Print, mail & fulfilment marketing

Brands on alert: six things you need to know about draconian new EU data rules

Marketers must prepare for stricter regulations covering data privacy following the publication of draft reforms.

Cancer Research DM ad banned for 'threatening' content

A "threatening" Cancer Research UK direct mail ad has been censured by the advertising watchdog for not being clearly identifiable as marketing material.

Royal Mail parts ways with top marketer Antony Miller

Royal Mail has parted company with Antony Miller, the head of marketing for its MarketReach direct marketing operation, only six months after setting up the business.

Who's responding to Britain's direct mail?

What sort of people are most likely to respond to direct mail, asks Alice Dunn, marketing executive, Kantar Media.

CREATIVE STRATEGY: Direct mail roars back to life for Porsche

Is direct mail dead? Well, rumours of its demise are somewhat exaggerated in my world.

Royal Mail unveils direct marketing facility MarketReach

The Royal Mail is expanding its business with the launch of its own direct marketing services facility, MarketReach, to help boost the use of mail marketing by UK brands.

Energy industry to increase transparency over best deals for customers

The "big six" energy companies will be forced to write to customers at least once a year to explain the best tariffs and how to get them, according to proposals to be unveiled by Nick Clegg today (11 April).

O2 launches review ahead of customer experience revamp

O2 is ramping up its efforts to improve its customer experience and create a stronger brand identity by undertaking a strategic review of its design strategy.

My Secret Work Weapon: Watch out for lazy language - decode it and be specific

Specificity, or the precision model, is something I came across about five years ago when I was sales and customer services director.

Citroen pushes DS5 model with interactive mailer

Citroen has invested in a direct mail campaign, designed with a personalised digital dimension, for its DS5 model.

Royal British Legion to revamp communications programme

The Royal British Legion, the charity behind the annual Poppy Appeal, is relaunching its bi-monthly print magazine and developing more digital content to raise awareness of its lesser-known work and services.

Scott Logie promoted to senior role at St Ives

Scott Logie, the managing director of Occam, has been promoted by parent company St Ives to a group-wide strategic marketing director role.

Nationwide launches Select credit card

Nationwide is launching a credit card called Select, with an integrated campaign positioning it as the only card customers need in their wallet.

TBG Digital, AKQA and Adam & Eve lead Revolution Awards 2012 nominations

TBG Digital, AKQA and Adam & Eve lead nominations for this year's Revolution Awards 2012, set to take place in April.

Inside Indicia and Very's DMA Grand Prix-winning campaign

Indicia earned its DMA Grand Prix last month with challenging work for Very.co.uk, which included a mother and baby fashion show that "nearly killed us", according to the agency's creative director.

Nissan pushes urban parking technology for Qashqai model

Nissan is running a direct mail campaign to highlight the Qashqai's high-tech cameras, which help drivers notice obstructions when parking.

Sky and Virgin clash over unbranded direct mail campaign

BSkyB has successfully petitioned the Adverting Standards Authority (ASA) to ban a direct mail campaign by rival Virgin Media, because it was not obviously identifiable as marketing communication.

DMA agrees new green targets with Defra

The Direct Marketing Association has committed the industry to a 25% increase in the use of suppression files over the next three years as part of a new agreement with the government to cut physical waste and carbon emissions.

Royal Mail control of direct mail prices worries DMA

The DMA has greeted Ofcom's proposals to free Royal Mail to set its own prices for bulk mail with concern, pointing out a lack of safeguards for bulk mail users against Royal Mail abusing its monopoly.