Data-Driven Attribution: better investment decisions, better marketing outcomes
We've long known that the power of digital marketing is in its measurability. But measurability is only half the battle. The other half is attribution — understanding how to allocate credit to your various marketing programs and appropriately recognize their impact on the customer journey. Over the past two years, we’ve built a strong foundation in attribution with Multi-Channel Funnels and the Attribution Model Comparison Tool in Google Analytics (as well as additional tools for AdWords and Google Display Network ). Today, we’re expanding our attribution capabilities with Data-Driven Attribution in Google Analytics Premium, with algorithmic models and a new set of reports designed to take the guesswork out of attribution. It’s available globally to all Google Analytics Premium customers. Data-Driven Attribution analyzes the customer journey, whether that journey ends in a purchase (or conversion) or not. Our modeling methodology, grounded in statistics and economic principles...