Tracking is essential in order to measure what is and isn't working. This video steps you through how to properly tag your URLs to keep track of your marketing campaigns within Google Analytics.
- As you expand your marketing efforts, … tracking will be essential in measuring what is … and isn't working. … Now, within Google Analytics, … a core skill is to utilize campaign tagging … by adding several parameters to your URLs. … Let's say you're running a summer sale, … and you're going to publish a link … to your landing page on Twitter and LinkedIn. … What you want to do is tag the URL with specific parameters … that let you filter all the data … to evaluate how your campaign performed in aggregate … and comparatively between Twitter and LinkedIn. … Now, most platforms have a function to track campaigns … and in Google Analytics, this is done through custom URLs. … Now, there are three key parameters … that you'll add to your URL's, … utm_source, you'll use this to identify the advertiser site … or publication that is sending traffic to your property. … For example, Twitter or LinkedIn. … Utm_media, this is the advertising or marketing medium. … For example, you could add CPC, social, or email, …
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Video: Campaign Tracking in Google Analytics