PCG Digital x Automotive Standards Council

GA4 Startup Guide for Group Two Websites

Follow these steps for websites provided by Ansira, FordDirect or Dealer.com

Let’s Get Started

Table of Contents
Step One

Report GA4 ID to Website Provider

Send an email to your website provider with the Measurement ID from the GA4 account that you created.

A. Example Email

Below we’ve included an example email that you can copy to clipboard for convenience:

Hello [Provider Point-of-Contact],

Please send me the measurement ID for the GA4 account that you created for my website. Please add my email and the PCG Digital email as the Administrator. Please also add the following other people with view access: sem2@pcgcompanies.com, [include other emails here].

Thank you!

Step Two

Indicate Conversion Events

Once the events are firing, you must indicate which events are conversion events. Reference the ASC Specification for the events that are considered a conversion event.

Here are the conversion events from the specification:

  • asc_comm_submission
  • asc_comm_submission_parts
  • asc_comm_submission_sales
  • asc_comm_submission_sales_appt
  • asc_comm_submission_service
  • asc_comm_submission_service_appt
  • asc_click_to_call
  • asc_form_submission
  • asc_form_submission_parts
  • asc_form_submission_sales
  • asc_form_submission_sales_appt
  • asc_form_submission_service
  • asc_form_submission_service_appt
  • asc_video_call_submission
  • asc_video_call_submission_sales
  • asc_video_call_submission_service
  • asc_voice_submission
  • asc_voice_submission_parts
  • asc_voice_submission_sales
  • asc_voice_submission_sales_appt
  • asc_voice_submission_service
  • asc_voice_submission_service_appt
Step Three

Dimension Creation

Create the 30+ custom dimensions based on the ASC specification. The recommended dimensions are:

  • affiliation
  • comm_outcome
  • comm_status
  • comm_type
  • currency
  • department
  • element_text
  • element_type
  • element_value
  • event_action
  • event_action_result
  • event_owner
  • event_owner
  • flow_outcome
  • form_name
  • form_type
  • item_category
  • item_color
  • item_condition
  • item_fuel_type
  • item_id
  • item_make
  • item_model
  • item_number
  • item_payment
  • item_price
  • item_type
  • item_variant
  • item_year
  • media_type
  • page_location
  • page_type
  • product_name
  • promotion_name

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