by Erna George. Direct marketing has a real role in marketing strategy but many are applying it bluntly in the hope of getting one hit —it ends up being like firing a shotgun in a china shop, hitting much but blowing all prospects to smithereens in the process.
Tag archives: direct marketing
The Assegai Awards — all the 2014 winners!
The 2014 Assegai Awards winners were announced on Thursday evening, 6 November 2014.
Tech Law: How POPI will change your direct marketing activities
by Paul Jacobson (@pauljacobson) The Protection of Personal Information Act has particular interest for direct marketers because of the likely substantial impact the legislation will have on consumer-facing initiatives when it goes into effect. POPI has a section that deals specifically with and introduces a consent model designed for direct marketing. It is an interesting model and I’ll explain why in a moment.
Tech Law: Processing, personal information and direct marketing under POPI
by Paul Jacobson (@pauljacobson) There is a lot more to the anticipated Protection of Personal Information Act and, in this post, I’d like to give you an overview of two further important terms used in the Protection of Personal Information Bill, namely “personal information” and “processing”.