Tag: Legal

Email marketing and the Google fine

Any company with an internet presence depends to a greater or lesser extent on search engine results and for the EU, this means Google Search. It dominates Europe. This means, of course, that email marketing companies will suffer if its systems aren’t fair.  Google has a monopoly position under the legal definition. There are other … READ MORE »

The Google fine & email marketing

 The EU’s decision to take on Alphabet’s Google Search (Google) was always going to be viewed differently depending on which side of the Atlantic you were. When the US Federal Trade Commission declined to take steps against Google the EU took action.   The fine looks eye-watering; €2.4 billion (£2.1bn) is getting on for twice … READ MORE »

EU legislation for email marketing

There will be all sorts of legislative problems with regards compliance with EU marketing regulations once Brexit occurs. Some suggest that initially there will be little change due to the complexity of the subject. In other words, we will tick along under the current laws and regulations for a while yet. The European Commission has … READ MORE »

Pushing the boundaries with price comparisons

There are few more productive ways to emphasise your competitive pricing policy than using price comparisons. This is especially persuasive in an email marketing campaign as the subscriber will be online and could easily click on the link you so thoughtfully provided to see just how true your message is. Advertisers will push boundaries. This … READ MORE »

The effect of Article 50 on email marketing

Grand though it sounds, all that triggering Article 50 means is that the PM will send written notification to the President of the European Council. This starts a process that must be concluded within two years. At least, that’s the theory. Practice, however, might be different. Article 50 is surprisingly brief, See http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A12012M050 There are … READ MORE »

CTSI Guide and email marketing

The Chartered Trading Standards Institute Guide to Pricing Practices (The Guide) will be an essential for email marketing. It replaces the Pricing Practices Guide (PPG), with which you will no doubt be familiar, and similarly, it is not legally binding and merely a series of recommendations for best practices. However . . . It is … READ MORE »

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