GA4BigQuery
Unlock the power of GA4 and BigQuery
Use Case & Application
Real-world scenarios where GA4 and BigQuery shine. These posts connect analytics theory to practical outcomes—whether it’s tracking user retention, optimizing campaigns, or uncovering behavior patterns. Each post shows how to apply SQL and GA4 data to drive decisions and impact.
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In today’s multi-device world, users often start a journey on mobile, continue on desktop, and convert on a tablet. GA4 UI can deduplicate users but splits sessions across devices, making session counts and marketing attribution unreliable. This creates a major challenge for marketers: Which touchpoint truly drove the conversion? BigQuery provides the ability to reconstruct…
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Cart abandonment kills revenue. But with GA4 and BigQuery, you can do more than just spot it—you can uncover when users come back naturally, and when to target them effectively to win them back. Yesterday, we tackled Calculating Conversion Rates at Each Step of the Ecommerce Funnel Using BigQuery SQL.Today, let’s focus on cart abandoners—identifying…
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Understanding how different channels contribute to user acquisition vs. user retention is critical for optimizing spend and strategy. In GA4, while you get some visibility into user types, a more detailed analysis often requires BigQuery SQL. This guide walks you through: Why This Analysis Matters Most marketing teams ask: By breaking down New vs. Returning…
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Google Analytics 4’s Consent Mode helps websites respect user privacy by adjusting data collection based on consent. While this is essential for GDPR and CCPA compliance, it introduces a challenge: attribution gaps. When users initially deny consent but later accept it (or give partial consent), GA4 sessions and conversions may get split or missed in…
