Universal Analytics

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What is bounce and engagement rate in GA4?

Let’s pop these questions of what bounce and engagement rate exaclty is, but if you’re pressed for (engagement) time, the…
Changing a GA4 Data Stream name

Backing up Universal Analytics data in BigQuery

No point kicking up a fuss about it now, Universal Analytics (UA) is on life support. It still contains all…
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Change your Google Analytics data retention settings

It may be news to some: Google Analytics does not keep all of your data forever. The data storage and…
The Campaign Timeout setting

Defining the Campaign Timeout in Universal Analytics

I've been running Google Analytics training since 2016, and every time without fail I am met with puzzled faces when it comes…
Universal Analytics sunsetting

The sun is setting on Universal Analytics

It’s finally happening. Google has announced the sunsetting of Universal Analytics, or more specifically, the date when UA will stop…
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How to force a hit-level segment in Universal Analytics

Note: This how-to is for forcing a hit-level condition within a session-level segment. It is not commonly understood that if…
5 new GA4 features Google should introduce

5 new GA4 features we want Google to introduce in 2022

Let’s talk Google Analytics 4 and what’s in store this year. There are some features missing from GA4 and it's…
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Keep up! - the ultimate analytics resource round-up

Over the years, I’ve stumbled across (and regularly returned to) a number of invaluable resources that help me keep up-to-date…

Enhanced Ecommerce & Data Import - #BrightonSEO slides

On Friday the Measurelab team attended BrightonSEO and I did a talk on two exciting features of GA: Enhanced Ecommerce and…

Migrating to Enhanced E-Commerce in "5 Easy Steps"

If you are anything like me, you will have seen the fandangled new “enhanced” e-commerce reports that are starting to…