Fixing 30%+ ad signal loss for E-com and B2B brands ๐ First-Party Data Architect: Cloudflare sGTM, Meta CAPI, BigQuery SQL, Consent Mode v2 and CRM Pipelines๐ฏ
Is a single order showing up 4x in Google Ads? ๐จ
It might be a page_location issue under Consent Mode v2. Dynamic URL parameters could be ruining your conversion modeling. ๐งต๐
๐ก Quick Fix in GTM:
1. Use Custom JS to strip query parameters from page_location.
2. Override page_location in your Google Ads/GA4 tags with the clean URL.
3. Keep transaction_id ONLY in its standard event parameter field.
Accurate geo-data is vital for regional attribution and localized testing. Don't let proxy routing blind your server-side accuracy checks!
Have you run into IP header stripping on Cloudflare-proxied sGTM setups? Let's discuss below! ๐
Running a dual-property test (client-side vs. server-side sGTM) to measure data uplift, but noticing user geo-reporting is way off on the server-side property? Hereโs why it happens. ๐งต
The Fix:
1. Ensure Cloudflare is explicitly passing visitor IP headers (CF-Connecting-IP or X-Forwarded-For) to your GCP server.
2. Check your sGTM Client configuration to ensure it extracts and maps the incoming client IP correctly before dispatching the GA4 hit.
@_chrismdavidson Golden tip on handling anonymized queries! Building that BigQuery View is always my go-to post-export step. Appreciate the insight, Chris!