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Email Marketing Agency – London & Surrey

London, UK — (SBWIRE) — 04/08/2021 — 280+ billion emails are sent every day and this remains one of the most often used methods of consumer and business communication. Email marketing creates a way for a brand voice to be heard in a crowded marketplace and has increasingly become an essential tool for building long-term…

London, UK — (SBWIRE) — 04/08/2021 — 280+ billion emails are sent every day and this remains one of the most often used methods of consumer and business communication. Email marketing creates a way for a brand voice to be heard in a crowded marketplace and has increasingly become an essential tool for building long-term relationships. Today, email marketing isn’t just about sending content out to customers it requires carefully crafted messaging that will act to amplify a brand, promote (or another verb here) compliance with regulation such as the GDPR and an understanding of the technology that can ensure that emails achieve more in terms of outcomes. A digital agency like Iconic Digital can help with all this, as well as tying investment in email marketing into broader campaigns and strategy.Using email marketing to boost campaign performanceEffective email marketing makes a big difference to the success of broader digital marketing campaigns. It has some key benefits including: (Some of its key benefits include:)1. An opportunity to connect with customers and provide genuinely interesting and useful content that will help to strengthen engagement.2. A cost-effective tool that can be used by any business of any size. A large budget is not necessary to achieve broad reach and start generating new leads.3. Options to customise. Email marketing can be easily personalised, planned to be time-specific and tailored to reflect the messaging and goals of a brand.4. It’s always in people’s pockets. Most people today access email via a device that is constantly with them. Email marketing opens a channel through which businesses can deliver value, promote products, collect feedback, increase sales and send traffic to a brand website. Why work with a marketing agency?Investing in internet marketing today means going further than basic SEO or content marketing and creating targeted campaigns that include all possible channels, including social media – and especially email. Iconic digital is a team of digital marketing consultants in London with demonstrable experience in the email marketing world, producing campaigns for clients that engage, inspire and don’t end up in the trash. It’s not just about creating the content and sending the emails out – working with a marketing agency brings a wealth of other resources to the table too.1. Integrating intelligence into email marketing by using triggered email campaigns based on specific interactions between a brand and its customers.2. Ensuring that emails (and the data involved in email marketing) are being handled in a way that is compliant with regulation such as the GDPR.3. Targeting the right people. Buying the best data is essential for effective email marketing – working with a digital agency ensures that you’ve got access to the right data at the right price.4. Optimising the process by using tools such as IP lookup, post-click tracking and cookies, and integrated web forms and CRM to better target emails and make use of the generated data.5. Using A/B split testing to better understand customers and refine approach.Iconic Digital is a digital growth agency with a wealth of tools, expertise, and resources available to help businesses achieve better results from their digital marketing investment. Transparent, experienced, friendly, and cost effective, the team is on hand to help. To find out more information about Digital Marketing Consultants London visit https://www.iconicdigital.co.uk/about-usFor any Digital Marketing enquiries please contact Hannah Morton – Fishwick at Iconic Digital – 020 7100 0726.For more information about Iconic Digital Marketing consultants please go to https://www.iconicdigital.co.uk/About Iconic Digital Marketing Consultants
Iconic Digital Marketing Consultants was established in March 2012. As a leading London agency, our team of digital consultants specialise in creating dynamic, effective strategies that produce quantifiable results for both B2B and B2C businesses. As an award-winning digital agency, we work across all aspects of the marketing mix and ever-evolving digital landscape – ensuring all our clients achieve an unrivalled ROI-backed service. Get in touch with our team today on 020 7100 0726.For more information on this press release visit: http://www.sbwire.com/press-releases/email-marketing-agency-london-surrey-1334583.htmMedia Relations ContactSteve PailthorpeTelephone: 02071000726Email: Click to Email Steve PailthorpeWeb: https://www.iconicdigital.co.uk
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Next Wave: African data protection laws need more oomph to match GDPR

Cet article est aussi disponible en français First published 07 April, 2024 African nations’ data protection laws are, to some extent, weaker compared to Europe’s. This is because the European Union’s (EU’s) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) sets a high standard for digital data protection. We can think of the GDPR as a benchmark for

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First published 07 April, 2024

African nations’ data protection laws are, to some extent, weaker compared to Europe’s. This is because the European Union’s (EU’s) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) sets a high standard for digital data protection. We can think of the GDPR as a benchmark for strong data protection laws. Moreover, African countries have varying levels of success in putting their data protection policies into practice. Digital governance policies in Africa can shape the continent’s progress as digital advancements grow alongside economic development.

This is why current data governance across African states must be assessed, particularly paying attention to their trends and differences. While South Africa, Kenya, and Botswana have seen rapid growth in data protection policies, they still need to catch up to the GDPR standards of the EU.


But why is this important?

Between 2020 and 2023, over 30 African countries implemented data protection laws. As expected, each new regulation brings fresh compliance obligations and penalties for non-compliance.

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This, therefore, means that organisations with operations or customers in Africa must understand the applicable laws fully. Many internet-based businesses operate or use cloud services in multiple African nations; this sometimes calls for transferring personal data across borders. This movement often occurs between African countries and regions such as the EU, UK, US, and Australia, which can pose various data protection challenges.

Understanding the importance of data privacy rules in each African country, especially limitations on data transfer, cannot be stressed enough. Organisations must also check if local laws limit using service providers within African nations and their related requirements. A grasp of the legal framework for transferring personal data from African countries is essential for compliance.


Circling back to GDPR and the EU…

Considering Europe’s stringent directive that international players adhere to its data protection standards, we must ask whether European companies maintain the same standards when handling personal data from Africans as they do with Europeans.

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This research revealed disparities in digital rights granted by subsidiaries of European telecom giants Orange and Vodafone in Senegal and Kenya compared to their European counterparts. The discrepancies included lack of transparency in publishing terms of use for prepaid services, minimal disclosure regarding data collection practices, third-party access, and security measures.

This highlights how, despite the principles underpinning the European data protection regime, companies may exploit regulatory gaps in countries to their advantage, compromising data privacy standards.

Many Western tech companies are notorious for disregarding user data privacy, offering convenience at the expense of the vast amounts of personal data they harvest. This trend is due to the absence of markets where individuals can understand the value of their data, leading them to exchange it for minimal gains. This issue is common in Africa and less so in Europe, where the GDPR exists.

Consider the case of Worldcoin, supported by OpenAI’s CEO, Sam Altman, which uses blockchain technology to store biometrically derived tokens. It retains personal data indefinitely without allowing users to delete their information.

When Worldcoin launched its services in Kenya, it incentivised people with around $50 to get them to scan their irises. Despite concerns about data protection, Kenya initially licensed Worldcoin’s operations. Before its suspension in August 2023, Worldcoin had become very popular, scanning the irises of up to 350,000 Kenyans, most attracted by the monetary incentive. While these funds may temporarily alleviate financial constraints for locals participating in the exercise, there is a compelling argument that Worldcoin’s model is exploitative.

The other day, Worldcoin was temporarily banned in Portugal, following similar restrictions in Spain, leaving Germany as its sole European market for biometric data collection. Portugal’s data protection office imposed the ban after complaints about scanning children’s irises.

This case underscores Europe’s stringent stance on digital data protection. EU data protection laws afford individuals rights over their data, including the ability to edit or delete it. This was an obvious legal conflict with Worldcoin’s approach, highlighting the split in digital privacy standards between Africa and Europe.



Bottom line

African nations must tailor data protection laws to their needs and enforce them consistently.

While directly copying the GDPR may not work, Africa can learn from the EU’s approach to demand global compliance. Despite initial uncertainties, harsh fines on non-comp

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Chrome’s latest feature blocks cookie-stealing hackers

Cookies aren’t just something sites have to annoy you about every single #$%&ing time you visit them because of the GDPR. They’re one of the most basic ways for sites to identify specific users, for better and worse. Stealing and spoofing those cookies is a popular vector for identity theft attacks…

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