Digital Analytics for Business
It was a busy week at the 2012 Google Analytics summit. If you’re in the online marketing space you’ve probably heard many of the announcements and some of the features we’ll all see in 2013. Here’s my recap of what’s coming from Google Analytics. Universal Analytics This was the big news. Universal Analytics is the [...]
Google Analytics is introducing a number of new technologies, collectively called Universal Analytics, that will create a better way for businesses to measure their digital world. The cornerstone change in Universal Analytics is that Google Analytics is becoming user or customer centric rather than visit centric. This paradigm, sometimes called customer centricity, more closely aligns [...]
It’s that time again! Time to take your analytics questions (via Google+) and try to provide a useful answer. This edition includes information about: Tracking across an iFrame A bug with the Ad Content secondary dimension Integrating Google Analytics and Google AdSense Ecommerce reporting based on item category/group Please note, if I did not get [...]
Measuring time on a website can be hard. Really hard. Every web analytics tool has issues, and that includes Google Analytics. I’d like to clarify how Google Analytics track time on page and visit length. It’s probably different than you think. Understanding Engagement Hits The key to understanding Google Analytics time calculations is understanding the [...]
Today at the Google Analytics Great User Conference, Phil Mui, product manager for Google Analytics and all around awesome guy, introduced the new version of Google Analytics. This version includes a completely reworked user interface and many, many infrastructure improvements. Before we get into the deals, I should mention that this version is going to [...]
The debate whether Google Analytics is enterprise ready is more or less dead. People have finally figured out that they should use a tool that fits their needs regardless if they have 5 employees or 50,000. If that’s a paid solution fine. If it’s a free solution fine. With that said, I’ve seen the number [...]
Lots of folks have been emailing asking where the heck I’ve been. I’m still here, but the last few months have been jam packed. In addition to starting a new job at WebShare (which is wicked fun!) I’ve co-authored a new book with two smart guys and finished an update to my first book, er, [...]
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