Even God’s disciples can’t escape the ICO or a huge fine
It seems that not even the Father, Son and Holy Ghost offer no defence when it comes to falling foul…
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Virgin Media shoots itself in foot over phishing attack
Virgin Media has hit back at Decision Marketing for suggesting its customer data had been accessed by fraudsters, with one…
Scammers access Virgin Media data for phishing attack
Cold-call scammers appear to have accessed Virgin Media customer data to carry out a sophisticated phishing fraud, in a move…
Brands leaving customers in a rut due to cracks in data
Despite the widespread take-up of data analytics to improve marketing, companies are leaving customers in their own “digital shadows”, serving…
‘Booming’ Medialab hires ex-Starcom MediaVest boss
Medialab, the data-driven media agency, has appointed former Starcom MediaVest Group chief executive Stewart Easterbrook to be chairman as part…
Oops, critics left red-faced over Paddy Power campaign
Paddy Power has left many in the marketing community cringing with embarrassment after revealing that its controversial polar bear graffiti…
MPs lay into ‘Truly Shambolic Bank’ as TSB chief grovels
It seems it never rains at TSB it just pours and pours following an admission by the bank’s chief executive…
Oliver Group recruits Lisa Bonney as worldwide CMO
Oliver Group has appointed former Marketing Store European managing director Lisa Bonney to be global chief marketing officer, marking her…
Trefor Thomas joins digital agency Tug as global chief
Trefor “Tom” Thomas, who left Lida at the beginning of this year to “take his creative path in a new…
Dragon’s Den star is spanked over ‘BMW bum boy’ ad
A car leasing firm, run by a woman who famously told Duncan Bannatyne to “stuff” his proposed £25,000 Dragon’s Den…