Email cock-up sparks £120k fine
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has come down hard on Surrey County Council, imposing a fine of £120,000 after a…
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REaD UK signs international deal
REaD UK and Meta-morphix have signed a deal with Deutsche Postadress and Postadress Global to help UK and international marketers…
Ofcom data chief jailed for fraud
The data services chief of communications regulator Ofcom has been sentenced to two and half years in jail at Southwark…
DHL to sponsor Man Utd US tour
DHL is aiming to boost its presence on the international market by signing up as sponsor of Manchester United’s summer…
Sony Ericsson uses FB for launch
Sony Ericsson is shunning traditional marketing channels by launching a Facebook-only campaign to promote two new handsets, which will be…
EU axes ‘devastating’ online plan
The UK catalogue and e-commerce industry is breathing a collective sigh of relief after the EU scrapped “devastating” plans to…
Proximity faces Royal Mail review
Royal Mail has launched a statutory review of its advertising, digital and direct marketing accounts amid plans to ditch the…
Greenpeace outs ‘ungreen’ Mattel
Greenpeace has launched a major digital offensive against toy giant Mattel, high-jacking the company’s Ken and Barbie brands to expose…
Kerslake heads Euro arm of Blamer
Former Publicis Dialog chairman Dennis Kerslake has taken a top role at Blamer Partnership, bringing the US business – set…
New branding to reflect ‘new’ DMA
The DMA is undergoing a major rebranding exercise, designed to better reflect its role in the direct marketing industry and…