How to Audit a Full-Funnel Ad Setup Using GTM, GA4, and Platform Pixels?
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Introduction Ensuring that your advertising funnel—from awareness to conversion—is accurately tracked is crucial for optimizing performance and maximizing ROI. A comprehensive audit of your ad setup using Google Tag Manager (GTM), Google Analytics 4 (GA4), and platform-specific pixels (like Facebook Pixel or Google Ads) can help identify gaps, redundancies, and opportunities for improvement. Step 1: Audit Google Tag Manager (GTM) 1.1. Review Tag Implementation Ensure all necessary tags are present and correctly configured in GTM. This includes tags for GA4, Facebook Pixel, Google Ads, and any other relevant platforms. Verify that each tag fires on the appropriate pages and triggers. 1.2. Check for Redundant Tags Duplicate tags can lead to inflated metrics and skewed data. Use GTM's built-in debugging tools to identify and remove any redundant tags 1.3. Validate Trigger Conditions Confirm that triggers are set up to fire tags under the correct condition...