Facebook admits sharing user data with over 60 brands
If the Data Analytica scandal “let the genie out of the bottle” over Facebook’s data sharing strategy, fresh evidence to…
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Fortnums and Monzo feel pain in Spain with data breach
Brands are being urged to carry out rigorous checks on their third-party suppliers after Fortnum & Mason and digital start-up…
Wunderman recruits new operations chief from IBM
Wunderman UK has raided IBM Interactive to recruit a new head of delivery and operations to replace former chief operations…
Major groups line up bids for $1.8bn Acxiom sell-off
The major marketing groups – including Interpublic and Dentsu – are putting the finishing touches to huge bids after it…
Kitcatt back at Cirencester, 30 years after it all began
Paul Kitcatt, the man who went from junior copywriter to co-founder of the one of the most successful UK direct…
Sexual harassment endemic in the marketing industry
A damning report into sexual harassment in the advertising and marketing sector reveals that over a quarter (26%) of all…
Ticketmaster breach: ‘We’ve complied fully with GDPR’
As if paying through the nose for concert tickets is not bad enough, now 40,000 Ticketmaster customers are facing the…
ICO cuts off two firms as war on rogue calls continues
The Information Commissioner’s Office might have seen an increased workload since GDPR came into force last month but it is…
Alchemetrics hires Worboys to lead expansion strategy
Alchemetrics has brought in former Wunderman and Starcount chief Caroline Worboys as non-executive chair to drive the data specialist’s ambitious…
DM charity agency chief Stoddard hit by 9½ year ban
The Insolvency Service has finally caught up with direct marketing agency rogue Chris Stoddard, the controversial charity boss who has…