{"id":9149,"date":"2019-07-09T11:54:28","date_gmt":"2019-07-09T06:24:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/?p=9149"},"modified":"2019-07-18T23:10:02","modified_gmt":"2019-07-18T17:40:02","slug":"adding-campaign-name-valuetrack-parameter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/adding-campaign-name-valuetrack-parameter\/","title":{"rendered":"Adding Campaign Name To ValueTrack Parameter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">With Google Ads ValueTrack parameter, advertisers can easily ascertain the source of the clicks and hence, attribute the success of paid search activities accordingly.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>If you haven&#8217;t yet tried the tracking parameter, then you must. It helps gather insights and information which otherwise would be difficult to get hold of.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Using the Tracking Template<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The tracking template starts with\u00a0{lpurl} which is followed by the parameters that you wish to track down (as shown in the snapshot below). {lpurl} returns the\u00a0<strong>final URL link<\/strong>\u00a0that you have added in the ad messaging, so make sure to add it at the start of the template. It is followed with a \u2018?\u2019 and the name of parameters. You can add multiple parameters but each need to be separated by an \u2018&amp;\u2019.<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/tracking-template-url-options.png\" alt=\"tracking template url options\" \/>\n<p>To check the available parameters, read our blog <a href=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/list-of-all-valuetrack-parameters-in-google-adwords\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you wish to track any value other than the predefined parameters, then you can do so with the help of custom parameters.\u00a0Custom Parameters offer advanced options where advertisers can add custom values.<\/p>\n<p>You can at max create three custom parameters at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/adwords\/answer\/6325879\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">campaign, ad group, keyword or ad level<\/a>\u00a0and consists of two parts namely<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Name<\/strong>: Up to 16 alphanumeric characters<\/li>\n<li><strong>Value<\/strong>: Up to 200 characters; can contain any characters (including | ; _ \/ ^ ( !)), along with any specific ValueTrack parameters<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In this post, we will discuss the steps to return the Campaign Name or Ad Group Name using custom parameter.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 1:<\/strong> Go to your account settings and specify the custom parameter that you wish to pass. Here we have given the name <em>_campaignname<\/em> and <em>_adgroupname<\/em> (the custom parameter name should have &#8216;_&#8217; added as the prefix) to the custom parameter that we wish to return the value for.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/specify-custom-parameter.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1082\" height=\"538\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9161\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/specify-custom-parameter.png\" alt=\"specify custom parameter\" \/><\/a>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step\u00a0 2:<\/strong> Now that you have created the custom parameter, you need to assign the value to it. Go to &#8216;All Campaigns&#8217; and then go to settings. Select the campaign for which you wish to assign the value. Go to A<strong>dditional Settings &gt;Campaign URL Options<\/strong>. There define your custom parameter and its value.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/custom-parameter-campaign-level.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1087\" height=\"556\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9170\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/custom-parameter-campaign-level.png\" alt=\"custom parameter campaign level\" \/><\/a>\n<p>In the above example, we have defined the following parameter and its value<\/p>\n<p><em>{_campaignname} = blog<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This will return the value &#8216;blog&#8217; in the tracking URL when the click is triggered by that particular campaign. This custom parameter needs to added as part of your tracking template to track the respective parameters mentioned:<\/p>\n<p><em>{lpurl}?_campaign={_campaignname}&amp;adgroup={_adgrpname}<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Alternately you could go to &#8216;All Campaigns&#8217; and add the following columns:<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/modify-campaign-columns.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"390\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9162\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/modify-campaign-columns.png\" alt=\"modify campaign columns\" \/><\/a>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Once added, click on the Custom Parameter column for each campaign and assign the value (here the name of the campaign) to it.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/assign-custom-paramter-value-campaign-name.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1171\" height=\"470\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9163\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/assign-custom-paramter-value-campaign-name.png\" alt=\"assign custom parameter value campaign name\" \/><\/a>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Repeat this step for the remaining campaigns too. This is required to get the exact source of the click.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 4:<\/strong> Once all the campaign names have been added to the custom parameter<em> _campaignname<\/em>, now move on to do the same at ad group level. Go to All ad groups, and then add the columns just like in Step 2:<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/ad-group-add-columns.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"949\" height=\"365\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9164\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/ad-group-add-columns.png\" alt=\"ad group add columns\" \/><\/a>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>After adding the columns, add the value to the custom parameter <em>_adgrpname<\/em>, for each of the ad groups in your account.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/ad-group-custom-parameter.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1184\" height=\"333\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9166\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/ad-group-custom-parameter.png\" alt=\"ad group custom parameter\" \/><\/a>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Repeat this step for the rest of the ad groups in your account.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To be sure of whether the tracking parameter will capture the desired result, test your tracking parameter&#8217;s efficacy.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/test-tracking-parameter.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"781\" height=\"276\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9167\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/test-tracking-parameter.png\" alt=\"test tracking parameter\" \/><\/a>\n<p>The result of it would be as below:<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/tracking-url-final.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1201\" height=\"68\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9168\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/tracking-url-final.png\" alt=\"test tracking parameter\" \/><\/a>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Following the above mentioned steps, you are all ready to get started with tracking the campaign and ad group source. Share about any other parameter that you wish to learn more about and we would be all the more happy to help you out with that.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/top-bing-ads-search-parameters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Top Bing Ads Search Parameters That You Should Track<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/top-google-adwords-search-parameters-you-should-track\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Top Google AdWords Search Parameters You Should Track<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/using-tracking-template-adwords\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Using Tracking Template In AdWords<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With Google Ads ValueTrack parameter, advertisers can easily ascertain the source of the clicks and hence, attribute the success of paid search activities accordingly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ub_ctt_via":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9149","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-googl-search-tips"],"featured_image_src":null,"author_info":{"display_name":"Kirti","author_link":"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/author\/kirti\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9149","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9149"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9149\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9186,"href":"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9149\/revisions\/9186"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9149"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9149"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.karooya.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9149"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}