In this era of globalization and deregulation, advertising
has gained another status. Actually, publicizing makes work openings, gives data
with respect to the improvements occurring in the general public, contributes to
financial development, and gives information about items and services accessible
in the market which aides in taking purchasing choices.
The Code of Advertising Practice (COAP) has been developed by Pakistan
Advertisers Society to promote best professional and ethical practices in the
field of advertising and to ensure that the right of advertising is a
responsibility towards the consumers and the society at large. The basic
principles of Advertising are: Decency, Honesty, Social Responsibility, Truthful
introduction, Comparisons, Imitation, Safety and wellbeing, Avoidance of Harm,
Environmental conduct.
The choices of advertisers in should be ethical which is appropriate and within
the guidelines of industry.
Promoting harmful items are considered unethical. They may comply with law. Yet
at the same time they are not moral. A genuine case of this includes promoting
for destructive items.
These social problems can be seen in Pakistan in the form of losing the cultural
and religious values. Free intermixing of opposite sexes, which is not allowed
in Islam, create countless social problems, which is promoting through
advertisement media. Confusion is created between the new generation about what
is Islamic and what is non-Islamic and this ethical dilemma leads the generation
towards identity crises
The adds can be made without using the kid in the advertisement. Using a child
and making him do some activities which should not be done by children of his
age (5-6 years) is unethical on the part of the company. This has been done by
the company to Win emotion of the customers. The company has done this because a
lot of children will force their parents to buy the product as they could
connect with the advertisement
These days publicists are occupied with undesirable brand correlation with the
assistance of promoting. Such correlations make issues and disarrays for the
correct decision of the item to the extent crowd are concerned.
A decent business ought to be moral. "Great morals is great business over the
long run". A business which attempts to be moral will before long have an edge
over its rivals. In this way, morals in business, means the social duties of a
representative. For example, now a days SHAHI company is drawing everyone
attention towards the social issue of corruption that millions of (smuggled
Jaliyah) coming in our country so they take a step to stop it and not use this
item in their product.
When is advertising considered unethical? Unethical advertising is when you
promise something you cannot deliver. Ethics in advertising can sometimes be
border line between what is right or wrong. Using advertising in a way that is
misleading and uses false claims to get the public to buy the product they are
trying to sell is unethical, because of its misuse of the information that is
presented to the public. Lying about what the product, gives false information
and makes they believe that something is true when it is not. Unethical
advertising is not only unacceptable, but also unfair and potentially costly for
the consumer.
The unethical advertisements need to noticed and should be forbidden by the
government or related bodies, the government need to focus on the advertising
agencies that what they are promoting, the societies and communities are
suffering a lot from the advertisements. The advertisements are unethically
promoted just for the business sake, especially tempting advertisements that are
directly targeting the children, the sensitive generation, need to be stooped.
The ethics need to be followed by all the departments of advertising agencies
and companies need to think of the public and customers, before promoting the
deceiving and sexual advertisements, there should be focus not only on the
benefits but also in the harm that society will suffer because of the
advertisements.
Name: Shazil Baqai