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Posted onMay 12, 2020October 14, 2020Guide

Translating Website Tags from Universal Analytics to Google Analytics 4

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This post will provide tips on how to map your existing Universal Analytics tags into the new App + Web tags using either gtag or Google Tag Manager.

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Posted onMay 10, 2020October 14, 2020Guide

Using BigQuery and Data Studio with Google Analytics 4

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The goal of this post is to share tips and best practices for visualizing your Firebase Analytics data in BigQuery and Data Studio, and give you a few samples to help get started.

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Posted onMay 10, 2020January 5, 2021Guide

Data Studio + BigQuery + GA4: Viewing a Parameter Across Multiple Events

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Sometimes you have multiple actions with separate event names that share a common parameter. This post will allow you to view how frequently each event occurs by the value of your event parameter.

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Posted onMay 10, 2020January 5, 2021Guide

Data Studio + BigQuery + GA4: How to View Multiple Parameters on the Same Event

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This post will show you how to create a table that shows multiple different parameters of the same firebase event as dimensions using Data Studio and BigQuery.

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Posted onMay 10, 2020May 11, 2020Guide

How to Flatten a BigQuery Table with UNNEST

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The UNNEST operator allows you to run queries that flatten the data into the simple format required by your data visualization tools (such as Data Studio).

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Posted onMay 10, 2020October 14, 2020Guide

Integrating BigQuery with Google Analytics 4

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This post will guide you through the process of integrating a Firebase Analytics project with Google’s fully managed data warehouse BigQuery.

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Posted onMay 10, 2020November 16, 2020Guide

Validating Google Analytics 4 With Debug Mode

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This post will give you all of the tools you need to QA your Google Analytics for Firebase tags in a test version of the app (or website).

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Posted onMay 10, 2020October 14, 2020Guide

Understanding the User ID in Google Analytics 4

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At first glance the User ID seems simple enough, but it can get a big complex when you start pulling reports. The purpose of this post is to explain how the User ID is used to generate reports.

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Posted onMay 10, 2020October 14, 2020Guide

Properly Setting the User ID to Track Activity Across Web and App with Google Analytics 4

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This post will bring you up to speed on how to install the User ID across your platforms and verify that it is working properly in Google Analytics.

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Posted onMay 10, 2020October 14, 2020Guide

Should You Manually Set the Page_View Event in Google Analytics 4 Using GTM?

by Ken2 Comments on Should You Manually Set the Page_View Event in Google Analytics 4 Using GTM?

There are many reasons why you might opt to set up a “page_view” event that is separate from your configuration tag. This post will explain why you might need to do this, and share some best practices to make sure you’ve done it correctly.

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Ken Williams

Senior Data Engineer @ Search Discovery


I've spent the last decade helping my clients become experts in Analytics and Tag Management. This is what I've learned.

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Get a monthly summary of the latest Google Analytics 4 news from the GA product blog, the GMP blog, the Firebase blog as well as other public announcements made available to Google partners and resellers.

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Recent Posts

  • Goals vs. Conversion Events in Google Analytics March 3, 2021
  • How the WITH Clause Can Simplify Your SQL Queries January 15, 2021
  • BigQuery + GA4: How To Get the First or Most Recent Event for a User January 7, 2021
  • 3 Tips for Planning Your Migration to Google Analytics 4 November 16, 2020
  • Google Signals and Privacy in Google Analytics 4 October 20, 2020
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