Links

• QMP Quality Standard Mail Production - www.qmponline.co.uk
  QMP is the Quality standard for Mail Production. It was launched in March 2001 and is overseen by an Advisory Council of industry representatives, including Consignia, DMA and ISBA (The Voice of British Advertisers).
  
• Royal Mail - www.royalmail.co.uk
  The United Kingdom's postal service's web presence. Find out what other services they offer as well as locate postcodes and other information.
  
• The Institute of Direct Marketing - www.theidm.co.uk
  The Institute of Direct Marketing is recognised as the fastest growing marketing institute in the UK and has a worldwide reputation for the quality of its professional development and training programmes.
  
• European Direct Marketing Association - www.edma.be
  Find out more about Direct Marketing in Europe from this their official site.
  
• Data Protection Registration - www.dpr.gov.uk
  The Data Protection Commissioner maintains a public register of data controllers. Each register enty includes the name and address of the data controller and a general description of the processing of personal data by a data controller.
  
• Direct Marketing Association (UK) - www.dma.org.uk
  This is the UK portal for the Direct Marketing Association. Visit this site to find out more regional information on direct marketing in the UK.
  
• Direct Marketing Association (US) - www.the-dma.org
  Web site of The Direct Marketing Association, the leading direct marketing organisation's US presence. They provide information and services to direct marketers and consumers. Find out more about The DMA from this site.
  
• Mailing Preference Service MPS - www.mpsonline.org.uk
• Telephone Preference Service FPS - www.tpsonline.org.uk
• Fax Preference Service FPS - www.fpsonline.org.uk
• Email Preference Service E-MPS - www.dmaconsumers.org
  
• DMA Consumer Assistance – This site will provide you with information and tips about shopping and your rights as a consumer. We take a proactive stance in response to consumer problems. The Direct Marketing Association (The DMA) is a trade association of businesses who advertise their products and services directly to consumers by mail, telephone, magazine, Internet, radio or television – www.dmaconsumers.org
  
• Trading Standards – Access email, telephone and mailing preference services here - www.tradingstandards.gov.uk
  
• Information Commissioner's Office
  The Information Commissioner's Office is the UK's independent public body set up to promote access to official information and to protect personal information. – www.ico.gov.uk
  
• Advertising Standards Authority
  The ASA makes sure all advertising, wherever it appears, meets the high standards laid down in the advertising codes.
  www.asa.org.uk/asa/