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ADVANCED GOOGLE ANALYTICS WITH
Andy Crestodina
Part 1
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source: Orbit Media
94.6%of top marketing sites use
Google Analytics
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source: Orbit Media
25%of Orbit clients
have Analytics set up properly
source: Social Media Today
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How Google Analytics Works
Javascript and Cookies
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How Google Analytics works
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How Google Analytics works
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How Google Analytics works
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How Google Analytics works
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How Google Analytics works
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1. No cookie? No data
2. JavaScript disabled? No data
3. Time on page? Or time on tab?
4. Same device, different user
5. Same user, different device / browser
When it doesn’t work
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Basic issues with GA
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First Touch Deep Dive Purchase Purchase Loyalty
This can be a problem...
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First Touch Deep Dive Purchase Purchase Loyalty
This can be a problem...
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URL problems...
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URL problems...
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URL problems...
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URL problems...
Advanced Google Analytics with Andy Crestodina - Part 1
Advanced Google Analytics with Andy Crestodina - Part 1
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The click doesn’t count!
Carousel / slideshow advancing
Anchor/jump links
Rollover content
Dropdowns expanding
Offsite links / social media buttons
Social sharing buttons
Video plays
Livechat interactions
Embedded map interactions
Tabs
Filters
Scrolling
Comment / review submission
Mailto: links
PDF, PPT, Word downloads
Lightbox interactions
GA Jargon
Visitors are “Users”
Visits are “Sessions”
Analytics vs analytics
Filter out traffic from yourself
...you are not your target audience
How accurate is this data?
How accurate is this data?
Advanced Google Analytics with Andy Crestodina - Part 1
Advanced Google Analytics with Andy Crestodina - Part 1
Advanced Google Analytics with Andy Crestodina - Part 1
Advanced Google Analytics with Andy Crestodina - Part 1
Advanced Google Analytics with Andy Crestodina - Part 1
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Exclude traffic from robots
...because they never convert
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Are there robots in my Analytics?
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These referring sites look strange...
How to exclude
traffic from robots
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Setting up goals
...because GA doesn’t know
what success looks like.
1. Leads
2. Subscribers
3. Ecommerce Customers
4. Event Registrants
5. Donors
5 types of conversions...
Advanced Google Analytics with Andy Crestodina - Part 1
Advanced Google Analytics with Andy Crestodina - Part 1
Thank you messages
...not good for Analytics
Advanced Google Analytics with Andy Crestodina - Part 1
Email links
...not good for Analytics
Advanced Google Analytics with Andy Crestodina - Part 1
Advanced Google Analytics with Andy Crestodina - Part 1
Forms / thank you pages
...perfect for Analytics
Thank you!
Forms / thank you pages
...perfect for Analytics
Thank you!
Good Bye.
Subscribers from ‘Thank You’ page
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What about event tracking?
That’ll work, right?
Remember those
“non-pageview”
interactions?
...they are trackable
Advanced Google Analytics with Andy Crestodina - Part 1
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source: Orbit Media
41.4%of top marketing sites use
Google Tag Manager
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...so let’s use thank you pages
...because that was kinda rough.
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1. They see a Thank You page (additional messaging)
2. They get an auto-response email
3. Sends an email notification to you
4. Saves to database or CRM
5. Records as a conversion in Analytics
5 Things that happen when visitors submit...
Thank you!
58
Good Bye.
59
Go away.
60
Thank you!
61
Subscribers from ‘Thank You’ page
62
Advanced Google Analytics with Andy Crestodina - Part 1
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Remove every dead end from
your website
Advanced Google Analytics with Andy Crestodina - Part 1
Advanced Google Analytics with Andy Crestodina - Part 1
Advanced Google Analytics with Andy Crestodina - Part 1
Advanced Google Analytics with Andy Crestodina - Part 1
Advanced Google Analytics with Andy Crestodina - Part 1
Advanced Google Analytics with Andy Crestodina - Part 1
The Goals report
The Goals reportThe Goals report
The All Pages report
The All Pages report ...with page values
The Reverse Goal Path report
The Funnel Visualization report
Where you visitors are
coming from
The Channels report ...with conversion rates
The Channels report ...with conversion rates
Social channel conversions!
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1 in 3marketers don’t know
which tactic has the biggest impact
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1. Add “social proof” to your top pages
2. Make sure every page has a call to action
3. Add people and personality
4. Use short, simple forms
5. Answer visitors’ top questions
5 Tips for better conversion rates
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7 Things to add to your testimonials
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Campaign Tracking Code
Where are your email visitors hiding?
Where are my email visitors?
There they are!!
Where are my email visitors?
Advanced Google Analytics with Andy Crestodina - Part 1
Advanced Google Analytics with Andy Crestodina - Part 1
Advanced Google Analytics with Andy Crestodina - Part 1
Advanced Google Analytics with Andy Crestodina - Part 1
Advanced Google Analytics with Andy Crestodina - Part 1
Advanced Google Analytics with Andy Crestodina - Part 1
Advanced Google Analytics with Andy Crestodina - Part 1
Medium
broadest origin of traffic
cpc
Source
Specific (branded) origin of traffic
facebook
Campaign Name
Specific marketing effort
spring_sale
Campaign tracking for a FB ad...
Medium
broadest origin of traffic
email
Source
Specific (branded) origin of traffic
mailchimp
Campaign Name
Specific marketing effort
april_newsletter
Campaign tracking for an email newsletter
Medium
broadest origin of traffic
cpm
Source
Specific (branded) origin of traffic
twitter
Campaign Name
Specific marketing effort
event_registration
Campaign tracking for Twitter campaign
Now we have campaign data!
Advanced Google Analytics with Andy Crestodina - Part 1
Advanced Google Analytics with Andy Crestodina - Part 1
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Never add campaign tracking
code to internal links

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