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GA4, GTM, server-side tracking, Looker Studio, and attribution that survives iOS 17 and cookie deprecation.

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Cohort Analysis: The Report Every DTC Needs Monthly

Why cohort analysis is the single most important report for DTC — and the specific format we use.

Jul 19, 20243 min
Analytics

2026 Digital Marketing Benchmarks: The Numbers Every CMO Should Know

A working reference of citation-ready marketing benchmarks from the most reliable public research — organic traffic share, paid ROAS, email ROI, conversion rates, content effectiveness, and more.

Jul 17, 20247 min
Analytics

Why We Stopped Reporting on Bounce Rate

Bounce rate was always a flawed metric. Here's why it's time to kill it in reports.

Jul 16, 20243 min
Analytics

UTMs: The Taxonomy That Survives 5 Years

Most UTM schemes collapse within a year. Here's the naming convention that scales.

Jul 15, 20243 min
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Looker Studio: The Dashboard Template We Clone for Every Client

The dashboard structure we've iterated into a single template — five tabs, two-minute executive glance.

Jul 15, 20243 min
Analytics

The Attribution Model We Actually Trust

Why we use a blend of data-driven attribution and post-purchase surveys — and why neither alone is enough.

Jul 12, 20243 min
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The GA4 Events Every Site Should Track (and the Ones Most Skip)

The minimal GA4 event taxonomy we deploy at every client — covers 95% of reporting needs with zero bloat.

Jul 10, 20243 min
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Why Your GA4 Attribution Doesn't Match Facebook's Attribution

The structural reasons platforms and GA4 report different numbers — and which to trust when.

Jul 1, 20243 min
Analytics

The Analytics Report Executives Actually Read

A one-page monthly report format that gets read — unlike the 40-slide report that doesn't.

Jun 27, 20243 min
Analytics

The GTM Container Template We Clone for Every Client

A ready-to-deploy GTM container with the tags, triggers, and variables we consider baseline.

Jun 21, 20243 min
Analytics

Identifying Data Quality Issues Before They Poison Decisions

The daily checks that catch data quality issues before they quietly corrupt weeks of analysis.

Jun 14, 20243 min
Analytics

The Weekly 15-Minute Analytics Ritual

A focused 15-minute weekly analytics habit that catches issues early.

Jun 10, 20243 min
Analytics

Looker Studio vs Tableau vs Power BI

Three dashboard platforms, three different use cases. How we match tool to need.

Jun 8, 20243 min
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GA4 Funnels: Where They Break and How to Fix

GA4 funnel reports are useful but finicky. The three common ways they break and the fixes.

Jun 7, 20243 min

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