Wednesday, December 5, 2007

Getupdated Eastpoint to sell Crystone

Getupdated former Eastpoint has signed a letter of intention to sell Crystone. Crystone is one of Swedens largest Hosting companies.

Getupdated has now reach a level of 300 employees and it is today one of the worlds largest Search Engine Marketing companies.

Thursday, October 11, 2007

Getupdated Internet Marketing acquires Just Search, one of England’s largest Search Engine Optimization companies


With the acquisition, Swedish Headquartered Getupdated, becomes one of the world largest Search Engine Marketing companies

Stock Market First North, Initials: EAST B

Getupdated Internet Marketing AB (public) has signed a letter of intent to acquire one of England´s leading Search Engine Marketing companies, Just Search Ltd for 115 million Swedish Crowns and a earn out based on the profit for 2008 and 2009.

Just Search is one United Kingdom´s leading search engine marketing companies. Search Engines are the fastest growing and most important area within internet marketing. With this acquisition Getupdated international expansion takes a huge step forward; plus it increases its strength and capacity towards a higher competence within SEO throughout the English speaking market.

-With the acquisition of Just Search we become one of the largest players within search engine optimization in the world, said Mattias Kaneteg, CEO and founder of Getupdated Internet Marketing. We also become one of the few providers which can offer large International Corporation’s world based traffic with the search engines; an area which is in high demand from our clients.

Just Search has offices in England, Australia, USA and France. During the last year the company had a growth of 100% with 40% margins. The company is forecasted to turnover 5, 5 millions GBP-Great British Pounds and a profit generation of 3 million GBP-Great British Pounds.

The high margins are achieved due to yearly contract based agreements. Just Search has a stable client based stock with a 90% contract renewal. The company will be integrated within Getupdated’s operations in England, USA and France.

- We are one of Great Britain’s leading providers for search engine marketing said Paul Yates, CEO and together with his brother Justin Yates, both founder of Just Search Ltd. Together with Getupdated competence and broad coverage in internet marketing, our competitive advantage is complemented. We can now offer our clients a wider and more global portfolio.

Getupdated has had an aggressive growth strategy; this includes the acquisition of 12 corporations during the year 2007. The integration of these new operations has been successful and the result is already showing with an increase in the sales channel. The Getupdated Group has experienced a phenomenal growth of 300 % by which two third parts are organic growth during the year 2007. The company’s goal is to be established on 12 International markets by 2009. The company’s vision is to become one of the leading complete providers of Internet Marketing in the world.

- Internet has become the most important advertising channel for companies and organizations to be able to reach out to potential clients said Mattias Kaneteg. In an increasingly globalized world, for a company to be able to find its target market you need more than a high placement in a search engine, you also need user friendly and high usability website, which covers the needs and demands that the users require. Getupdated offers services for the entire internet chain. With the acquisition of Just Search Ltd our customers can now get access to higher potential business and web traffic from the entire English speaking market.

Earn out rate went up to 115 million SEK and will be divided in two payments. 90 million SEK will be entry payment and 25 million SEK after a period of 12 months. Earn out rate is based on year’s 2008 and 2009 whereby profit is also included. Within shortly an additional shareholder meeting is taking place concerning the implementation of a new matters regarding financing the acquisition of Just Search. November 14, 2007 will be the goal date for entry.


Monday, September 3, 2007

Eastpoint / Getupdated acquires Solarplexus

Internet marketing company Getupdated Internet Marketing AB acquires Solarplexus Management Europe AB

Getupdated Internet Marketing (public- stock name: East AB- First North) has sign a letter of intention to acquire Internet Strategy and Traffic Analysis company Solarplexus Management Europe AB.

Solarplexus main focus is to help convert Internet visitors into customers. They work with client communication, marketing via the internet and mobile networks. Solarplexus business model results in a clear way from everything regarding web strategy to production, design, implementation and operation of B2B websites, for example company portals, e-commerce and campaign sites.

Internet marketing is structured in 4 main parts: presence, profiling, traffic and conversion. The primary purpose with this acquisition is to strengthen our competence and capacity in order to strengthen profiling while also help build conversion levels to larger accounts. Secondary we count on offering new ways of traffic to Solarplexus customer base”, says Mattias Kaneteg, CEO for Getupdated Internet Marketing.

Solarplexus has core competence within internet strategy and web analytics. Their model is based upon traffic analysis to websites which results in adjustment and developing of the site structure with the purpose of increasing the amount of visitors which transform into an action. The company has clients such as Fritidsresor, Scania and Teracom where they help improve and develop their internet strategy and web communication.

Solarplexus will be integrated in the Getupdated internet Solutions business area. Acquisition date is estimated to be on September 10, 2007.

Solarplexus is a strategically important acquisition for Getupdated. it will strengthen our competence foremost within internet strategy and Web Analytics. The acquisition will further provide an important synergy effect so that together with our services within internet marketing and solutions we can provide a unique offer to the market, says Johan Kadar CEO for Getupdated Internet Solutions.


For more information contact:

Mattias Kaneteg, CEO- Getupdated Internet Marketing AB

+46 73-511 14 44, mattias.kaneteg@getupdated.com


Peter Jörgne, CEO of Solar Plexus Management Europe AB

+46 70-877 32 00, peter.jorgne@solarplexus.se


About Getupdated Internet Marketing:

Getupdated Internet Marketing, formerly Eastpoint AB, delivers a complete range of products and services for marketing on the internet: presence, profiling, web traffic generation and conversion. Getupdated Internet Marketing makes sure customers always have the right tools and competence to reach its clients regardless of where and how. Furthermore we guarantee results in availability, time delivery or that you only pay for the traffic which leads to business.


Getupdated Internet Marketing customers are companies and organizations that want to reach their clients and make business over the internet. Since 1999, the company has helped organizations develop their business online, among them Tele2, Unibet, Intrum Justitia, Gustavsberg and JLindeberg.


Getupdated Internet Marketing has a total of about 200 employees with offices in Stockholm, Gothenburg, Norrköping, Borås, Kalmar, Malmö, Trondheim Norway, Miami, Tampa and London.

Eastpoint is listed on First North and has Mangold Fondkommission as certified advisors. New stock market quote name for Getupdated Internet marketing will be GIM, (Official date for the first trading day will be given shortly).

www.eastpoint.eu

Tuesday, May 22, 2007

EASTPOINT ACQUIRES FRENCH SEARCH ENGINE MARKETING COMPANY OPTIWORDS

Eastpoint AB (publ) Daughter Company Getupdated headquartered in Stockholm Sweden took a significant step to broaden its business by officially acquiring French Search Engine Marketing Company OptiWORDS. OptiWORDS focuses on the French speaking region and for the next 12 month its expected turnover is promising.

OptiWORDS founded by entrepreneur Cédric Ménard is a fast growing company whose main focus has been Search Engine Marketing for French companies. The purchase of OptiWORDS is part of the shift under way at Eastpoint (Getupdated) to become one of the largest Search Engine Optimization/ Internet marketing companies in Europe.

Eastpoint (Getupdated) has already made three strategic Internet marketing technology acquisitions in Sweden on the 1st half of this year. Now as Getupdated focuses on its international expansion, OptiWORDS serves as a ground base to continue expansion in Europe and soon the United States with the acquisition of eTrafficJams.

“A fusion with Getupdated means that we can offer a diverse portfolio within Internet Marketing to our clients in France”. “As the French market grows it is quite important to offer our market different possibilities within the Internet Marketing field”- said Cedric Menard CEO for OptiWORDS.

Internet marketing grows between 30 to 40% per year in France; this makes the market conditions favorable for quick growth and good profits”. As Getupdated has a diverse rich product line offering, OptiWORDS existing client can benefit of our added value” said Mattias Kaneteg CEO for Getupdated AB.

For more information please contact:
Eric Forsner, CEO Eastpoint AB
+46 70-601 65 18, eric.forsner@eastpoint.se

Mattias Kaneteg, CEO Getupdated AB
+46 735-111 444, mattias.kaneteg@getupdated.se

Cédric Ménard, CEO OptiWORDS AB
+33 170 901 139 cedric.menard@optiwords.com



About Eastpoint:
Eastpoints mission is to help companies develop their businesses on the Internet. We help over 60 000 clients with:

  • Addmind IT-solutions AB; Intranet, Websites, Portals and E-commerce
  • Crystone AB; web hosting, co-location, dedicated servers and domain names
  • Getupdated AB; is the largest Search Engine Marketing Company in Sweden.
    Products: Internet marketing, Search Engine Optimization, through Search Engine Marketing, Pay Per Click, Banner Advertisement, Pay Per Action and Affiliate Marketing

Eastpoint group has 146 employees in our Stockholm (Årsta), Norrkping,
Borås, Malm, Kristiansad, Trondheim, Oslo, Miami and London. Eastpoint is listed in the Swedish NGM Stock Market (Initials EAST B)
www.eastpoint.eu

Monday, May 21, 2007

Eastpoint Getupdated- launches new product SEO-Pay per Action

Eastpoint AB (publ) daugher company Getupdated AB launches a new product within SEO (Search Engine Optimization). The product is call SEO PPA; Search Engine Optimization Pay Per Action. Getupdated is the first company in Sweden with this revolutionary product.

SEO PPA will be done in two parts; the first is traditional search engine optimization of 5 to 10 keywords for example in Google, Yahoo or MSN. The other half is that Getupdated via Affiliators system measures purchasing on real time. This means that Getupdated clients will only pay for the money or action it generates.

Since the acquisition of MIG Group, Getupdated is the leader when it comes to having Swedens most qualified SEO team, by adding the acquisition of Affiliator and their system, the results are the adaptability which forms the missing link which makes the Swedish market have this unique product.

The development of PPA has clearly matured within markets like England and USA. As the advertisement market has matured and become more knowledgeable in Sweden, also has the demand for newer and more innovative ways of marketing. CEOs, marketing directors and advertisers have a higher demand for this way of result driven advertisement. The trend is companies are no longer happy with simply advertising without being able to measure the results of their advertisement money.

We have yet to see all the other large affiliate networks for example Tradedoubler, Advertising and Zanox provide this exceptional service. Likelihood for that is that they dont provide Search Engine Optimization as a service.

The product has been in full operation within Getupdated sister company Crystone and the results have been better then expected.

Through PPA, Internet marketing takes the final step towards a company being able to directly connect with advertisement cost and sales revenue. We calculate that our PPA solution will speed up the market shift of money from traditional advertisement towards the new era of Internet Advertisement

With SEO PPA we can take active participation in all the countries we have entered. Within a short time of Affiliators acquisition we have created the margins towards cost development to push forward this revolutionary product, said Mattias Kaneteg CEO for Getupdated and founder of Eastpoint.

For more information please contact:
Eric Forsner, CEO Eastpoint AB
+46 70-601 65 18, eric.forsner@eastpoint.se

Mattias Kaneteg, CEO Getupdated AB
+46 735-111 444, mattias.kaneteg@getupdated.se

About Eastpoint:
Eastpoints mission is to help companies develop their businesses on the Internet. We help over 60 000 clients with:

  • Addmind IT-solutions AB; Intranet, Websites, Portals and E-commerce
  • Crystone AB; web hosting, co-location, dedicated servers and domain names
  • Getupdated AB; is the largest Search Engine Marketing Company in Sweden.
    Products: Internet marketing, Search Engine Optimization, through Search Engine Marketing, Pay Per Click, Banner Advertisement, Pay Per Action and Affiliate Marketing

Eastpoint group has 146 employees in our Stockholm (Årsta), Norrkping,
Borås, Malm, Kristiansad, Trondheim, Oslo, Miami and London. Eastpoint is listed in the Swedish NGM Stock Market (Initials EAST B)
www.eastpoint.eu

Friday, April 27, 2007

Getupdated to buy USA SEO company eTrafficJams

Eastpoint (Getupdated) Signs Letter of Intent to Buy USA Search Engine Optimization Company eTrafficJams

Stockholm/Florida April 27 — EASTPOINT (public) daughter company GETUPDATED headquarter in Stockholm Sweden said Thursday that it had agreed to buy eTrafficJams, a renowned USA Florida based Search Engine Optimization company that helps websites with Internet marketing, as EASTPOINT (GETUPDATED) tries to grab a bigger share of the booming global market in Internet Advertisement.

The deal would be EASTPOINT (GETUPDATED) first major acquisition in the United States with plans of continuing expansion. “If you want to get a good hold on the USA Search Optimization sector, eTrafficJams is one of the best bet,” said Mattias Kaneteg CEO for Getupdated.

Internet advertisement grows faster then 25 percent per year, according to media sources. Eastpoint (public) is a healthy growing stock and for the last year has had reputation for quality acquisitions within the Internet Marketing field. Getupdated which is owned by Eastpoint (public trade name: EAST B) and with a fascinating growth of 437% on the first quarter, already owns Media Analys, MIG Group, Affiliator (selected top 10 Internet company in Sweden) and RYCE Media which are renowned Search Engine/ Internet Marketing companies in the Nordics.

eTrafficJams’s main business model is Search Engine Optimization based on Pay for Performance; this means that clients only pay a monthly fee for top 10 organic search engine rankings. The company operates out of Florida State but with Getupdated its potential reach will be expand through all of the United States and Europe. EASTPOINT (GETUPDATED) hopes to boost its Internet advertising presence in USA after it has open in UK and Norway.

“Eastpoint Getupdated is a great fit for our organization – we can compliment our existing range of services with their actual offering” said Michael Pedone CEO of eTrafficJams.


For further information, please contact:

Eric Forsner, CEO Eastpoint AB
+46 070-601 65 18, eric.forsner@eastpoint.se

Mattias Kaneteg, CEO Getupdated
+46 0735-111 444, mattias@eastpoint.se

About Eastpoint:
Eastpoint’s mission is to help companies develop their businesses on the Internet. We help over 60 000 clients with:

Addmind IT-solutions AB; Intranet, Websites, Portals and E-commerce..
Crystone AB; web hosting, co-location, dedicated servers and domain names
Getupdated AB; Internetmarketing Search Engine Optimization, through Search Engine Marketing, Banner Network and Affiliate Marketing.

Eastpoint group has 146 employees in our Stockholm (Årsta), Norrköping, Borås, Malmö, Kristiansad, Trondheim, Oslo, Miami and London Eastpoint is enlisted in the Swedish NGM Stock Market (Initials EAST B). www.eastpoint.eu

Tuesday, March 6, 2007

Eastpoint (SEO)opens in UK (Getupdated)

Eastpoint daughter company Getupdated opens in England

NGM:EAST B

Eastpoint AB (publ) daughter company Getupdated opens with full range in the English market through its opening of a sales office in London. The company full product range will be the same as the Swedish offering with affiliate marketing, banner network, sponsored links and Search Engine Optimization (SEO). Business activity will commence the 1st of April and operations will take full course around the 1st of May, 2007.

Offices will be located in Covent Garden in Central London. The position has been essential for the possibility of recruiting people with education within the Internet Marketing branch and high merits. The selected Sales Director will also embark in the role of a salesman; and there will be a total of 8 people which will commence from the start. For reassure maximum cost effectives and safeguard large scale advantages we move technicians from Sweden

-Internet Marketing grows at a rate of 25-40% in England. We have high hopes with this market and we are counting on a higher organic growth then currently. We are searching for suitable candidates so that we can grow even faster said Mattias Kaneteg CEO for Getupdated AB.