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A dedup run just relabeled your paid leads as organic
Essay· Aug 2026

A dedup run just relabeled your paid leads as organic

CRM merge logic keeps whichever lead source value populated last, not the original UTM data. Here's how to catch the drift and lock the original capture value so it can't be.

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Measurement problems start before the dashboard.
Essay· Aug 2026

Measurement problems start before the dashboard.

Most B2B pages never clear the sample size a 95%-confidence test needs. Here's how to tell which of three methods, sequential, Bayesian, or directional, actually fits your.

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AI search traffic hides in GA4's Direct channel by default
Essay· Aug 2026

AI search traffic hides in GA4's Direct channel by default

GA4 has no rule for chatgpt.com or perplexity.ai referrers, so that traffic lands in Direct or unclassified Referral by default. Here's the custom channel group fix.

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