by Christopher S Penn | Jun 13, 2018 | Google, analytics, Google Analytics, Google Data Studio, Marketing, Marketing Technology, Metrics
Glen asks, “What’s the best way to use Google Data Studio for marketing reporting?” While I appreciate the sentiment, there is no one best way. Rather, there are ways to think about setting up Google Data Studio that help you get the answers you want...
by Christopher S Penn | May 23, 2018 | analytics, Google, Google Analytics, IBM, Marketing, Marketing Technology, Metrics, Watson
Josh asks, “I work at a company that doesn’t sell direct to customers. We sell to distributors who sell to big box stores who sell to the customer. How do I set up goals in Google Analytics?” Terrific question – and a challenging one. This is similar to setting...
by Christopher S Penn | May 17, 2018 | analytics, Data Science, Google, Google Analytics, Marketing, Marketing Technology, Metrics
Rob asks, “Our analytics dashboards are filled with data but people have complained that they’re not helpful or useful. What can I do to fix this?” Great question and a very common problem. One of the chief issues with analytics is that we just back up the truck and...
by Christopher S Penn | Apr 30, 2018 | analytics, Google, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Marketing, Marketing Technology
Charles asks, “Is there ever a reason to use Google Analytics tracking codes separate from Google Tag Manager, or should they always be together?” Google Tag Manager should always be the way we deliver Google Analytics, without exception. For a brief...
by Christopher S Penn | Mar 29, 2018 | analytics, Google, Marketing, Marketing automation, Marketing Technology, Metrics
Sandie asks, “How can I prove that marketing is impacting our bottom line?” This is probably the most important question for the average marketer to answer. It’s literally the difference between keeping our jobs and being asked to either improve or leave. Today, we’ll...
by Christopher S Penn | Mar 1, 2018 | analytics, Google, Marketing, Marketing Technology, Video
Recently I had the opportunity and privilege to address the corporate marketers community with MarketingProfs in an Ask-Me-Anything forum. We spent an hour together tackling every manner of marketing question; by the end of the hour, we still had 50% of the questions...