UPDATE January 20, 2015: All new Google Analytics accounts can now only use Universal Analytics, which is now the officially supported version of Google Analytics. The classic “Google Analytics” referred to in this post is no longer recommended. See Web Analytics Tips for 2015 for more information. Universal Analytics is the new …
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Content Marketing Measurement
On Monday evening the second meetup of contentgourmets took place at Kafi Schoffel. While enjoying tasty tapas we talked about content marketing measurement. There are several different approaches to measure content marketing. Basic measurement frameworks measure the performance and the impact of content marketing in sales, lead generation and retention rates. Beside that the …
An Introduction to Universal Analytics
Universal Analytics is the latest version of Google’s analytics code, that introduces new features compared to Google Analytics and redefines the way data is tracked. The main changes are: New data collection methods: The old tracking code ga.js of Google Analytics is replaced by the new analytics.js tracking code of …
Google Analytics Sampling Limitations and How to Overcome Them
Google Analytics works fine for small and medium-sized websites, but for accounts with big data volumes Google uses sampling to make the data processing faster. The default Google Analytics reports are always unsampled. Sampling takes effect when a custom filter, advanced segment or secondary dimension is used, or a custom …
How to create auto-updated Google Analytics reports in Google Docs – Part 2
Update 25.6.2015: The process of creating Google Analytics reports in Google Sheets is now much more user-friendly, thanks to the official Google Analytics Add-on. Check out our updated tutorial. In the first part of this post, we discussed how to configure Google Docs and connect it with a Google Analytics account. In the …
How to create auto-updated Google Analytics reports in Google Docs – Part 1
Update 25.6.2015: The process of creating Google Analytics reports in Google Sheets is now much more user-friendly, thanks to the official Google Analytics Add-on. Check out our updated tutorial. As web analytics are becoming more and more important for many companies, the daily workload of analysts is increasing. Many times the …
Goal Creation in Google Analytics Is Now Much Easier
Goal creation is probably the most important step during the setup of Google Analytics. Goals measure the relevant KPIs and the real efficiency of the website as well as the value of the different marketing channels. It does not have to be an e-commerce website – even for non-transactional websites …
How to integrate your YouTube One brand channel with Google Analytics
Last March, YouTube made its new designed, called YouTube One available to everyone. The new features are a new layout that works perfect on every type of screen and the ability to create customized lists of videos and present your content in a unique way. So, can you think …