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How To Analyze Promotion Revenue

April 23, 2025
5 min read

Learn how to analyze promotion revenue using Google Analytics 4 to measure the effectiveness of your marketing campaigns, create comprehensive reports, and gain actionable insights.

Understanding Promotion Revenue Analysis in Google Analytics 4

Analyzing promotion revenue is crucial for measuring the effectiveness of your marketing campaigns and promotional efforts. By tracking how different promotions contribute to your overall revenue, you can make data-driven decisions about which promotional strategies work best and optimize your marketing budget accordingly. We’ll show you how to create a comprehensive promotion revenue analysis report in Google Analytics 4.

Basic Report Structure

  • Primary dimension: Promotion Name
  • Secondary dimensions: Promotion ID and Promotion Creative
  • Key metrics: Promotion Revenue, Promotion Views, and Promotion Clicks
  • Visualization: Table format with optional bar chart for revenue comparison
  • Time comparison: Month-over-month or year-over-year analysis

Steps to Create the Report

  1. Open GA4 and navigate to the Explore section.

  2. Click the Blank template to start a new exploration.

  3. Under the Dimensions, click the + button and search for Promotion name, Promotion ID, and Promotion Creative, check the checkbox beside them and click Confirm.

  4. Under the Metrics, click the + button and search for Promotion revenue, Promotion views, and Promotion clicks, check the checkbox beside them and click Confirm.

  5. Drag Promotion name to the Rows section.

  6. Drag Promotion revenue, Promotion views, and Promotion clicks to the Values section.

  7. Add a Filter to include only promotions with views or clicks.

  8. Create a calculated metric for Click-Through Rate: Promotion clicks divided by Promotion views.

  9. Set your desired date range in the report settings.

Important Dimensions and Metrics

  • Promotion name: Identifies individual promotions for analysis.
  • Promotion ID: Unique identifier for tracking specific promotional campaigns.
  • Promotion Creative: Shows which creative assets were used.
  • Promotion revenue: Total revenue generated from each promotion.
  • Promotion views: Number of times promotions were viewed.
  • Promotion clicks: Number of interactions with promotions.

Actionable Insights

  1. Identify top-performing promotions by revenue and replicate their success factors in future campaigns.

  2. Calculate ROI for each promotion by comparing promotion revenue against promotion costs.

  3. Analyze which promotion creatives drive the highest engagement and conversion rates.

  4. Use click-through rates to optimize promotion placement and visibility.

  5. Compare seasonal promotion performance to inform future promotional calendar planning.

Answers Similar Questions

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