GTM & GA4 DataLayer Blueprints for Ecommerce Measurement

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Here’s Fuel LAB‘s internal Data Layer blueprints designed for successful integration with the Google Marketing Platform. We use this daily as all of our integrations are done this way. This documentation covers all the DataLayer Push for GTM and GA4; the syntax is compatible with all the products of the Google Marketing Platform. This tracking … Read more

Performance Drop after Enabling Consent Mode V2

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Many advertisers are reporting severe performance drops in ROAS, Conversions, CPA and AdSpend after switching to Consent Mode v2. We at Fuel LAB found ourselves in the same situation, and we got confirmation from Google on the reason why. What happens when you switch to Consent Mode When you switch your tags firing behavior to … Read more

Iubenda Consent Mode v2 Altering the Website Url

Lately we had a few issues, on a few websites, with the implementation of Iubenda Consent Mode v2 trough Google Tag Manager, using the Iubenda GTM template. I’ve just finished the call with Google’s Tech Rep, after this has escalated internally, and apparently this is something they never documented before. So, if your implementation of … Read more

Google Ads Image Extension Bug Fix

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Have you ever noticed the Google Ads Image Extension Bug where when you have more than a certain number of assets loaded, and you click on the “load more” button, it loads endlessly? There’s a quick solution to this fix, as I don’t feel like Google will react any soon about it. Reproducing the image … Read more

Smart Spending: How to Optimize Google Ads for Lead Generation on a Shoestring Budget

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Small Budget on Google Ads for Lead Generation Sometimes I like to take small gigs in the industry; whether it’s a family member asking for some help (like in this case) or a friend needing to debug something together, it’s always enriching to have the opportunity to use some budget to experiment with new tactics … Read more