Cookie Consent Consultants & Services

Protect user choice and keep digital measurement useful. We design consent around your privacy requirements while preserving the signals analytics and media teams need.

Our multidisciplinary team includes experts in cookie consent management, compliance and privacy, technical tag Implementation, and project management. This allows us to confidently guide and support your organization as it navigates an evolving privacy landscape.

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The global average cost of a single data breach now sits at $4.99 million, a record high and a 12% rise on last year. It rises to an average of $10.22 million for companies in the US.

Privacy-first measurement that stays useful

Cookie consent compliance audit & resolution

Proactively manage cookie compliance with a comprehensive consent management audit, issue resolution, and ongoing maintenance. Stay ahead of evolving privacy regulations and clearly demonstrate your commitment to respecting user consent choices.

Privacy-first cookieless measurement

Cookie consent, server-side tagging (sGTM), Consent Mode, and Conversion APIs (CAPI) are standard practice here - implemented, monitored, and kept compliant as the rules change.

The right level of support for your team

From one-off cookie consent and privacy audits to fully managed services, we design and implement the ideal cookie consent management strategy for your business. Let’s discuss your specific needs.

Cookie Consent Management Consulting

From one-off audits to resolution, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and actively managed service.

Audit & Risk Assessment

Cookie Consent Audit (CMP)

We meticulously audit the leading CMPs, including OneTrust, Cookiebot, TrustArc, and others. Our audits encompass scanning, categorization, validation, and legal compliance for risk analysis, providing a clear roadmap to achieving and maintaining compliance. Our comprehensive cookie diagnostics outline your risks, requirements, and recommended actions to ensure full compliance with analytics and advertising cookie regulations.

DELIVERABLE

Audit report + risk assessment

Tag Management Audits

Google Tag Manager is a powerful solution for streamlining tag management - and, by extension, cookie consent - while also unlocking the latest innovations in measurement technology. Our cookie audits include a comprehensive tag management audit to assess your data collection and consent processes, and to identify the specific actions required to streamline cookie management and enhance overall measurement.

DELIVERABLE

CMP + Tag Manager integration & execution audit

Measurement Durability

As privacy landscapes change, strategies must also adapt to optimize analytics and media measurement while respecting user privacy choices and complying with regulations. Solutions like Google’s Consent Mode enhance your ability to gather valuable insights, even from users who choose to opt out of cookie tracking. Evaluating the impact and potential benefits is essential for a sustainable and future-proof measurement strategy.

DELIVERABLE

Measurement durability impact assessment

Strategy & Implementation

Cookie Consent Strategy & Design

We partner with your organization and privacy team to understand your unique needs and compliance objectives at both local and international levels. Through close collaboration and knowledge sharing, we tailor a practical, compliant cookie-consent solution that aligns with your risk profile, regulatory requirements, and marketing goals.

DELIVERABLE

Compliance strategy + prioritization roadmap

Cookie Consent Platform (CMP) Implementation

From strategy through to seamless implementation, we manage the technical integration for you. We’ll tailor your cookie-consent platform (banner design, localization and execution logic), integrate it with your tag management systems, and work alongside your IT team to deliver a hassle-free, compliant, and scalable solution. We also provide an ongoing, fully managed SLA service post-launch.

DELIVERABLE

Tag Manager & CMP integration & alignment

Governance, SOP & Training

We equip your team to maintain long-term cookie consent compliance. Our SOPs, detailed process documentation and diagrams, governance support, training and managed services give you the tools and partnership needed for sustained success. Stay in control of your cookie consent program as privacy frameworks and technologies continue to evolve.

DELIVERABLE

Standard operating procedure and governance

Optimization & Management

Advanced Consent Mode

Adapt to evolving privacy requirements and optimize your campaigns with Consent Mode. This innovative approach respects user privacy while modeling data to address the measurement gaps created by cookie opt-outs. Recover lost conversions, gain more accurate insights, and future-proof your measurement strategy. Consent Mode now carries a material share of what your measurement can report.

DELIVERABLE

Cookieless measurement for analytics & media

Enhanced Conversions

Privacy changes and browser updates are steadily eroding third-party cookie data. Adapt to these shifts and improve both measurement accuracy and performance marketing outcomes with Enhanced Conversions. Google reports a ~5% median uplift in Search conversion reporting from Enhanced Conversions alone. Contact us to explore the best solution for your business.

DELIVERABLE

Measurement durability using first-party data

Monitoring & Managed Service SLAs

Ensure ongoing compliance with cookie consent requirements and protect your measurement with our enterprise-grade cookie consent and tag monitoring managed service. Backed by experienced privacy technologists and proprietary solutions, we safeguard your data and advertising investment from unexpected pixel failures or cookie consent conflicts - delivering proactive peace of mind through a fully managed service.

DELIVERABLE

Fully managed service & enterprise SLA

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A fractional data team turns expertise into ongoing capability.

Privacy technologists managing consent, compliance, and durable measurement as regulations shift, embedded within a full data team from collection to activation.

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