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Dream team: the 4 people you need on your digital analytics team

There’s no one-size-fits-all approach to building an analytics team, but there are four types of people you should look for to advance your in-house analytics capabilities.

What to consider when considering Consent Mode

Google's Consent Mode is quickly becomming an essential part of any GTM setup. Here are some questions you need to answer before you decide to ‘turn it on’.

MeasureFest October 2022: Why GA4 means you need to get on board with BigQuery

MeasureFest is an analytics conference, part of brightonSEO. Katie ran a talk this year all about how BigQuery should be your friend when migrating over to Google Analytics 4, like it or not!
Changing a GA4 Data Stream name

How to review SQL code in BigQuery for duplication and errors

Just because your SQL has run without any errors, it does not mean it's error free! Here's some tips on how to aviod the most common to make mistakes and issues.
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Change your Google Analytics data retention settings

Did you know the default data retention period in GA4 is set to 2 months? Don't lose the ability to report and explore - change your data retention settings today.

Doom: GTM edition!

For 30 years Doom has been ported onto every device imaginable, now it's time to be able to play it on any website with the help of GTM!
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How to delete events in Google Analytics 4

You can't fully delete event in GA4, which is a problem. See how to work around the limitations and fully delete events for good.

Can you measure the return on analytics?

Is it possible to show a return on analytics or is seeking ROI a futile folly? If you can't point to directly-attributable revenue, how else might you quantify the contribution of an analytics team?

How to access BigQuery data from server-side GTM (via Firestore)

This guide details the steps to be able to augment server-side GTM tags with data stored in BigQuery before they are sent to their endpoints.
Changing a GA4 Data Stream name

How to set up the GA4 BigQuery export

Setting up the Google Cloud Platform (GCP) so that you can export the data from Google Analytics 4 (GA4) can often be confusing, and the documentation from Google can be a bit vague. This guide walks through all the steps to get it set up correctly, and enable the GA4 exports.

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