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Website Analytics Tracking & Tools + Pandas & Python

Proposed by Susan Ellicott (UIT Comms) and Arafat Mokhtar

Notes

Website Analytics Tracking 
 
Heatmapping tool:

 
Google Tag Manager is the "new" way to implement Google Analytics, Google Optimize as well as heatmapping tools.
 
Kultura is a video platform that gives very detailed analytics results
 
What are the issues that people are trying to solve with Google Analytics?

  • Goals, campaigns?

 
Adobe Analytics used primarily by retail.

  • More intuitive UI and easier tolooking at many sites under same domain

 
Google Analytics is also designed for sales.  Using it for non-revenue purposes requires customization.
 
UIT newsletter... social sharing aspect 
 
How to show or share Google Analytics data?

  • Google Data studio
  • Custom dashboard (within Google analytics)
  • schduled emails (PDF attachment)

 
Adobe analytics:

  • Expensive
  • Two different site templates, who and how people are using these templates?
  • SEO and google analytics consultants are needed.

 
Adobe is looking to be a competitor to Google Analytics.
 
Need to train people to use analytics to drive content strategy.

  • The numbers are sometimes surprising.
  • Look at how much value you attach to the data.
  • How does a particular department rank against another department.

 
Send out basic reports monthly. Traffic is work week oriented.
 
Good examples of using analytics

  • ditch sections of websites b/c no one is going there.
  • drop links in navigation
  • track conversion
  • Are people watching the 2-hour videos on the website?

 
What are people's end goals? 
 
Keep videos under 90 seconds!

Adobe is looking to be a competitor to Google Analytics.