TMW Unlimited hunts for CEO as Pearce steps down
TMW Unlimited is on the hunt for a new chief executive following the departure of Chris Pearce, who has held…
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New Govt probe to scrutinise behavioural data market
A new investigation is being launched into how online advertisers are using behavioural data for micro-targeting, in a move which…
MSQ appoints Matt Williams as group head of content
MSQ Partners, the agency group behind Stack, The Gate and TwentySix, has beefed up its content marketing offer by appointing…
Outra recruits Holt to head up business development
Data science consultancy Outra is continuing to bolster its senior team with the appointment of a new business development director…
No.3 Gin hands global relaunch to BBD Perfect Storm
No.3 Gin, the London Dry Gin brand owned by Berry Bros & Rudd, has appointed BBD Perfect Storm to handle…
Brussels hits Google for €1.5bn over ad market abuse
The European Commission has whacked Google with a €1.49bn (£1.28bn) fine for abusing its monopoly in online advertising, taking the…
The wheels come off for Vote Leave over illegal texts
Vote Leave might have got away with its controversial battle bus but, when it comes to illegal marketing, it has…
Three UK hunts CRM agency as it gears up for 5G launch
Three UK, the CK Hutchison Holdings mobile brand, has kicked off a search for a new CRM agency through AAR…
Facebook privacy scandal has been ‘a force for good’
Facebook might have escaped the Cambridge Analytica scandal with its profits – if not its reputation – intact but for…
JD bigs up insights scheme for opening doors in China
Chinese ecommerce giant JD.com is hailing the success of its data-driven insights service for helping brands tailor their products and…
London’s Air Ambulance picks WPNC for major TV push
London’s Air Ambulance Charity, the service that treats thousands of critically injured patients in the capital each year, has appointed…
Centrica set to pull the plug on Ogilvy after 12 years
Ogilvy is set to lose its hold on the British Gas CRM business – which it has held since 2007 –…
Top tourist attractions hit by 110m data theft attacks
London’s tourist attractions may be some of the most popular in the world with visitors but it seems they are…
TM Lewin hires agency to craft bespoke email strategy
TM Lewin, the upmarket shirtmaker and tailor, is overhauling its email marketing strategy in an effort to drive engagement and…
New DBS Data file targets £12bn home movers’ market
Companies vying for a slice of the estimated £12bn home movers’ market have been given another source of data with…
Kantar brands axed as insight agency gears up for sale
WPP insight agency Kantar is ditching all of its separate divisions to consolidate its services and offerings under the Kantar…
ICO reopens tender to run £5m contract for the TPS
The tender to run the Telephone Preference Service – worth £5m over five years – has been rebooted 18 months…
VW appoints Big Dog to steer commercial van account
Volkswagen has handed the retail marketing account for its commercial vehicles division to agency Big Dog following a competitive pitch….
UK watchdogs fail to hound out nuisance call cowboys
UK regulators have been forced to admit that the war on rogue telemarketers – which has included millions of pounds…
Shell pumps international fleet CRM business into Edit
Shell has handed the CRM account for its global fleet solutions business to Bath agency Edit following a competitive four-way…
Steve Broadhurst takes top creative role at 11 London
Health and humanity consultancy 11 London has hired Steve ‘slug’ Broadhurst as creative director in a move which reunites him…
Jaywing promotes Kelly to head up data science team
Jaywing has promoted Dr Catherine Kelly to spearhead its 70-strong data science team as marketing practice director. Dr Kelly, who…
Lida drafts in top duo to complete new senior line-up
Lida is continuing to rebuild its senior team under new chief executive Jonathan Goodman with the appointment of chief strategy…
Unbelievable Jeff…watchdog sinks teeth into Sky Bet
A Sky Bet ad fronted by TV presenter Jeff Stelling, which suggested that sports boffins had a greater chance of…
BBD Perfect Storm recruits Quinn to spearhead strategy
BBD Perfect Storm has recruited former JWT and Publicis chief Tony Quinn as chief strategy officer, with a brief to…
Mindshare unveils proprietary data analytics tool DX
WPP media agency Mindshare is taking on the data industry with the launch of an audience-first customer analytics tool, DX,…
Tech giants ‘must hand over customer data to rivals’
Major tech firms should be forced to open up their customer data to competitors in “open banking”-style reforms which would…
Solskjaer guns down Paddy Power over ‘illegal’ press ad
Paddy Power has been threatened with legal action by Manchester United caretaker boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer for using a photo…
Shell axes points – and Avios – in loyalty club relaunch
Shell is ditching its Drivers’ Club loyalty scheme for a new programme – dubbed Shell Go+ – which will shun…
Unlimited Group acquires insight agency Model Citizens
Unlimited Group is bolstering its data and analytics offering with the acquisition of independent agency Model Citizens, which has been…
Young creatives urged to take up coding for future roles
Long gone are the days when creatives could turn up for work armed with just a set of Magic Markers…
Alzheimer’s Research UK hands brief to Burnett Works
Leading dementia research charity Alzheimer’s Research UK has appointed Burnett Works as its lead agency to raise funds to tackle…
Lords report calls for new crackdown on marketing data
Companies could be forced to publish an annual data transparency statement detailing the behavioural data they are purchasing from third…
Rapp UK launches workshops for female entrepreneurs
Rapp UK is aiming to show International Women’s Day is not the only time for inspiration by offering female entrepreneurs…
Ford appoints Unlimited Group in major in-house drive
Ford Motor Company has appointed Unlimited Group as the car giant’s first dealer marketing agency to provide strategy and support…
Outra strengthens senior team with triple appointment
Outra has boosted its team with the recruitment of three senior data scientists as a result of increased business from…
LiveRamp plots expansion with launch of B2B division
LiveRamp, the company which rebranded from Acxiom Holdings following the sale of its marketing services business to IPG, is expanding…
Marketers plough budget into exploring new technology
Marketers might be finding technology too complex, but they are not losing their appetite for the latest innovations, according to…
Mark Hill hands PPC extension to Jaywing after AI trials
Hair styling and hair care brand Mark Hill has signed up Jaywing’s Intelligence team to help drive revenue from pay-per-click…
Martech solutions are too complex for us, say marketers
The rise of technology is proving a major headache for marketers, with the vast majority (77%) admitting that martech has…
ASA chews out Wrigley’s over ‘sexually suggestive’ ad
Mars-owned brand Wrigley’s Extra has found itself in a sticky mess after being rapped for placing a “distasteful” and “sexually…
Biotech giant hires Gyro Manchester for global brief
Global agricultural biotech company Syngenta has appointed Gyro UK to support the launch of its “next-generation” fungicide molecule in key…
NSPCC Learning revamps safeguarding advice service
NSPCC Learning, the charity’s service that aims to provide child protection training and information for all professionals working with children…
Hooper nets top marketing role for erotica site relaunch
Former Amaze One and Edit chief Sarah Hooper has taken up the role of marketing director at adult retailer Beate…
Nearly 60 charities reported to the ICO for FPS failings
It seems it is not only the sceptics who doubt the need for the Fundraising Preference Service, nearly 60 charities…
DMA joins with academia for ‘Value of Data’ initiative
The DMA is partnering with the University of Edinburgh in a bid to uncover the true worth of information to…
Charity agency collapse puts future of D2D in doubt
The future of door-to-door fundraising has been thrown into doubt following the collapse of the largest agency in the sector,…
DMA chief issues rallying cry for industry to change
The data and marketing industry faces a stark choice: does it want to be seen as a sector which uses…
AnalogFolk hires Unilever chief to head up insight team
Digital agency AnalogFolk London has strengthened its senior team by poaching a new boss for its data intelligence unit from…
Unlimited Group launches in-house service for clients
Unlimited Group, the company behind TMW Unlimited, Prophecy Unlimited and Walnut Unlimited, is rolling out an in-housing service to ensure…