Marketers can now redact client-side text and exclude Google data signals from reports and explorations. Nicola Agius on October 6, 2023 Google Analytics 4 has rolled out two new features to help improve data security and reporting accuracy. The new capabilities, which are available in GA4 now, enable marketers to redact client-side text and exclude Google data … Continue reading New GA4 features improve security and report accuracy
Category Archives: Google Analytics
Separating fact from fiction: How real are the problems with GA4?
Russ Ketchum, product director of Google Analytics, addresses some of the complaints about GA4 and looks at what changes are coming. Constantine von Hoffman on September 25, 2023 There are a lot of complaints about Google Analytics 4 (GA4). Some of these — the UI, for example — are based on users’ experience. Others are … Continue reading Separating fact from fiction: How real are the problems with GA4?
Google apologizes for GA4 data migration confusion
The changes will impact anyone who did not manually opt out of automatically created GA4 properties. Nicola Agius on September 18, 2023 Google Ads has apologized for causing confusion with a recent account update. Advertisers were caught off guard when the platform started automatically migrating configurations from Universal Analytics to Google Analytics 4. While these … Continue reading Google apologizes for GA4 data migration confusion
Google is rolling out Topics-based tracking for Chrome
Google’s Enhanced Ad Privacy tech lets websites serve ads based on your browser history – unless you manually disable it. Nicola Agius on September 8, 2023 Google has slowly been rolling out its Enhanced Ad Privacy functionality in Chrome. This technology allows websites to serve ads based on your browser history — unless you manually … Continue reading Google is rolling out Topics-based tracking for Chrome
Universal Analytics still processing data two months after ‘sunset’
UA accounts that are still processing data could be retired at any time, so Google still strongly advises only using GA4. Nicola Agius on September 5, 2023 Google had warned that everyone would be forced to migrate over to Google Analytics 4 by July 1 or else they would lose the ability to track the performance of … Continue reading Universal Analytics still processing data two months after ‘sunset’
GA4 is still stressing out marketers: Here’s why
Despite a year’s notice, a lot of companies put off the GA4 migration until the last minute. Now they’re trying to understand how to use it. Constantine von Hoffman on August 30, 2023 Having a tough time with the transition from Universal Analytics (UA) to Google Analytics 4 (GA4)? You’re not alone, says Alex Lirtsman, … Continue reading GA4 is still stressing out marketers: Here’s why
How to use the UA 360 features available in GA4
Russ Ketchum, product director of Google Analytics, talks about the UA 360 which are now in Google Analytics 4. Constantine von Hoffman on August 25, 2023 This is the second part of a three-part series of conversations about Google Analytics 4 (GA4) with Russ Ketchum, product director of Google Analytics. In the first part, we … Continue reading How to use the UA 360 features available in GA4
How to create UA reports in GA4
Russ Ketchum, product director of Google Analytics, talks to us about how to create Universal Analytics-like reports in Google Analytics 4. Constantine von Hoffman on August 14, 2023 While many of us miss Universal Analytics (UA), the fact is it’s gone and it isn’t coming back. So, how do we get UA-like findings out of … Continue reading How to create UA reports in GA4
8 Google Analytics Features Enhance App Measurement, Performance
8 Google Analytics Features Enhance App Measurement, Performance by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, August 3, 2023 Google Analytics 4 has unveiled eight features to improve app campaign measurement and performance, giving marketers through artificial intelligence (AI) a better understanding of how users behave across the web and apps. Gameberry Labs, a game developer based … Continue reading 8 Google Analytics Features Enhance App Measurement, Performance
Universal Analytics is still functional for most users
Almost two weeks after the supposed sunset of UA, the sky is still glowing red. Nicola Agius on July 11, 2023 Despite warning advertisers that the tool would be replaced by Google Analytics 4 on July 1, UA is still processing data as usual for most people. Why we care. Marketers were reluctant to make the … Continue reading Universal Analytics is still functional for most users