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    Make the Switch to Google Analytics 4

    Google Analytics Evolution

    Universal Analytics is sunsetting, and will be replaced with Google
    Analytics 4.

    Come July 1st, 2023, not only will Universal Analytics properties stop processing hits but the UA reports/data in the Analytics interface will also become inaccessible.

    Therefore, now is a good time to migrate to Google Analytics 4 and start collecting user data. This will give you almost a year to compare data from both the traditional and GA4 properties.

    Are You All Set to Upgrade to Google Analytics 4?

    Google Analytics 4

    GA4, the latest version of Google Analytics, offers new features and capabilities to help you track customer behavior, fetch business insights, and measure your success more effectively than ever.

    As the most advanced web analytics platform designed, it helps you learn extensively about your web and app experiences.

    Addressing privacy-related concerns, Google Analytics’ fourth version, will currently use first-party cookies but will incorporate Google’s machine learning models in the future.

    Five Simple Steps to Setup GA4 in Tag Manager

    Create a new
    GA4 property.
    Add a data stream
    for your website or
    mobile app.
    Create a GTM
    configuration tag
    and copy the
    measurement ID.
    Now, create a trigger
    to fire on all
    the pages.
    Preview the changes
    done in GTM and
    submit the container.

    What Are the New Features of Google Analytics 4?

    GA4 is built on the ‘App + Web’ platform and presents combined data from the user’s first visit to the final conversion.

    This latest analytics version provides
    AI-based predictive data and
    X-channel measurement.

    The ‘Insights’ feature allows you
    to highlight relevant data
    across devices.

    GA4 uses ‘data streams’ and has
    ‘Account’ and ‘Property’ levels.

    It helps you edit, track, and fine-tune
    events within your GA4 interface
    without complex coding.

    GA4 enables you to perform cross-domain tracking and also provides you with a ‘Lifecycle Report’ to view the customer journey.

    Top Four Reasons Why GA4 Upgrade Is Worth Migrating

    Helps you combine behavior data tracked on both web and mobile apps

    Allows you to go beyond generating standard reports with GA4 advanced explorations

    Enables you to derive insights with machine learning and predictive modeling

    Follows cookieless privacy controls, behavioral and conversion modeling

    What Else Does the Google Analytics (GA4) Setup Provide?

    BigQuery is now accessible for free to Google Analytics 4 accounts to help store massive datasets.

    The data streaming capabilities of GA4 enable you to measure user interaction across platforms.

    The new analytics interface helps you generate user-centric reports.

    The ‘Enhanced Measurement’ feature of GA4 let you automatically track certain events.

    Google Analytics 4 provides advanced analysis reports and a holistic view of real-time data visualization.

    GA4 enables you to mark a tracked event as a conversion.

    Modify or create a new event in GA4 based on the occurrence of other events.

    The DebugView that appears in your GA4 interface, helps you analyze data at a granular level and in real-time.

    Sampling is removed in GA4, which allows you to collect an unlimited amount of data.

    Worried About Making the Migration?
    Here is How We Can Help

    At Grazitti, we have already successfully migrated more than 150 accounts to Google Analytics 4. In addition to that, we also help our clients with tag management systems and Data Studio reporting support for GA4.

    The migration is a simple four-step process which includes –

    GA4 Migration Steps GA4 Migration Procedure

    To take advantage of all the advanced analysis and reporting features GA4 has to offer, get in touch with our team of migration experts today.

    Frequently Asked Questions

    What is Google Analytics 4 (GA4)?
    GA4 is the new version of Google Analytics, released in 2020. It was previously called the ‘App + Web’ property. Since then, Google stopped making any additions or improvements to Universal Analytics (UA). Rather, they focused on setting up GA4 and creating exceptional features for this platform.
    Is this a huge update?
    Yes, this is a much bigger update than any of the updates released by Google in the past 10 to 15 years. The GA4 migration is a paradigm shift and therefore requires significant planning to ensure efficient implementation.
    What significant developments are coming up with GA4?
    Google Analytics 4 will bring forth crucial advancements which will result in fundamental changes with how GA4 collects and reports data. Firstly, GA4 is event-based, which means that now from the beginning of a session to a page view, everything will be considered an ‘Event’. Secondly, Event Category, Actions, and Labels will now be called ‘Event Parameters’. You can name the event and pass the event data as parameters. With Google Analytics’ free version, you can access 25 different parameters per event and 100 with GA360. Thirdly, views are no longer available in GA4. Instead, Google has added the option to create custom reports to make this data easier for users to understand.
    What other important things will be introduced by GA4?
    Apart from the notable changes mentioned above, the Google Analytics 4 platform will have an entirely new interface. Google’s machine learning and data modeling algorithms will play a much greater role in GA4. Metrics such as bounce rate will be replaced with engagement rate. Thus, GA4, with all its new features offers digital marketers a massive learning curve and makes early migration to GA4 worthwhile.
    Does installing GA4 require migration from UA?
    Yes, in order to install Google Analytics 4, you need to migrate from Universal Analytics. This migration is also mandatory because as per Google’s announcement, all the standard Universal Analytics properties will stop collecting data on and from July 1st, 2023. The 360-level Universal Analytics properties, however, will stop collecting data from October 1st, 2023.
    Is it possible to run GA4 in parallel with Universal Analytics?
    Yes, it is possible and highly recommended. You can use Universal Analytics as your main reporting platform to collect historical data and get familiar with GA4. Once you have collected enough data, you will be ready to complete the migration.
    Will the historical data from UA be available after the migration?
    Yes, you will be able to see all your historical data in your Universal Analytics properties for at least six months after the deprecation date. Once this grace period is over, it will no longer be accessible in the Google Analytics interface.

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