McCain hands chips to Blue Chip
Frozen foods giant McCain Foods has appointed Blue Chip Marketing to create and implement a range of promotional activities for…
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ICO: DM must act now on EU laws
The UK direct marketing industry can expect an ‘over prescriptive’ new EU Data Protection Regulation unless it embraces best practice…
MPs clear postal prices shake-up
The Business, Innovation & Skills Committee has backed Ofcom’s decision to let Royal Mail set its own prices, although has…
‘Legend’ George Smith passes away
George Smith, one of the pioneers of the UK direct marketing industry and a man described by the late Derek…
Whitewater bosses in sudden exit
Whitewater’s senior management team – managing director Mark Roper and deputy md Paula Ryan – have made a sudden exit…
Fresh fears over online payment
Website owners which rely solely on the industry standard card payment scheme – the PCI DSS – could still be…
War on text spam steps up a gear
The war against SMS spammers – which bombard consumers with ambulance-chasing texts – has claimed another scalp, after the Information…
Harley fan devises online ad push
Harley-Davidson is launching an online campaign which has been devised by one of its own Facebook followers, after it launched…
Tweet archive sparks privacy row
Twitter’s plan to open up its two-year tweet archive to marketers has sparked major concerns from privacy groups, with one…
Direct mail woe as 20% rise looms
Royal Mail boss Moya Greene has admitted brand owners could eventually face price hikes of over 20% – once the…