Full opt-in is not only GDPR solution, insists DMA chief
DMA head of preference services, compliance and legals John Mitchison has advised companies not to get too hung up on…
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Ex-Proximity chief Kavanagh nets Oliver Group ECD role
Oliver Group, the inhouse agency specialist, has appointed former Proximity London creative chief Rob Kavanagh to take on the role…
Keith Mills hit by £13m tax bill after losing HMRC case
Sir Keith Mills, the founder of Nectar and major investor in loyalty specialist Ecrebo, has reportedly been hit with a…
ICO cites greater awareness as data incidents rocket
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has revealed that it dealt with a record number of data protection incidents, nuisance marketing…
Hertz appoints Stack and Smarts for Euro content brief
MSQ Partner agency Stack has joined forces with sister shop Smarts Communicate to scoop the pan-European content account for Hertz,…
Brands braced for second wave of ransomware attacks
Brand owners around the world are bracing themselves for a fresh wave of ransomware attacks following warnings that the WannaCry…
John Lewis appoints Eagle Eye to digital marketing brief
John Lewis is planning to ramp up its mobile strategy after bringing in Eagle Eye – the real-time digital promotions…
Anheuser faces $600m SAP lawsuit over business data
Anheuser-Busch InBev, the company behind Stella Artois, Budweiser and Hoegaarden, is facing a $600m (£466m) lawsuit from German tech giant…
Charities plan CRM overhaul as data crackdown looms
Nearly 40% of charities are planning to review their CRM systems amid fears that they will fail to comply with…
High street stores ‘failing to match online experience’
It seems the days when shoppers were lured into high street outlets by fancy window displays and the promise of…