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When the company and website structure change, analytics must change too

A b2b company redesigns its website to create a unified customer experience. Services are streamlined, business units are integrated, and local markets are brought under one domain, visual identity, and navigation. The goal? One company. One message. One modern site. And yet… once the site goes live, each business unit and market still asks: “Can […]

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Why no one is happy with digital marketing analytics — and how we got here

“What did marketing actually achieve?” – is the question at the end of every quarter. Or every month. And the answer never quite satisfies anyone in the room.

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Stop tagging to focus on value – use “no tagging” months

Minimalism influencers advocate no-buy months. They stop buying anything unnecessary to focus on what they need. In digital analytics, we can use “no tagging” months to focus on data that matters.

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Dream vs. Reality in Corporate Digital Analytics: Who’s Actually Analyzing the Data?

Companies need to ensure that someone is actively analysing the data and turning it into recommendations. Otherwise, digital analytics will remain a dream.

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Focus on Why in Digital Analytics

Asking “why” forces us to focus on the motivations, pain points, and decision-making processes behind user actions.

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The hardest part of digital analytics isn’t the data—it’s selling the ideas

In digital analytics, the technical side of the work is rarely the biggest challenge. It’s persuading stakeholders to take action based on insights.

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Your ideas are more interesting than chatGPT’s

AI is impressive. But does AI-generated content make you, your blog or your company memorable and interesting? Does it make you a thought leader?

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Your skills are more important than your tools

Many companies spend time and money picking the perfect digital analytics tool. With so many options available, each offering slightly different features and terminologies, it’s easy to get caught up in the selection process. Enterprise tools (GA360, Adobe Analytics, etc.) are often sold as shiny objects and silver bullets that promise to solve all digital […]

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Ethical advertisers do not circumvent ad blockers with serverside tagging

Picture someone who installs an ad blocker to stop all online advertisers from tracking them. When they visit websites, they click “accept” on cookie notices, thinking their ad blocker already blocks any tracking from those cookies.

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Should you use Matomo Tag Manager or Google Tag Manager (GTM) with Matomo Analytics?

As more companies seek alternatives to Google Analytics, they must also consider which tag management tool to select. A tag manager enables you to manage marketing and analytics tags on the website without modifying your site’s code. This enhances data tracking, improves website speed and simplifies tag management.