A look ahead at measurement in 2012
January 12th, 2012 | by Google Analytics team | published in Google Analytics, Uncategorized
In 2011, we saw marketing follow the consumer to more screens and more platforms – from apps to mobile sites to social networks to tablets. And in response the analytics industry made strides to unify this complex picture for marketers through device a…
December 23rd, 2011 | by Nick | published in Google Analytics
Welcome to the holiday episode of Web Analytics TV! Web Analytics TV, as you well know by now, is powered by your amazing questions. In this merry episode we had questions from France, Australia, Sweden, India, Germany, The Netherlands and the US.If yo…
December 20th, 2011 | by Google Analytics | published in Google Analytics, Uncategorized
With only a week before the holiday gift season is over, it’s time to shut down your online ads and turn off the lights at your e-store, right? Not so fast, not if you want to ride the final shopping wave! Holiday shoppers are still out in full force…
December 20th, 2011 | by Google Analytics | published in Google Analytics
From our initial limited release of Flow Visualization in October to our recent release to all customers, we have received a lot of positive feedback from our customers. The idea of using Sankey diagrams and applying them to traffic through a website s…
December 16th, 2011 | by Alden DeSoto | published in Google Analytics, Uncategorized
Today, we updated the Google Analytics IQ course, available at google.com/analytics/iq, to reflect the new version of Google Analytics. An updated exam will appear during the first week of January. If you’re already in the middle of studying and pla…
The power of visualization with the Google Analytics API and Google Earth
December 15th, 2011 | by Mano Marks | published in Google Analytics, Google Earth, Google Maps, Uncategorized
[Cross posted from the Google Analytics Blog]
Does your organization have several websites, each serving a particular geographic region? If so you know how challenging it is to analyze the data across these regions in a meaningful way.
Visualizations…
The power of visualization with the Google Analytics API and Google Earth
December 15th, 2011 | by Pete Frisella | published in Google Analytics, Uncategorized
Does your organization have several websites, each serving a particular geographic region? If so you know how challenging it is to analyze the data across these regions in a meaningful way.Visualizations can help, but they can be difficult to design. N…
Greater insights from the Site Speed report – Technical section
December 14th, 2011 | by Google Analytics team | published in Google Analytics, Uncategorized
Speed is an important part of the users experience of your website and is a key way to understand and improve your site performance. So we’re happy to extend the Site Speed report with more metrics in Google Analytics to help site owners improve perf…
December 13th, 2011 | by Google Analytics team | published in Google Analytics
November was a busy time in Google Analytics. In particular, the Mobile App Tracking Team has a few things to announce.EasyTracking Library – automatic session management, better integration with Google Analytics SDKUpdated Google Analytics SDK – More …
PrivacyStar scales Android business with AdMob & Google Analytics
December 13th, 2011 | by Google Analytics team | published in Google Analytics, Uncategorized
With the rapid smartphone growth, it’s no surprise that consumers are downloading a huge number of apps–10 billion on Android alone, as of last week. Many app developers are recognizing the opportunity to develop on Android, including PrivacyStar, a…
Introducing the Google Analytics Core Reporting API
December 8th, 2011 | by Google Analytics team | published in Google Analytics, Uncategorized
Today we are announcing the new Google Analytics Core Reporting API as a replacement for the Data Export API. This is the second phase in a larger project we started a couple months back to upgrade our APIs to new infrastructure.The Core Reporting API …
Reaching Your Goals with Analytics: Webinar follow-up
December 8th, 2011 | by Google Analytics | published in Google Analytics, Uncategorized
At last Thursday’s webinar on Goals, we we explored one of the most fundamental analytics topics: how to translate your business objectives into measurable actions on your website. You sent in your questions, and we heard from many users that you wan…
An invitation to social sites to integrate with Google Analytics
December 7th, 2011 | by Google Analytics team | published in Google Analytics
Every day, millions of people share and engage with content online. But most sharing doesn’t happen on the site where it was published, it happens throughout the social web. Marketers and publishers are looking for a comprehensive view of all interac…
3 last-minute Analytics tips for the holiday season
December 6th, 2011 | by Google Analytics | published in Google Analytics
If you’re a marketing professional, you’ve probably spent months preparing your holiday campaigns. But have you focused so much on great creative that you’ve neglected your measurement plan? Don’t despair: there’s still time to make the most of you…
November 29th, 2011 | by Inside AdWords crew | published in Google Adwords, Google Analytics
(Cross-posted from the Google Analytics Blog)Is your website performing as well as it could be? Do you want to get more out of your digital marketing campaigns, including AdWords and other digital media? Do you feel like you have gaps in your current G…