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Google to end Universal Analytics in 2023

Martech

Google will end Universal Analytics next year, the company announced Wednesday. Universal Analytics properties will stop processing new hits on July 1, 2023, and Universal Analytics 360 properties will stop processing hits on October 1, 2023. Why Google is making the switch. RELATED: Meet Google Analytics 4.

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Using Google Analytics to Drive Your SEO Strategy

BOP Design

Google Analytics is an extremely useful tool when it comes to SEO for your B2B website. Google is one of the most popular search engines in the world, and it makes sense that to rank well on Google, you want to do as much as you can to optimize your website for their search engine. Read more: GA4 vs Universal Analytics.

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Is Google Analytics going away? What marketers need to know

Martech

With Universal Analytics sunsetting and the rise of what’s being called Google Analytics 4 in its place, digital marketing analytics can be a confusing place, so let’s make things clear… and know that I even got some input from Google digital marketing evangelist Avinash Kaushik too!

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Getting started with Google Analytics 4: Redefine success

Martech

The arrival of Google Analytics 4 has people understandably nervous. The big difference between Universal Analytics and GA4 is that GA4 isn’t about page views — it’s about different types of events. The big difference between Universal Analytics and GA4 is that GA4 isn’t about page views — it’s about different types of events.

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Google Analytics 4 or bust: Will you stay or go?

Martech

Google has said it will sunset the current Google Analytics version by July 2023, which sounds like we have until then to make the switch. But Google has also said it will not port over historical data from our existing GA instances to Google Analytics 4. Get the daily newsletter digital marketers rely on.

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Using Google Analytics 4 integrations for insights and media activations

Martech

No matter which stage of Google Analytics 4 implementation you’re currently involved in, the opportunities to integrate with other products shouldn’t be overlooked. If you’re using Google Ads, Search Ads 360, DV360, or other media tools in the suite, GA can be a hub, as well as a source in the media activation process.

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The deprecation of Google Analytics (as we’ve known it)

Martech

The biggest shake-up in the marketing analytics world is that Google Analytics as we know it is going to be sunset and will eventually stop collecting data in July 2023 (October 2023 for GA360 customers). ” Anger – “How could Google get rid of Universal Analytics?” It stands for Urchin Analytics.