Google Ads Server-Side Tracking

With the rise of privacy controls and limitations on cookie-based tracking, advertisers face challenges in attributing conversions reliably.

That's where Able Customer Data Platform comes in. Our solution seamlessly integrates with Google Ads, enabling you to attribute more conversions than with other server-side tracking integrations.

While most integrations with Google Ads API either rely on browser cookies to keep track of the session, or send enhanced match parameters such as e-mail in a hope that it'll be recognized, Able CDP server-side tracking stores click identifier on the landing page visit and uses its attribution to send precise click identifier to Google Ads server-side tracking API for each conversion.

With Able's Google Ads server-side tracking implementation you can finally get numbers in Google Ads reports to exactly match your e-commerce and back-office platform!

• Resolve tracking and attribution challenges: Ensure accurate attribution of conversions in Google Ads, even in the face of browser cookie restrictions and IOS limitations.
• Combine browser and server-side data: Able CDP merges attributes each event to in-browser identifiers (gclid, gbraid and wbraid), sending a single, comprehensive event to Google Ads. This allows Google to use exact data for attribution.
• Ensure accurate attribution of conversions in Google Ads: We ensure that your attribution settings are compatible with Google's conversion modeling, enabling exceptionally precise attribution of all transactions and maximizing the visibility of your conversions.

Don't let tracking limitations hold back your ad performance. With Able CDP's server-side tracking integration, you can unlock the full potential of Google Ads, achieve accurate attribution, and optimize your campaigns for success.

Able tracks customers from their first website visit and associates UTM parameters, ad click IDs, and browser identifiers with customer details from lead and sign-up forms. It combines this data with server-side information to record conversions without relying on cookies and pixels. Able CDP's unique approach ensures that you have the most accurate and complete picture of your customers, allowing for better targeting and personalization of your marketing campaigns.

Client-side pixel tracking has long been a staple in monitoring user behavior and engagement on websites. However, it faces limitations due to privacy restrictions, cookie blocking, and user consent management. To address these challenges, we've developed a solution that incorporates server-side integrations, which captures key conversion data on the server-side, bypassing the limitations of browser-based tracking and providing a more reliable method for tracking user interactions and attributing conversions

The true innovation of Able CDP lies in its Conversions API integrations, which connect directly with ad platforms like Facebook Ads and Google Ads via server-to-server communication. This approach offers a comprehensive view of customer interactions, both online and offline, without relying on browser-based tracking or user consent.

Experience the future of data-driven marketing with Able CDP, a platform designed to deliver unparalleled insights and empower businesses to make informed decisions.

Solutions like server-side Google Tag Manager and Meta CAPI Gateway implement 'server-side tagging'. Their data collection relies entirely on tracking code running in the user's browser, which then sends event data to a server container. This container runs a virtualized browser instance that executes the ad platform and analytics tracking tags—hence the name 'server-side tagging'.

The primary advantage of server-side tracking tags over client-side tagging is that they are marginally less vulnerable to privacy restrictions and ad blockers. However, like client-side tagging, server-side pixels still require some form of user interaction with a website or application to trigger an event. Server-side Google Tag Manager and CAPI Gateway can only send as much information to the ad platform as they receive from the browser.

In comparison, server-side tracking by Able uses server-to-server communication to receive conversion data directly from your e-commerce platform, payment system, CRM, or application to ad platforms like Meta (Facebook) Ads and Google Ads. This method offers a more comprehensive view of customer interactions, including both online and 'offline' events, without relying on browser-based tracking or cookie consent.

Able CDP's server-side tracking and API integrations work alongside both client-side and server-side pixel tracking to provide a complete and accurate solution for tracking customer interactions and attributing conversions. By combining the strengths of these approaches, Able CDP ensures that you have the most reliable data available for your marketing analysis, allowing you to optimize your campaigns and achieve better results.

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