What Your Event Marketing Data Is Telling You (If You Know Where to Look)
What if your event marketing campaigns could perform even better?
The good news is the insights you need are sitting right there in Google Analytics 4, but unless you have an in-house data wizard you'll probably already know that they are usually hidden behind complex interfaces that take longer to navigate than use.
Here's the thing: you probably know your email campaign drove 200 registrations. But imagine if you could also see that it converted at 8.2% while your paid social - despite similar spend - converted at 1.1%. Or which speaker pages are consistently driving conversions. Or which blog posts are quietly generating exhibitor leads months after publication.
The data exists. The insights are there. The difference between good performance and great performance is often just visibility.
And that's exactly what we help event marketers unlock.
The Opportunity with Better VisibilityAcross the events industry, we see a familiar pattern: marketing teams run successful multi-channel campaigns but report on top-line metrics like clicks and impressions. When stakeholders ask "What's working best?", the answer is usually based on educated guesses rather than conversion data.
Without clear visibility, quick wins stay hidden. That landing page ranking on page two for a high-intent term could drive 40% more traffic with one optimisation - but only if you know it's there. The blog post from three months ago still converting at 6%? It deserves more promotion, but the opportunity goes unnoticed.
Budget decisions rely on last year's approach when this year's data might tell a completely different story. Campaign optimisations happen reactively instead of proactively, often weeks after the window to adjust has passed.
What High-Performing Event Marketers TrackThe event marketers consistently hitting their targets aren't tracking more metrics - they're tracking the right ones, and they're tracking them in ways that drive fast, confident decisions.
Here's what creates that performance edge:
- Channel comparison based on conversion rate, not volume. Email drove 500 registrations, paid search drove 300 - but if search converted twice as well per visitor, that's your signal to shift budget while campaigns are still live.
- Campaign-level visibility with proper UTM tracking. When "Early Bird Phase 1" converted at 6.8% and "Phase 2" at 2.1%, you know exactly which creative, audience, or message stopped working. Pause, pivot, and reallocate in days, not weeks.
- Content performance that connects to conversions. Know your top 10 converting pages, then optimise them, replicate what's working, and stop investing in content that doesn't move the needle.
- Search visibility that shows intent before it becomes traffic. Google Search Console reveals what people search for before they click. Non-brand visibility (like "sustainability expo London") means people are searching for what you offer, not just your name.
- Assisted conversions that reveal the full journey. That speaker bio page might not be where people register, but if 40% of conversions touched it first, it's critical to your funnel.
And the good news is, getting there is simpler than most marketers think.
This February, we're offering our Standard GA4 Dashboard setup for £250 (usually £350).
This isn't just a reporting tool - it's a decision-making tool. One clear view that shows:
- How each marketing channel is performing (email, PPC, organic, social)
- Which campaigns are converting and which need optimising
- What content is driving registrations, exhibitor leads, and engagement
- Real-time visibility so you can adjust before budget is wasted
You'll have access to the same insights we use internally to drive performance for our own events - except tailored to your goals, your Key Events, and your campaigns.
Claim the February dashboard offer
Why GA4 Dashboards Make Such a DifferenceGoogle Analytics 4 is genuinely powerful and tracks more than most event marketers need. The challenge? Finding the right data at the right moment, in a format you can act on.
Our GA4 dashboards bring all your key event data into one clean view. No hunting. No learning curve. Just the metrics that matter, updated in real time, so you can focus on decisions rather than data wrangling.
What you get:
✅ Channel performance at a glance – See which channels are driving real conversions, not just traffic
✅ Campaign tracking that actually works – Compare campaigns side-by-side so you know what's working before budget runs out
✅ Content insights that prioritise your time – Identify top-performing pages that drive registrations or leads
✅ Search visibility from Google Search Console – Understand what people search for before they reach your site
✅ Conversion tracking built around your goals – Track registrations, applications, enquiries, or signups that matter to your business
✅ Easy stakeholder reporting – Share insights in seconds, not hours
Every dashboard is customised to your Key Events, campaigns, and goals. If your tracking setup changes, the dashboard adapts automatically.
At renewal, we review a full year of performance and update the dashboard based on what you've learned.
From Insight to ActionHere's a real example (anonymised) from one of our clients:
They were running a three-week early-bird campaign across email, paid social, and organic. Traffic looked healthy. Registrations were coming in. Everything seemed fine.
Then they opened their dashboard.
What they discovered:
- Email was converting at 7.9%. Paid social was converting at 1.2%.
- Speaker bio pages were assisting 35% of all conversions, but weren't included in any paid ads.
- One blog post from six months ago was still driving 12% of organic registrations, but had never been optimised or promoted.
What they did:
- Shifted 25% of paid budget away from cold social audiences into email remarketing and warm lookalikes.
- Added speaker CTAs to the top 10 speaker bio pages and linked to them in paid creative.
- Optimised the high-performing blog post for related search terms, which increased its organic traffic by 40% within four weeks.
Result: 18% increase in registrations with the same overall budget. Not because they worked harder—because they knew what to fix.
That's the difference insight makes.
Common Questions We HearDo I need to be technical to use this?
Not at all. If you can read a table and understand percentages, you can use the dashboard. We design these for marketers, not analysts.
What if our tracking setup changes?
The dashboard adapts automatically to whatever Key Events are active in GA4. If you need custom adjustments, we can usually implement them quickly and affordably.
What about third-party registration forms?
If these actions are already tracked as Key Events in GA4, they'll appear automatically. We don't currently set up tracking for external forms (setups vary too widely), but we're happy to review your existing setup and advise. The simplest solution is to embed forms directly on your site where possible.
Get Started
Get a Standard GA4 Dashboard set up for £250 (down from £350).
Your data is already working hard for you. This just makes it easier to see what it's telling you.
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Keen to Find Out More?If you'd like to understand the methodology behind effective GA4 tracking, UTM hygiene, and conversion rate optimisation for events, we recorded a full webinar with Jon Monk, our Head of Performance, breaking down exactly how to turn GA4 and Google Search Console into decision-making tools.
Or if you'd prefer to talk through your specific setup and goals before committing, drop Jon a note and he'll walk you through what a custom dashboard could look like for your events.
Your event marketing performance has a story to tell. Make sure you're hearing it.