Informationen zum Autor FERAS ALHLOU is co-founder and Principal Consultant at E-Nor (founded in 2003). He's built an industry-thought-leader organization providing marketing intelligence solutions to some of the world's most recognized brands.SHIRAZ ASIF is co-founder and Vice President of Analytics at E-Nor. He has extensive background in solutions architecture for Web and mobile analytics, report automation, and data analysis.ERIC FETTMAN is a founder of E-Nor Analytics University and an analytics trainer at E-Nor. He seeks to empower his students in digital analytics and optimization as well as all professional endeavors. Klappentext A complete, start-to-finish guide to Google Analytics instrumentation and reportingGoogle Analytics Breakthrough is a much-needed comprehensive resource for the world's most widely adopted analytics tool. Designed to provide a complete, best-practices foundation in measurement strategy, implementation, reporting, and optimization, this book systematically demystifies the broad range of Google Analytics features and configurations. Throughout the end-to-end learning experience, you'll sharpen your core competencies, discover hidden functionality, learn to avoid common pitfalls, and develop next-generation tracking and analysis strategies so you can understand what is helping or hindering your digital performance and begin driving more success.Google Analytics Breakthrough offers practical instruction and expert perspectives on the full range of implementation and reporting skills: Learn how to campaign-tag inbound links to uncover the email, social, PPC, and banner/remarketing traffic hiding as other traffic sources and to confidently measure the ROI of each marketing channel Add event tracking to capture the many important user interactions that Google Analytics does not record by default, such as video plays, PDF downloads, scrolling, and AJAX updates Master Google Tag Manager for greater flexibility and process control in implementation Set up goals and Enhanced Ecommerce tracking to measure performance against organizational KPIs and configure conversion funnels to isolate drop-off Create audience segments that map to your audience constituencies, amplify trends, and help identify optimization opportunities Populate custom dimensions that reflect your organization, your content, and your visitors so Google Analytics can speak your language Gain a more complete view of customer behavior with mobile app and cross-device tracking Incorporate related tools and techniques: third-party data visualization, CRM integration for long-term value and lead qualification, marketing automation, phone conversion tracking, usability, and A/B testing* Improve data storytelling and foster analytics adoption in the enterpriseMillions of organizations have installed Google Analytics, including an estimated 67 percent of Fortune 500 companies, but deficiencies plague most implementations, and inadequate reporting practices continue to hinder meaningful analysis. By following the strategies and techniques in Google Analytics Breakthrough, you can address the gaps in your own still set, transcend the common limitations, and begin using Google Analytics for real competitive advantage.Critical contributions from industry luminaries such as Brian Clifton, Tim Ash, Bryan and Jeffrey Eisenberg, and Jim Sterne - and a foreword by Avinash Kaushik - enhance the learning experience and empower you to drive consistent, real-world improvement through analytics. Zusammenfassung A complete, start-to-finish guide to Google Analytics instrumentation and reporting Google Analytics Breakthrough is a much-needed comprehensive resource for the world's most widely adopted analytics tool. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword xiAcknowledgments xiiiAbout the Author(s) xvAbout the Contributors xviiChapter 1 Introduction 1Why This Book? 1Who Should Read This Book? ...

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FERAS ALHLOU is co-founder and Principal Consultant at E-Nor (founded in 2003). He's built an industry-thought-leader organization providing marketing intelligence solutions to some of the world's most recognized brands. SHIRAZ ASIF is co-founder and Vice President of Analytics at E-Nor. He has extensive background in solutions architecture for Web and mobile analytics, report automation, and data analysis. ERIC FETTMAN is a founder of E-Nor Analytics University and an analytics trainer at E-Nor. He seeks to empower his students in digital analytics and optimization as well as all professional endeavors.

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A complete, start-to-finish guide to Google Analytics instrumentation and reporting Google Analytics Breakthrough is a much-needed comprehensive resource for the world's most widely adopted analytics tool. Designed to provide a complete, best-practices foundation in measurement strategy, implementation, reporting, and optimization, this book systematically demystifies the broad range of Google Analytics features and configurations. Throughout the end-to-end learning experience, you'll sharpen your core competencies, discover hidden functionality, learn to avoid common pitfalls, and develop next-generation tracking and analysis strategies so you can understand what is helping or hindering your digital performance and begin driving more success. Google Analytics Breakthrough offers practical instruction and expert perspectives on the full range of implementation and reporting skills: Learn how to campaign-tag inbound links to uncover the email, social, PPC, and banner/remarketing traffic hiding as other traffic sources and to confidently measure the ROI of each marketing channel Add event tracking to capture the many important user interactions that Google Analytics does not record by default, such as video plays, PDF downloads, scrolling, and AJAX updates Master Google Tag Manager for greater flexibility and process control in implementation Set up goals and Enhanced Ecommerce tracking to measure performance against organizational KPIs and configure conversion funnels to isolate drop-off Create audience segments that map to your audience constituencies, amplify trends, and help identify optimization opportunities Populate custom dimensions that reflect your organization, your content, and your visitors so Google Analytics can speak your language Gain a more complete view of customer behavior with mobile app and cross-device tracking Incorporate related tools and techniques: third-party data visualization, CRM integration for long-term value and lead qualification, marketing automation, phone conversion tracking, usability, and A/B testing * Improve data storytelling and foster analytics adoption in the enterprise Millions of organizations have installed Google Analytics, including an estimated 67 percent of Fortune 500 companies, but deficiencies plague most implementations, and inadequate reporting practices continue to hinder meaningful analysis. By following the strategies and techniques in Google Analytics Breakthrough, you can address the gaps in your own still set, transcend the common limitations, and begin using Google Analytics for real competitive advantage. Critical contributions from industry luminaries such as Brian Clifton, Tim Ash, Bryan and Jeffrey Eisenberg, and Jim Sterne - and a foreword by Avinash Kaushik - enhance the learning experience and empower you to drive consistent, real-world improvement through analytics.

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Foreword xi Acknowledgments xiii About the Author(s) xv About the Contributors xvii Chapter 1 Introduction 1 Why This Book? 1 Who Should Read This Book? 4 Chapter Summary 4 Get Started 7 Chapter 2 Google Analytics Reporting Overview: User Characteristics and Behavior 9 Google Analytics Reporting: User Characteristics and Behavior 10 Dimensions and Metrics 30 Real-Time Reports 43 Key Takeaways 45 Actions and Exercises 46 Chapter 3 Measurement Strategy 47 Objective: Busi…