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Google Analytics: Reports & Traffic Analysis Specialization

Google Analytics for Marketing Excellence. Transform website data into strategic marketing insights with Google Analytics training.

Hurix Digital
John Whitworth

Instructors: Hurix Digital

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Beginner level

Recommended experience

4 weeks to complete
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Navigate GA4 to extract actionable insights from reports, segments, and demographic data

  • Connect Google Ads, set up conversion tracking, and measure campaign ROI effectively

  • Analyze traffic sources, user behavior, and SEO performance to optimize marketing strategies

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Specialization - 8 course series

What you'll learn

  • Web analytics reports act as business intelligence tools, answering key performance questions that guide marketing decisions

  • Time-based comparisons help marketers identify real trends by separating normal data changes from meaningful performance shifts.

  • Strong analytics navigation skills improve efficiency over time, allowing marketers to focus more on insights than data searching.

  • Consistent reporting workflows and saved views reduce repetition while maintaining accuracy in marketing performance evaluations.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Trend Analysis
Category: Strategic Marketing
Category: Google Analytics
Category: Target Audience
Category: Customer Insights
Category: Performance Reporting
Category: Marketing Analytics
Category: Web Analytics
Category: Business Reporting
Category: Performance Analysis
Category: Digital Marketing
Category: Advertising Campaigns
Category: Marketing Strategies
Category: Analytics

What you'll learn

  • Proper account permissions are essential for cross-platform data integration and must be confirmed before starting any technical setup.

  • Accurate data integration requires systematic validation so advertising and analytics metrics are captured and attributed correctly.

  • Linking ad platforms with GA4 enables unified attribution, connecting ad spend to user behavior and conversions end to end.

  • Unified advertising and analytics data supports advanced optimization, audience segmentation, and reliable ROI analysis.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Google Ads
Category: Google Analytics
Category: Data Integration
Category: Marketing Analytics
Category: Web Analytics
Category: Data Access
GA Goal Tracking & Setup

GA Goal Tracking & Setup

Course 3 2 hours

What you'll learn

  • Accurate conversion tracking is key to data-driven marketing, enabling smarter campaign optimization and decision-making.

  • Distinguishing revenue transactions from action-based goals is vital for complete website performance measurement.

  • Correct goal setup and verification ensures reliable data collection to support strategic business decisions.

  • Web analytics success requires linking technical implementation to clear, measurable business objectives

Skills you'll gain

Category: System Testing
Category: Google Analytics
Category: Verification And Validation
Category: Goal Setting
Category: Marketing Effectiveness
Category: Performance Metric
Category: Data Validation
Category: Marketing Analytics
Category: Web Analytics and SEO
Category: Web Analytics
Category: Transaction Processing

What you'll learn

  • Measurable goals prove marketing value—without clear metrics, impact and resource justification are impossible.

  • SMART goals align marketing creativity with business accountability and improve stakeholder communication.

  • Strong goals balance ambition and realism, stretching teams while staying achievable with available resources.

  • Time-bound goals create urgency and accountability, turning intent into action with clear milestones.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Smart Goals
Category: Marketing Effectiveness
Category: Marketing Automation
Category: Data-Driven Decision-Making
Category: Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Category: Marketing Strategies
Category: Performance Measurement
Category: Web Analytics
Category: Content Marketing
Category: Marketing Planning
Category: Goal Setting
Category: Business Priorities
Category: Accountability

What you'll learn

  • Metrics and dimensions form the core of analytics, where metrics show performance while dimensions explain causes and behaviors.

  • Secondary dimensions provide deeper context, turning surface-level metrics into meaningful insights that guide decisions.

  • Structured traffic source analysis supports smarter marketing by revealing channels that drive quality users and conversions.

  • Marketing success relies on consistent reporting and linking acquisition trends with measurable business results.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Google Analytics
Category: Customer Insights
Category: Analytics
Category: Marketing Analytics
Category: Descriptive Analytics
Category: Data Analysis
Category: Data-Driven Decision-Making
Category: Analysis
Category: Performance Analysis
Category: Web Analytics and SEO
Category: Trend Analysis
Category: Web Analytics

What you'll learn

  • Segmentation uncovers behavior patterns hidden in aggregate data, enabling sharper targeting and more effective marketing decisions.

  • Comparing segments with total user populations reveals clear, actionable insights to optimize campaigns and experiences.

  • Documenting segment comparisons builds a strong foundation for consistent, data-driven decisions across campaigns.

  • Core segmentation skills form the basis for advanced audience analysis and scalable personalization strategies.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Customer Engagement
Category: Analysis
Category: Web Analytics
Category: Strategic Marketing
Category: Technical Communication
Category: Stakeholder Communications
Category: Data-Driven Decision-Making
Category: Performance Metric
Category: Campaign Management
Category: Descriptive Analytics
Category: Business Metrics

What you'll learn

  • Accurate performance measurement depends on proper analytics integration and a clear understanding of the required administrative access paths.

  • Non-branded search queries reveal genuine user intent and organic discovery patterns that branded searches cannot provide.

  • Systematic filtering and exporting of search performance data enables evidence-based content strategy and SEO optimization decisions.

  • Basic analytics configuration skills scale exponentially across all digital marketing measurement and optimization activities.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Content Strategy
Category: Keyword Research
Category: Google Analytics
Category: Performance Metric
Category: Web Analytics
Category: Prioritization
Category: User Research
Category: Web Analytics and SEO
Category: Content Performance Analysis
Category: Data Import/Export
Category: Data Integration
Category: Search Engine Optimization
Category: Workflow Management

What you'll learn

  • Demographic trend analysis is essential for tracking audience changes and requires ongoing, structured monitoring practices.

  • Percentage change analysis across demographic groups uncovers insights that inform content planning and campaign targeting.

  • Applying threshold rules like 10% variance helps marketers adjust strategies early before shifts affect results.

  • Properly configured analytics tools provide valuable demographic insights when reviewed consistently and methodically

Skills you'll gain

Category: Strategic Marketing
Category: Trend Analysis
Category: Data Analysis
Category: Google Analytics
Category: Target Audience
Category: Demography
Category: Marketing Strategies
Category: Web Analytics
Category: Variance Analysis
Category: Adobe Analytics
Category: Descriptive Analytics
Category: Marketing Analytics
Category: Data-Driven Decision-Making

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John Whitworth
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