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Proud Sponsor of UnAwards Winners Masterclass 2023
March 2nd, 2023 - Sadie Burgess
It’s back – one of the best free learning events in the comms calendar - the UnAwards Winners Masterclass. Wednesday 19 April 202310:00am -...
Cookies and Challenges: An interview with Joanne Sweeney
December 8th, 2022 - Sadie Burgess
Cookies and Challenges with Joanne SweeneyThis week I was delighted to talk to the multi-award-winning Joanne Sweeney, Chief Executive of the...
Public Sector News email-marketing
New email library for national campaign toolkits
November 30th, 2022 - Sadie Burgess
On 30th November at #CommsAcad 2022, LGcomms and e-shot launched a new resource for LGcomms members. Have you noticed that in many of the national...
Forfront awarded G-Cloud 13 framework contract
September 16th, 2022 - Sadie Burgess
Tailored e-shot™ packages available on G-Cloud 13 from November 2022. Forfront, a UK-based software house, is delighted to announce that nine of...
Proud sponsors of PRCA Employee Engagement Conference
September 16th, 2022 - Sadie Burgess
Building Engagement in a Hybrid World Join us on Wednesday, 21st September with host Annabel Dunstan of Question & Retain as we look at some of...
Are your emails digitally certified?
August 9th, 2022 - Dan Hare
Apple is set to make changes to the way email is handled on the iPhone in September with the introduction of the iOS16 update. From this point,...
Forfront statement on Ukraine
March 1st, 2022 - Sadie Burgess
Forfront stands united with the international community in its support for Ukraine and its people. Our thoughts are with all those affected by...
Lights, Camera, Action: e-shot on Youtube
January 6th, 2022 - Sadie Burgess
We are delighted to announce the launch of the e-shot YouTube channel.We will be adding lots more content in the coming weeks on best practice,...
Cyber Essentials Plus
December 16th, 2021 - Sadie Burgess
Forfront is proud to announce that it has achieved the Cyber Essentials Plus accreditation. .Cyber Essentials is a Government-backed and...
Best practice email-marketing News
The impact of IOS15
December 14th, 2021 - Sadie Burgess
On 7 June 2021, Apple described some of the new privacy features it would offer in its forthcoming operating systems for the iPhone, iPad, Apple...
Best practice email-marketing News Data Protection
Marketing is not at your service: What we can learn from the ICO's Amex ruling
June 15th, 2021 - Sadie Burgess
In May 2021, the UK ICO fined American Express (“Amex”) for sending “service message” emails that contained marketing. This case is an interesting...
News email-marketing Data Protection
Apple announces the end of email open tracking
June 9th, 2021 - Dan Hare
At Apple’s annual Worldwide Developer Conference on 7th June, a new feature called Mail Privacy Protection was presented as part of the forthcoming...
Yahoo! Mail Gamble
June 9th, 2021 - Dan Hare
Yahoo! and AOL have been sold again by Verizon Media to Apollo Global Management; owners of The Venetian resort in Las Vegas. The private equity...
Watch now: Smart Editor Overview
February 3rd, 2021 - Sadie Burgess
Take a look at the new email marketing capabilities of the e-shot Smart Editor. Create email designs that are responsive, accessible and interactive.
Privacy shield is no longer sufficient protection
October 13th, 2020 - Sadie Burgess
The pen is said to be mightier than the sword and now we find that the gavel is mightier than the shield.On July 16, 2020, the European Union Court...
G-Cloud 12 awards for Forfront for both e-shot & Trustbox
October 4th, 2020 - Dan Hare
e-shot and Trustbox now available via leading public sector framework Forfront, a UK-based software development house, is very pleased to announce...
Helping you to keep people informed: COVID-19
March 23rd, 2020 - Dan Hare
In times of crisis, it is important that accurate information can be shared quickly and effectively. If you are a public sector organisation (e.g;...
New GDPR guidance from ICO
January 14th, 2020 - Sadie Burgess
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has launched a public consultation on a draft direct marketing code of practice.And to quote the...
CCPA in a nutshell: A Marketer’s Guide to the California Consumer Privacy Act
December 19th, 2019 - Sadie Burgess
What Is the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)?The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, also known as CCPA or AB-375, is the most...
Take control of your deliverability with e-shot™ Forensics
January 10th, 2019 - Sadie Burgess
Deliverability is key to your email campaign, impacting your success even before your great subject line or fabulous content. You have no doubt...
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