As an analytics consultant, I’ve come across many account setups all with their own unique quirks. But there are a few aspects that tend to be consistent across clients I’ve...

In all economic downturns we see a rise in entrepreneurship and this one has been no different. With nearly 60,000 new businesses established last summer in the UK alone, it’s...

Earlier this year, Google announced the depreciation of the ‘Service Provider’ dimension from Google Analytics. For many analysts, this was their go-to for filtering...

In its purest form, a user journey is the journey a user takes on your website to perform an action. Understanding these journeys is critical for optimising your website as...

Digital analytics is constantly changing, so it’s important to make sure your tracking practices are as safe and reliable as possible, especially when it comes to how – or...

It feels strange to be writing about consent in 2020, not least because the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) just celebrated its second birthday (over a Zoom call most...

As a result of the current crisis, not only have our lives changed almost beyond recognition, but so too have the business norms we’ve become accustomed to. Our carefully crafted...

We are fast approaching the holiday season again and what better way to end the year than to take a look at all of the wonderful features the Data Studio product team have gifted...

When it comes to measuring engagement with your content, improving your analytics implementation will only take you so far. For this newly acquired data to be of use, you need to...

In the last article I wrote in this series I explored the many challenges faced when using out-of-the-box engagement metrics in Google Analytics to measure content performance. In...

Google Analytics is the most widely used analytics platform in the world. According to Builtwith, over 83% of the top 1,000 UK sites use it. Even though so many companies are using...

Chrome Extensions have been available since 2010, changing the way each of us use our browsers and making each one unique to the user. Throughout my career, colleagues have shared...

Progressive web apps (PWAs) are all the rage right now, and for good reason. They represent one of the biggest technological upgrades to the web in a decade, and they empower...

Christmas is over, New Year’s resolutions have been broken and “spring” is here. Since the last round-up after Christmas, the Data Studio team have been busy spoiling us with...

Without the right insights, it’s easy to talk yourself out of investing in quality on-site content and even easier for your boss to cut your budgets. The key to ensuring you have...