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June 18th, 2007

Laser Hair Treatment Report - BBC Watchdog

Here’s a nice YouTube video on Advanced Hair Studio, which has come under fire of late for it’s misleading advertising claims. The clip - about 10 minutes long - if from a BBC program (or should I say “programme?”) and takes the form of investigative, hidden-camera journalism .

h/t - Balding Blog

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May 29th, 2007

Shane Warne Sales Pitch Censured

Shane Warne is an Australian cricketer who has been seen in print ads for Advanced Hair Studio and its product AHS-FP. Well, today the Advertising Standards Authority, the regulatory authority that governs advertising in Britain, spoke out and said the advertisements should be banned.
Ad copy goes like this:
“I’ve been hearing it for years, but to […]

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February 18th, 2007

BaldGuyz Drops Tim Hardaway

As a recent commenter here, Rob Boyte, has already alluded, Tim Hardaway’s recent statement has led BaldGuyz to drop him as a spokesman.
Said BaldGuyz founder, Howard Brauner, “BaldGuyz, like baldness, does not discriminate based on lifestyle choice, color, education, financial resources, religion, physical capabilities or in any other way.“

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January 29th, 2007

Bald Guyz Taking It to the Street

Harold Brauner, founder of Bald Guyz is someone we’ve talked about before. Way back in March of 2006 we profiled Harold, and we reported on their partnership with Prime Time PR and Marketing in October.
Well, it seems as if that partnership is bearing fruit and drawing attention. Nichole L. Torres has a a piece out […]

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May 11th, 2006

Hair Restoration Adverts Might Be Coming to Canada

They will if some lobbyists have their way. From this National Post article, comes news of the debate surrounding proposed changes to Canada’s Food and Drug Act.
At the centre of the debate sits that strange list of diseases known as Schedule A. It was first compiled by Parliament in 1908 as part of the Proprietary […]

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