Before I began working in PPC my favorite cookie was chocolate chip. Although I still find them incredibly delicious, these cookies don't provide the insight of my new favorite type: the Google Analytics cookie. Analytics uses cookies to define user sessions, and provide invaluable information about people who visit your site. Attachmedia has created an infographic that … [Read more...] about Google Analytics Cookie Infographic
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Real-Time Reports Now Available in Google Analytics
Google Analytics has been hitting the books hard lately! They’ve been making interface changes (and they aren’t done yet), as well as integrating new features in to the most recent version of the Analytics dashboard. All of those changes have somehow made your Analytics life easier when it comes to viewing data about what has been happening on your site, however today’s update … [Read more...] about Real-Time Reports Now Available in Google Analytics
Google Analytics Now Accessible By Multiple AdWords Accounts
Much to the delight of many PPC account managers, Google recently released a new version of Analytics in beta and they’ve been publishing a series of posts outlining the newest features, additions and changes on their Analytics blog to inform users of exactly what the changes are. So far, we’ve heard about changes in custom reports and multi-channel funnels (check out Bethany’s … [Read more...] about Google Analytics Now Accessible By Multiple AdWords Accounts
Google Analytics Changing How Sessions Are Defined
Google announced that they will be changing the definition of a session in Google Analytics. Currently, a session is ended when one of the following actions occur: It’s the end of a day. The visitor has closed their browser window. It’s been longer than 30 minutes between pageviews for a single visitor. With the changes happening in Analytics, the first and last bullet up … [Read more...] about Google Analytics Changing How Sessions Are Defined
“The Fat-Free Guide to Google Analytics” – A Review
Using Google Analytics can be very intimidating if you’re just starting out with the program. There’s just…a lot of data. As Ian Lurie, CEO of Portent Interactive, points out in his newest eBook, The Fat-Free Guide to Google Analytics: Using Google Analytics for Business Analytics, the problem is that many people take the wrong approach to the data: “people often let the … [Read more...] about “The Fat-Free Guide to Google Analytics” – A Review
Google Analytics Releases Limited Webmaster Tools Pilot
Google announced today that after an outpouring of requests, Webmaster Tools data will finally be reachable through Google Analytics. Though this change is currently in limited pilot stages, you can sign up for the opportunity to take part in the integration. According to Google’s statement, this addition to Analytics will be in the form of reports containing Google search … [Read more...] about Google Analytics Releases Limited Webmaster Tools Pilot
Creating Custom Reports in Google Analytics
Google Analytics is an extremely valuable tool in analyzing the performance of your website, whether you are focusing on paid or organic traffic. The first time you log in to Analytics though can be quite overwhelming. I was just getting comfortable with creating custom reports in the old version of analytics when Google released the updated version in April. I finally worked … [Read more...] about Creating Custom Reports in Google Analytics
Google Analytics Intelligence: An Invaluable Tool
Custom Alerts in AdWords are helpful. At the campaign or ad group level, you can create a custom alert. For instance, you can be notified when your average CPC for all or certain ad groups within a campaign shoots too high over goal. You can tell Google to check it weekly or daily and you can be notified via email. But, in my opinion, creating custom alerts in Google Analytics … [Read more...] about Google Analytics Intelligence: An Invaluable Tool
News Update: Google Analytics Adds Multi-Channel Funnels
Currently only in limited beta release, Google Analytics has added a new feature, Multi-Channel Funnels, to aid advertisers in their marketing efforts. As reported by Google, the main function of Multi-Channel Funnels is to be able to see all the “players” who “assisted” in a tracked and completed conversion. Typically speaking, the last ad clicked gets all the credit for … [Read more...] about News Update: Google Analytics Adds Multi-Channel Funnels
Our Guide To Google Analytics IQ Testing: Regular Expression (Regex) Character Guide
Alas, the fourth and final installment of the Analytics test series: the regular expression portion. While the Google Analytics test might seem daunting, with a little studying, it really isn’t bad at all. Yesterday, Jessica covered event tracking. Previously Erin covered e-commerce tracking and Steve the different types of Google Analytics cookies and how they are each used … [Read more...] about Our Guide To Google Analytics IQ Testing: Regular Expression (Regex) Character Guide
Our Guide To Google Analytics IQ Testing: Event Tracking & Virtual Pageviews
This is the third in our series of collaborative PPC Hero/SEO Boy series which aims to coves the most important aspects of the IQ Test and prepare you to earn a high score. Steve started us off with Cookies in Google Analytics and Erin continued with Google Analytics Ecommerce Tracking. Why should we care about event tracking? Because. Event tracking can give you lots of … [Read more...] about Our Guide To Google Analytics IQ Testing: Event Tracking & Virtual Pageviews
Our Guide to Google Analytics IQ Testing: E-commerce Tracking
This is the second installment of a collaborative series between PPC Hero and SEO Boy to help readers prepare for the Google Analytics Individual Qualification (IQ) Test. This series covers the most important aspects of the IQ Test and will prepare you to earn a high score. While the Google Analytics test might seem daunting, I am here to say it isn’t nearly as difficult as … [Read more...] about Our Guide to Google Analytics IQ Testing: E-commerce Tracking
