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Jon ParksSr. ConsultantApril 14, 2015
Introduction to Google Analyticsfor the Common Digital Experience
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About Jon Parks
● Sr. Consultant with Atlantic BT● Digital marketer with 17+ years
of experience● Instructor in Google Analytics,
SEO, PPC and Social Media● NC Native!
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Session Structure
In today’s session, we will:● Introduce Google Analytics and what it can be
used to do● Explore the user interface● Dig into the 5 report folders and examine how
we can use these reports● Examine a few “advanced” topics to help you
get more from Google Analytics
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Introduction to Google Analytics
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Why Use Google Analytics?
● Provides solid analytical data on how your visitors use your site
● Perfect for:○ Standalone Web site○ Multiple Web sites (mTLDs, mSDs)○ Mobile apps
● Integrates well with:○ Google AdWords○ Google Webmaster Tools○ Social Media
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Overview of Google Analytics
Let’s take a look inside GA at a few key areas:● Account panel● Admin panel● Main dashboard● Report Folders
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The Account Panel
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The Admin Panel
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Main Dashboard
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Report Folders
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Google Analytics Structure
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Structure of Google Analytics
1. Accounts = top level of organization in GA
2. Property = an individual Website, blog, etc.
3. View = a unique view of data within a property
4. Users = individuals that can access GA accounts
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Google Analytics Orientation
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Google Analytics Orientation
1. Core Terminology2. User Management3. Overview of Reporting Dashboards4. Reporting Date Ranges5. Annotations6. Sharing/Emailing Reports
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Core Terminology
● Sessions● Users● New vs. Returning Visitors● Pageviews● Bounce rate● Dimensions and Metrics● Data sampling
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Core Terminology: Examples
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Core Terminology: Dimensions & Metrics
● Every report has dimensions & metrics● Dimensions: describes the characteristics of
your users, their sessions & actions○ i.e. City, browser, mobile device, referral source
● Metrics: the quantitative measurements (think: “the numbers”)○ i.e. 4,000 sessions, $3.19 CPC, 35% bounce rate
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Core Terminology: Data Sampling
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User Management
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Report Dashboards
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Annotations
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Sharing/Emailing Reports
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Reporting in Google Analytics
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Google Analytics: Reports
There are 5 main report folders in Google Analytics1. Real-Time2. Audience3. Acquisition4. Behavior5. Conversions
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Real-Time
● Answers the question “what’s happening on my site right now?”
● Limited analysis (but useful)○ Page view○ Sources○ Conversions○ Events
● Small window of time
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Real-Time: How to Use this Report
Use this report data to:● See immediate impact from in-progress
campaigns● Make adjustments to social media messaging● Monitor geographic location of visitors
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Audience
● Answers the question “who is visiting your site?”○ Where are they located?○ What do we know about them?○ How they access the site?
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Audience: How to Use this Report
Use this report data to:● Make decisions about geographies and users
to target● Understand dominant devices, browsers, OS
versions for your site’s users● Use demographic data to confirm your
personas and make necessary adjustments
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Acquisition
● Answers the question “how did visitors get to my site?”○ Evaluate your SEO efforts○ Monitor AdWords campaigns○ Compare performance of social
media efforts○ Track email marketing
campaigns
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Acquisition: How to Use this Report
Use this report data to:● Make informed decisions on marketing efforts
○ i.e. “Should we put more effort into Facebook or Twitter?”
● Measure success with acquiring traffic via organic search
● Determine which channels bring you the right traffic
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Behavior
● Answers the question “what do visitors do on my site?”○ What pages do they view?○ How do they navigate through
my site?○ What actions do they complete?○ How quickly do pages load for
my visitors?
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Behavior: How to Use this Report
Use this report data to:● Determine popular topics/content with your
audience○ Tells you what you need to create more of as part
of your content marketing strategy● Make decisions about navigation & flow● Decide which pages you should focus on for
conversion efforts○ Landing and exit pages
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Conversions
● Answers the question: “did visitors do what we wanted them to do when they visited the site?”○ Did they sign-up/register?○ Did users download the
resource/document/guide?○ Where are visitors getting
stuck/leaving the conversion process?
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Conversions: How to Use this Report
Use this report data to:● Find out if visitors complete specific actions
for your marketing campaigns● Determine which campaigns are working and
which ones are not● Find out when (time of day/day of week)
visitors are more likely to convert
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Advanced Topics
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Advanced Topics
● Creating Goals● Setting up filters● Custom Dashboards● Intelligence Events
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Advanced Topics: Goals
● Goals are the building block of conversions● First, determine what goals are important for
you to measure:○ What do you want visitors to do? Where will they
complete that action? ■ e.g. Thank You page after form submission
● Second, create your goals in GA’s admin panel
● Bonus: goals feed into funnels
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Advanced Topics: Creating Goals
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Advanced Topic: Filters
● Filters help you control how you view your data○ Filter out bot traffic, internal traffic○ Isolate certain types of traffic (i.e. social traffic)
● Determine what you want to filter● Key: maintain a “master” view
○ Clean, pure, unflitered data○ Important b/c once a filter is applied, data in that
view is filtered forever
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Advanced Topics: Filters
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Advanced Topics: Custom Dashboards
● Allows you to focus on the dimensions & metrics that matter most to you○ You’re creating your own custom report
● Dashboards can be private or shared with all users
● Can be built dynamically from specific elements in the full suite of reports
● Not sure where to start? GA provides “starter” dashboards to guide you
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Advanced Topics: Custom Dashboards
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Review
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Review
Today, we’ve explored the following areas in Google Analytics:● Introduction to the GA interface● Overview of GA structure and core
terminology● In-depth look into the 5 report folders and
how those reports can be used● A look into advanced topics that can take you
further inside Google Analytics
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Questions?
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Jon ParksSr. ConsultantApril 14, 2015
Introduction to Google Analyticsfor the NC.gov Team