Early bird catches the worm for business cold calling
The UK’s Privacy & Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR) might hold no fear for rogue marketers but legitimate firms have increasingly…
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Corporate TPS clampdown continues with £250k fines
It seems fines for abuse of the Corporate Telephone Preference Service are just like London buses, you wait ages for…
Will tougher fines bring victory in nuisance call war?
It seems the fresh clampdown on so-called nuisance calls – proposed in the Government’s data reforms – cannot come soon…
Dumped: Brits would rather deal with ex than cold calls
A lockdown starts to ease, any brands thinking of using cold call telemarketing as part of their recovery plan should…
Aviva steps up war on black market for accident data
Finance giant Aviva is calling for a change in the law to force personal injury claims solicitors to declare where…
‘Rip-off’ telemarketing firm forced to shut up shop
A telemarketing company which targeted elderly consumers to flog them health supplements at “astronomical” mark-ups has been wound up in…
Indian call centres axed as UK police shut IT fraud ring
Two criminal call centres in Kolkata, India, which were instrumental in defrauding thousands of victims in the UK alone through…
Chichester firm raided in pension nuisance call probe
Chichester might be best known for its Cathedral, theatre, and harbour but the Information Commissioner’s Office has unearthed something rather…
DMA hangs up on TPS Protect mobile call blocking app
The DMA is pulling the plug on its TPS Protect mobile call blocking app after just 18 months, following “low…
Pensions cold calls banned at last – but doubts remain
The Government has finally outlawed pensions cold calling – two years after the ban was first announced – with companies…