News & Insights | GlowMetrics

Glow Blog

Welcome to the GlowMetrics Blog – your go-to destination for trends, how-to guides and the latest industry updates in the world of digital analytics and digital marketing.  

GlowMetrics
Filter by:
GlowMetrics

Posted by

Joanne Kearney

Sep 11th 2021

Digital Analytics Insights

4 min read

Channel Grouping (Other) and How to Fix It In Google Analytics

Have you ever had a look at your Acquisition > Default Channel Grouping report and noticed a channel group you don’t recognise called (Other)? Don’t worry- you’re not alone. Most Google...

GlowMetrics arrow
GlowMetrics

Posted by

Nicola Russell

Sep 8th 2021

Digital Marketing Insights

3 min read

Auction Insights in Looker Studio

The Auction Insights report is a tool from Google Ads, which allows advertisers to compare their keyword bid performance against competitors in the same auctions. We've talked about how to...

GlowMetrics arrow
GlowMetrics

Posted by

Nicola Russell

Jul 21st 2021

Digital Marketing Insights

5 min read

Google Ads: Important Metrics to Monitor

You've launched your Google Ads campaign and after a few weeks, you're super excited to dive in and start optimising your campaign. You log into Google Ads...and you don't even...

GlowMetrics arrow
GlowMetrics

Posted by

Joanne Kearney

Jul 16th 2021

Digital Analytics Insights

4 min read

5-Step Guide To View Site Search Terms In GA4

Back in March, we covered how you can set up site search tracking in Google Analytics 4. Here, we are going to look at how you can expose and view the...

GlowMetrics arrow
GlowMetrics

Posted by

Michael Wilson

Jun 25th 2021

Digital Analytics Insights

3 min read

How To Pull in Header Text as a Variable Using Google Tag Manager

If there's a piece of text loaded on a page that you would like to collect as part of your data analysis, there are several ways to do this using...

GlowMetrics arrow
GlowMetrics

Posted by

Conor Ross

May 27th 2021

Google Data Studio

4 min read

Report Publishing and Draft Modes in Data Studio

The number of updates to Data Studio in recent weeks and months is quite staggering, with fantastic improvements, big and small, being brought to the platform on almost a weekly...

GlowMetrics arrow
GlowMetrics

Posted by

Michael Wilson

May 21st 2021

Google Analytics

3 min read

Rise in Direct Traffic & New Users in Google Analytics? It Might Be ITP…

Have you noticed a significant increase in Direct traffic in your Google Analytics account recently? Maybe it's coincided with a drop in Organic traffic? This is something we've seen happen...

GlowMetrics arrow
GlowMetrics

Posted by

Conor Ross

May 11th 2021

Google Data Studio

6 min read

Page Navigation Options in Looker Studio

The structure and layout of your Looker Studio dashboards (formerly known as Google Data Studio) are massively important aspects of data visualisation, as these provide the framework for users to...

GlowMetrics arrow
GlowMetrics

Posted by

Conor Ross

May 8th 2021

Digital Analytics Insights

5 min read

A Guide To Using Filters in Looker Studio

Filters are a key part of any dashboard in Looker Studio (formerly Data Studio), as they help you to present and visualise the data most relevant to you and your...

GlowMetrics arrow