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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. Yet surprisingly, although GA4 is much more privacy-focused than UGA, it still isn’t fully GDPR-compliant , at least not without several manual tweaks. With the long-awaited (dreaded?)

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Optimizing for Search Amid the Data Revolution and Increasing Complexity of Technical SEO in 2022

Brightedge

In the evolving world of search, we need to always be thinking about how our brands and our content can be discovered. It is forcing us to rethink the way we communicate with search engines and how we go about increasing our digital footprint. There is an essential symmetry between the two. It must master both.

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Many Free Android Apps Are Starting To Look A Lot Like Malware

readwrite

The money-go-round between app developers and ad networks is starting to blur the line between many free Android apps and malware. While these legitimate apps aren’t stealing passwords, they’re still riding roughshod over user privacy by gratuitously sucking up your contact and location information — or worse.

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Google’s Cookie Ban May Put a Brighter Spotlight on Original Content

Contently

In early March 2021, Google announced plans to phase out third-party cookies by 2022, sending the targeted advertising industry into a tailspin. While the long-term impacts of the move remain to be seen, one likely change is that content will play an even more important role for brands and advertisers trying to reach customers online. “If

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GA4 isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. What would it look like to switch?

Martech

The platform’s value is reflected in its popularity, which is why it’s the market leader boasting an 86% share. Designed to maximize data collection often at the expense of data privacy, Google Analytics and its mother company, Google LLC, have been on the radar of European privacy activists for some time now.

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11 Mobile Advertising Types to Improve Your ROAS

Single Grain

Mobile devices have become a primary channel for reaching prospective customers on the go. As the mobile landscape continues to evolve, understanding the different mobile advertising types available is essential for businesses aiming to stay ahead in a competitive market. In 2023, 253.3 million U.S.

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40 Top Heatmap and Session Replay Tools Reviewed: The Most Comprehensive Comparison Guide

Convert

Everything you need to know about finding the ideal tool to ace marketing and optimization. Scroll Heatmap (Scroll Map) How far do folks scroll to read the content on your page? It tracks the movement of the mouse pointer as an indication of where attention is as people engage with the content on the page. What Are Heatmaps?