Conversion Tracking Playbook

We have a special 2-time guest, Ben Zettler (LinkedIn and Twitter), join the show to discuss new skills his top performing partner brands share today, what tactics are still being used today that have gone stale and no longer work, tips to maximize potential for success on Facebook Ads, and other successful tactics Ben is seeing work across his client-base.

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Links Referenced:

https://www.getelevar.com/

Ben Zettler Digital

Brad Redding (Founder & CEO of Elevar) is joined by Nigel Thomas (CEO of Alpha Inbound) to talk about the intersection of tracking & marketing. Nigel shares their process of executing outsized results through media buying + content creation + CRO, myths they've learned are simply not true from large daily spends, and what to look out for when scaling from small to medium to large spends. 

Connect with Brad on LinkedIn

Connect with Nigel on LinkedIn

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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:

iOS17 Podcast

Alpha Inbound

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Brad Redding and Jon Cario discuss the new iOS17 announcement around Link Tracking Protection and the impact this has on your conversion tracking. During this episode they discuss what this change actually means to your tracking (i.e. what might break), how it impacts link trackers like Facebook, Google, UTMs, Klaviyo & others, and what changes or workarounds may come about to mitigate issues.

Connect with Brad on LinkedIn

Connect with Jon on LinkedIn

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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:

cunderwood.dev -- Link Tracking Overview

Private click measurement from Apple

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Brad Redding and Jon Cairo are joined by Simo Ahava to discuss GA4. Just kidding -- no GA4 talk on this episode. Instead you'll learn about what skills Simo thinks are critical for technical marketers today and how to apply within a D2C org. Plus you'll hear thoughts on where Webkit and the potential future of server-set cookies, identity management, and where this intersects with digital marketers on Shopify today. 

Simo also answered a few listener questions from Jenna @ Daasity, Mikko @ Woolman, Kayle Larkin, and Mani @ Digital Dames!

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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:

Team Simmer

Simmer GTM SS Course

Podcast Episode -- 1st vs 3rd Party Cookies

Podcast Episode -- Safari 16.4

Connect with Simo on LinkedIn and Twitter

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The Elevar Product Crew -- Brad Redding, Jon Cairo, and Jerica Krakowski -- answer 101 questions about client vs server-side set cookies, what the difference means for performance marketers, what User IDs are and how they compare to cookies, and how conversion tracking pixels rely on both to sync user behavior with marketing activities such as clicking ads, emails, or text messages.

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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:

Session Enrichment by Elevar

Facebook Performance by Elevar

Klaviyo server-side tracking by Elevar

Safari 16.4 Episode

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We are officially in new website launch season! In this week's pod, Brad Redding, Founder & CEO @ Elevar (Connect on LinkedIn and Twitter) and Adrien Levinger, Founder & CEO @ FAV Solution (Connect on LinkedIn), talk about top learning lessons when launching a new storefront on Shopify. You'll learn about gotchas that have gone wrong, performance improvements within 2.0 theme building, SEO, pre and post launch analysis, and building ahead of Q4. 

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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:

Chrome Site Speed Crux Report

Checkout Extensibility

FAV Solution

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Brad Redding, Founder & CEO @ Elevar (Connect on LinkedIn and Twitter) shares the impact of Facebook's new Dataset UI in Events Manager and talks through the nuts and bolts of Facebook event tracking and user data collection, why it's important to Facebook, and how it impacts the $$ you spend with Facebook. 

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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:

Facebook Dataset Docs

Elevar's Facebook Performance Overview w/Video

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Brad Redding (Founder & CEO @ Elevar) and Jon Cairo (Lead Solutions Engineer @ Elevar) are joined by Dr. Augustine Fou (Founder of Fou Analytics) who has spent a large part of his career researching Ad Fraud and the impact this has on advertising. You'll learn how ad fraud still impacts advertisers on platforms like Meta, TikTok, and Google, how to measure ad fraud, and steps you can take to mitigate the wasted spend with your own budget.

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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:

Dr. Augustine Fou LinkedIn

Fou Analytics

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Brad Redding (Founder & CEO @ Elevar) and Jon Cairo (Lead Solutions Engineer @ Elevar) are joined by Ravi Yada (Product Lead @ Microsoft Clarity) to discuss how ChatGPT and AI is going to disrupt day to day data analysis for eCommerce brands in 2023. Ravi shares how Clarity has been building AI-powered Copilot into Clarity to make the process of data analysis => insights => recommendations nearly instantaneous. 

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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:

Clarity

Copilot by Clarity

ChatGPT

Connect with Brad on LinkedIn and Twitter

Connect with Jon on LinkedIn

Connect with Ravi on LinkedIn

Microsoft Clarity Twitter

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Brad Redding, Founder & CEO @ Elevar (Connect on LinkedIn and Twitter) shares what Elevar customers are seeing when comparing Google Ads conversions from direct tags vs GA4 linked conversions, why marketing platforms that manage display campaigns don't want to move all server-side, and some stats on Safari 16.4 usage to date.

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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:

Impact of Safari 16.4 on Tracking

Google Ads vs GA4 linked conversion comparison

GA4 Audit Replay

GA4 conversion import into Google Ads doc

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