BigQuery SQL Examples For GA4

In this article we’re picking up with the second phase of using GA4 with BigQuery. You’ve already linked GA4 to BigQuery and now you want to know if you can actually access the data in the underlying data table. So let’s see some BigQuery SQL examples that you can actually try.

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Complianz Consent Mode v2 Setup With Google Tag Manager

If you’re using Complianz for cookie consent here’s how you can configure Complianz consent mode v2 with the help of Google Tag Manager.

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GA4 Conversion Rate Reporting: 3 Options in Looker Studio

When working with Google Analytics (GA4) data in Looker Studio, it is possible to receive requests to have your report include insight on the individual performance of GA4 conversions in your Analytics property. Such performance metrics may include conversion counts and conversion rates at both the session and user levels. If you want to learn how to present this information effectively in your dashboard, continue reading, as I will introduce various methods available.

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Google Analytics vs. Tag Manager

[Updated 3/22/24] Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager are tools that can be connected, but are nonetheless very different from each other. Here’s how to draw the distinction between Google Analytics vs. Tag Manager:

At the core, Google Analytics is a “web analytics” tool for analyzing your website. Google Tag Manager is a “tag management” tool for managing code snippets on your website. Let’s dive in to see what that means and how you can use both.

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Google Consent Mode (Consent Mode v2) Basics

[Updated 3/22/24] Consent mode is a privacy mechanism by which your website can communicate visitor privacy choices made on a cookie consent banners. Those choices get related to Google tags, which can adjust how they fire and process data. You are running consent mode and your website is honoring visitor choices related to advertising and analytics tracking.

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Google Tag Manager Squarespace Installation Guide

In this blog post, I will guide you through installing Google Tag Manager on your Squarespace website. I’ll discuss the security-related limitations that arise from this method. As a bonus, I’ll explain how to track purchases using Google Tag Manager, and provide a reusable JavaScript code for pushing transaction and customer data to the dataLayer.

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GA4 Data Streams: A Simple Guide

GA4 data streams are what gets data into Google Analytics. This article explains how to work with data streams and has some cautions.

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GA4 Events Fully Explained: Video Tutorial (2024)

If you fully understand GA4 events, you can understand Google Analytics 4.

Google Analytics has an event-centric data model. Configuration, customization, and reporting are all geared around events. If you watch this embedded video events tutorial, the whole platform makes sense in a new way.

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GA4 Event Parameters: A Practical Guide

Updated: 1/23/24 Parameters are the additional pieces of data that add more context to Google Analytics events. And GA4 event parameters are one of the most confusing and least intuitive parts about the new Google Analytics.

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GA4 Google Search Console Linking: Get Search Console Data in Analytics

Updated 1/11/24: Google Search Console will show your top search queries, your ranks, and your top landing pages in Google organic search.

So if you want to find what specific search terms your visitors typed into Google before they found your website, you need to link Google Search Console with GA4. You should be able to complete it in 4 minutes or less. But first, one clarifying note.

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