It could be any day now I’m reliably informed by the Daily Express. In fact, I’ve read speculation that the happy event has already taken place and is yet to be announced, although if it has I can’...

I must confess I’m not much of a Pinner. Twitter and Instagram rather than Pinterest tend to be my social media of choice, but although Pinterest may seem low-key, it can nonetheless be a very effe...

I’m the first to admit that prize promotions can be a somewhat impenetrable world, so I thought it might be helpful to round up and answer a few of the questions which we often get asked. Which ...

An Englishman’s home may be his castle, but if that Englishman had been prepared to move to Scotland, he could have won a real castle in a prize draw. Yes, this was another property raffle, which t...

It’s been some time coming. Prompted by GDPR coming into force there was an initial consultation on changes to the CAP Code concerning the collection and use of data for marketing, which ended in J...

The National Lottery is in its 25th year and will celebrate its 25th birthday later this year. The very first draw took place on 19 November 1994 and the Government originally forecast that it woul...

I tend to think most mystifying online experiences are the result of an algorithm – or rather an algorithm gone rogue. The people Facebook seems to think you know? The ads for Stannah stairlifts yo...

In this blog I’d like to draw your attention to a competition Virgin Trains are currently running to find up to five people to be the new voice of their on-board talking toilets. Yes, you read me r...

I enjoy Twitter. It’s handy for filling those moments while you wait for a meeting to start or queue in a café. It also makes me laugh and I love the insights it gives you into other people’s liv...