{"id":22338,"date":"2025-06-12T08:34:15","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T08:34:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.adenlab.com\/customer-value-ltv-churn-measure-long-term-indicators-with-google-analytics\/"},"modified":"2025-11-06T13:37:22","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T13:37:22","slug":"customer-value-ltv-churn-measure-long-term-indicators-with-google-analytics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.adenlab.com\/en\/customer-value-ltv-churn-measure-long-term-indicators-with-google-analytics\/","title":{"rendered":"Customer value (LTV), churn: measure long-term indicators with Google Analytics"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"22338\" class=\"elementor elementor-22338 elementor-19904\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14e1f94 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"14e1f94\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3424a0b noted_content elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3424a0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<script src=\"https:\/\/platform.linkedin.com\/in.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><script type=\"IN\/FollowCompany\" data-id=\"35547327\" data-counter=\"bottom\"><\/script>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60d0b45 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"60d0b45\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-700a5f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"700a5f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Long-term metrics such as customer lifetime value (LTV) and churn are often overlooked in analysis and optimization processes. Certainly because it&#8217;s quite difficult to track and measure loyalty using common tools like Google Analytics and Optimize. <\/strong>  However, they can be very instructive when combined with other, more basic metrics, such as transactions or revenue. In this article, we take a look at several ways of tracking churn and customer lifecycle with Google Analytics, and suggest some even more useful solutions&#8230; <\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-19935\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adenlab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/analytics.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"294\" data-wp-editing=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adenlab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/analytics.webp 512w, https:\/\/www.adenlab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/analytics-300x172.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #7a7a7a; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: #ffffff;\">Depending on the software you use, there may be ready-made solutions. For example, on Shopify, you can use Littledata to send a more accurate LTV value in a customized Google Analytics interface. More often than not, however, there&#8217;s no good solution available and it&#8217;s necessary to make new developments on your existing configurations in your Analytics accounts. Some people often mistakenly believe that these long-term retention metrics are only relevant to a few specific types of business. It&#8217;s true that metrics such as churn rate are essential for SaaS and subscription products, yet any company that closely monitors its business should have its long-term performance metrics in place, such as loyalty rate, re-purchase rate. And we&#8217;re not just talking about tracking them, we&#8217;re talking about analyzing them and optimizing the business based on them. And we&#8217;re not the only ones! Visit         <\/span><a style=\"font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/hbr.org\/2014\/10\/the-value-of-keeping-the-right-customers\">Harvard Business Review<\/a><span style=\"color: #7a7a7a; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: #ffffff;\"> points out: &#8220;Acquiring a new customer is five to 25 times more expensive than retaining an existing one. It makes sense: you don&#8217;t need to devote time and resources to finding a new customer &#8211; you need to keep the one you already have.&#8221; So, if you&#8217;ve been focusing on new customer acquisition and metrics like revenue or transactions, this is the article for you!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-188d658 e-con-full category-data e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"188d658\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4d2e2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d4d2e2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How do you measure loyalty indicators such as LTV and churn?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd03200 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cd03200\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"partie 1\" class=\"bloc-separator darkblue \">The most relevant long-term loyalty metrics for you depend on your industry, but the most common are customer lifecycle value (LTV) and churn rate. Below is a list of popular loyalty KPIs. It&#8217;s up to you to decide which ones are most relevant to your business!  <\/div>\n<p>Current customer loyalty measures<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.hubspot.com\/service\/customer-retention-metrics\">(Source <\/a>)<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Churn rate<\/li>\n<li>Sales attrition rate<\/li>\n<li>Growth rate of existing customers<\/li>\n<li>Repeat purchase rate<\/li>\n<li>Product return rate<\/li>\n<li>Days sales outstanding<\/li>\n<li>Net promoter score<\/li>\n<li>Time between purchases<\/li>\n<li>Rate of loyal customers<\/li>\n<li>Customer lifecycle value<\/li>\n<\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d1f511 e-con-full category-data e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8d1f511\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8df3426 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8df3426\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">User identification for Google Analytics<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aca1755 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aca1755\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"partie 2\" class=\"bloc-separator darkblue \">Almost all retention measures require correct implementation of the user ID.<\/div>\n<p>This means you need to identify the user over time, even if they use multiple devices or browsers. Fortunately, in most cases, actions such as making a purchase or subscribing to a membership involve some form of authentication. While it&#8217;s possible to track retention metrics with Google Analytics alone, in most cases you&#8217;ll get much better (and more accurate) results by combining it with other solutions.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c697fc7 e-con-full category-data e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c697fc7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-282b91f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"282b91f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sending retention data to Google Analytics<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80cc3ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"80cc3ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"partie 3\" class=\"bloc-separator darkblue \">This solution involves sending retention data to a customized Google Analytics interface.<\/div>\n<p>The exact workflow depends on the software (CRM, CMS, database, etc.) you use, but the general process looks like this. Create a custom dimension in Google Analytics (tailored to the user) <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df594ee e-con-full category-data e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"df594ee\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41f9d43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"41f9d43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. Create a custom dimension in Google Analytics (tailored to the user)<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52d9359 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"52d9359\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-19955\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adenlab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dimension-personnalise-e-Google-Analytics.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adenlab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dimension-personnalise-e-Google-Analytics.webp 512w, https:\/\/www.adenlab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dimension-personnalise-e-Google-Analytics-300x140.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08a0b04 e-con-full category-data e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"08a0b04\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-143d39c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"143d39c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. For logged-in\/identified users, extract relevant retention metrics from a database or other system (CRM, CMS...)<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b71bf2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8b71bf2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Here&#8217;s an example with order data stored in BigQuery.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-19963 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adenlab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Commande-stocke-es-dans-BigQuery.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adenlab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Commande-stocke-es-dans-BigQuery.webp 512w, https:\/\/www.adenlab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Commande-stocke-es-dans-BigQuery-300x171.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43bf10e e-con-full category-data e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"43bf10e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-448e6a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"448e6a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3. Make retention measurements available in the data layer (Datalayers)<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27424c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"27424c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p> <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-19976\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adenlab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Datalayer.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"310\" height=\"132\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adenlab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Datalayer.webp 310w, https:\/\/www.adenlab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Datalayer-300x128.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" \/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ade4ef e-con-full category-data e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6ade4ef\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4796b96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4796b96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4. Upload your retention metrics to the dashboard<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49b41ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"49b41ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Use <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adenlab.com\/news\/google-tag-manager-le-guide-ultime-pour-se-lancer\/\">Google Tag Manager<\/a> to send your retention metrics to Google Analytics, using the <a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/analytics\/answer\/2709828?hl=fr#zippy=%2Ccet-article-aborde-les-points-suivants\">custom dimension<\/a> or metric locations\/indices depending on how you configured them in step 1.  <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-19981 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adenlab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dimension-personnalise-e-Tag-Manager.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"140\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adenlab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dimension-personnalise-e-Tag-Manager.webp 512w, https:\/\/www.adenlab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dimension-personnalise-e-Tag-Manager-300x82.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #7a7a7a; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\">Now that this data is available in Google Analytics, you can do whatever you want with it! Here are a few examples.   <\/span><strong style=\"color: #7a7a7a; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\">Using LTV in a custom Google Analytics report<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-19985\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adenlab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/rapport-personnalise-e-Google-Analytics.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adenlab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/rapport-personnalise-e-Google-Analytics.webp 512w, https:\/\/www.adenlab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/rapport-personnalise-e-Google-Analytics-300x160.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #7a7a7a; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\">LTV in the Google Analytics User Explorer report<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-19998\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adenlab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/rapport-LTV-Google-Analytics.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adenlab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/rapport-LTV-Google-Analytics.webp 512w, https:\/\/www.adenlab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/rapport-LTV-Google-Analytics-300x256.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #7a7a7a; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\">Note the difference between <\/span><strong style=\"color: #7a7a7a; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\">LTV<\/strong><span style=\"color: #7a7a7a; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\">  that Google Analytics shows by default ($439) and the value we see in the custom dimension ($2,016). This is because Google Analytics can&#8217;t track the user as accurately as your backend system or the e-commerce platform you use. The same is true for other retention metrics, obtaining accurate metrics requires custom work.  <\/span><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8718f0d e-con-full category-data e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8718f0d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66ad22b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"66ad22b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Custom segments in Google Analytics<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c27d1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0c27d1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The list of possible use cases for this type of data is endless. We therefore recommend that you <strong>create custom segments in Google Analytics<\/strong> for customers in the <strong>top 10% in terms of LTV<\/strong> to see what differentiates them from the rest of the visitors. Apart from the fact that a percentage of these customers make more\/larger purchases, of course. Things like their traffic source, the pages they landed on, the A\/B test variants they saw, etc. can be very informative.   <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-183ce46 e-con-full category-data e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"183ce46\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8b2be1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b8b2be1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Data storage and analysis on a larger scale<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-252e130 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"252e130\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"partie 5\" class=\"bloc-separator darkblue \">If you&#8217;re just starting to use retention metrics and are still mainly optimizing generic metrics such as revenue sources, total transactions and total revenue, it&#8217;s best to stick with Google Analytics.<\/div>\n<p>But if you want to take it to the next level, to analyze in depth and optimize customer loyalty and lifecycle, you need a dedicated data management system. Here&#8217;s a quick, step-by-step guide: <\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Send all Google Analytics data to a specific data management system (e.g. BigQuery). Tools using the Reporting API (most of them) can get you started, but to get real, unsampled data at the results level, you need a tool like Parallel Tracking. <\/li>\n<li>Transfer, sort and feed data from other relevant sources into your data management system. This could be your database, CRM, marketing tools, advertising platforms, customer support, live chat or any other tool that contains data about your customers and their interactions with your brand. Self-service tools like Stitch can help you get started, but we recommend more flexible solutions.  <\/li>\n<li>Finally, to access the data stored in your data system: you need a tool (they may be separate tools) capable of handling ad hoc queries, dashboards, automated reports and the creation of data models. Solutions like Google Data Studio will get you started. But Looker or Tableau are more powerful. In any case, the best solution will be made up of a set of tools that are optimal for you, and tailored to your specific needs.   <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>If Google Analytics has enabled you to produce all sorts of useful reports and analyses, with the configuration above, you&#8217;ll see just how rich, not to say unlimited, the options become!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d4fcfb e-con-full category-data e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4d4fcfb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c400074 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c400074\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">An appropriate data management and analysis system is a real competitive advantage\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7f79a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c7f79a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Not only does it give you a very good overview of the current state of your business and your customers, it also enables you to truly optimize the user experience and journey. This leads to improved retention metrics, lower acquisition costs and higher sales. Remember, acquiring a new customer costs five to 25 times more than retaining an existing one! To convince you of the benefits of an efficient data management system, here are a few examples of questions that would otherwise be very difficult to answer:   <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Purchases from which traffic channels are most likely to be redeemed at some point in the future? This could lead you to review your marketing budget. <\/li>\n<li>Which traffic sources have the highest retention\/LTV?<\/li>\n<li>What is the correlation between subscription value ($) and churn?<\/li>\n<li>What is the long-term impact of your campaigns or A\/B experiments?<\/li>\n<li>Do quick wins lead to higher churn or lower LTV?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Do data from different sources add up? Perhaps Google Analytics is missing some transactions that are in your backoffice, or perhaps some of them are duplicates? For example:  <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-20000 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adenlab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Analyse-des-transactions.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"357\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adenlab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Analyse-des-transactions.webp 357w, https:\/\/www.adenlab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Analyse-des-transactions-209x300.webp 209w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 357px) 100vw, 357px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As you can see, Google Analytics is missing a good deal of transaction data, which requires further analysis. This is certainly something you should include in your Google Analytics database. And this is just a short list of ideas to get you thinking about what&#8217;s possible with the right data analysis system!  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a1bbb8 e-con-full category-data e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4a1bbb8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ac80e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7ac80e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Working with automatic recurring events<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd5439d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dd5439d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"partie 7\" class=\"bloc-separator darkblue \">It&#8217;s also important to bear in mind that some retention measures can change without the user himself doing anything. You must therefore ensure that these cases are monitored and taken into account, particularly with regard to : <\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Recurring orders\/payments<\/li>\n<li>Subscription expiry<\/li>\n<li>Expiry of payment method<\/li>\n<li>Modified\/cancelled orders (e.g. due to a missing item).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If your data management system has been set up correctly, you should already have this information. Just make sure you include it in your analyses and reports. If you don&#8217;t have a data management system and are trying to solve this problem with Google Analytics alone, you&#8217;ll need to use a measurement protocol. Some of the most common subscription platforms, such as ReCharge for Shopify, integrate this functionality or can be solved by third-party solutions, but custom development is often required.   <\/p>\n<h3 id=\"en-somme-%E2%80%A6\">In short &#8230;<\/h3>\n<p>If in your line of business customers are expected to generate value more than once (repeat purchase, subscription, etc.), you need to start focusing on your retention metrics. Google Analytics can help you get started with basic metrics and limited precision. A better setup would be to combine Google Analytics with Parallel Tracking, but if you really want to optimize these metrics, you need a customized data management system where all your marketing data is collected. Do you have any questions about this? 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