It’s the New Year, which means it is time to dish out The Drum’s New Year’s Honours. So, which marketing services agencies have grabbed The Drum editorial team’s attention over the last gruelling 12 months?THE NORTH... Read more
Before employment startsThe use of social networking sites to vet individuals as part of the recruitment process is increasing. Recent statistics suggest 45% of recruiters search the internet for candidates’ personal profiles. Checking a... Read more
Turnover is now a hot potato in the accounting world. No longer does turnover equal the total of the sales invoices raised in the accounting year. Instead accountants look at contracts and activity levels. So you need to know exactly what the... Read more
This year's Marketing Society Annual Debate will address the contentious issue of whether in order to build a world class marketing community more Scottish based advertisers should use Scottish based agencies.Should advertisers be encouraged to... Read more
Help us throw a series of dinner parties around the UK to raise money for charity...Well, unfortunately, we can’t help with the guest list, but we can help with the party... In an attempt to help raise money for the Haiti Earthquake Appeal,... Read more
ITV and The Direct Marketing Association (DMA) have published findings from a new study looking at the relationship between TV and other marketing channels and how those relationships impact on campaign response.The findings claim that TV in... Read more
Direct and digital agency Entire and marketing services provider Marketing Databasics (MDB) have merged and re-launched as Indicia.The new company will now be based in Bristol, Edinburgh and London.Existing Entire managing director Ian Stockley ... Read more
Agency bosses, whom are paying hundreds of pounds so they can legally play music at work, are now able to complain to an ombudsman if they have been treated unfairly.Small business owners, many of whom are paying hundreds of pounds so they can... Read more
Julie Allan, managing partner of Tangible Communications, the direct marketing division of The Cello Group, has been made redundant by the company following the recent loss of its £4m direct marketing account with ScottishPower.Allan had... Read more
Skills Development Scotland has developed a new multi-media campaign for its Modern Apprenticeships programme through Story.The campaign targets businesses of all sizes across a range of sectors. The Modern Apprenticeships scheme enables... Read more
The Central Office of Information (COI) is set to review its direct marketing and relationship marketing frameworks, worth between £25m - £30m a year. The new framework will look to consolidate areas through a procurement procress on... Read more
The National Trust is working with TDA on an urgent campaign to save Buckinghamshire's New Inn, a rare example of an eighteenth century posting inn, from collapse.Direct mail will be sent to around 200,000 people to highlight the historical and... Read more
Children's toy retailer, Early Learning Centre has appointed integrated agency Milton Bayer to create a range of point of sale material for 2010.Early Learning Centre has 215 stores across the UK and 80 worldwide, selling toys that encourage... Read more
After months of collecting data, the RAR’s Top 100 Marketing Services Companies outside London can now be revealed.Given the business conditions it’s perhaps unsurprising that some companies declined to provide financial figures for... Read more
The Drum Marketing Awards 2010 are now open to enter, with a stellar line up of judges confirmed to oversee this year's entries.For 2010 the judges include Sarah Power, marketing director, Burger King UK; Ingrid Williamson, marketing manager,... Read more
2010 is set to be another challenging year for the UK's media and marketing profession, so to make sure that The Drum is giving readers what they want, we would like to get your feedback.Please answer the following quick questions as honestly as... Read more
The question we asked was: So, who is listening to what?. We also asked those who submitted their playlists to write a sentence or two as to why or how it suits the mood in the office Read more
The UK's first Twitter awards take place on Thursday at Fabric nightclub, London. Do you have your ticket? Tickets are still available and cost just £20 per person, which includes a free drink on arrival and what promises to be a... Read more
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