Merkle is gobbled up as Dentsu Aegis swoops again
Just months after securing its third UK acquisition, US data-driven marketing agency Merkle has itself been acquired after selling a majority…
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New service claims to end nuisance calls for good
Telecoms provider Fuss Free Phones is exploiting the failings of the Telephone Preference Service by launching a new paid-for scheme…
YMCA England hands donor recruitment to 11 London
YMCA England, claimed to be the oldest and largest youth charity in the world, has handed its donor recruitment business…
Stanley exits OgilvyOne for EDF Energy marketing job
OgilvyOne Worldwide’s head of planning Mel Stanley has switched client side once more after six years with the WPP agency…
Proximity picks UK chief as Dodds heads to Europe
Proximity has rewarded UK chief executive Mike Dodds for his eight years at the helm of the London agency by…
‘Gold Digger’ Ikea grovels after double charge gaffe
Ikea may have refused the advances of Kanye West but it is facing accusations of being a “Gold Digger” itself…
Co-op starts major push for new-look loyalty scheme
The Co-operative Group is putting the finishing touches to its loyalty scheme revamp as part of plans to give £100m…
Callcredit hires former O2 technology chief as COO
Callcredit Information Group has appointed former O2 and Sunderland FC technology chief Steve Humm as its new chief operating officer…
Bristol man gets over 500 rogue mailings a month
The scale of the fight against scam mail has been exposed once more after one Bristol resident revealed he gets…
Now boarding; the train with data-driven advertising
The days when a train journey was a little sanctuary from the outside world came to an end years ago…