The five campaign parameters
utm_sourceWhere the visit comes from
Examples: newsletter, google, linkedin
utm_mediumThe marketing channel
Examples: email, cpc, social
utm_campaignThe initiative you are measuring
Examples: autumn_launch, webinar_august
utm_termAn optional paid-search term or audience detail
Examples: running_shoes
utm_contentAn optional creative or placement variant
Examples: hero_cta, text_link
A useful minimum
Use source, medium, and campaign on every campaign link. Add term and content only when they answer a real reporting question. Empty optional fields should be omitted rather than left as blank parameters.
Example
https://example.com/launch?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=autumn_launchBuild the link
Use the public builder to encode these values and safely merge them into your destination.
Open the free UTM builder