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Google Analytics

by Justin Cutroni
August 2010
Beginner to intermediate
216 pages
5h 50m
English
O'Reilly Media, Inc.
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Preface

When Google launched Google Analytics in 2005, it revolutionized web analytics. Heck, it flat out turned the entire industry on its collective head. No longer was web analytics an expensive endeavor that required a substantial investment in software. Measurement tools became irrelevant from a cost perspective, and the focus started to shift to people.

In May 2007, Google gave the analytics industry another shot in the arm when it released version 2 of Analytics. The update included a progressive new interface that simplified the data presentation in hopes that more people, like marketers and PR professionals, would use the data to make business decisions.

By creating a free analytics tool that is easy to understand, Google has helped everyone become a web analyst. Website designers, webmasters, IT teams, C-level executives, and marketers are all using Google Analytics to track and measure website performance and online marketing initiatives.

Let’s face it, Google Analytics is sexy as hell right now! Everyone wants a piece of it.

Who This Book Is For

This book is for anyone thinking about using Google Analytics or actively using Google Analytics (GA). You may be an executive who’s trying to determine if Google Analytics will work for your organization. You may be a marketing team member trying to figure out how to track different types of marketing initiatives (both online and offline). You may be an IT team member tasked with implementing GA.

I believe that all of you will find ...

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