31 Dec 2001
| by HOLLY ACLAND, Editor - holly.acland@haynet.com
Brian Robertson, a retired accountant from Pontefract, West
Yorkshire, has had a bee in his bonnet for some time about his details
being disclosed to anyone who might then use them for marketing
purposes. Until last month, he hadn't caused any problems for the direct
marketing industry - he...
31 Dec 2001
Direct mail continues to grow in volume and expenditure, according
to the Direct Mail Information Service. Statistics show a 4.5 per cent
increase in volume year-on-year for the July to September period, with
1.13 billion items sent out. Expenditure increased by 5.9 per cent
year-on-year, reaching...
31 Dec 2001
River has been appointed to run The Royal Bank of Scotland's direct
marketing campaigns for its commercial services division. River won the
account, worth 2 million, after a three-way pitch.
31 Dec 2001
Broadsystem is to handle direct response for UK online's national
advertising campaign. Broadsystem will manage calls generated by the
campaign and handle requests for information received via the campaign
website, email and iTV.
31 Dec 2001
The IDM has announced its Fellows of 2001. They are: Nick
Backhouse, CRM director at McCann-Erikson Manchester; David Coupe, MD of
Experian; Judith Donovan CBE, founder of JDA; and Malcolm Whitmarsh,
marketing industry director at Reed Exhibitions.
31 Dec 2001
Next year's Direct Marketing Management Forum, which brings
together suppliers and marketers, will take place at Belton Woods Hotel
in Lincolnshire on 4-6 November. For further information, call Forum
Events on 01920 444202.
31 Dec 2001
The DMA has warned that a court ruling on the use of the electoral
roll sets a worrying precedent.
Brian Robertson won his case last month against Wakefield City
Council.
He claimed the council breached his rights under the Data Protection Act
(DPA) and the Human Rights Act 1998...
31 Dec 2001
| by NOELLE MCELHATTON
A door-drop campaign featuring a message in a milk bottle has
scooped the Grand Prix at this year's DMA Royal Mail Awards.
Associated Co-op Creameries and its agency Partners Andrews Aldridge
conceived the campaign to stem a decline in doorstep milk delivery.
The apparently handwritten...
31 Dec 2001
Royal Mail's monopoly on business post is being seriously
challenged for the first time following the announcement that Business
Post subsidiary UK Mail has been granted a licence to provide business
mail services.
Independent regulator Postcomm has issued the licence, which is
effective...
31 Dec 2001
Direct marketers will have to obtain prior consent from consumers
before sending them commercial text messages, if a European Parliament
ruling is upheld by the Council of Ministers.
Last month the European Parliament's vote on amendments to the proposed
Privacy in Electronic Communications...