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Quotes of the Week - The Times, William Hague, The ASA, Coors and more

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By The Drum Team, Editorial

September 3, 2010 | 4 min read

It's the week's media and marketing news distilled into handy bitesized chunks. Step this way for thedrum.co.uk's choice quotes.

“We are just not advertising on it. If there’s no traffic on there, there’s no point in advertising on there."

An MEC media buyer has no interest in putting clients on The Times' website while the paper's content is locked behind a paywall.

"Why disclose this level of information about your wife’s miscarriages to prove that you’re not gay? I think he was given duff PR advice."

Sally Bercow, the wife of the Commons Speaker, says foreign secretary William Hague was mistakenly advised to release a highly-personal statement dismissing rumours about his sexuality.

"Our relationship with Molson Coors is a longstanding one, going back over 20 years in a variety of guises. However following a review, it’s clear that our work together has come to a natural conclusion, and it’s time for us to go our separate ways."

Richard Marsham, group manager partner for The Tangible Group, explains why The Leith Agency has declined to pitch for the Coors Light account, ending a 22 year relationship.

"We have received over 4,500 complaints since 2008 about marketing communications on websites that we couldn‟t deal with, but from 1 March anyone who has a concern about a marketing communication online will be able to turn to the ASA.”

Lord Chris Smith, chairman of the ASA, outlines the advertising watchdog's new remit, which will allow it to deal with online ads for the first time.

"We believe that the ASA's remit does not extend to moderating the freedom of speech so closely associated with social media such as Twitter, Facebook and websites. Any definition of advertising should be scoped so as to avoid censoring the ability of citizens and consumers to enjoy the free online dialogue they have come to expect.”

Ann Mellor, interim CEO of the CIPR, does not like the idea of the ASA's new web remit giving the regulator carte blanche to rule over brands' use of social media.

"In the end, it proved two things: 1. I was right about nobody checking facts or sourcing and 2. I'm an idiot. Apologies to all involved.”

Washington Post sports columnist Mike Wise says sorry after deliberately sending out a false tweet in which he claimed an NFL star had been suspended for five matches.

"The office cat knew."

An unnamed reporter alleges to the New York Times that everyone at the News of the World, including then editor Andy Coulson, knew about the paper illegal interception of voicemail messages. Coulson, now David Cameron's media adviser, has denied the claims.

If the quotes didn't fill you up, here are a few more of our most popular stories from the last seven days: Subway head of marketing departs; NHS campaign urges Birmingham women to watch TV sans G&T; web outrage over mass puppy drowning; Top Gear's Stig unmasked; Strongbow viral takes aim at UK bankers

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