Opinion piece | April 19, 2018 | 2 min read
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will apply from 25 May 2018. Here’s everything you need to know to ensure you’re prepared for it.
In the UK, users’ data has been protected under the Data Protection Act 1998 for 20 years. However, we now live in a world where people often grant companies permission to use their personal information in exchange for free services. GDPR has been brought in to give people more control over how companies use their data.
Acquisition | April 11, 2018 | 3 min read
Last month the news broke that Cambridge Analytica, a data analytics firm, accumulated a wealth of Facebook user data from tens of millions of people that were allegedly used in various political campaigns. Since this announcement, Facebook has received a backlash from people worried about the privacy of their data.
Facebook has since reacted to this backlash by announcing they will be cutting third-party data providers out of ad targeting to help take back control of their own data set.
Client stories | March 12, 2018 | 2 min read
In 2015, Regus was the dominant player in office space and had been for many years. However, for the first time since their inception, they were starting to face some stiff competition, mainly from a new inclusion to the office space market known as ‘WeWork’. WeWork was quickly and aggressively moving into major cities and raising an impressive amount of funding.
Opinion piece | March 7, 2018 | 4 min read
For years now, professionals have been worried about the effect the tech revolution will have on their jobs. If you compare the role of a Marketer to that of 10 years ago, there’s been a huge shift in their day-to-day with the inclusion of automation and data playing a large part in this change.
Client stories | February 27, 2018 | 2 min read
We work on a lot of different projects here at TrueUp, but we’re never customarily asked to launch a new brand. SMARTY, a new entrant into the SIM-only space, was facing stiff competition in a market where there was already a strong sense of inertia among consumers.
Acquisition | February 16, 2018 | 4 min read
The average person uses three devices on a daily basis, browsing a multitude of different websites. While this has increased the opportunities available to marketers, it has made the analysing of marketing campaigns somewhat tricky. Google offers a helping hand with its attribution models, but none have been up to scratch until now – but more on that later.
Acquisition | February 8, 2018 | 2 min read
On 15th February, Google Chrome will launch its new Ad Blocker, in the hope of creating a better experience for its users. Marketers and Advertisers alike are now pulling their hair out wondering how this will affect their campaigns and so we’re going to explain why Marketers should embrace this change.
Client stories | January 23, 2018 | 2 min read
Not many people within the UK don’t know who Moonpig are. Trading since 2000, they’ve become the staple in customisable greetings cards, and have recently increased their offering into the flowers and gifts market.
When they came to us late last year, we were required to push users through to the website whilst achieving the lowest possible cost per sale (CPS), something our Acquisition team knew a thing or two about.
CRO | January 22, 2018 | 3 min read
Here at TrueUp, a large part of our team spend their days working on a variety of CRO projects, otherwise known as Conversion Rate Optimisation, but we’re aware there’s a large group of people within business that don’t quite know what it means. We’re going to knuckle down on the true definition of CRO and its importance in all businesses, no matter how small or large.
Client stories | January 19, 2018 | 2 min read
When Telefonica released Tu Go in 2016 their objective was to enhance customers’ experience by allowing messaging and phone calls when the user had no connection to their cellular network. Now coined as ‘Wifi calling’, Tu Go allowed users to make calls and send texts via their wifi network.
Unfortunately for Telefonica, they faced increased competition from the likes of WhatsApp, Skype, and Vibr, whose sole focus was quick, interruption-less communications. When Telefonica approached us they’d been using traditional media such as outdoor, press, radio & TV, with disappointing results.