The offline tracking system will show advertisers whether their online ads generate physical sales. Internet behemoth Google is planning to track credit and debit card spending at brick-and-mortar stores, in order to gauge how online advertisements influence sales. A new service, Google Attribution, will allow advertisers to see whether their online campaigns succeed in generating offline sales. According to a blog post announcing the service, Google already has access to around 70 percent of all credit and debit card transactions in the US. By mining this data, the new feature matches up customers’ in-store purchases with their online activity. “For the first time, Google Attribution makes it possible for every marketer to measure the impact of their marketing across devices and cross-channel – all in one place”, the announcement said. Google is now the world’s biggest online advertising network, taking in a staggering $89.5bn in advertising revenue last year. Using feat...
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