What is the Pixel
The Pixel is a JavaScript code snippet that is uniquely generated for your account when you sign up. This JavaScript code snippet can be activated via Google Tag Manager to track all visitor traffic on all your website pages.
Google Tag Manager (GTM) is a container for tags (scripts). Google Tag Manager makes it easy to add and manage multiple scripts, like the Pixel, to your website.
Alternatively, the Pixel can be activated by placing it on your website header. Go to this Website Pixel Activation Guide, if you are going to activate your Pixel using this method.
Multiple Websites
If your company has multiple websites, you will need:
- One Advertiser Profile for each website. Contact your Account Manager for details and pricing to add additional Profiles. We will provide you with an individual Pixel code for each of your Advertiser Profiles.
- Assign an additional GTM account for each website. An 'Account' in GTM is the equivalent of an Advertiser Profile in the AdRoll ABM platform.
Before you start
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Activate the Pixel
Watch this video to learn what the pixel is and how to install it through GTM (Google Tag Manager, or continue reading for step-by-step instructions.
Step 1. Find and copy your Pixel code
To find your Pixel code, log in to the AdRoll ABM platform:
- A Pixel Setup Required red banner will appear at the top, click Setup Your Pixel Now.
- If you haven't yet, select a cookie consent banner and click Save.
- If the red banner does not appear, go to Audiences > Website Audience > View Pixel.
- Click Copy to retrieve your unique Pixel code
- Once you find and copy your Pixel the next step is to add it to your website.
Step 2. Sign up for a Google Tag Manager account
- If you don't already have a GTM account, sign up here
- Once you sign up you will be prompted to add an account
- Accept Google’s terms and conditions
If you need more help, use Google Tag Manager (GTM) Quick Start Guide.
Step 3. Add the Pixel to Google Tag Manager
We recommend placing the Pixel across all pages of your website through a single GTM tag that triggers on all pages.
- Navigate to Google Tag Manager > Workspace > Default Workspace.
- Click Add a new tag.
- In the tag configuration, go to Choose tag type.
- Search AdRoll.
- Select AdRoll SmartPixel.
- Configure your tag using the Advertisable ID and Pixel ID found on your Pixel. Enter the corresponding 22-character alphanumeric code into the appropriate fields in your GTM tag:
- adroll_adv_id = 'Advertisable ID'
- adroll_pix_id = 'Pixel ID'
- Leave Conversion Value, Segment Name, and Visitor Email blank.
- Click Continue to the Trigger Configuration.
Step 4. Ensure that your tag will fire on all pages
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Go to Trigger Configuration and select:
- Trigger Type = Page View - DOM Ready.
- Ensure this trigger fires on All DOM Ready Events as well.
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If you don't find this trigger type, then save the Pixel tag and Create a new trigger:
- Go to Triggers > New.
- Select DOM Ready in Page View as a trigger type.
- Enter a name for the trigger All Page View - DOM Ready Events.
- Click Save.
- Go back to where you left off in Tags and select your new trigger All Page View - DOM Ready Events.
- Click Create Tag to complete the setup.
- If no further changes are needed, be sure to Publish the container.
If you need to edit your tag in the future, you can pull it up by going to the Tags section of your GTM account.
Enhanced Conversion Tracking with GTM
Go to this Help Center article to learn how to set up enhanced conversion tracking and define custom parameters in Google Tag Manager.
Event-Based Audiences in GTM
Most audiences can be tracked based on the various URLs on your website using URL-based audiences. However, there are some cases where you want to track audiences that perform a certain action such as the OnClick event of a button or submitting a form. To track this audience you'll need to create an Event-based audience in the AdRoll ABM platform.
Once you have completed the steps in this guide to create the Event-based audience in the AdRoll ABM platform, follow the steps below to tie the audience in the platform to the OnClick event on your website:
- In your GTM account, go to Workspace > Default Workspace >Add a New Tag.
- In the tag configuration, go to Choose tag type > Custom HTML.
- Copy the event snippet code for your Event-based audience from the AdRoll ABM platform, as outlined here.
- Paste the snippet code in the GTM Custom HTML tag
- Make sure the code is within the <script> tags
- Choose an existing trigger for the relevant button's OnClick function or form of success if it exists.
- If the button trigger does not exist, create a new trigger through these instructions and select your newly created trigger.
- Enter a name for the tag, save the tag, and repeat the process for each additional Event-based audience created in the AdRoll ABM platform.
- Publish the Workspace.