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Configure Google Ads Server Side Conversion Tracking With Shopify

Google Ads conversion tracking can help you track ads and analyze the source of sales for your online store. If you are using server-side attribution or Shopify’s Google channel, make sure you do not duplicate conversion tracking for your store. The channel will automatically add conversion tracking events to your Google Ads accounts. Another way to do this is by tracking through edits to the theme code or through a third-party app. However, this may lead to duplicated conversion tracking events. Duplicated conversion tracking can cause issues in reporting and ad optimization. You can easily eliminate duplicated conversion tracking events from your Google Ads account when you set up custom tracking.  To set up Google Ads conversion tracking, you need to create a conversion action, then install the tag, and finally add the event snippet. Also, if you are tracking purchases, you will need to edit the event snippet and adjust the value of the conversion based on the purchase amount. H...

GDPR Compliance Questions Marketers Must Ask Their Vendors

When the GDPR or General Data Protection Regulation came into regulation back in 2018, there were several questions on the minds of businesses collecting, processing, and selling user data and the ad vendors the said data was being sold to. Most of those questions were centered around GDPR compliance . The GDPR is a set of guidelines to which businesses must adhere or risk being punished. It does not mean that businesses are barred from collecting and utilizing data. Instead, it asks companies to justify the necessity of information gathered, usage, processing, and sharing it with vendors of the third party. EU’s data privacy law provides users with more options with the ability to opt-in or out of collecting data. Businesses are now required to offer the option to users to erase their personal information. In turn, because of the strict and robust privacycompliance requirements of the GDPR, it has inspired a number of similar privacy laws across different states and countries, in...

Why should marketers care about first-party, second-party, and third-party data

Have you ever wondered by it is important to understand the different types of data? Well, it is the key driver of successful marketing. Depending on your current situation and your goals as a marketer, you will need to analyze what data is needed. So, let’s dig into what each type of data is and how it can benefit you. What is 1st Party Data? First-party data includes all the information you collect from your audiences or customers. This includes: ●    Customer behaviors, actions, or interests demonstrated across your application or website ●    Data stored in your CRM ●    Subscription data ●    Social data  This can also include non-online information such as customer feedback, completed surveys, and other customer information. As first-party data comes directly from the audience, it is the most valuable source of information. The best thing is that it is free of cost. You can also invest in a data management platform for first-party data ...

Build a unified customer identity with first-party data

 Before starting this blog, we would like you to answer two questions. ●    Do you need a customer data platform (CDP) for gathering first-party data? ●    The second thing- does a CDP need first-party data to build a unified customer view? Well, the answer is yes- for both questions. Creating a unified customer identity is dependent on the consistency and quality of first-party data. While tags have done a fairly good job in collecting first-party data for CDPs, things have been tricky off-late with browser restrictions.  Strict privacy compliance, lack of paid media attributions, and inconsistency due to siloed data have led to many issues for marketers and data analysts. Fortunately, server-side tagging has provided data analysts with many legal and ethical techniques. They can generate first-party data and build a unified customer identity using them.  Challenges of Using First-party Data for Customer Identity While there are several methods for th...

Using Server-side tags and how to publish your first media tag?

  Data has been driving businesses of every domain since anyone can remember. When data is more powerful than ever, it is important that marketers make the most of it at times like these. Among the categories of data that have risen to the absolute top is first-partydata collection and usage via server-side tagging . However, being involved with marketing technologies can feel like an overwhelming task in the current climate. It feels as if the internet landscape is suddenly changing and not in a way that professionals in the domain would really want and a transition could be seen sooner rather than later.   The transition from third-party cookies to a first-party data strategy Third-party cookies are slowly running out of ground to back up. There has been an outcry over data collected through such methods, and almost all entities associated with it have been critical of it. Browsers have implemented tracking prevention protocols, countries are legislating robust data...

How Can Server-Side Tagging Improve Page Speed?

For any business, small or big, their  web  page performance must be top-notch. Especially when that web page is the driving force behind revenue or lead   generation   for the said business, it is here that user experience will play a vital part. Should potential customers not be satisfied with what they are getting from the site, they could abandon the page.   Loading time , page speed, and performance play a considerable role when it comes to  lighthouse scores . However, any such business-related website that we see currently needs to involve a lot of technology in the background. The reason for including such an intricate level of  tech behind the scenes is that businesses thrive on understanding their users and customers.    Without the  accurate insights on usage, behavior, and other actions, marketing strategies cannot be developed in a way that can produce the max Return-On- Ad -Spend. But the tricky part is for both performance...