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What’s the Best Alternative to Google Universal Analytics for SMBs?

Webbiquity

end of Google’s Universal Analytics (UGA) rapidly approaching, digital marketing professionals are frantically seeking alternatives. It’s tightly tied to Google Tag Manager (GTM), a system so convoluted and confusing that even Google’s own technical staff often struggle to make it work properly. What to do?

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How to use Google Analytics for stronger social media reporting

Sprout Social

Google Analytics (GA) offers solutions to these multi-pronged questions around social media analytics. Read on to find out how Google Analytics for social media helps with stronger reporting. Why use Google Analytics for social media measurement? It’s critical to track how well your brand awareness campaigns are running.

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Interesting Advertising Experiments HubSpot Tried in 2020 [+ Takeaways for Marketers]

Hubspot

Lo and behold, in between two of my favorite pump-up jams, I hear a HubSpot audio advertisement trickle through my headphones. It’s not uncommon for me to see HubSpot ads on social media or Google, but Spotify was a new one. So I sat down with a few folks on our advertising and editorial teams. Audio Advertising.

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3 Actionable Tips to Track Leads in Google Analytics

SmartBug Media

You’ve spent a lot of time and money creating your website, launching content, and even investing in paid advertising to generate leads—but how do you know if it's working? The Value of Lead Tracking in Google Analytics. The flexibility of Google Analytics can be both a blessing and a curse. Setting Up Goals and Conversions.

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Why Display Ads Are a Waste of Money—And What You Should Do Instead

Contently

While traditional advertising—television, billboards, radio, sponsorships—could only be correlated with sales, display advertising promised marketers the dream of something that had long eluded them: precision. A few years ago, Hubspot did a survey on which types of digital ads people disliked the most. I have a theory.

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Why This Amount Is All the Marketing Budget You Need

Marketing Insider Group

That’s right, for just $8,000 per month, you can get a content marketing strategy , a year’s worth of content ideas , an SEO audit and keyword strategy , external link building, conversion funnel development, and paid promotion to reach all the new people you need to grow your business. Paid advertising is somewhat of a dinosaur.

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2024 B2B trends: 6 key areas for marketing success

Martech

Getting real with upper-funnel expectations We need to rethink how we approach the early stages of marketing traditionally focused on brand awareness. Up to 90% of buyers have a set of vendors in mind before doing any research, and 90% of them will choose a vendor from the day one list, according to a survey by Bain and Google.