Tracking mobile apps has always been fun for me. Compared to measuring websites, apps are a more controlled environment, which is great for data consistency. Sure, there are some less-fun cases (like those pesky hybrid apps) but the general experience on major platforms like Android and iOS has been quite great! Changes even happen a bit slower compared to browsers and there are way less moving parts to keep track of. Just like when tracking websites, Adobe has been most helpful in providing us the tools we need to collect data in the most effective and consistent way. If you have been tracking mobile apps with Adobe for a while, you will know about the similarities between websites and apps (like having a trackState function that increments Page Views and trackAction for Custom Links) and nice comfort features (like automatically tracking App ID, Launches, Upgrades, etc.) that make it so […]
Category: Adobe Experience Platform
Building the ultimate auto tracking implementation with Adobe Experience Platform and Web SDK
I think it’s no secret that a lot of companies, agencies, and analyst dread the amount of effort it takes to implement a sophisticated analytics tool like Adobe Analytics. That may come in part from the correlation between company size (and thereby business complexity) and choice of analytics tool, but it is quite clear that implementing Adobe Analytics in a way that fully utilizes both all of its countless features and what can be collected from a page is a challenge to even the most experienced specialists. This is where other tools like Google Analytics or smaller solutions like Matomo have their place. If your use case and business situation are right, they may be a quicker solution for you. The simplicity is quite tempting but would not be enough for larger businesses. That leads to a funny situation when people from agencies or small companies join a large corporate […]