GA4 gives a clearer view of how channels shape discovery and intent across complex user paths – revealing value that last-click reporting misses. Dan Taylor on December 11, 2025 Many teams still judge channel performance based on last-click results. That once made sense in a simpler search world where users moved quickly from query … Continue reading GA4’s Advertising Snapshot shows why last-click attribution no longer fits AI-led journeys
AI browsers disrupt how GA4 records referral data, obscuring traffic sources and discovery patterns. Find out how to track them accurately. Dan Taylor on November 4, 2025 As AI-powered browsers Perplexity Comet and ChatGPT Atlas reshape how users discover and interact with content, their influence is beginning to surface in web analytics. Understanding how … Continue reading How GA4 records traffic from Perplexity Comet and ChatGPT Atlas
How to set up GA4 cross-domain tracking for global and multi-brand sites Fragmented sessions distort insights. GA4 cross-domain tracking unifies data across brands and regions so marketers, analysts and leaders see the full journey. October 3, 2025 Google Analytics 4 (GA4) is built to unify data across domains, devices and platforms — giving marketers a … Continue reading How to set up GA4 cross-domain tracking for global and multi-brand sites
AI search visits are hiding in your GA4 reports. A dedicated AI channel can reveal its impact on discovery, engagement and conversions — and help optimize for it. Dan Taylor on August 6, 2025 AI is changing how people discover and navigate websites. Visitors arrive from chatbots, generative answer boxes and virtual assistants instead … Continue reading Why it’s time to treat AI referrals as their own channel in GA4
Finally, annotations return to Google Analytics. Use them to capture business context, align teams and speed up your analysis. Dan Taylor on July 11, 2025 After waves of user requests, annotations are finally back in Google Analytics and GA4’s version is more useful than ever. Whether you manage analytics for a brand, agency or … Continue reading How to use GA4 annotations to add context and clarity to your analytics
Google Analytics 4 is evolving beyond web analytics into an AI-powered tool for measuring the entire customer journey and improving data quality. Constantine von Hoffman on July 7, 2025 Google Analytics 4 (GA4) made a lot of headlines when it replaced Universal Analytics two years ago. Marketers, upset about losing a familiar tool, moaned … Continue reading What’s new and what’s next in GA4
Google Analytics 4 events let you zoom in on the actions that move the needle for your business. Here’s how. Dan Taylor on April 4, 2025 Compared to Universal Analytics (UA), Google Analytics 4 (GA4) offers a more flexible, event-focused approach to tracking user behavior and greater granularity. Events can be compared to individual … Continue reading How to use GA4 events to track and measure your KPIs
Why Many Experts Hate Google Tag Manager (But Should They?) Victor Gonzalez Feb 6, 2025 Google Tag Manager (GTM) is supposed to make life easier. It promises a world where marketers and developers can manage tracking codes effortlessly, without constantly tweaking website code. Yet, despite its convenience, many experts hate GTM. Why? … Continue reading Why Many Experts Hate Google Tag Manager (But Should They?)
GA4 sessions work differently than in Universal Analytics. Learn the key differences and how session tracking affects attribution. Dan Taylor on March 7, 2025 Understanding how Google Analytics 4 (GA4) tracks sessions is key to making sense of your website data. GA4 tracks sessions differently than Universal Analytics, affecting your reports and insights. Let’s explore … Continue reading How to understand sessions in GA4
Optimize your GA4 data by tackling unassigned traffic. Learn the causes, solutions and actionable steps to improve traffic attribution. Dan Taylor on February 4, 2025 Unassigned traffic in Google Analytics 4 (GA4) can leave marketers scratching their heads, wondering where these visits are coming from. Here’s why it happens and how you can resolve … Continue reading How to resolve unassigned traffic in GA4
