Click Attribution Is Dead. Here’s What to Track Instead.
Wed Oct 22 2025
If your attribution dashboard says “Direct” or “Organic” for 90% of your deals… you’re not alone. And you’re not getting the full story.
In this episode, we break down why traditional attribution is failing modern SaaS founders and what you should be tracking instead if you want to scale without guessing.
Here’s what we’ll cover:
Why click-based attribution is broken
Buyers consume 7 to 21 touchpoints before converting, but your CRM only shows the last one. That means your reports are half-blind.
What’s really driving pipeline (that you can’t see in GA)
Podcast shoutouts
LinkedIn lurking
Dark social referrals
ChatGPT prompts
Brand recall from founder content
The risk of trusting the wrong data
Founders are doubling down on SEO or ads because of vanity metrics and killing content that’s quietly building trust and pipeline.
What to track instead
Self-reported attribution
Brand search lift
Content-assisted conversions
Time-to-trust
Sales cycle velocity and referral volume
What the best SaaS companies are doing differently
They’re not tracking last-click. They’re measuring momentum and aligning marketing with the real buyer journey.
This episode is for founders tired of making $20K/month decisions based on incomplete data. If you want to build a smarter funnel and see what’s actually working, this will get you there.
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If your attribution dashboard says “Direct” or “Organic” for 90% of your deals… you’re not alone. And you’re not getting the full story. In this episode, we break down why traditional attribution is failing modern SaaS founders and what you should be tracking instead if you want to scale without guessing. Here’s what we’ll cover: Why click-based attribution is broken Buyers consume 7 to 21 touchpoints before converting, but your CRM only shows the last one. That means your reports are half-blind. What’s really driving pipeline (that you can’t see in GA) Podcast shoutouts LinkedIn lurking Dark social referrals ChatGPT prompts Brand recall from founder content The risk of trusting the wrong data Founders are doubling down on SEO or ads because of vanity metrics and killing content that’s quietly building trust and pipeline. What to track instead Self-reported attribution Brand search lift Content-assisted conversions Time-to-trust Sales cycle velocity and referral volume What the best SaaS companies are doing differently They’re not tracking last-click. They’re measuring momentum and aligning marketing with the real buyer journey. This episode is for founders tired of making $20K/month decisions based on incomplete data. If you want to build a smarter funnel and see what’s actually working, this will get you there.