The User Recognition Gap

What if your most loyal customers, acquired through Meta Ads, are invisible in your analytics? There’s a persistent issue in our industry called the “User Recognition Gap,” where a single returning customer from a Meta Ad is often incorrectly counted as two separate “new users” in Google Analytics 4. This fundamental flaw fractures the user journey, skews your performance data, and leads to inaccurate ROAS.

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Decoding Store Visits: Can You Trust Google Ads’ Foot Traffic Numbers?

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Wondering if Google Ads’ “store visit” numbers are real? You’re not alone. This article breaks down how Google estimates store visits, explaining why these metrics, while not perfect, are valuable for understanding your ad spend’s real-world impact. We’ll explore how Google uses location data, business listings, and machine learning to provide insights for optimizing your campaigns.

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Google Ads Insights

Google Ads Insights

It has been a busy year for innovations within Google Ads. One of the newer features that Google has made available in the past year is the Insights page. The Insights page gives businesses/marketers data driven information such as relevant trends, new audiences, competitor insights, shifts in performance, and more in one centralized place.

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