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Enhanced Conversions is Google Ads' method for improving conversion tracking accuracy by using your first-party customer data. Instead of relying solely on cookies, Google matches conversions using hashed email addresses and other customer information. How It Works Traditional conversion tracking: Enhanced Conversions: What Data Gets Sent You send hashed customer information:
- Email address (most important)
- Phone number
- First name
- Last name
- Home address (street, city, state, zip, country) All data is SHA-256 hashed before leaving your site. Why Google Created This Three problems Enhanced Conversions solves: 1. Safari ITP: 7-day cookie limit breaks attribution 2. iOS 14: App tracking restrictions 3. Third-party cookie deprecation: Chrome's upcoming changes First-party data matching works regardless of browser restrictions. Implementation Methods 1. Automatic (gtag.js) Automatically captures email from forms: 2. Manual (code) You control what data is sent when. 3. Google Tag Manager Configure enhanced conversion variable. 4. API...
