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Two reports. Two figures. Which is right?

The campaign report shows more enquiries than the inbox. We investigate the tracking with your team: what is counted, where does the discrepancy arise and what needs changing in development?

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The budget is due. The figures do not agree.

Which figure do you need for the next campaign decision? Identify the report and period. That defines which events should be reviewed.

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  • The agency reports more leads than sales receives.

    Both call them enquiries. One may mean a form click and the other an actual received contact. All parties should align those meanings first.

  • The curve has fallen since the relaunch.

    Did the form and tracking change together? Then comparison with the previous month needs an explanation.

What decision should the data support?

For doubts about tracking, choose the analytics data check. The shop diagnosis examines the purchase journey with existing data. For ongoing hosting and service expenditure, consider the technical cost review.

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Analytics data check

Which events does your tracking actually count? We check one analytics property for gaps and conflicting figures.

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The shop diagnosis does not include a full analytics data check. Your data question determines the choice.

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Every figure has a trigger behind it.

In a GA4 or Matomo review, we trace selected events back to the actions they should represent. A chart alone does not show that connection.

Analytics data check

What does 'conversion' mean here?

A click, a submitted form and a saved enquiry are different actions. Analysis needs a defined meaning. For orders, we might check whether reloading the page counts the purchase again.

The report records the agreed action, observed trigger and necessary corrections so marketing and development can discuss the same location.

Why two systems disagree

First align periods, time zones and filters. Then examine collection: duplicate events, missing consent or different campaign attribution. Matomo describes such differences in its documentation.

Sometimes systems intentionally count differently. The report records their definitions rather than prematurely labelling a figure wrong.

Matomo: reasons for differences in analytics reports

A correction starts a new comparison

If an event now counts only saved enquiries, its curve may fall without customer behaviour changing. Include the change date in the analysis.

Also record campaign launches and offer changes during the period. Otherwise a relaunch can too quickly receive the blame for changed demand.

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A click is not yet an enquiry.

  1. Submit clicked

    The current trigger already sends the Enquiry event.

  2. Invalid email address

    The form requests a correction. Nothing has been saved.

  3. No contact received

    The person leaves the page, but the report still contains the attempt.

The measurement point comes before the success it is intended to demonstrate.

Observation
The Enquiry event fires as soon as Submit is clicked. Only afterwards does the form reject an invalid email address.
Interpretation
The report counts the attempt as an enquiry. No contact reaches the inbox.
Next step
Tie the success event to confirmed storage. Then check a valid attempt, an error and repeated submission.
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What your team can prepare.

One specific discrepancy is enough to start. We agree the necessary read access afterwards.

  1. Identify the two figures

    Which metric differs, in which report and for which period? Aggregated information is enough for an initial description.

  2. Add relevant changes

    A new form, tag manager update or relaunch can help locate when the discrepancy began.

  3. Clarify responsibility

    Who knows the events? Who can implement a correction? Someone in marketing or development should be able to route questions.

  4. Share the report

    Your team receives findings and verification steps. Open points can be discussed in the included written follow-up round.

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What happens after the changes?

Once the initial diagnosis exists and your team has implemented changes, a quarterly review can compare the new state. Record what changed and when.

The review requires this baseline measurement. Start and scope of recurring reviews are agreed separately. Sending an enquiry does not start support.

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Before your enquiry

A good fit if …

  • You already use GA4, Matomo or another tracking environment.
  • You can identify the disputed report and coordinate the review with your team.

If no data is collected yet, you first need a measurement plan and setup. The data check reviews existing tracking.

Ask us for advice How a project works
What do you check in GA4 or Matomo?

We agree the key events and period in one tracking environment. Then we investigate when those events fire, which signals are missing and what they can tell you about your question. The analytics data check defines the included scope.

Do you need personal customer data?

Aggregated figures and the affected journey are enough for the initial description. Read access is agreed separately. Do not send passwords or personal customer records through the enquiry form.

Can our agency use the findings?

Yes. The review record identifies the location, observed behaviour and suggested verification step. Unresolved causes are explicitly identified. One round of written follow-up questions is included.

Will you rebuild tracking afterwards?

Repairs and new setups are separate work. Your developers or agency can take on the tasks. Before implementation, agree how the corrected event will be checked.

When does the quarterly review fit?

After an initial diagnosis, when changes are documented and comparison is possible. The review requires that baseline. An enquiry does not start a subscription or ongoing support.

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Your starting point

Bring the disputed report.

Describe which figures do not agree. In the analytics data check, we agree the tracking environment and events to examine.

Analytics data check

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