The Google Analytics platform has been changing from a web analytics tool to a user-centric digital measurement tool (we’ve been calling it Universal Analytics). This evolution includes a number of changes to the system and completely new features. But what can you do when you put all of these pieces together? I wanted to write […]
Understanding Cross Device Measurement and the User-ID
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. […]
How Universal Analytics will Drive Strategic Marketing
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 […]
Tracking Ecommerce Transactions with Universal Analytics
We all know that tracking business outcomes, or conversions, is absolutely critical. If you sell a product that means tracking transactions. Let’s walk through tracking ecommerce transactions with Universal Analytics. How Ecommerce Tracking Works In general, Universal Analytics ecommerce tracking functions the same way as the standard Google Analytics ecommerce tracking. Google Analaytics collects the […]
Tracking Websites with Universal Analytics
Universal Analytics is the evolution of Google Analytics. In addition to tracking mobile apps and almost any other device. Let’s tracking websites with Universal Analytics and demystify how the tracking works. Note: if you’re a beginner, and you just want to get started, all you need to know is this: get the Universal Analytics tracking […]
Migrating to Universal Analytics
Universal Analytics is the next generation of Google Analytics. Announced in October, 2012, and previously available in Beta form, it is now rolling out to all new Google Analytics users. Just to be clear, as of March 2013, Universal Analytics is a choice when you create a new web property. You can use the current […]
Nurturing Your Customers & Business with Universal Analytics
Disclaimer: This is a personal post on a personal blog . I’ve been working in the analytics industry as a consultant for a few years and have gotten a feel for some of the challenges that business face. These are my personal ideas and do not reflect those of my employer. Now that all the […]