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UTM parameters

What are UTM parameters?

UTM parameters are URL parameters that uniquely identify traffic from campaigns in Analytics, the five standard parameters are utm_source, utm_medium, utm_campaign, utm_content, and utm_term. They serve as the link between external advertising and internal performance measurement. Inconsistent naming severely dilutes data. At Waterproof Web Wizard, we use a documented UTM naming scheme for each client, a UTM generator, and automatic cleanup in GA4, otherwise, the same campaigns would appear in reports with a dozen different spellings.

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  • UTM
  • Campaign Tracking
  • Urchin Tracking Module
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