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Author: Nico Brooks

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Regular expressions 101

In this video tutorial, we walk through key building blocks of regular expressions using the incredibly powerful REGEXEXTRACT function in Google Sheets. To follow along, make a copy of this Sheet. Topics covered: Matching characters and sets of characters Using ORs to match multiple things Using escapes to match special characters Matching the beginning and

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How to Track Scroll Depth in Google Analytics

This post describes a method for reporting on scroll tracking in the Universal Analytics (UA) version of Google Analytics. Setting up scroll tracking as an event in GA gives you the ability to see how far people scroll down pages. This data is very useful for identifying content that isn’t performing well, and specifically where

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Learnings from NATCHCOM: digital meets natural

Two Octobers was at NATCHCOM last week, the premier (and only?) digital marketing conference for natural brands. I got a chance to share some ideas about metrics and marketing strategy, but mostly it was a chance for me to listen and learn. First impression? I loved it! As an enthusiastic athlete, vegetarian and eater of

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