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Cross device tracking
Thomas Danniau
#gauc
@danniau
Cross-device tracking with Google Analytics - Thomas Danniau @ gaucBE
Agenda
Why Cross Device tracking?
How Cross Device tracking Works?
Step by Step Implementation
Analyse the data
Extra tweak
Learnings and takeaways
Why Cross Device tracking?
source: Google, the-new-multi-screen-world-study
(http://www.thinkwithgoogle.com/research-studies)
source: Google, the-new-multi-screen-world-study
(http://www.thinkwithgoogle.com/research-studies)
At which stage do smartphone users
use their smartphone?
source: Google, Mobile in the Purchase Journey
(http://www.thinkwithgoogle.com/tools)
Real value?
First interaction? Assist Interaction?
Last interaction?
source: Google, The Customer Journey to Online Purchase
(http://www.thinkwithgoogle.com/tools)
How Cross Device Measurement
Works?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rs
rAcxIsQHU#t=175
Without Cross device tracking
3 users
With Cross device tracking
1 user
Step by step implementation?
Cross-device tracking with Google Analytics - Thomas Danniau @ gaucBE
Step 1: Define your KPI’s
Step 1: Define your KPI’s
What is the mobile share in this journey?
Step 1: Define your KPI’s (basic
example)
Step 2: define the USER ID
User-ID Email Password Name FBID
123 tdanniau@reference.be ********* Thomas 10152127
tdanniau@reference.be
********
123
Step 2: define the User-ID
CRM User-ID
FB User-ID
Emailaccount
Login User-ID
…
Warning!
You cannot upload personal data to Google Analytics (names,
social security numbers, email addresses, or any similar data) to
GA
Fix => (MD5) encryption
c9d574f323608405cd11eea4bd4c6b32
Step 2: define the User-ID
CRM User-ID
FB User-ID
Emailaccount
Login User-ID
…
Warning!
You cannot upload personal data to Google Analytics (names,
social security numbers, email addresses, or any similar data) to
GA
Fix => (MD5) encryption
tdanniau@reference.be => c9d574f323608405cd11eea4bd4c6b32
Step 2: define the User-ID
CRM
Step 3: Overwrite the (GA) User-ID
Step 3: Overwrite the (GA) User-ID
with GTM
Step 3: Overwrite the (GA) User ID
with GTM
Step 3: Overwrite the (GA) User ID
with GTM
Step 4: GA configuration
Step 4: GA configuration
Master view (New) User-ID view
NO Cross device tracking
All sessions
Historical data
Cross device tracking
Assigned sessions
NO Historical data
GA creates a new view
Analyse the data
Analyse the data > User-ID Coverage
7,3%
Master view (New) User-ID view
Analyse the data
Analyse the data > Device Overlap
Analyse the data > Device Overlap
Analyse the data > Device Paths
Analyse the data > Acquisition Device
Assited Revenue
Ex.
Assisted conversions
Time lag
Extra insights
Device Overlap
Device Paths
Acquisition Device
Other perspective of time lag, assisted conversions, …
Extra insights
Device Overlap
Device Paths
Acquisition Device
Other perspective of time lag, assisted conversions, …
Events / User
Cross Browser / User
Landing pages / User
…
Limitations?
Extra tweak
Cross device tracking – Custom
dimension
Extra tweak: add custom dimension
Extra tweak: add custom dimension
Extra tweak: add custom dimension
Cross device tracking – Custom
dimension
Learnings and takeaways?
Cross device tracking will redesign the
customer journey
Cross-device tracking with Google Analytics - Thomas Danniau @ gaucBE
Go for a high User-ID Coverage
Add the User-ID to the email links
Add the User-ID as custom dimension for
extra insights
You need technical knowledge to
implement cross device tracking
Q&A
tdanniau@reference.be
#gauc
@danniau

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