Welcome to the latest issue of Straight Talking. We hope you find it a quick and easy way to keep abreast of current marketing practice, news and events.
	Marketing updates  Marketing communications in the age of consent  Branded brands  New laws will make spam worse  ... and on a lighter note, Jingle hell
	Dates for your diary Technology for Marketing  10 – 11 February, Olympia, London Successful Direct Marketing Campaigns  11 February, Staffordshire The Multi Channel Retail Show  17 – 18 February, Kensington, London Brands Summit 2004  26 – 27 February, Hotel Inter-Continental, London Women in Marketing  2 March, The Commonwealth Club, London PR and the Media  20 March, The Dorchester, London