Advanced Segments are quite possibly the most powerful slice-and-dice tool available in Google Analytics. Recently, however, it came to my attention that even some of our biggest and most advanced users are not using/under-utilizing advanced segments! When I think about segmentation, it comes in two forms in Google Analytics: 1. Advanced segments Out of the box segments such as New vs Returning Users, Device Type, and traffic types Custom Segments that you create 2.Secondary Dimensions Because these are both large topics in and of themselves, I’ll be splitting this post into 2 parts. In part 1 I’ll talk about Advanced Segments, and part 2 will cover Secondary Dimensions. So – the Who, What (for), When, Where, and How of Advanced Segments: Who: Anyone can create them! Segments are created at
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