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Understanding Cross Device Measurement and the User-ID

Posted: April 10, 2014 18 Comments

The User-ID value must originate from your systems. It must eventually appear in the tracking code on your site or in your app. The User-ID will then be sent to Google Analytics with each data hit.

One of the fundamental new features of Universal Analytics is user-centric measurement. This includes measurement across multiple devices – computers, smart phones, tablets, kiosks, etc. But this change introduces a number of new challenges for analysts and marketers. In order to do cross device measurement you need to understand some of the challenges and limitation. […]

Filed Under: About Google Analytics, Universal Analytics Tagged With: configuration, cross device, universal analytics, user centric

Universal Analytics: Now out of beta!

Posted: April 2, 2014 30 Comments

The User-ID feature let's you measure the user journey across multiple devices - and even in stores.

We’ve been talking about Universal Analytics for a long time – over a year. In that time Universal has always been in beta because it was not 100% compatible with the existing version of GA. Sure, various parts of the Universal platform have rolled out, like the Measurement Protocol and Dimension Widening, but we were […]

Filed Under: About Google Analytics, Universal Analytics

Hits, Sessions & Users: Understanding Digital Analytics Data

Posted: February 5, 2014 11 Comments

Digital analytics data is organized into a hierarchy of hits, sessions and users.

We talk about data every day – sessions, visits, conversions, pages, hits, etc. etc. etc. But sometimes we fail to understand how all of these metrics fit together and where they come from. Let’s take a look at how digital analytics tools organize data. All digital analytics data is organized into a general hierarchy of […]

Filed Under: About Google Analytics Tagged With: Data, digital analytics data, digital analytics data hierarchy, unique visitors, users

5 Google Analytics Updates that You Should Know About

Posted: October 7, 2013 23 Comments

Last week at the 2013 Google Analytics summit there were 15 new features discussed. That’s a lot! Many people have asked me what I think are the most important announcements so I thought I would write a quick post. Personally, I love all of the new features. But here are five things that I think […]

Filed Under: About Google Analytics Tagged With: About Google Analytics

Analytics Academy: A new way to learn about digital analytics

Posted: October 1, 2013 46 Comments

Each Analytics Academy lesson consists of a video and assessment.

Looking to learn more about digital analytics and Google Analytics? Trying to stay up to date on the most recent advancements in the digital measurement industry? Then check out a course at Analytics Academy, the new learning platform from Google Analytics. The first course, Digital Analytics Fundamentals, will begin on October 8, 2013. You can […]

Filed Under: About Google Analytics, Tips Tagged With: analytics academy, education, learn digital analytics, learn google analytics

How Universal Analytics will Drive Strategic Marketing

Posted: July 2, 2013 33 Comments

Universal Analytics: The next generation of Google Analytics

There’s more and more buzz growing around the next generation of Google Analytics, Universal Analytics. As it slowly rolls out, more and more people are talking about some really interesting applications. I thought I would take a moment to write another piece, grounded in a bit of reality, about how Universal Analytics is an analytics […]

Filed Under: About Google Analytics, Universal Analytics Tagged With: strategy, universal analytics

2012 Google Analytics Summit Recap

Posted: November 1, 2012 20 Comments

2012 Google Analytics Summit

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 […]

Filed Under: About Google Analytics Tagged With: announcements, GACP, google-analytics, Partners, Summit

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