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Stay up to date with news and insight from The SMP, its members and the wider mailing industry.25 Oct Double joy for SMP members duo at PrintWeek Awards
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Congratulations to two SMP members who have been crowned PrintWeek Awards 2017 winners. Marketing experts, Howard Hunt, received the Direct Mail Printer of the Year accolade as mail communication specialists GI Solutions won Customer Service Team of the Year. VISIT HERE for a full list of all...
20 Oct Webmart joins SMP as membership continues to grow
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The SMP is continuing to grow its thriving membership following the addition of a long-established print management business. Webmart, which began life as a print services agency in 1996, became an SMP member to help strengthen its arm in direct mail and doordrop. Simon Biltcliffe, Webmart Founder,...
13 Oct Royal Mail and the CWU jointly appoint a mediator
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Following the High Court granting an injunction on Thursday, October 12th, Royal Mail and the CWU are following the contractual dispute resolution procedures set out in the Agenda for Growth (AFG). Royal Mail and the CWU have now jointly appointed a mediator for talks between the...
12 Oct E-shot: Kaizen plans for improved efficiency
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27 Sep Continued coverage about The Strategic Mailing Partnership
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The Strategic Mailing Partnership has continued to generate media coverage in trade as well as regional media over the past few months. In an edition of ‘My Passion’, published in the Yorkshire Post on Tuesday 22 August, chairwoman of The SMP, Judith Donovan CBE, explained her...
22 Sep GDPR Update from the Data Protection Network
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The ICO has confirmed that it will not be issuing final guidance on key areas such as consent and Legitimate Interests until December at the earliest. Draft guidance on the contracts between Controllers and Processors has been issued. The office has also begun to...
21 Sep New Royal Mail trial offer for advertisers
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We are excited to bring to your attention a new Royal Mail trial offer for advertisers. We know that Mail and Door Drops (Unaddressed mail) share many capabilities but are often planned in silos. We believe there is an opportunity to combine both mail channels...
31 Aug The power and history of the ever-evolving envelope
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It's a commodity often overlooked, but the envelope has continued to evolve throughout an ever-changing industry, as PrintWeek reports. When it comes to the history of the envelope too, there's so much it has overcome from the 1840 Post Office reforms to the demand for mass-produced...
10 Aug Impressive SMP members continue to drive mailing industry forward
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The Strategic Mailing Partnership (SMP) is celebrating a successful year of activity which has included a positive recruitment drive, a significant inaugural event for key delegates and the strengthening of industry partnerships. We mapped out a ‘Strategic Framework’ of intense activity to raise awareness of the...