New Google Analytics 4 features for better App campaign performance
08/02/23 - Granular
Granular analysis and first look
Google Analytics 4 (GA4) updates from August 2, 2023 introduces new features to enhance app campaign performance. These updates include advanced audience management tools, additional performance uplift features, and comprehensive web-to-app conversion measurement, designed to optimize campaigns and improve user engagement.
Why this matters?
- Advanced Audience Management: New audience tools help app marketers engage high-value users and streamline audience targeting across app and web.
- Performance Optimization: Use of consented, signed-in data and other new features can drive significant increases in conversions and performance.
- Comprehensive Measurement: Enhanced measurement tools, including gbraid and SKAdNetwork integrations, ensure accurate and privacy-centric conversion tracking.
Next Steps/Action Items
- Leverage Audience Tools: Utilize new GA4 audience features, such as unnotified users and audience builder in Google Ads, to refine targeting and engagement strategies.
- Enable Google Signals: Activate Google signals in GA4 to optimize app campaign performance with consented, signed-in user data.
- Integrate Measurement Solutions: Implement privacy-safe URL parameters and configure SKAdNetwork conversion value schema for improved iOS campaign measurement and optimization.
Helpful links for this Google update
Learn more about past Google updates
- Sep 2021 - Matching the Most Relevant Keyword to Every Search
- Oct 2021 - Link Your Zapier Account in the Google Ads UI
- Sep 2021 - Unlock Performance Insights with Enhanced Conversions
- Nov 2021 - Drive conversions across Google’s ad channels with Performance Max campaigns
- Nov 2021 - Customer Match is now widely available and easier to use
- Nov 2021 - Plan Across Your Entire Account with Performance Planner
- Nov 2022 - Building More Durable and Effective Audience Strategies in Google’s Ads Platforms
- Oct 2022 - Deliver More Helpful Search Ads by Adding Your Business Information
- Sep 2022 - Making it Easier to Manage Automatically Applied Recommendations
- Jul 2022 - Upgrade your Smart Shopping campaigns to Performance Max
- Mar 2022 - Reminder: Support for Expanded Text Ads Ends on June 30, 2022
- Feb 2022 - The New Privacy Sandbox Proposal: Topics for Interest-Based Advertising
- Feb 2022 - Google Partners: Evolving our partnership to serve you better
- May 2022 - Recap of Product Announcements from Google Marketing Live 2022
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