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Postcomm - the Postal Services Commission - is an independent regulator. It was created by the Postal Services Act 2000 to further the interests of users of postal services.
Direct Marketing Association - The DMA (UK) is the core trade organisation for all companies in direct marketing in the UK. Formed in 1992, the DMA’s aim is to promote and protect the direct marketing industry. Member includes advertisers from a broad range of business sectors, direct marketing and telemarketing agencies, and service suppliers from printers and mailing houses to list brokers and database consultancies.
IMDAS - The International Mail Distribution Accreditation Scheme (IMDAS) is a quality standard, specifically developed to test the procedures and processes of international mail distribution. The scheme was commissioned by PPA, and has been designed by clients in conjunction with the Mail Consolidators Association (MCA).
The International Post Corporation (IPC) is a non-lobbying cooperative association of 23 member postal operators in Europe, North America and Asia- Pacific.
Ofcom - The independent regulator and competition authority for the UK communications industries
Advertising Association - The Advertising Association is a federation of trade associations and professional bodies representing advertisers, agencies, the media and support services.
The Federation of European Direct Marketing - was created in 1997 as a result of the merger between EDMA (est. 1976) and FEDIM (est. 1992). FEDMA is the single voice of the European direct marketing industry.
Periodical Publishers Association - PPA is the organisation of magazine and periodical publishers in the UK, and is a member of FIPP and FAEP. Our role is to promote and protect the interests of the magazine publishing industry. We have around 200 members publishing some 1,600 titles, which account for 80 per cent by volume and value of the magazine publishing industry. Member publishers span all ranges of magazines and periodicals - consumer, consumer specialist and business and professional.
Association of Publishing Agencies (APA) - APA is the representative body for customer magazine publishers, formed in the UK, under the umbrella of PPA.
BPA Worldwide - the global industry resource for verified audience data and media knowledge. In more than 20 countries, BPA delivers consumer and business media audits of unsurpassed rigor, objectivity, accuracy, transparency and timeliness—audits that provide solid assurance for both media owners and media buyers.
Postwatch - an independent organisation, not attached to the Royal Mail Group or part of the Government. Postwatch was set up to ensure that post offices, Parcelforce, Royal Mail and any competing postal providers, give the best service possible to you, their customer