#44 What we’ve learned from teaching analytics
This week Dan and Dara talk about what they've learned training analytics over the last 10 years.
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#42 Consent Mode and behavioral modelling in GA4
This week Dan and Dara discuss the latest Google Analytics 4 release of behavioural modelling with consent mode - possibly the biggest single update to Google Analytics ever!
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GA4 event types guide
There are a lot of different types of events in Google Analytics 4 that are not obvious when getting started. This guide details all the different event types and where and when they should be used.
Daniel Perry-Reed-
Calculating Session Days in Google Data Studio
Google's game streaming service Stadia introduced the concept of Session Days, something we can use in the digital analytics world too using Data Studio and Google Analytics 4.
Daniel Perry-Reed-
#36 Events, events, events - explaining the various GA4 event types
This week Dan and Dara chat through all of the event types Google Analytics 4 has to offer - from automatically collected, to enhanced measurement, to customised.
Daniel Perry-Reed-
Defining the Campaign Timeout in Universal Analytics
The Campaign Timeout setting in Universal Analytics is hard to understand, and often misunderstood. Here we explain what it is and how it effects pretty much all of your data in GA.
Daniel Perry-Reed-
How to build an interactive GA4 BigQuery data schema
What and why? One of the great features of Google Analytics 4 (GA4) is the ability to pass data into BigQuery (BQ). There are many benefits to this which have already been covered in some of our previous blogs (i.e. 10 reasons to export your GA4 data to BigQuery). Passing data to BigQuery is no longer just available to enterprise GA360 customers, but to anyone using GA4 for free. What I wanted to create was a simple interactive way to explore how GA4 data is saved in BigQuery. I found the GA36
Scott Hellmund-
#31 The brightonSEO and MeasureFest story (with Kelvin Newman)
This week Dan and Dara are joined by Kelvin Newman to chat all things brightonSEO and MeasureFest.
Daniel Perry-Reed-
GA4 BigQuery export schema
In BigQuery, the Google Analytics 4 schema is completely different to the (Universal) Google Analytics 360 schema. This tree map is a simple interactive way to explore the new schema for new and old GA/BigQuery users alike.
Scott Hellmund-
#28 The MeasureCamp story (with Peter O'Neill)
This week Dan and Dara are joined by Peter O'Neill to talk about how he founded MeasureCamp and what the journey was like from the very first one, through COVID, to what the future holds for the analytics unconference.
Daniel Perry-Reed-
How to use the BigQuery Data Transfer Service for Google Ads
To perform advanced data analysis, you need a powerful data warehouse like BigQuery. Here’s how to extract Google Ads data using the BigQuery Data Transfer Service.
Natalia Rizzi-
How to force a hit-level segment in Universal Analytics
In Universal Analytics, you can build a user-level or session-level segment. Here’s a nifty little hack to force a hit-level condition to get the data that you want.
Dara Fitzgerald-
#26 App attribution for dummies, and web analysts (with Derek Ooi)
This week Dan and Dara are joined by Derek Ooi to talk about app attribution, and why an MMP is essential.
Daniel Perry-Reed-
5 new GA4 features we want Google to introduce in 2022
Whether GA4 is the ‘new and improved’ version of Universal Analytics remains to be seen. There are some GA4 features and functionality we’d like to see in 2022.
George Mendham-
How to reduce the cost of BigQuery data processing
BigQuery cost optimisation tips to reduce the number of bytes processed and the cost of running queries.
Steven Elliott-
#21 GA4 features we need to see in 2022 (with George Mendham)
This week Dan is joined by George Mendham to discuss what features Google Analytics 4 needs to reach parity with Universal Analytics (and surpass).
Daniel Perry-Reed-
2021: Measurelab’s year in review
A reflection on the year gone by and how far we’ve come as a company and team. From remote working to co-working, finding time for fun, and a growing appetite for GA4, we only mention Covid a few times.
Dara Fitzgerald-
How to enable the GA4/Firebase DebugView for Android apps
How to enable analytics debug mode on an Android device, using the GA4/Firebase DebugView to monitor app event data.
Mark Rochefort-