Tag: google analytics

Putting UTM Tracking Into Practice

UTM tracking parameters (also known as UTM codes) are small snippets of text added to the end of a webpage URL. When applied properly, they give marketers clear insights into where visitors originate and how different audience segments engage with a site. By leveraging this data, marketing teams can pinpoint the platforms and content that drive the strongest results, helping refine strategy and achieve marketing objectives.

Once you understand what UTM codes are and what to put into them, the next step is making implementation both easy and consistent. Below are some ways you and your team can streamline building, applying, and managing UTM tags in day-to-day marketing work.

Analytics and SEO Dashboards

A dashboard for Google Analytics 4 (GA4) data and a Search Engine Optimization dashboard are now available for Modern Campus CMS websites, Michigan Tech Blogs, and Michigan Tech Events Calendar in Looker Studio. In the GA4 dashboard, you will find charts with analytics for:

  • Page traffic and users
  • Acquisition
  • User demographics
  • Device information
  • 404 hits
  • Vanity URLs
  • Files and outbound links
  • Anchor, call, and email links
  • Buttons, cards, and touts
  • Accordions
  • Pop-ups, forms, and gift box shares
  • Header media and image galleries
  • Lightboxes (pop-up images)
  • Tabs
  • Videos
  • Search terms

The SEO dashboard provides details on traffic coming from Google Search and how that traffic converts to prospective student leads.