The Direct Marketing Association has launched a $1m campaign to convince the public that being tracked online creates “value for consumers”.
The Data-Driven Marketing Institute will redouble DMA’s efforts to explain the benefits of the consumer data industry to the public and policymakers, with the goal of preventing needless regulation or enforcement that could severely hamper consumer marketing and stifle innovation, tamping down unfavorable media attention, and reminding and educating consumers about the many and varied ways that their needs are met and they are thrilled and delighted.
Isn’t it a bit old-school to found scientific-sounding “institutes” to trick people into liking stuff that’s bad for them? Very Big Tobacco.