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Improve data collection using
Google Tag Manager

8h 43min | 22 lessons

In this course, you will learn how to:

  • Use Google Tag Manager to deploy and manage tracking tags without relying on developers.
  • Set up and organize tags, triggers, and variables to enhance tracking and data collection.
  • Implement cross-domain and custom tracking for better user journey analysis.
  • Manage the Google Tag Manager “dataLayer” to collect detailed user interaction data.
  • Automate tracking events and create retargeting and tracking pixels to optimize campaigns.

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Simplify tracking and identify hidden opportunities with powerful analytics

Many teams face delays and inefficiencies when relying on developers to implement tracking tags, leading to missed opportunities for data collection and campaign optimization. This course helps you to take control of your tracking setup using Google Tag Manager, allowing you to deploy and manage tags independently. By mastering tag organization, cross-domain tracking, and dataLayer management, you’ll improve data collection, tracking accuracy, and enhance your ability to optimize marketing efforts.

Master Google Tag Manager for beginners and gain control over your tracking and analytics

Course Length:
8h 43min. 22 lessons.

This course provides a step-by-step guide to mastering Google Tag Manager, allowing you to deploy tags, track events, and manage your analytics without relying on developers. You’ll learn how to simplify cross-domain tracking, create custom events, and use the dataLayer to track detailed user interactions. By the end of the course, you’ll have the skills to enhance your analytics and make data-driven marketing decisions confidently.

After completing this online course on Google Tag Manager for beginners, you will be able to assist your team and company with:

  • Deploying tracking tags independently, without developer assistance.
  • Setting up custom events and variables for granular tracking.
  • Implementing cross-domain tracking for more accurate data collection.
  • Managing and optimizing the data layer to capture deeper insights.
  • Enhancing marketing campaign effectiveness with real-time data.

This course is for you if you are responsible for:

  • Managing marketing campaigns and analytics.
  • Implementing tracking and conversion pixels.
  • Optimizing website performance with detailed user behavior data.
  • Creating and managing analytics reports.
  • Managing and troubleshooting tracking issues.

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Course Curriculum

Google Tag Manager for Beginners

Welcome to Google Tag Manager Basics

Welcome to Google Tag Manager for Beginners where you will be guided through Google Tag Managers from beginning to end.

Your Introduction to Google Tag Manager for Beginners

We begin with a solid understanding of what Google Tag Manager is and what it is not.

Get to Know GTM: Tags

Get to know Tags, what they are, how to use them, and some real world examples.

Get to Know GTM: Triggers

Get to know triggers, what they are, when and how to use them.

Get to Know GTM: Variables

Explore variables in GTM and learn what they are, and how they work.

Get to Know GTM: Data Layer

Explore how the data layer works in Google Tag Manager

Get to Know GTM: Organization

Learn how to use folders, user management basics, and naming conventions.

Get to Know GTM: Preview Mode

Discover the power of “Previewing: your GTM implementation.

Get to Know GTM: Workflow

Learn how to use workspaces from plan, to build, to preview, to publish, and review.

Getting Started: Creating Your First Tag

It’s time to set up your first GTM tag! We’ll start with Google Analytics

Getting Started: Scripts and Pixels

Move beyond the Google “built-in” tags and explore the power of scripts and templates

Tracking Engagement: Clicks and Times

Start with the easiest engagement to measure…

Tracking Engagement: Scroll

While platforms like GA4 can automatically capture Scroll, GTM does a MUCH better job

Tracking Engagement: YouTube Videos

Using YouTube on your site? You’ll love this feature…

Data Layer 101: Storing Details

It’s time to revisit the Data Layer and actually start using it!

Data Layer 101: Reading Details

With the information we need in the Data Layer, it’s time to get it back out…

Tracking Ecommerce – The Basics

How to deal with ecommerce in Google Tag Manager

Deep Dive: Cross-Domain Measurement

Measuring as users cross through different domains in a customer journey

Deep Dive: Tag Sequencing

Here’s a little known technique that’ll come in handy from time to time

Deep Dive: Formatting Variables

Want cleaner data? Variable formatting can help…

Wrap Up and Resources

A recap and review of everything you’ve learned so far

Chris Mercer

Measurement Marketer @ MeasurementMarketing.io

Mercer (as he’s known) is the co-founder of MeasurementMarketing.io and has been helping marketers, marketing teams, and agencies implement and unlock the power of Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager since 2013. He has spoken at conferences around the globe, including Traffic & Conversion, Digital Elite Camp, Performance Marketing Summit, Digital Growth Unleashed, and Social Media Marketing World.

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Completing this course earns you an official CXL Google Tag Manager for Beginners Course Certificate to prove your achievement. CXL is recognized as an industry-leading qualification by employers worldwide, and it is an official qualification on Linkedin that can be added to your profile.

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