Digital Analytics Consultancy · Est. 2009

Two decades of turning data into decisions

Co-founded Empirical Path in 2009 and built it over twelve years into one of the country's premier digital analytics consultancies - an early Google Analytics 360 and Google Marketing Platform partner serving media companies, QSR chains, healthcare systems, federal agencies, and more before a successful acquisition by PMG in 2021.

12
Years Building EP
100+
Clients Served
8
Industry Verticals
2021
Acquired by PMG

Empirical Path was acquired by performance marketing agency PMG in 2021, then joined with Search Discovery (now Further) to form PMG's combined analytics practice.

From startup to successful exit

Twelve years building a data-first consultancy at the leading edge of digital analytics - from early Google partnerships through a successful acquisition.

2009
Empirical Path Founded
Co-founded in Atlanta, Georgia as a digital analytics consultancy focused on implementation and reporting of web analytics - and on combining data to better understand the impact of social media on conversions across publishing, ecommerce, and CPG. Work spanned both direct brand engagements and projects delivered through their ad agencies.
2009–2011
Early Google Partnership
Became one of the first analytics consultancies certified by Google for GA implementation. In 2010, Empirical Path was featured by Google in a product release webinar - an early signal of the close partnership to come. Established deep expertise in Google Cloud Platform and BigQuery for analytics data pipelines long before the broader market caught up.
2011
Google Tag Manager - Early Partner
Became a certified implementation partner for Google Tag Manager shortly after its launch, building deep expertise in tag management architecture that became a cornerstone of the firm's implementation practice.
2012
First GA 360 Client: Business Insider
Tapped by Google as one of a small cohort of consultants authorized to sell and implement Google Analytics 360 - featuring the industry's first integration of unsampled GA data directly into BigQuery. Business Insider was our inaugural client, following a presentation at Business Insider's 2011 Ignition: The Future of Media conference where Empirical Path co-presented with Google and awarded a recognition to a conference participant. Simultaneously launched a Mixpanel practice for mobile and web app analytics.
2013
Washington D.C. Office Opens
Opened a dedicated D.C. office to deepen relationships with federal, government-adjacent, and East Coast enterprise clients. That same year, Google published a case study on Empirical Path's A/B testing work with fintech startup Kapitall - an early example of the firm's data-driven experimentation methodology. The D.C. presence would prove pivotal for the federal analytics engagements that followed.
2014
Tealium, Motley Fool & Platform Depth
Added senior consultants specializing in enterprise tag management and data engineering. Became a certified Tealium iQ partner. The Motley Fool joined the GA 360 roster - using the BigQuery integration for unsampled data pipelines. Built out Segment/Twilio and Amplitude practices for app and event-stream analytics.
2017
GA 360 Partnership with the VA
Onboarded the Department of Veterans Affairs as a GA 360 client - arguably the largest healthcare organization in the world, serving over 9 million enrolled Veterans. The engagement introduced GCP-based data infrastructure to support VA.gov's growing suite of digital health tools.
2018
Olo Analytics Partnership
Formalized a practice around Olo, the leading restaurant commerce platform, enabling custom GTM and GA implementations for QSR brands. Became the go-to analytics partner for national chains on the Olo ecosystem - PF Chang's, Mellow Mushroom, Taco Mac, Boston Market, and dozens more.
2019–2020
Federal Expansion: NIH, NLM & VA COVID Response
Extended the federal practice to the National Institutes of Health and the National Library of Medicine (PubMed) in 2019. In 2020, the VA engagement expanded into COVID-19 crisis response - working through Carahsoft and Ad Hoc (prime: Oddball), building GCP data pipelines that unified contact center, web, and SMS data into a dashboard for the VA's Joint Task Force, with insights feeding White House briefings.
2021
Google Marketing Platform Premier Partner
Achieved Premier Partner status for the Google Marketing Platform - authorizing GA 360 resale at enterprise scale. EP held a roster of dozens of GA 360 clients across healthcare, technology, ecommerce, federal government, and hospitality at the time of acquisition.
2021
Acquired by PMG
Empirical Path was acquired by PMG, one of the country's leading independent digital performance agencies, then combined with Search Discovery (now Further) to form PMG's unified analytics center of excellence.
2022–Present
Flywheel Analysis
Continuing independent advisory work - bringing the same rigorous, implementation-first approach to organizations that want sustainable, trustworthy analytics infrastructure.

Representative projects

A sample of engagements from Empirical Path's portfolio - work completed during the firm's 19-year independent run.

Government · Federal

VA COVID-19 Digital Response Dashboard

Dept. of Veterans Affairs · via Carahsoft, Ad Hoc & Oddball

When COVID-19 escalated in early 2020, the VA needed real-time visibility across previously siloed data sources - call center volumes, VA.gov traffic, SMS usage, and digital tool adoption - to inform the Joint Task Force and contribute insights to White House briefings on Veteran digital services.

Working through Carahsoft and alongside Ad Hoc (prime contractor: Oddball), Empirical Path built data pipelines on Google Cloud Platform that unified these sources into a single COVID-19 response dashboard - prototyped in one week, then continuously evolved as the crisis developed.

Impact
1 wk
Prototype to production
Multi-source
Call center, web, SMS unified
Google Analytics 360 Google Cloud Platform BigQuery DOMO GTM
Analytics Implementation

Remarketing Audience Migration Cuts Cost Per Order 50%

National Cable & Telecom Provider

A leading cable provider needed to migrate 40+ behavioral remarketing audiences from Adobe Audience Manager to Google Analytics 360 to improve DV360 match rates and reduce cost per acquisition.

Outcomes
50%
Reduction in cost per order
$1M+
Annual savings
GA 360 Tealium iQ DV360 SA360
Conversion Optimization

Online Ordering A/B Test Lifts Conversions 27%

Regional QSR Chain (30+ Locations)

GA data revealed that the mobile online ordering experience was causing friction and drop-offs. Partnered with a web design agency to redesign the mobile menu layout and ran a rigorous A/B test to measure impact.

Outcomes
27%
Lift in ordering conversion rate
50%+
Sales increase post-test
Google Optimize GTM Enhanced Ecommerce Olo
Mobile App Analytics

Subscription App Analytics Reduces Acquisition Cost 12%

Global News & Media Company

A major media company was launching a subscription video app and needed reliable reporting on user engagement, paywall conversion, and ad spend ROI across iOS with Kochava attribution.

Outcomes
+3%
Trial-to-subscription conversion
−12%
Customer acquisition cost
Mixpanel BigQuery Tableau Kochava
Data Engineering

BigQuery Automation Reclaims 25 Hours/Month for Analytics Team

Financial Media Company

A financial media brand needed unsampled GA 360 data in their warehouse alongside enterprise datasets, with self-serve BI access and dynamic filtering - without manual exports.

Outcomes
25 hrs
Reclaimed per month for analysts
BigQuery Python Google Cloud GA 360
Dashboards & Reporting

Unified Analytics Strategy Across Multi-System Health Network

Large Regional Health System

A major healthcare network merging predecessor brands needed KPI strategy, GTM implementation, and GA rollup properties across patient, referring physician, and educational sites.

Outcomes
Multi-site
Rollup + master properties deployed
Google Analytics 360 GTM dataLayer Looker Studio
Coming Soon

Additional Case Studies

Ecommerce · B2B · Pharma · Hospitality

Additional case studies across restaurant chains, pharmaceutical agencies, ecommerce brands, and B2B software companies - available on request.

Industries served

Deep experience across eight verticals, from scrappy startups to Federal agencies.

QSR & Hospitality  ·  Media & Publishing  ·  Healthcare  ·  Government & Federal  ·  Ecommerce & Retail  ·  B2B & SaaS  ·  Pharma & Life Sciences  ·  Financial Services

Tools & platforms

Web & App Analytics
Google Analytics 4 GA 360 Adobe Analytics Mixpanel Amplitude Firebase
Tag Management
Google Tag Manager Tealium iQ Segment Ensighten
Data & Engineering
BigQuery Python R / RStudio SQL AWS Google Cloud
Visualization & BI
Tableau Looker Studio DOMO Klipfolio Looker
CRO & Testing
Google Optimize Optimizely VWO
CRM & Marketing Stack
Salesforce Marketo Airship Kochava Olo
Flywheel Analysis

Continuing the work of building rigorous, trustworthy analytics programs - for organizations that want to make data-driven decisions that actually stick.