Food heavyweights batter proposals for online ad ban
More than 800 food and drink manufacturers – including Unilever, Mars, Britvic, Kellogg’s and Associated British Foods – have joined…
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Industry pounds Govt plan to ban junk food ads online
The advertising and marketing industry is calling on the Government to scrap plans for a total ban on online ads…
Statutory DM Code joins ICO’s mushrooming ‘to-do’ list
Marketers bracing themselves for the imminent launch of the new statutory UK Direct Marketing Code of Practice can rest easy…
Fat lot of good that will do: Adland blasts junk food ban
Advertising industry bodies have slammed Government plans to banish junk food ads before the 9pm watershed – both on TV…
Mail blames the ICO for blocking coronavirus warnings
Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham’s alleged love affair with the Daily Mail Group appears to have ended abruptly after the newspaper…
ICO Code will set industry back 20 years, DMA claims
The new statutory Direct Marketing Code of Practice will hand increased power to the online giants, create more consumer confusion,…
US industry bodies call for delay in CCPA enforcement
The US DMA has joined forces with a gaggle of other American marketing trade bodies to call for a six-month…
Marketers urged to have their say on draft DM Code
Brand owners, charities, public authorities, data firms, tech giants and anyone else who uses data-driven marketing techniques – in other…
CMA: Strong argument for new laws to curb ad duopoly
A regulatory clampdown on Google and Facebook’s dominance of the £13bn UK digital ad industry has moved a step closer…
Data marketing industry ‘put on notice to adapt or die’
Just 24 hours after the adtech sector was accused of systemic breaches of GDPR, the guns are now being turned…