ad

Published: 14-Feb-2014
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Advised to discontinue Dove body wash adverts featuring barbed wire concept


The US National Advertising Review Board (NARB) has recommended that Unilever discontinue certain ad claims for its Dove Deep Moisture Body Wash, and also end the use of barbed wire in its imagery of competing products.

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