High Court orders Royal Mail to cough up £50m fine
Royal Mail’s has failed in its attempt to overturn a £50m fine – issued by Ofcom last year – for…
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Vodafone in dock over string of data governance errors
Vodafone’s haphazard data governance and shoddy customer service has been exposed after the company sent a direct mailing offering a…
Whistl eyes major boost from partially addressed mail
The push to get client marketers to sign up for “partially addressed mail” – hailed by some as the saviour…
Strike threat sparks fears of fresh direct mail slump
The direct mail industry fears that the threat of Royal Mail strike action could scupper any chance of a major…
Tesco slashes direct mail spend for Clubcard scheme
Tesco is planning to axe tens of millions of direct mailpacks a year after automatically switching quarterly Clubcard statements from…
Industry honours Graham Dodd for 50 years of service
Letterbox Consultancy managing director Graham Dodd has become only the sixth recipient of the Arthur Thompson Memorial Award, presented to…
GDPR fuels 30% fall in direct mail but relevance rises
GDPR’s effect on direct mail volumes is far worse than previously reported, with a 30% reduction in mailshots received by…
£100m Brexit blitz nightmare for direct mail industry
The Government’s £100m Get Ready for Brexit campaign, designed to unite the country ahead of the October 31 Halloween “Exit Day”,…
Industry tributes pour in for ‘vibrant’ Jo Howard-Brown
Senior figures in the data and direct marketing industry have joined forces to pay tribute to former Direct Mail Information…
Rogue PPI firms turn to direct mail as deadline looms
MoneySavingExpert.com founder Martin Lewis may have forced Facebook to launch an online scam reporting service but a new offensive has…