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Multi-Touch Attribution for SMBs: Last Click Is Lying to You

10 February 2025·Updated Apr 2026·10 min read·GuideIntermediate
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Last-click attribution credits the final touchpoint before a sale — usually Google Search — with 100% of the revenue. In reality, the customer may have discovered you through a Meta ad, researched you via email, and then searched your name to find the website. All three channels contributed. Last-click is simple but misleading.

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Key Takeaways
  • Last-click attribution credits the final touchpoint before a sale — usually Google Search — with 100% of the revenue.
  • In reality, the customer may have discovered you through a Meta ad, researched you via email, and then searched your name to find the website.
  • All three channels contributed.

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