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Good morning, PR pros:
Dunkin’ is hoping to make your Fridays sweeter: Starting today, the chain is offering members of its loyalty program a free doughnut with a beverage purchase through the end of March.
Are you ready for free 🍩?! Download the Dunkin’ App to join DD Perks and get a free donut every Friday in March when you buy any beverage. pic.twitter.com/USbkYJM8Yq
— Dunkin' (@dunkindonuts) March 2, 2020
Cheerleader Gabi Butler, who appears in Netflix’s documentary series “Cheer,” kicked off the promotion (literally) on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/p/B9Uh7A3At_d/
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Virgin Media admitted that one of its marketing data bases was “incorrectly configured,” exposing 900,000 customers’ names, emails, phone numbers and home addresses. The database has reportedly been unsecure since April 2019.
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