Donna asked in Analytics for Marketers: “if a page has a high bounce or exit rate, how do you determine the cause of that and fix it?” There’s a lot to unpack here. First, let’s talk about page intent. Page Intent and Bounce Rate What’s the intent of the page in question? If it’s an
One of the more opaque things about Google Analytics is understanding how the software processes various types of tracking codes. If we don’t know how Google Analytics interprets the different kinds of tracking that it uses for attribution, then we may not be able to explain changes in our analytics data. The Importance of Good
One of the most powerful tools at our disposal for demystifying complex subjects is the analogy. When we work with analogies, from simple comparisons to skeuomorphic design (digital designs that mimic real world objects), we help people learn faster, retain information better and longer, and reduce confusion. So, why don’t we use these tools more
At the recent Google Marketing Platform’s Google Marketing Livestream virtual event, Google previewed a bunch of changes coming to the platform as a whole, but some of the features that most stood out were: Customer Match: the ability to encrypt and upload your customer data lists for ad targeting purposes – will be open to
Here’s a content marketing question to start your thinking: what would you assume the relationship is between average time on page and word count? I would assume there would be a linear relationship, right? More words on a page means more time to read, so there should be a linear relationship between these two variables.
Guilherme asks, “In the acquisition report, when it’s on the user tab, it’s listing the channel that the those users came through on: A – their first visit ever B – their first visit within the selected timeframe C – the last visit ever D – the last visit within the selected timeframe E –
Guilherme asks, "Can I ask you something about platform type? I ran facebook ads to my website, shouldn’t my traffic be split between the 3 types fo platform (web, android and ios)? I only got Web…" There’s a bit of a mixup here. Let’s dig into some of the nomenclature of Google Analytics 4 to
Karalyn asks, “In a situation where the marketing tweet did not have a higher engagement rate, but did have a higher impact, how do you show that community value to a client?” Community value is measured over the long-term, which means first educating the client on the value of a community. The day you plant
Onurcan asks, “I would like to kindly ask a question about that I’m tracking that one of the mobile native app android version in Google Analytics. Why is Screen Resolution show as (not set) in my Google Analytics reports?” This one’s straightforward, and it’s likely due to your implementation of GA for mobile apps. You’re
Josh asks, “In GA4, how do we properly understand the paradigm shift when it comes to filters? In the past, we could provide access to data across numerous groups just by setting up a filtered and customized view for users – but that looks like it has all gone away in favor of data streams.”
