250 jobs go as Howard Hunt crashes after Paragon deal
Paragon’s acquisition of three Howard Hunt Group businesses, as well as the order book of Howard Hunt (City), has forced…
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Paragon swoops for Celerity in triple Howard Hunt deal
Paragon Group has confirmed the acquisition of three Howard Hunt Group businesses, Celerity Information Services, ORM and Graft Services, as…
Print giants eye up bids for Howard Hunt and Celerity
At least three suitors are understood to be considering bids for leading direct mail print firm Howard Hunt Group –…
Hastings Direct extends data solutions deal with Equifax
Hastings Direct has strengthened its relationship with Equifax by signing a multi-year deal which will see the data giant provide…
Data-driven decisions are better than a hunch, right?
On Saturday evening, with two other statisticians and my wife, I played a great new board game. Don’t worry, there…
Adspend nears £24bn with surge in data-driven activity
UK adspend rose 6.3% year-on-year to reach £23.6bn in 2018, spearheaded by the inexorable march of data-driven digital media as brands…
Brands ready to make a killing from ‘Anxiety Economy’
A combination of climate change, financial insecurity, Brexit, escalating international tensions and lack of social interaction is creating an anxiety…
Lastminute division to help brands in-house marketing
Lastminute.com is tapping into the in-housing trend by launching a consultancy to help brands handle their marketing activity internally after…
AnalogFolk hires Unilever chief to head up insight team
Digital agency AnalogFolk London has strengthened its senior team by poaching a new boss for its data intelligence unit from…
Starcount hires OMD chief to head up commercial team
Data science consultancy Starcount has recruited former OMD UK managing partner Joanna Wardle as its first chief commercial officer. Reporting…