Attribution
Measurement and data
Measurement and data
Attribution assigns the value of a conversion to the channels and touchpoints that preceded it.
Almost nobody buys on the first visit. Someone sees a social post, later searches your brand, clicks once more from an email and only then converts. Which channel gets the credit? Your model decides: last click, first click or data-driven.
Every model lies a little. Use it to allocate budget, not to 'prove' a channel, and test big decisions with a simple experiment: pause a channel and watch what happens to total enquiries.
Related terms
- GA4GA4 is the current version of Google Analytics. Everything is recorded as an event, instead of pageviews with separate goals as in Universal Analytics.
- UTM parametersUTM parameters are snippets you add to a link so your analytics shows which source, medium and campaign a visitor came from.
- FunnelA funnel is the model describing the path from unknown visitor to customer in steps, with a share dropping off at each step.
- ROASROAS is revenue generated by your ads divided by what you spend on them. A ROAS of 4 means €4 revenue per euro spent.
