We interrupt our regular schedule for a very quick tip today, one that I learned about just last week: you can pass data into the getVar() method, and use that data inside your Custom Code Data Element! I learned about that from fellow #measure slack contributor Francis Li, and, somewhat embarrassing, should've seen it a … Continue reading Quick tip: Passing Data into a Data Element
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Custom Code Actions in Launch
Adobe Launch offers a bunch of options - you can even inject your own javascript into the page. Read more about the "Custom Code" actions and some useful tips when you use those actions into your Launch library.
Minimalistic approach for more insights
This is a guest post written by @ursboller. It's a companion to his session at the Adobe virtual Summit 2020: A Minimalistic approach for more insights. With Adobe Analytics implemented on a website there is almost nothing you can't measure. Basically every user interaction or app behaviour can be tracked using different codes with Launch, … Continue reading Minimalistic approach for more insights
Quick tip: use empty placeholder divs with Target VEC
I think this is my first ever post specifically for Adobe Target. I'm so excited! Target, in a nutshell, is used to replace or insert content into a page. It comes with it's own delivery infrastructure, logic, Javascript, and the so-called "Visual Experience Designer", which allows a marketer to load the page, click an element … Continue reading Quick tip: use empty placeholder divs with Target VEC
Quick tip – Launch buildDate and Live Expressions
When you build something in Launch, but browser says no... This happens to me every now and again: I make some changes in Launch. I build a new Library. I load my page and check ... what? why? Shouldn't it...? Sometimes, I am too impatient. Sometimes, Launch needs a little bit more time to compile. … Continue reading Quick tip – Launch buildDate and Live Expressions
Adobe Analytics documentation 2.0
This is a guest post from @ursboller (Rockstar tip Adobe Summit EMEA 2019) Ever since I worked with adobe workspace there has been one big challenge: the documentation of the implementation needs to be up to date. Not only for you as analyst but also for everybody else using the data it is crucial to … Continue reading Adobe Analytics documentation 2.0
Quick tip – non-minified Launch code is easier to debug
Debugging and troubleshooting code is one of the less glamorous things we (and you) do, still sadly omnipresent. Today, I want to show you how to take away a little bit of the pain: I'll show you how you can tell Launch to deliver un-minified code. This is an extremely quick and easy tip, tbh, … Continue reading Quick tip – non-minified Launch code is easier to debug
7 things I learned about making Extensions
Pedro Monjo's reaction to my last post was to simply quote this bit: "Well, obviously, we build an Extension!" My brain cannot stop thinking like that, and it's all because I think encapsulating or hiding complexity behind a UI will help greatly in the long run. I don't even want to tell you how many … Continue reading 7 things I learned about making Extensions
Quick Tip: Using a Reverse Proxy with Analytics
This blog is pretty niche. I sort of wanted it that way when I started, and since I love my niche to bits, there has never been a reason to change. What I write about today, though, is a whole new level of niche. This article, I am sure, will NOT push that s_code overview … Continue reading Quick Tip: Using a Reverse Proxy with Analytics
Fixes – Too many Visits on Pages with Links
On the German blog, I used to run a series about frequent mishaps, and how to detect and fix them. Those articles were often about data, rather than implementation, so I never translated them to this blog. But here is one that is pretty technical, so it should clearly live here. Friendly marketer says that … Continue reading Fixes – Too many Visits on Pages with Links
Web Analytics for Developers 