Analytics & Tracking

Multi-Touch Attribution

Quick Definition

Multi-touch attribution distributes conversion credit across all the marketing touchpoints in a customer journey, not just the last one.

In context

Tools: GA4 (free, basic), Dreamdata, Hockeystack, Triple Whale (specialized). Most useful for B2B with long sales cycles and businesses running multiple channels in parallel.

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