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New Web Analytics Community Launches to Support Marketers and Data Professionals

New Web Analytics Community Launches to Support Marketers and Data Professionals

2 hours ago

Web Analytics Community offers step-by-step courses on GA4, GTM, attribution, and more, plus templates, audit checklists, dashboards, bi-weekly live Q&A, and a supportive forum. It's designed for marketers, freelancers, founders, and analysts to improve tracking, reporting, and data skills without technical overwhelm. Founding members get early access, perks, and influence on future content.

Google Unveils New AI Tools for Measurement and First-Party Data Strategies

Google Unveils New AI Tools for Measurement and First-Party Data Strategies

2 months ago

Google introduced AI-driven tools to improve advertisers' measurement and first-party data strategies. Incrementality testing now has lower spend thresholds and better methods to identify value. Cross-channel measurement in Google Analytics will provide deeper customer journey insights. Data Manager consolidates data with privacy protections and a new API to boost ROI. These tools help marketers prove ad ROI, manage data, and understand consumer journeys.

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First-party Mode with Cloudflare rebranded as Google Tag Gateway

First-party Mode with Cloudflare rebranded as Google Tag Gateway

Cloudflare and Google have introduced first-party domain mapping for Google Tag, part of all Cloudflare plans. This feature allows users to mask Google Tag URLs with a first-party domain, redirecting them to Google in the backend. While it improves performance, more complex setups are needed for additional destinations. Any domain proxied through Cloudflare can serve Google tags, enhancing measurement signals and campaign performance, with early testers seeing an uplift.

Simo Ahava
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Google Ads launches Google tag gateway for advertisers to boost conversion measurement

Google Ads launches Google tag gateway for advertisers to boost conversion measurement

2 months ago

Google is rolling out the Google tag gateway for advertisers to enhance first-party data strategies and App campaign performance. This feature allows running Google tags through personal infrastructure, improving measurement accuracy and insights into customer journeys. It enhances conversion data accuracy and provides added privacy through confidential computing. Implementation is easy, requiring no changes to existing tag code.

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Tired of spending too much time creating audits for your clients?

Tired of spending too much time creating audits for your clients?

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Marketing Auditor simplifies your audit process, letting you generate comprehensive, white-label reports in just a few clicks. Save over 10 hours per report while analyzing 200+ data points and delivering 50+ pages of actionable insights. Customize reports with professional themes or your own branding, and export them in editable formats like PowerPoint or Google Slides to showcase your expertise.

Shopify mandates Google tag migration to new app

Shopify mandates Google tag migration to new app

2 months ago

Shopify is changing its checkout process, requiring merchants to migrate their Google tags to the Google & YouTube app. Shopify Plus merchants must complete this by August 28, 2025, while non-Plus merchants have until August 26, 2026. Failure to migrate may lead to loss of conversion tracking. The app simplifies measurement setup and enhances ad capabilities. Merchants using legacy configurations must act to avoid data loss.

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Google abandons standalone prompt for third-party cookies in Chrome

Google abandons standalone prompt for third-party cookies in Chrome

Google will not roll out a new standalone prompt for third-party cookies in Chrome, maintaining its current cookie choice system. This decision reverses earlier plans to phase out third-party cookies, affecting the ad tech industry. Users can still choose options in Chrome’s Privacy Settings. Some initiatives from the Privacy Sandbox will continue, including IP Protection for Incognito users. This update follows industry feedback, and Google will gather input on future plans.

Safari 18.4 Adds Support for CHIPS, Improving Third-Party Cookie Management

Safari 18.4 Adds Support for CHIPS, Improving Third-Party Cookie Management

3 months ago

Safari 18.4 introduces CHIPS (Cookies Having Independent Partitioned State) to enhance web privacy and functionality. CHIPS allows developers to use third-party cookies with a Partitioned; flag, limiting access to specific site relationships. Safari blocks third-party cookies by default but allows partitioned cookies unless flagged by Intelligent Tracking Prevention. This update balances privacy with development needs, aligning Safari with Chrome and Edge.

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Meta CAPI Bug Causes Event Deduplication Issues for Advertisers Trending ️‍🔥

Meta CAPI Bug Causes Event Deduplication Issues for Advertisers

4 months ago

Meta advertisers using Conversions API (CAPI) are facing a deduplication bug that counts events like 'Purchase' and 'AddToCart' twice. This started around March 16, 2025, due to missing event_id values, leading to inflated metrics and attribution issues. Advertisers can check for this in Meta Events Manager and are advised to either wait for a fix or temporarily disable server-side tracking to avoid duplicate counts.

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LinkedIn Launches Conversions API to Enhance B2B Marketing Campaign Measurement Trending ️‍🔥

LinkedIn Launches Conversions API to Enhance B2B Marketing Campaign Measurement

5 months ago

LinkedIn launched its Conversions API to assist B2B marketers in demonstrating campaign effectiveness and ROI, addressing challenges in measuring long-term impact amid longer buying cycles. Many marketers must justify spending to executives monthly, with a shift towards valuing MQLs and SQLs over traditional metrics. The API connects first-party data for better targeting, resulting in improved conversions and reduced costs.

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