Consumers receive an average of two nuisance calls per week, with Payment Protection Insurance (PPI) claims companies the biggest offenders, according to Ofcom.
15 May 2013
A billboard in the small Peruvian village of Bujama has created 15,000 litres of drinking water in six months from humidity in the air to give residents access to a highly sought after clean water supply.
British consumers who have lived through three years and three days of the coalition government increasingly feel they are in it alone, according to trends and insight company Future Foundation.
Brands will be offered the chance to exclusively sponsor government campaigns following a relaxation of the rules that govern how Whitehall funds its marketing efforts.
The latest viral video hits from Carphone Warehouse, Peta and Acer.
Apple has refused to give parental controls on its devices greater prominence despite pressure from the Department for Education.
09 May 2013
The quintessentially British characters Wallace and Gromit are planning a trip abroad in this TV ad before a fortuitous accident changes their mind and they decide to holiday at home.
08 May 2013
| by Greg Nugent
Greg Nugent, the former marketing director of London 2012 and co-founder of Inc., examines changing consumer attitudes to austerity
Cash Lady, the payday loans firm, has been reprimanded by the ad watchdog for using Kerry Katona's financial difficulties to encourage people to borrow money.
Sandie Dawe, chief executive at Visit Britain, has urged the Government to continue financially supporting its 'Great' campaign and said it would be "completely mad to walk away".