Marketers face criminal action over data breaches
Marketers may have two years to knock their businesses into shape for the EU data protection reforms, but a group…
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Outdoor media groups plan mass roll out of beacons
The outdoor ad industry is continuing to beef up its use of data-driven marketing with a new deal between Exterion…
Facebook lifts Viz ban and claims it was a cock-up
Facebook has lifted the ban on Viz after just 24 hours, apologising for its over-zealous move and admitting the magazine’s…
Denplan rotten teeth ad knocked out by watchdog
Dental health insurance firm Denplan has been smacked in the face by the ad watchdog over a TV ad which…
Firm whacked for late-night burglar alarm campaign
A West Midlands firm which made thousands of marketing calls in the middle of the night to flog burglar alarm…
Former climate minister to lead Gyro sustainability
Gyro has appointed former Minister of State for Energy & Climate Change Gregory Barker to lead the agency’s new global…
Facebook gets knickers in twist over grubby Viz
Facebook users will have to look elsewhere for their daily dose of Johnny Fartpants, Buster Gonads and the Two Fat…
Government under fire for limp porn site crackdown
Government plans to force all porn sites to introduce age verification measures have already been dismissed by technology experts, just…
Collapsed charity telemarketing agency owes £2m
Defunct charity telemarketing agency GoGen – which worked for Oxfam, Save the Children and Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity…
Purple Agency appoints Madigan as digital director
The Purple Agency is boosting its senior team by appointing Collinson Group global marketing consultant Amanda Madigan to the role…