Google Analytics Individual Qualification Practice Exam

What campaigns require manual tags on destination URLs for tracking?

1. Google Ads campaigns

2. Autotagged campaigns

3. Email campaigns

4. None of the above

The correct answer is: Email campaigns

Manual tagging is necessary for tracking specific campaigns that do not automatically integrate with Google Analytics. In the case of email campaigns, marketers typically create their own tracking links by appending UTM parameters to the destination URLs. This activity allows for better tracking of user interactions that originate from email marketing efforts, as email tools do not inherently tag links with the required information for Google Analytics to properly recognize the source. In contrast, Google Ads campaigns can use autotagging, which automatically generates and manages tracking parameters, so manual tagging is not required. Autotagged campaigns seamlessly relay data to Google Analytics without extra effort from the user. Therefore, while it is essential to use manual tagging for email campaigns to properly track and attribute website traffic, Google Ads and similar campaigns do not require this manual intervention.