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Conversion & Data

Analytics & Tag Management

Measure, analyze, and optimize with GA4, GTM and Looker Studio. Custom dashboards to drive your growth.

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GA4 · GTM
Precise tracking
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Looker Studio
Custom dashboards
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Server-side
First-party data

THEY TRUST TRAFICUM WITH THEIR DATA

Nestlé Suisse Event website & Google Ads
FM Logistic UA → GA4 Migration
hemea GA4 tagging plan
Homebooker E-commerce Tracking
Shotgun GTM & CRM Integration

My view: no reliable data, no sound decisions

Analytics isn’t a gadget. It’s the foundation of ALL digital marketing . SEO, SEA, CRO, emailing: every strategy rests on reliable data. Without it, you’re blind.

For 15 years, I’ve watched companies spend thousands on marketing without even knowing if it works. The reason? Broken data. Misconfigured GA4. Events that don’t fire. Disconnected CRM.

My conviction: reliable measurement is the foundation of a winning strategy . GA4 + GTM + Looker Studio + CRM = one single source of truth. From there, you can optimize: better SEO decisions, better SEA ROI, better conversions.

Every service I offer (SEO, SEA, CRO) becomes 10x more effective when it rests on reliable data. That’s why analytics is my top priority.

RÉMI’S CONVICTION

« The best SEO, SEA, and CRO strategies are born from reliable data. I’ve built my approach on this principle: measure correctly first, then optimize.

Without reliable data, you optimize in the fog. With reliable data, every decision generates 3x more ROI. »

Your data is misleading you

You look at Google Analytics. It tells you: « 100 conversions ». But that’s wrong. The true number: 127. You’re investing thousands in marketing based on inaccurate data.

Why? Google Analytics doesn’t talk to your CRM. GTM isn’t configured correctly. The data layer is empty. Events don’t fire. E-commerce conversions aren’t tagged.

Result: you make decisions on faulty data. You invest in SEA campaigns you think are profitable but aren’t. You cut the SEO budget because « GA4 says it brings nothing », when in reality SEO tracking is simply missing.

The truth: 73 % of companies have incomplete tracking. They optimize on faulty data. You can be different.

The most common tracking errors

  • GA4 doesn’t communicate with the CRM

    Contact created in CRM ≠ GA4 conversion

  • E-commerce events not tagged

    Cart, payment, ROAS = unknown

  • Empty data layer

    GTM has no info to track

  • Broken attribution

    You don’t know which channel brings what

  • GDPR = tracking stopped

    Misconfigured cookie banner = data lost

  • Non-automated reports

    You only see data once a month

My mission: Build your complete, reliable measurement infrastructure. GA4 + GTM + data layer + CRM = one single source of truth.

Complete architecture

The Traficum measurement infrastructure

A pyramid of reliable data, from web to CRM through e-commerce.

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Reliable data = Sound decisions

Data Layer

Foundation of all collection. Variables = source of truth. Events, user, cart, order: all in the data layer.

Google Tag Manager

Orchestra conductor. Sends events to GA4, Facebook Pixel, CRM, Looker. No dev needed for every change.

GA4

Modern analytics. Event-centric. Understands users across devices/channels, not just pages.

E-commerce Tracking

Cart, payment, refund, SKU: GA4 knows exactly who bought what. AOV per source. Calculated ROAS.

CRM Integration

Contact created = event. Deal closed = event. GA4 and CRM speak the same language.

Looker Studio

Real-time dashboard. Key KPIs visible every morning. Anomaly alerts. Auto-sent reports.

Result: Complete measurement chain, from visit to conversion. Zero data loss. 100 % attribution.

Before (broken data)

GA4 says: 100 conversions
CRM says: 127 contacts
Facebook Pixel: 95 buyers
→ You believe one, not the others

After (unified data)

GA4 + CRM + Facebook:
Same source of truth
100 % attribution
→ Decisions based on reality

The gain

+30 % marketing ROI
Just from having accurate data
You optimize better
→ Same budget, more results

My Analytics services

From audit to continuous measurement

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Complete tracking audit

Status check: GA4, GTM, data layer, e-commerce, CRM. Where are the gaps? Where are you losing data?

  • ✓ Analysis of existing GA4 & GTM
  • ✓ Testing all events
  • ✓ Attribution verification
  • ✓ Report = blockers + priorities
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GA4 & GTM configuration

Complete setup: structured data layer, standard GA4 events, conversions, multi-touch attribution.

  • ✓ GA4 property setup
  • ✓ Data layer implementation
  • ✓ Standard + custom events
  • ✓ Attribution modeling
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E-commerce Tracking

Purchase, cart, payment, refund, product detail. GA4 knows every transaction. ROAS calculated precisely.

  • ✓ GA4 e-commerce events
  • ✓ SKU / product tracking
  • ✓ Cart & payment value
  • ✓ ROAS per product / collection
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CRM & Lead gen Tracking

Contact created = conversion. Event sent to GA4. Form, chat, call: everything is tracked.

  • ✓ « Contact created » event
  • ✓ CRM → GA4 sync
  • ✓ Complete form tracking
  • ✓ Revenue impact by channel
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Looker Studio dashboards

Real-time dashboard: traffic, conversion, ROAS, performance by channel, trends. Auto-sent reports. Full method: reporting that drives decisions.

  • ✓ Dashboard executive (1 page)
  • ✓ Detailed dashboard per channel
  • ✓ Anomaly alerts
  • ✓ Auto weekly/monthly reports
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GDPR & Consent Management

Compliant cookie banner. Tracking adapted to consent. Zero trust loss. Compliance with regulations.

  • ✓ Cookie consent management
  • ✓ GTM consent tagging
  • ✓ GA4 anonymization
  • ✓ Full GDPR compliance
My approach

4 steps to reliable measurement

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Audit

Full status check. Where are you losing data? What are the priorities?

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Tagging plan

Documented: every event = who, what, how. Ensures consistency and clarity.

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Implementation

Data layer, GTM, GA4, CRM, pixels. Everything runs together, zero conflicts.

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Continuous monitoring

Live dashboard. Alerts. Ongoing optimization. Zero data lost.

The KPIs to track

The 8 essential Analytics metrics

Users

Unique users

Primary traffic target

Sessions

Complete visits

Engagement = revisits

Conv%

Conversion rate

THE METRIC that matters

ROAS

Revenue / investment

ROI per ad channel

CAC

Acquisition cost

Spend / acquired customer

LTV

Customer lifetime value

Total customer revenue

AOV

Average order value

Revenue / transaction

CPA

Cost per action

Lead gen or e-commerce

FAQ Analytics

Frequently asked questions

GA4 is different from Universal Analytics. Migration must be planned: data layer, events, conversions. Not just « copy-paste the tag ». A bad GA4 setup is worse than no GA4. Start with an audit, then a planned migration with structured data layer.
Common causes: 1) GA4 has no defined conversion, 2) The event doesn’t fire (empty data layer or misconfigured GTM), 3) A filter blocks some users, 4) Indexation delay (up to 24h). Tracking audit = precise diagnosis.
GA4 = raw collection + analysis. Looker Studio = visualization + reports. GA4 says « 100 conversions ». Looker turns that into a trend chart + month-over-month comparison. One without the other: GA4 without Looker = confusing raw data. Looker without GA4 = no data.
Explicit consent before tracking. Compliant cookie banner. Anonymized data after 13 months. Right to be forgotten. No data sharing to non-GDPR-compliant countries. Google Analytics + consent management (TrustBox, OneTrust) = GDPR safe.
Audit: €1K. GA4 + GTM configuration: €2.5K-5K. E-commerce or CRM tracking: +€2K. Looker Studio dashboard: €1K-2K. Continuous monitoring: €500-1500/month. Initial investment: €5K-10K. ROI: typically recovered in 1-2 months via better marketing decisions.
Yes. Without CAPI and server-side, you lose 30-50 % of conversions on iOS, Safari, and Brave. Your ads are flown blind. Ad ROI artificially collapses. Going server-side is no longer optional in 2026.
Yes. I recently built an MVP for monitoring ChatGPT, Perplexity, and AI Overviews for a SaaS client, with Postgres and Metabase. Lightweight stack, minimal infra cost. Not off-the-shelf SaaS: custom data monitoring.
GA4 if Google Ads ecosystem and high budgets. Matomo if strict self-hosting and maximum GDPR compliance. Plausible if you want simplicity and privacy-first without large paid-campaign volumes. No universal answer. Adapt to your context.
Concrete results

Concrete Analytics results

hemea

Complete GA4 tagging plan implemented

Result: +40 % attribution precision. Clear identification of profitable channels. Immediate optimization of marketing budgets.

Nestlé Suisse

Event website and Google Ads campaigns

Result: Created an event website with instant game for a national contest in Migros stores. Search and Display campaigns to maximize entries and convert online players into in-store visitors.

FM Logistic

UA → GA4 migration with 0 % data loss

Result: Historical continuity preserved. UA and GA4 data reconciled. Migration confidence confirmed.

Analytics in synergy with my other expertise

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Analytics & SEO

GSC + GA4 data = better keyword targeting. Search Console analysis to identify words that drive traffic. Optimization of pages that convert.

→ Explore the SEO synergy
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Analytics & SEA

Reliable conversion tracking = smart bidding. GA4 talks to Google Ads. Precise ROAS per campaign. Budgets optimized in real time based on real data.

→ Explore the SEA synergy
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Analytics & CRO

Heatmaps + GA4 funnel data = smarter optimization. Understand where users drop off. A/B tests guided by real data. Rising conversions.

→ Explore the CRO synergy

Sub-service: wiring the CRM into the campaigns

Until the sales stage comes back, bidding treats an enquiry that went nowhere and a signed customer in exactly the same way. I restore the thread, from click identifier capture through to the conversion bidding actually uses.

Capture

Auto-tagging, capture script on every page and behind consent, a hidden field in every form for the Google identifier and for Meta’s.

Upload

Daily export of the stage reached, aligned with the platforms’ real deadlines: 90 or 14 days on Google depending on the source, 7 days maximum on Meta, whole request rejected beyond that.

Configuration

Conversion action set to primary rather than secondary, identical naming across accounts, value sent back rather than a plain count. That is where what the campaign chases is decided.

Read the full method, step by step →

The toolkit behind the work

Checking a tag is really there, page by page

A measurement tag missing from one template shows up in no dashboard at all: the traffic you never recorded looks exactly like traffic that never happened. An automated crawl gives you the real coverage. I have written up how I use it, and the day that same check fired on 100% of a catalogue while measurement was firing correctly on every single page.

Sitebulb: the worst finding is not the costliest →

From the number displayed to the decision taken

CRM & campaigns

Connect your CRM to your campaigns without the machinery

A campaign cannot optimise for a quality that was never sent back to it. The hidden field, the upload deadlines, and the minimum version that holds without heavy development.

Read the article →
Steering

The dashboard a company director actually reads

A number stays on the page if it changes a decision. The three indicators I take off, the five I keep, and why you need two dashboards rather than one.

Read the article →
Analytics

GA4 in 2026: the complete guide for marketers

Master GA4 from A to Z: configuration, events, conversions, reports. Everything you need to leverage the power of Google Analytics 4.

Read the article →
Tracking

Consent Mode v2 in 2026: tracking without breaking GDPR

Basic or advanced mode, modeled conversions, certified CMP: recover your GA4 and Google Ads data while staying GDPR-first.

Read the article →
Analytics

GTM Server-Side: why and how to migrate in 2026

First-party data, GDPR-compliant, reliable tracking. The guide to move from client-side to server-side GTM and keep your data.

Read the article →
Reporting

Looker Studio: SEO/SEA reporting that drives decisions

Start from the decisions to make, connect GA4 + Search Console + Google Ads, and keep it to one executive page. The method for reporting your teams will actually open.

Read the article →
Analytics

Attribution in 2026: what GA4 can no longer see

GA4 keeps only data-driven and last-click. Why the platforms will never reconcile, and how to triangulate measurement instead of chasing one exact number.

Read the article →
Cas terrain · Mai 2026

Server-side tracking and GEO monitoring: the 2026 data stack

This week, I deployed a complete server-side tracking setup (CAPI plus Google Tag Server) for one client, alongside a custom GEO monitoring system for another. The recurring conclusion: marketing data in 2026 is no longer just GA4. It’s an entire ecosystem of signals to orchestrate, from pixel tracking to LLMs.

Going server-side is no longer optional. iOS, Safari, Brave systematically block client-side tracking. Without CAPI, you lose 30-50 % of reported conversions. And when you steer an ad campaign on incomplete data, it’s like sailing blind: ROI artificially collapses, budgets get wasted, and you’ll never really know whether your strategy works.

In parallel, GEO monitoring becomes the data counterpart of classic SEO. You’ve tracked your Google positions for ten years? Now you also need to track your visibility in ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews answers. This isn’t GEO as in geo-targeting. It’s GEO as in Generative Engine Optimization. And it changes everything for brands that want to stay visible in 2026.

Stack tools mastered: GA4, Looker Studio, Metabase, BigQuery, Stape, Customers.ai, Google Tag Manager Server-side. Plus growing expertise in lightweight custom monitoring architectures (Postgres, API monitoring, real-time dashboards).

Going further

Read the related articles: connecting your CRM to your campaigns without the machinery, the dashboard a company director actually reads, server-side tracking and CAPI, GEO monitoring (ChatGPT/Perplexity/AI Overviews), and explore the full GEO expertise.

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