Blog - Piwik PRO

January 5, 2021

Matomo performance issues: What causes them and how to fix them

Many companies choose Matomo because it doesn’t share user details with advertising systems and allows for keeping data in virtually any location on the globe. But if you’re reading this article, you probably know this already. And you also know that Matomo sometimes faces performance issues. This won’t happen if you run small analytics projects…
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December 15, 2020

Web analytics for governments part 2: How to work with strategic & tactical goals

This article is the second of a three-part series about the FTG framework – a web analytics model designed with the websites of public institutions in mind. The framework was created by Toon Vuursteen, a Dutch thought leader in digital analytics for the public sector, now supporting the digital transformation of GBBO, an agency specialized…
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December 3, 2020

When design goes awry – How dark patterns conflict with GDPR and CCPA

The designs of websites and apps often guide users and help them navigate content in a simple way. An “X” icon serves for closing documents and programs. The red color around that “X” is a warning signal that catches your attention. Cues such as this are like a secret language to make sites and software…
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November 9, 2020

Piwik PRO Analytics Suite 15.1. New attribution models and custom channel grouping

Our team is bringing analytics to the next level and we’re adding tools for analysis and modeling of conversion attribution to Piwik PRO with Version 15.1. We’re also introducing custom channel grouping and some other handy add-ons and improvements. The final release will take place on November 12th, 2020, and it covers only the Analytics…
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October 8, 2020

Piwik PRO Analytics Suite 15: Tracker debugger, new UI in Tag Manager and more

We’re glad to share the news that Piwik PRO is introducing version 15 of its Analytics Suite. We’ve only recently released Piwik PRO Analytics Suite 14 and now we’re adding more new and upgraded features and capabilities. Improvements include, among other things, the tracker debugger, public API and UI in the Tag Manager and an…
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October 6, 2020

The invalidation of Privacy Shield and the status of EU-US data transfers

Privacy Shield is no longer a valid legal framework for transferring data from the EU and Switzerland to the US. But large tech companies such as Google still send heaps of data about EU residents to the US. So what has changed?
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September 23, 2020

Raw data and sampled data: How to ensure your data is accurate

Every decision maker seeks insights and knowledge to steer their organization in the right direction. Data from your website, sales figures and customer feedback let you see a story that, when combined with accurate data, reveals paths towards achieving your business goals. In this article we will dig deeper into raw and sampled data. We…
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August 13, 2020

Customer data platforms: The best choice in the post-GDPR landscape

This blog post was originally published on April 18th 2018 with the title “Customer data platform overtakes DMP in the GDPR compliance race” Since the GDPR has come into force, navigating through the data ecosystem has become even more complicated. It has a tremendous impact on how organizations handle personal data. Consequently, it has also…
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July 15, 2020

Ecommerce in transition – providing a safe customer experience

Ecommerce is one of the most popular shopping methods worldwide. Many innovations and improvements led to its esteem, but above all to its success. GDPR on the other hand changed the landscape, increasing fear of revenue slumps – but the opposite is the truth.
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July 9, 2020

Piwik PRO Analytics Suite 13.0 – Google Ads integration and improved user flow report

A new month, a new release of Piwik PRO Analytics Suite 13.0. We’re glad to announce that our enhanced product comes with Google Ads integration, an indispensable tool for marketers, an upgraded user flow report, and many other advancements. As of July 9th 2020, all our customers will be able to take advantage of all…
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