A Government amendment has been proposed that would permit toll free calls from mobile telephones to ‘freephone’ 18/1800 numbers, which are currently chargeable at providers’ rates.
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Aviva has turned to Albion to assist with the launch of ‘General Accident’, Aviva’s insurance offering which provides customers 24/7 support over the phone with help and advice from the first quote up to 35 days from when the policy begins.
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Sydney’s MercerBell agency has developed a creative campaign aimed at catching the attention of the notoriously finance-savvy Generation Y demographic for clients BT Financial Group.
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Google boss Eric Schmidt has responded to Ed Milliband’s criticisms of the search provider calling for the Labour leader to “sort out” the tax system.
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Yet again the world of banking is in the spotlight. The Co-op is has been downgraded, Metro Bank posted larger than expected losses, and...
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Ed Miliband today told Google ‘don’t be evil’, when speaking at the Google’s Big Tent conference in Hertfordshire, comparing the search engine to banks.
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International - 22/05/2013
Measuring by click-through rates should be a thing of the past, with “attention” the new currency for brand marketers, according to AOL’s digital evangelist David Shing.
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International - 22/05/2013
Legal Aid WA is to receive a fuinding boost of $214,000 in funding to provide legal assistance services and professional training to regional Western Australia through the National Broadband Network.
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Awareness of contactless payment has more than doubled from 15 per cent to 39 per cent in 12 months according to latest Mobile Payment Index results from eDigitalResearch.
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Betting tips website www.bettingexpert.com has unveiled a SMOG (Simple Measure of Gobbledygook) formula, after discovering that some terms and conditions on bookies sites are as complex as Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace.
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Newcastle-based ad agency Black and White has called a meeting of creditors after going into liquidation.
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Leeds Building Society has created an interactive guide highlighting how much Brits spend on their various habits, revealing that the average adult spends £23.72 in pubs, bars and clubs each week.
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A further $7.2million of funding released by the Federal budget for the Digital Enterprise Program has been announced, and the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Stephen Conroy, has called for applications.
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NRMA Insurance has launched an advertising campaign to celebrate 85 years in business in New South Wales.
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To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the pound coin this Sunday (21 April) MoneySupermarket has taken a look back at the history of the coin comparing the buying power of the £1 now and at its launch in 1983.
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WCRS has won the £15m advertising account for Betfair following a four-way pitch.
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Marks and Spencer’s customers have found themselves out of pocket after its contactless payment system took payments from their cards without permission, according to a Telegraph report.
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According to Rupert Murdoch, Facebook could find itself in a similar situation to ‘crappy’ MySpace.
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International - 18/05/2013
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is contacting over 60 leading online firms to stress the importance of being transparent with consumers about how and why they collect their personal data.
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Those who were in America when George W. Bush described Al Gore’s economic figures as “fuzzy math,” will remember how whilst he kept...
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The ABC has claimed that more people tuned to its coverage of the Federal Budget than any other network.
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Sydney’s Plaza has affiliated with New York production house aWHITELABELproduct, creating a liaison that is intended to facilitate creative business in Australia and New Zealand.
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