From Google, the Google Tag Manager is a tag management application that facilitates creating, embedding, and updating tags across websites and mobile apps, thus gaining the benefits of data standardization and speed of deployment. Google touts an agency friendly system with multiple user access, and tools to improve tags performance like debugging, and rules, macros or automated tag firing. The Google Tag Manager also integrates with Google product DoubleClick. Moreover, Google Tag Manager is…
Google tag manager is free to use and is a Google product so it works seamlessly with any Google tool such as analytics or optimizes. I haven't found features that this tool is missing compared to the paid options available. I am able to do everything I need with GTM.
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Chose Google Tag Manager
GTM is very user-friendly, cost-efficient, and easy to implement, and it also provides the features needed for our team to be more efficient and agile.
I am not sure if you can fully consider using Bitly as an alternative for Google Tag Manager, but similar tracking efforts can be achieved by creating custom links for specific actions on your website. It is much easier to implement and viewing the statistics in the bit.ly …
We have used GTM for its natural integrations and the cost is free. The fact that we have to learn the program was an upside as it has made our team smarter and savvier when discussing what can and cannot be tracked.
Heap on the other hand is a paid service that has a fully …
I actually didn't use any other service. The Google Tag manager service is so good for websites and web apps that I never had a reason to look elsewhere. And it's free as well, so no reason to look for a more cost-effective solution.
Tag Manager works in conjunction with Google Analytics. I would describe analytics as a 101 level course, and Tag Manager as a 401 level course. Both are good, both are relevant, but one will far outpace the other as far as practical application and things that you will benefit …
We typically default to GTM since it is free and provides a majority of the benefits you are looking to achieve by implementing this kind of tool. The paid solutions are great but typically reserved for a more niche client base that has very specific needs.
Google Tag Manager is a little different than the other software we've used. This not only gives us the means for tracking our websites but it also tells us if we've implemented the tag correctly and how well the website has been performing after the tag has been implemented …
My subscription with Adobe comes with the full suite of their products, including DTM. I tried using their tag manager but found that it was much more challenging to use than Google Tag Manager. It also seemed more limited in the way it worked with our AdWords account, which …
If you are using Google Analytics, then it only makes sense to use Google Tag Manager. GTM has better Event Tracking, data layer handling, and modularity. It is well documented and easy to find solutions and community support for almost any imaginable use-case scenario with …
I think Google Tag Manager is hard to beat, given that it is a free service Google offers. It also requires you to implement most of the integrations manually, it doesn't have many built-in. Segment, in contrast, is much easier to get up and running and "just works". However, …
Google Tag Manager does what others can't for Google Ads, for example. That's why it's a must-have for any website owner who plans to market their website. In addition, it makes the implementation of various other tracking tools very simple.
Google Tag Manager has many training resources online that our team relied on when recommending to clients why they should use GTM. It's one thing to share a recommendation with a client, it's another to be able to train them on it. I haven't seen these available resources for …
I've used other tools like Hotjar for website performance tracking and Tag Manager is nicer because it ties in with Google Analytics and allows you to specifically create the tags you want rather than watching to see what happens.
GTM is really good at monitoring usage of the entire website and tracking customer journeys. This leads to site optimization and a reduced funnel path for consumers, which drives up conversions. The biggest benefit is that it allows marketers more access to changing these tags …
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Chose Google Tag Manager
As far as I know, Google Tag Manager is the only program that provides this service.
Google Tag Manager is used hand in hand with Google analytics. I do favor Adobe Analytics over Google's free version, though I have not used Analytics 360. Adobe does not have any limitations on the number of dimensions applied to a metric. This can be stunting when trying to …
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Chose Google Tag Manager
Hotjar is a little different animal but is still very useful in terms of tracking. I think using Hotjar along with Google Tag Manager can provide additional levels of insight into user behavior and optimization opportunities that might otherwise be missed. I think these tools …