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Attribution

Practical, connected guidance from fundamentals to software decisions.

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Marketing Attribution: Models, Limits & Practical Use

Marketing attribution assigns credit for a conversion to one or more marketing touchpoints.

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Attribution Models Explained: First, Last, Linear & More

Common attribution models include first-click, last-click, linear, position-based and time-decay. Each answers a different question about the customer journey.

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Multi-Touch Attribution: When It Helps and Where It Breaks

Multi-touch attribution distributes conversion credit across multiple interactions rather than awarding everything to one click.

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Attribution vs Incrementality: Different Questions, Different Answers

Attribution asks which observed touchpoints receive credit for a conversion. Incrementality asks whether the marketing activity caused additional conversions that would not otherwise have happened.

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Attribution Windows Explained

An attribution window is the period after an interaction during which a later conversion may receive credit.

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Meta/Facebook Ads Attribution: Why Numbers Differ

Meta Ads reporting and your independent analytics can disagree because they may use different attribution windows, identity signals, event delivery methods, time zones and deduplication rules.

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Google Ads Attribution: Models, Windows & Reconciliation

Google Ads can assign conversions according to its own configured conversion actions, attribution settings and available ad interactions.

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Conversion Lag & Velocity: How Long Should You Wait?

Conversion lag is the time between an acquisition interaction and the eventual conversion. Ignoring it can make new campaigns look worse than they are.

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Customer Lifetime Value Tracking by Campaign

Customer lifetime value tracking connects the acquisition source to revenue generated after the first purchase.