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Intro
Intro
Google Looker Studio or formerly known as the Google Data Studio is a Business Intelligence software that allows you to create customizable, responsive, and interactive dashboards and reports.
Data visualization can be used in business decisions, help data scientists explore advancements in artificial intelligence, help teachers display students’ test results, and is often used by executives to share business data or information with stakeholders.
With Looker Studio, you can import third-party data from LinkedIn Ads, Facebook Ads, Vertica, or other data sources.
The reports are dynamic, which means if you update the data on the original source, it will automatically update the report in Looker Studio.
Google Looker Studio transforms raw data into an informative and scalable tables, charts, and graphs to simplify reporting or data visualization.
Features of Looker Studio
Features of Looker Studio
Looker Studio allows you to import third-party data like LinkedIn Ads, Facebook Ads, Vertica, spreadsheets, or other data sources.
The reports are dynamic, which means if you update the data on the original source, it will automatically update the report in Looker Studio.
As a bonus, it’s free to use!
It features a drag-and-drop report editor and allows you to do the following:
Annotate reports with images and text
Customizable according to your needs
Put data into different charts and graphs to analyze data
Turns the report into a flexible template report using data control, which allows anyone to see their own data
Include clickable images and links to create video libraries, product catalogs, hyperlinked content
Use color themes and styles
Add videos
Here is an example of a report created using Looking Studio. You can interact with the report or use it as a template to create your own report or dashboard.
Where is Looker Studio Used?
Where is Looker Studio Used?
Looker Studio is widely used by small and big companies for tracking progress or performance metrics in different areas such as sales, marketing, people management, finance, and business administration.
Here are the primary functions of Looker Studio:
To Analyze Data [steegle global map - ask Stephen]
To Analyze Data [steegle global map - ask Stephen]
Reports and dashboards created using Looker Studio are mainly for data analysis and visualization. You can evaluate data from e-commerce sales, websites, social media engagement, the growth of your competitors, performance in paid media, and other elements.
Display Results
Display Results
Looker Studio reports are interactive, easy to understand, and visually appealing. Thus, you can use it to present campaign and strategy results or real-time analytics to prove the value of your market. You can also share dashboards with other people and they can interact with the report, change date ranges, and filter the data they want to download or view.
Performance Management
Performance Management
You can also monitor the performance of your organization or strategies with Looker Studio. For instance, if you’re marketing a campaign, your entire team can track the performance and optimize its aspects to yield better results.
This can be done in real-time as data updates automatically, allowing you to quickly adjust your campaigns.
How Looker Studio Works
How Looker Studio Works
With Looker Studio, you can use a wide variety of data sources to visualize your report without programming. You can connect to the following datasets:
Google Marketing Platform products and analytics tools such as Analytics, Google Ads, Search Ads 360, and Display & Video 360
Databases such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, and BigQuery
Google consumer products such as YouTube and Sheets
Social media platforms such as Reddit, Twitter, and Facebook
Flat files via Google Cloud Storage and CSV file upload
Combination of any related sources
Your visualized report can easily be shared with your team or other individuals. You can authorize others to edit or view real-time data or send them links in scheduled emails. Additionally, you can embed your reports in websites, such as Google Sites, marketing articles, annual reports, and blog posts.
How to Visualize Google Analytics Report in Looker Studio
How to Visualize Google Analytics Report in Looker Studio
Access Looker Studio by going to this link. Click the “USE IT FOR FREE” button.
2. Log into your Google account.
3. Click
and select Data Source.
4. You will see the “Add data to report” panel and select the Google Analytics connector.
5. Double-click on the “Untitled Data Source” and rename it.
6. Find the data you want to visualize and select it.
7. Click the “Connect” button on the ride side of the page.
8. Click on the “Create Report” button on the ride side of the page.
9. A dialog box should appear and click “Add to Report”.
10. Change the name of the report by double-clicking on the “Untitled Report”.
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