Mikalai Sasau

Mikalai Sasau is CEO of Marketlab Analytics and a metricfixer author focused on web analytics, conversion tracking, PPC, technical diagnostics and AI workflows.

Mikalai Sasau

Mikalai Sasau is CEO of Marketlab Analytics and one of the authors and technical leads behind metricfixer. Mikalai’s work focuses on web analytics, conversion tracking, PPC measurement, analytics audits, end-to-end measurement, advertising effectiveness, and professional AI-assisted workflows for marketing and analytics teams.

Editorial focus: practical measurement problems at the point where analytics, advertising platforms, websites, consent systems, and business data meet. The goal is to explain not only what a platform reports, but what actually happens between a user action, a tracking request, platform processing, and the final business result.

About Mikalai Sasau

Mikalai’s professional background combines entrepreneurship, media management, sales-driven businesses, web development, digital advertising, and analytics. The career started in 1999 in Minsk while Mikalai was studying at Belarusian National Technical University, first as a manager and producer at the Radio BA International production center and then through an independent concert and event business.

From 2001 to 2005, Mikalai was a co-founder and executive director of a printing company in Minsk. From 2005 to 2010, Mikalai ran a real-estate business focused on premium country properties, followed by work from 2010 to 2012 as a residential real-estate broker and expert with Grinwich Group, Tekta, and Domostroy in Moscow. From 2012 to 2014, Mikalai served as director of RBK Belarus.

From web development to digital analytics

In 2014, Mikalai founded Marketlab Media, a Minsk-based company focused on website development for small businesses. From 2015 to 2021, Mikalai led Marketlab Group and specialized in web analytics and PPC advertising. This period established the measurement and advertising focus that later became central to Marketlab Analytics and metricfixer.

In 2021, Mikalai moved to the European Union and expanded the work to the international market. Since 2022, Mikalai has served as CEO of Marketlab Analytics and as one of the authors and technical leaders of metricfixer.

Areas of expertise

  • Web analytics and measurement architecture: designing and auditing how websites, analytics platforms, advertising systems, and business data exchange measurement signals.
  • Conversion tracking and attribution: diagnosing missing, duplicated, delayed, or misattributed conversions across browser, server, advertising, analytics, and CRM layers.
  • PPC measurement and advertising effectiveness: evaluating campaign performance through reliable conversion data rather than platform metrics in isolation.
  • Analytics and end-to-end measurement audits: finding breaks between acquisition, on-site behavior, leads, CRM stages, purchases, and reporting.
  • Technical implementation and diagnostics: translating tracking and advertising requirements into workflows that developers, analysts, and marketing teams can test and maintain.
  • AI-assisted professional workflows: developing metricfixer Special Workflows and pilot analytical products that use AI to support audits, diagnostics, measurement setup, and advertising-performance analysis.

Editorial work at metricfixer

At metricfixer, Mikalai writes practical research, implementation guides, and diagnostic frameworks for analysts, performance marketers, developers, and business owners. The publication work covers topics such as GA4 and Google Tag Manager troubleshooting, Google Ads measurement, Meta advertising and conversion tracking, consent implementation, CRM reconciliation, and technical SEO where measurement and website architecture intersect.

The editorial approach is deliberately system-oriented. Instead of treating a green tag status, a platform conversion, or a dashboard number as final proof, the analysis follows the full chain of evidence: browser behavior, network requests, tag execution, platform processing, attribution, CRM data, and reporting. This makes the material useful both for specialists debugging complex implementations and for readers who need to understand why advertising and analytics systems sometimes tell different stories.

Current focus

Mikalai currently leads development work around metricfixer Special Workflows and pilot projects in advertising-efficiency management, analytics auditing and implementation, end-to-end measurement, and professional analytical products built with AI. The objective is to turn recurring technical and measurement problems into repeatable workflows that can be checked, explained, and improved in production environments.

Publications by Mikalai Sasau

52 publications

Jul 17, 2026

Google Tag Destinations vs GA4–Google Ads Links: What the Connection Really Does

Google’s tag-destination connection and the GA4–Google Ads product link are separate systems. This review explains what each one controls, why an Ads destination can belong to only one Google tag, and how to structure one Ads account across multiple websites.

Jul 16, 2026

GA4 Conversion Attribution Models Report: Interaction Time vs Conversion Time

GA4 can now place attributed conversion credit on the date of the marketing interaction or on the date the conversion occurred. This guide explains how the two timelines change channel results, period comparisons, CPA and ROAS interpretation, and reconciliation with Google Ads or CRM data.

Jul 15, 2026

How to Calculate the Right Number Pool Size for Dynamic Call Tracking

A practical GA4-based method for sizing a dynamic call-tracking number pool, comparing daily traffic, peak-hour, concurrent-session, and percentile approaches while balancing cost and attribution accuracy.

Jul 14, 2026

Google Maps-Only Ads in Demand Gen: A Guide for Local Businesses

Eligible advertisers can now run Demand Gen ads only on Google Maps. This guide explains Maps-only setup, location assets, targeting, bidding, creative, reporting, and the rollout limits local businesses should know.

Jul 11, 2026

Dropshipping Advertising Strategies and Ad Formats That Work in 2026

A practical 2026 review of which advertising channels and ad formats fit different dropshipping models, from Google Search and Shopping to Meta, TikTok, Demand Gen, native, push, and affiliate traffic.

Jul 10, 2026

Why Healthcare Booking Platforms Still Break Advertising Optimization

Medical centers increasingly want to optimize advertising by real bookings, attended visits and appointment value. This review explains why booking widgets need GTM, identifier capture, CRM feedback and post-visit conversion return to support CPA and ROAS optimization.

Jul 9, 2026

TikTok Ads Dynamic URL Parameters: UTM Templates, ttclid, and Attribution Workflow

A practical guide to TikTok Ads dynamic URL parameters, UTM templates, ttclid handling, campaign compatibility, and attribution data hygiene for analytics, CRM, and paid social reporting.

Jul 9, 2026

Google Ads Target-Based Bid Strategy Changes: What Advertisers Should Do Before August 2026

Google is changing how budget-limited campaigns with target-based bidding behave from 17 August 2026. This practical guide explains what advertisers should review, when to adjust targets, and how to prepare Search, Shopping, Performance Max, Demand Gen, and Travel campaigns.

Jul 8, 2026

LinkedIn Ads UTM and Dynamic Parameters: Practical Tracking Guide

A practical guide to LinkedIn Ads UTM tagging, dynamic tracking parameters, Lead Gen Form limitations, and QA steps for cleaner GA4, CRM, and Campaign Manager reporting.

Jul 8, 2026

Google Tag Manager’s 2026 Reset: Unified Google Tags, Container Optimization, New Interface, Diagnostics, and Visual Event Setup

A practical review of Google Tag Manager’s 2025–2026 interface and tagging updates, including the unified Google tag model, container ID behavior, container optimization, Tag Diagnostics, the refreshed navigation structure, and assisted conversion setup workflows.

Jul 7, 2026

Google Ads ValueTrack Parameters: Practical Guide to Tracking Templates and UTMs

A practical guide to Google Ads ValueTrack parameters in tracking templates and final URL suffixes, with campaign compatibility notes, UTM mapping recommendations, GA4 examples, parallel tracking logic, and common troubleshooting checks for advertisers.

Jul 6, 2026

Microsoft Advertising Dynamic Parameters: Practical Guide to Tracking Templates and UTMs

A practical guide to Microsoft Advertising dynamic parameters in tracking templates and final URL suffixes, with UTM mapping recommendations, campaign-level compatibility notes, auto-tagging considerations, parallel tracking workflow, and troubleshooting tips for advertisers.

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