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Gen Z is more likely to engage with direct mail marketing campaigns, research by World Advertising Research Centre (Warc) and Royal Mail Marketreach has found. The report, named Driving Effectiveness with Direct Mail, is based on 218 UK campaigns, published between 2016 and 2020 on Warc’s database, which used direct …

Marketing job vacancies more than triple since height of pandemic There was a 302% rise in opportunities for marketers in the six months to August 2021 compared to the same period last year, according to data gathered for Marketing Week by job site Reed. The market hit an all-time low …

The last remaining hurdle to the demolition and redevelopment of Paignton’s eyesore Crossways shopping centre has been cleared. Torbay MP Kevin Foster has revealed that Royal Mail has finally withdrawn its objection to the multi-million-pound redevelopment of the derelict 1960s concrete shopping centre. Only the Royal Mail remained to be …

Irish rugby internationals Simon Geoghegan and Sophie Spence have been included in a new set of stamps from Royal Mail to celebrate the 150th anniversaries of the first ever rugby international game. The stamps, featuring players from Ireland, English, Scotland and Wales mark the first international match between England and …

The boss of Devon’s biggest bus operator has revealed that the plight of stranded passengers in the county wakes him up in the middle of the night. “It is something I really struggle with,” said Stagecoach South West managing director Mike Watson. “It is emotionally draining for all of us.” …

Cineworld, which owns almost 10,000 screens across ten nations, represents one of UK investors’ few options to invest in the cinema business and has often held a role as a bellwether for the industry. Over the past 18 months, its turbulent performance has reflected investor perceptions of the movie trade’s …

The Belgian national postal operator Bpost is procuring 1,200 electric vans to be delivered by the end of 2022. According to a Flemish media report, the first 400 of the electric transporters have already been ordered, with the tender for the remaining 800 to follow at the end of this …

Princely plans Last year, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex signed a £112m deal with the production company after quitting the Royal Family. In the partnership with Netflix, the couple agreed to a multi-year deal to produce nature series, documentaries and children’s programming. Such projects were sought, Prince Harry had claimed in their explosive Oprah Winfrey …

A SCHOOLGIRL has made it to the next stage in the world’s largest postage design competition. A pupil at Dorchester Middle School, Rohana Stentiford, aged 12, has made it to the regional finalist stage of the Heroes Stamp Design Competition. The competition saw 7,479 schools across the UK take part …

Even though it might feel like the festive season is still down the road, you can already apply for seasonal work. A number of companies are advertising opportunities on a temporary basis right now – and the roles will last until the new year. Here are nine jobs in Hampshire …