Brad and Jon catch up on a variety of topics including GA4 reporting quirks to be aware during holiday analysis, views on our analysis done on iOS17 traffic so far, what we think big platforms really care about customer data wise, the YouTube Ad Blocker legal fight going on in Europe, and data pipelines. 

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We release new episodes every week that go deep into the world of tracking, analytics, and conversion optimization.
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Links Referenced:

Purchase Event Grouping from Elevar

Youtube AdBlocker EU Privacy

Daasity

Tydo

SourceMedium

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And if you're new to Elevar, Elevar automates server-side conversion tracking for Shopify. Check us out!

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Previous episodes you might like:

100K/spend day myths with Nigel Thomas

Signal Loss -- what it is and how it impacts marketers

Deep dive with Simo Ahava on intersection of technical marketers

Client vs server-side cookies and server-side tracking 101

How to double conversion rate in 100 days with Ben Zettler

How to blend attribution + conversion tracking + data warehousing for insights with Austin Harrison from Northbeam

Today's episode features Brad Redding and Mohammed Hedadji talking about the crossroads of privacy and performance marketing. In this episode you'll learn about anonymized data modeling & accessibility, the direction of SmartBidding and campaign consolidation in Paid Platforms, how marketing organizations should weigh their options when it comes to building the data infrastructure to support at-scale paid marketing, and how a walled garden future may look for eCommerce and media brands.

Connect with Mohammed and Brad on LinkedIn. Get in touch with Mohammed at Nodus.io

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We release new episodes every week that go deep into the world of tracking, analytics, and conversion optimization.
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Links Referenced:

Nodus.io

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And if you're new to Elevar, Elevar automates server-side conversion tracking for Shopify. Check us out!

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Previous episodes you might like:

100K/spend day myths with Nigel Thomas

Signal Loss -- what it is and how it impacts marketers

Deep dive with Simo Ahava on intersection of technical marketers

Client vs server-side cookies and server-side tracking 101

How to double conversion rate in 100 days with Ben Zettler

How to blend attribution + conversion tracking + data warehousing for insights with Austin Harrison from Northbeam

Today's episode features Brad Redding and Ben Zettler retrospecting on last year Q4 and how to pull insights into 2023. You'll learn about enriching Klaviyo profiles for better flow segmentation, what brands crushed holiday last year and how, what types of promotions Ben sees fall flat, and some last minute tips that anyone could implement in a few minutes to maximize holiday.

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We release new episodes every week that go deep into the world of tracking, analytics, and conversion optimization.
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Links Referenced:

Dylan Ander's talk from Elevar Summit

Ben Zettler website

Elevar + Klaviyo Tracking + Session Enrichment

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And if you're new to Elevar, Elevar automates server-side conversion tracking for Shopify. Check us out!

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Previous episodes you might like:

100K/spend day myths with Nigel Thomas

Signal Loss -- what it is and how it impacts marketers

Deep dive with Simo Ahava on intersection of technical marketers

Client vs server-side cookies and server-side tracking 101

How to double conversion rate in 100 days with Ben Zettler

How to blend attribution + conversion tracking + data warehousing for insights with Austin Harrison from Northbeam

We're back after a 2 week hiatus as we prepped for our Elevar Summit 2023! In this episode you'll hear 10 tips to ensure your conversion tracking is accurate throughout the Q4 holiday season + some quick suggestions to maximize site speed performance. 

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We release new episodes every week that go deep into the world of tracking, analytics, and conversion optimization.
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Links Referenced:

Elevar Summit Full Replay

Post Purchase Upsell Tracking

Checkout Extensibility Upgrade

Klaviyo Server-Side Tracking Setup

GA4Realtime Report

Tydo Free Analytics Audit

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And if you're new to Elevar, Elevar automates server-side conversion tracking for Shopify. Check us out!

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Previous episodes you might like:

100K/spend day myths with Nigel Thomas

Signal Loss -- what it is and how it impacts marketers

Deep dive with Simo Ahava on intersection of technical marketers

Client vs server-side cookies and server-side tracking 101

How to double conversion rate in 100 days with Ben Zettler

How to blend attribution + conversion tracking + data warehousing for insights with Austin Harrison from Northbeam

Learn about the step by step tracking nuances of Shopify's new One Step Checkout with Brad Redding (Founder & CEO @ Elevar). He talks through how each step is tracked via native GA4 Channel, Web Pixel API, Webhooks, and nuances of post-purchase upsells, accelerated payment methods, etc. 

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We release new episodes every week that go deep into the world of tracking, analytics, and conversion optimization.
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Links Referenced:

Elevar Summit

Shopify One Page Checkout

Checkout Extensibility 

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And if you're new to Elevar, Elevar automates server-side conversion tracking for Shopify. Check us out!

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100K/spend day myths with Nigel Thomas

Signal Loss -- what it is and how it impacts marketers

Deep dive with Simo Ahava on intersection of technical marketers

Client vs server-side cookies and server-side tracking 101

How to double conversion rate in 100 days with Ben Zettler

How to blend attribution + conversion tracking + data warehousing for insights with Austin Harrison from Northbeam

Brad Redding is joined by Alex Romac of Tydo to talk through a short list of last minute adjustments that Alex might make for BFCM strategy. The core of this is building what Alex calls Opportunity Segments from your historical customer data, marketing around these segments, and prioritization. Alex used to own and operate a 3PL so you'll also learn how Alex handles inventory management during peak holiday....what happens when your best seller is sold out? What if it's under-performing? How to shift messaging to other categories?

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We release new episodes every week that go deep into the world of tracking, analytics, and conversion optimization.
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Links Referenced:

Tydo

Connect with Alex on LinkedIn

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And if you're new to Elevar, Elevar automates server-side conversion tracking for Shopify. Check us out!

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Previous episodes you might like:

100K/spend day myths with Nigel Thomas

Signal Loss -- what it is and how it impacts marketers

Deep dive with Simo Ahava on intersection of technical marketers

Client vs server-side cookies and server-side tracking 101

How to double conversion rate in 100 days with Ben Zettler

How to blend attribution + conversion tracking + data warehousing for insights with Austin Harrison from Northbeam

A special video podcast training! Brad Redding and Jon Cairo are joined by Stockton Fisher of Better Than Data and Mediauthentic to conduct walkthrough of building Looker Studio reports, including real-time metrics, from your GA4 data. Before getting into the training, we also discuss nuances and "gotchas" of GA4's UI reporting that causes confusion and leads to incomplete analysis.

To watch the Youtube version with screenshare go here: https://youtu.be/FHj9Bs8vvGY

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We release new episodes every week that go deep into the world of tracking, analytics, and conversion optimization.
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Links Referenced:

ga4realtime.com -- get your real time report created

Tydo

Mediaauthentic

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And if you're new to Elevar, Elevar automates server-side conversion tracking for Shopify. Check us out!

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Previous episodes you might like:

100K/spend day myths with Nigel Thomas

Signal Loss -- what it is and how it impacts marketers

Deep dive with Simo Ahava on intersection of technical marketers

Client vs server-side cookies and server-side tracking 101

How to double conversion rate in 100 days with Ben Zettler

How to blend attribution + conversion tracking + data warehousing for insights with Austin Harrison from Northbeam

Brad Redding is joined by Jacob Hagberg, CDO of Sky Diamond Elite, to share his unique experiences working with Fashion and Luxury brands such as Prive Revaux and Mother. You'll learn about brand vs direct marketing and measures taken to protect brand equity; how Jacob's team likes to seed influencers to maintain brand vision when you don't have full control, and Jacob's page by page CRO tips.  

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We release new episodes every week that go deep into the world of tracking, analytics, and conversion optimization.
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Links Referenced:

Sky Diamond Website

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Previous episodes you might like:

100K/spend day myths with Nigel Thomas

Signal Loss -- what it is and how it impacts marketers

Deep dive with Simo Ahava on intersection of technical marketers

Client vs server-side cookies and server-side tracking 101

How to double conversion rate in 100 days with Ben Zettler

How to blend attribution + conversion tracking + data warehousing for insights with Austin Harrison from Northbeam

Brad Redding is joined by Adam Sharon-Zipser, Managing Director at Elephant Room, to discuss how great gifting experiences can lead to profitable new customer acquisition channel, Adam's take on platform metrics vs MER, where personalized automations in SMS are going, and GA4 analysis. 

Elephant Room is based out of Australia but serves brands worldwide. Adam brings a unique perspective and vast experience that we're excited for you to learn from.

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We release new episodes every week that go deep into the world of tracking, analytics, and conversion optimization.
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Links Referenced:

Elephant Room

Gift Note

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And if you're new to Elevar, Elevar automates server-side conversion tracking for Shopify. Check us out!

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Previous episodes you might like:

100K/spend day myths with Nigel Thomas

Deep dive with Simo Ahava on intersection of technical marketers

Client vs server-side cookies and server-side tracking 101

How to double conversion rate in 100 days with Ben Zettler

How to blend attribution + conversion tracking + data warehousing for insights with Austin Harrison from Northbeam

Signal Loss -- what it is and how it impacts marketers

Brad Redding, Founder & CEO @ Elevar, is joined by Laura Stude, Co-Founder @ Surefoot, to talk all things conversion optimization and user testing. You'll here Laura's go-to BFCM conversion rate optimization hacks, how to implement a usability scorecard, how to conduct your own user research, and overall trends in CRO.

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We release new episodes every week that go deep into the world of tracking, analytics, and conversion optimization.
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Links Referenced:

Neilsen Norman Group (UX research)

The Mom Test Book

Surefoot website

Connect with Laura on LinkedIn

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And if you're new to Elevar, Elevar automates server-side conversion tracking for Shopify. Check us out!

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Previous episodes you might like:

100K/spend day myths with Nigel Thomas

Deep dive with Simo Ahava on intersection of technical marketers

Client vs server-side cookies and server-side tracking 101

How to double conversion rate in 100 days with Ben Zettler

How to blend attribution + conversion tracking + data warehousing for insights with Austin Harrison from Northbeam

Signal Loss -- what it is and how it impacts marketers