Month: August 2018

Get Ready For Google Signals and Cross Device Reporting

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Throughout 2018, Google has been releasing all sorts of new and enhanced features inside Analytics and one of the most recent promises to be one of the most exciting: cross device tracking and reporting. Here’s Google’s description: Cross Device reporting in Analytics takes into account people who visit your website multiple times from different devices. Now, instead of seeing metrics in Analytics that show two separate sessions (e.g., one on desktop and the other on mobile), you’ll be able to see when users visited your website from two different devices. By understanding … Read more

More Changes To Facebook Ad Targeting

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Facebook has been rolling out changes to how advertisers are able to target users through advertising campaigns, and they have announced additional changes to take place by the end of September. The changes are as a result of the whole The Cambridge Analytica debacle which exposed just how detailed the data is that Facebook collects. Some of these include: Elimination of Partner data No more Custom Audience sizes New terms and conditions for Custom Audiences Requirement to share the source of a Custom Audience Here are a couple of articles that give the … Read more

New Data About How People Use Media

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It isn’t a secret that I love data! The folks at the Nielsen Norman Group have released the latest Total Audience Report which focuses “on telling the story of what’s currently happening across the media landscape for the U.S. consumer.”  Basically, it shows how people are using media including TV, video streaming, social media, etc. Why is this important to arts administrators? Knowing what channels are popular among different market segments help us to target our communications more effectively. Let’s take a look at some of the data points: Consider this: According … Read more