Consumers receive an average of two nuisance calls per week, with Payment Protection Insurance (PPI) claims companies the biggest offenders, according to Ofcom.
The Government has relaxed its partnership guidelines, making it much easier for brands such as Asda and Coca-Cola to partner with government ad campaigns such as Change4Life and Think!
Harper Reed, the mastermind behind the social campaign to re-elect Barack Obama in 2012, has claimed marketers will be the key drivers of technology across the business world.
The EU has delayed the vote on a controversial reform of data protection laws, which seek to implement a single law across all 27 member states.
A "threatening" Cancer Research UK direct mail ad has been censured by the advertising watchdog for not being clearly identifiable as marketing material.
ISBA has expressed concern that the European Parliament’s draft report on the Data Protection Regulation imposes significant new restrictions and definitions for advertisers, and will contradict the EU Charter on fundamental rights.
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.
Npower has been fined by Ofcom for abandoning telemarketing calls to the public and playing messages containing marketing content during abandoned calls.
The Direct Marketing Association is issuing new guidelines to contact centres, which explain how to deal with customers who suffer from dementia.
The government has unveiled its 'Midata' plan, which aims to revolutionise how consumers access personal information on them held by brands, amid concerns that the initiative is too narrow in its scope.