Google University

Sarah Blake


Workshop Information

Google Analytics is a powerful web analytics tool, AND it’s free. However, you get the most out of it when you understand how it works, and how to customise for your needs.

What will I learn?

  • An overview of how Google Analytics works.
  • The benefits of usability testing.
  • Some advanced uses of Google Analytics (don’t worry, nothing scary!).
  • How to check through, diagnose and fix implementation issues.
  • Filters and segments: how to use them to make your data powerful.
  • Tracking all your campaigns in one place.
  • Key reports for your all your campaigns.

Sarah Blake

Sarah Blake is the head of Optimisation at Quirk eMarketing. Sarah has a Bachelor of Science from the University of Cape Town, South Africa and she lectures at UCT in eMarketing. Sarah compiled the Quirk textbook - eMarketing: The Essential Guide to Online Marketing, and is an author of Kotler's Principles of Marketing: Global and Southern African Perspectives.

She has worked with clients across a number of industries, including MWEB, South African Tourism, Sun International and Warner Brothers. Sarah started in the world of online with Firebox.com, a leading UK online retailer based in London, and has worked with world renowned paid search firm Clicks2Customers.