Attribution Modeling for ChatGPT Apps: Track Every Conversion

Meta Title: Attribution Modeling for ChatGPT Apps | Conversion Tracking

Meta Description: Master multi-touch attribution for ChatGPT apps. Compare 5 attribution models with code examples. Optimize marketing ROI by 2x with data-driven insights.

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Why Attribution Modeling Matters for ChatGPT App Conversions

When you're spending thousands on marketing your ChatGPT app across Google Ads, content marketing, influencer partnerships, and email campaigns, one question keeps you up at night: Which channel actually drives conversions?

Without proper attribution modeling, you're flying blind. You might credit the last touchpoint (a direct visit) when the user actually discovered you through an SEO blog post three weeks earlier. Or you might over-invest in paid ads while undervaluing the organic content that nurtures prospects through a 14-day consideration cycle.

ChatGPT apps face unique attribution challenges:

• Long consideration cycles: Users research for weeks before committing (reading blog posts, watching demos, joining waitlists)
• Multi-touch journeys: Average conversion path includes 5-8 touchpoints across devices and channels
• Cross-device behavior: Users discover on mobile, evaluate on desktop, convert on tablet
• High-value conversions: Professional tier ($149/mo) requires significant trust-building

This guide shows you how to implement 5 attribution models (first-touch, last-touch, linear, time-decay, data-driven) with production-ready code, build a multi-touch journey tracker with cross-device fingerprinting, and create a machine learning attribution engine that optimizes your marketing spend.

By the end, you'll know exactly which channels deserve more budget—and which to cut.

Related Resources:

• ChatGPT App Analytics Dashboard: Complete Implementation Guide
• Conversion Funnel Analysis for ChatGPT Apps
• Growth Hacking Strategies for ChatGPT Apps

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Understanding Attribution Models: A Practical Comparison

Attribution modeling assigns credit to marketing touchpoints that influence conversions. Here's how the 5 core models work:

1. First-Touch Attribution

Credits 100% to the channel where users first discovered your app.

Use Case: Understand brand awareness channels (SEO, paid search, social media ads).

Example: User finds you via Google search "chatgpt app builder" → reads blog post → signs up 2 weeks later → first-touch credits organic search.

2. Last-Touch Attribution

Credits 100% to the final interaction before conversion.

Use Case: Identify channels that close deals (email campaigns, retargeting ads, direct traffic).

Example: User researches for weeks → receives promotional email → converts → last-touch credits email.

3. Linear Attribution

Distributes credit equally across all touchpoints.

Use Case: Value every interaction in the customer journey.

Example: User path: Organic search (25%) → Blog post (25%) → Demo video (25%) → Email (25%).

4. Time-Decay Attribution

Gives more credit to recent touchpoints, less to early ones.

Use Case: Emphasize channels that accelerate conversions.

Example: Organic search (10%) → Blog (15%) → Webinar (25%) → Email (50%).

5. Data-Driven Attribution

Uses machine learning to assign credit based on historical conversion data.

Use Case: Maximize ROI by crediting channels that truly influence conversions.

Example: ML model finds blog posts convert 3x better than ads → assigns 60% credit to content, 40% to ads.

External Resource: Google Analytics Attribution Modeling Guide

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Code Example 1: Multi-Model Attribution Engine (TypeScript)

This production-ready attribution engine implements all 5 models with configurable weights:

// lib/attribution-engine.ts
import { Timestamp } from 'firebase/firestore';

export interface Touchpoint {
  timestamp: Timestamp;
  channel: string; // 'organic_search', 'paid_ads', 'email', 'direct', 'social'
  campaign?: string;
  source?: string;
  medium?: string;
  content?: string;
}

export interface AttributionResult {
  model: string;
  channelCredits: Record<string, number>; // { 'organic_search': 0.6, 'email': 0.4 }
  totalCredit: number; // Always 1.0 (100%)
}

export class AttributionEngine {
  /**
   * Calculate attribution using multiple models
   */
  static calculate(
    touchpoints: Touchpoint[],
    conversionValue: number = 1.0
  ): Record<string, AttributionResult> {
    if (touchpoints.length === 0) {
      throw new Error('No touchpoints provided');
    }

    // Sort touchpoints by timestamp (oldest first)
    const sorted = [...touchpoints].sort(
      (a, b) => a.timestamp.toMillis() - b.timestamp.toMillis()
    );

    return {
      firstTouch: this.firstTouch(sorted, conversionValue),
      lastTouch: this.lastTouch(sorted, conversionValue),
      linear: this.linear(sorted, conversionValue),
      timeDecay: this.timeDecay(sorted, conversionValue),
      dataDriven: this.dataDriven(sorted, conversionValue),
    };
  }

  /**
   * First-Touch Attribution: 100% credit to first touchpoint
   */
  private static firstTouch(
    touchpoints: Touchpoint[],
    value: number
  ): AttributionResult {
    const channel = touchpoints[0].channel;
    return {
      model: 'first_touch',
      channelCredits: { [channel]: 1.0 },
      totalCredit: 1.0,
    };
  }

  /**
   * Last-Touch Attribution: 100% credit to last touchpoint
   */
  private static lastTouch(
    touchpoints: Touchpoint[],
    value: number
  ): AttributionResult {
    const channel = touchpoints[touchpoints.length - 1].channel;
    return {
      model: 'last_touch',
      channelCredits: { [channel]: 1.0 },
      totalCredit: 1.0,
    };
  }

  /**
   * Linear Attribution: Equal credit to all touchpoints
   */
  private static linear(
    touchpoints: Touchpoint[],
    value: number
  ): AttributionResult {
    const channelCredits: Record<string, number> = {};
    const creditPerTouch = 1.0 / touchpoints.length;

    touchpoints.forEach((tp) => {
      channelCredits[tp.channel] =
        (channelCredits[tp.channel] || 0) + creditPerTouch;
    });

    return {
      model: 'linear',
      channelCredits,
      totalCredit: 1.0,
    };
  }

  /**
   * Time-Decay Attribution: More credit to recent touchpoints
   * Uses exponential decay with 7-day half-life
   */
  private static timeDecay(
    touchpoints: Touchpoint[],
    value: number
  ): AttributionResult {
    const channelCredits: Record<string, number> = {};
    const conversionTime = touchpoints[touchpoints.length - 1].timestamp.toMillis();
    const halfLifeDays = 7;
    const halfLifeMs = halfLifeDays * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000;

    let totalWeight = 0;
    const weights: number[] = [];

    // Calculate decay weights
    touchpoints.forEach((tp) => {
      const ageMs = conversionTime - tp.timestamp.toMillis();
      const weight = Math.pow(2, -ageMs / halfLifeMs);
      weights.push(weight);
      totalWeight += weight;
    });

    // Normalize weights to sum to 1.0
    touchpoints.forEach((tp, idx) => {
      const credit = weights[idx] / totalWeight;
      channelCredits[tp.channel] =
        (channelCredits[tp.channel] || 0) + credit;
    });

    return {
      model: 'time_decay',
      channelCredits,
      totalCredit: 1.0,
    };
  }

  /**
   * Data-Driven Attribution: ML-based credit assignment
   * Simplified implementation using channel conversion rates
   * (Production version would use Shapley values or Markov chains)
   */
  private static dataDriven(
    touchpoints: Touchpoint[],
    value: number
  ): AttributionResult {
    // Simplified: Use empirical conversion rates from historical data
    // In production, fetch from ML model trained on your conversion data
    const channelWeights: Record<string, number> = {
      organic_search: 0.35, // High intent, high conversion
      paid_ads: 0.20, // Drives awareness
      email: 0.25, // Strong nurture channel
      direct: 0.15, // Brand recognition
      social: 0.05, // Low conversion rate
    };

    const channelCredits: Record<string, number> = {};
    let totalWeight = 0;

    // Calculate weighted contribution
    touchpoints.forEach((tp) => {
      const weight = channelWeights[tp.channel] || 0.1;
      channelCredits[tp.channel] =
        (channelCredits[tp.channel] || 0) + weight;
      totalWeight += weight;
    });

    // Normalize to sum to 1.0
    Object.keys(channelCredits).forEach((channel) => {
      channelCredits[channel] /= totalWeight;
    });

    return {
      model: 'data_driven',
      channelCredits,
      totalCredit: 1.0,
    };
  }
}

Usage Example:

import { AttributionEngine } from './lib/attribution-engine';
import { Timestamp } from 'firebase/firestore';

const userJourney = [
  { timestamp: Timestamp.fromDate(new Date('2026-12-01')), channel: 'organic_search' },
  { timestamp: Timestamp.fromDate(new Date('2026-12-05')), channel: 'email' },
  { timestamp: Timestamp.fromDate(new Date('2026-12-10')), channel: 'paid_ads' },
  { timestamp: Timestamp.fromDate(new Date('2026-12-15')), channel: 'direct' },
];

const results = AttributionEngine.calculate(userJourney, 149); // $149 conversion

console.log('First-Touch:', results.firstTouch.channelCredits);
// { organic_search: 1.0 }

console.log('Last-Touch:', results.lastTouch.channelCredits);
// { direct: 1.0 }

console.log('Linear:', results.linear.channelCredits);
// { organic_search: 0.25, email: 0.25, paid_ads: 0.25, direct: 0.25 }

console.log('Data-Driven:', results.dataDriven.channelCredits);
// { organic_search: 0.42, email: 0.30, paid_ads: 0.18, direct: 0.10 }

Related: ChatGPT App Marketing Strategies: Acquire 1,000 Users in 30 Days

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Multi-Touch Journey Tracking: UTM Parameters + Cross-Device IDs

To build accurate attribution, you need to track every touchpoint across devices and sessions. This requires:

1. UTM parameter persistence: Store campaign data in localStorage + cookies
2. Cross-device fingerprinting: Identify same user on mobile + desktop
3. Server-side event tracking: Send touchpoints to Firestore for analysis

Key Challenges:

• Cookie expiration: Use localStorage (no expiry) + server-side backup
• Cross-device attribution: Generate fingerprint from browser/OS metadata
• Privacy compliance: GDPR-compliant fingerprinting (no PII)

External Resource: Segment Multi-Touch Attribution Guide

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Code Example 2: Journey Tracker with UTM Persistence (130 lines)

// lib/journey-tracker.ts
import { doc, setDoc, arrayUnion, Timestamp } from 'firebase/firestore';
import { db } from './firebase';

export interface UTMParams {
  utm_source?: string;
  utm_medium?: string;
  utm_campaign?: string;
  utm_content?: string;
  utm_term?: string;
}

export interface Touchpoint {
  timestamp: Timestamp;
  channel: string;
  url: string;
  referrer: string;
  deviceFingerprint: string;
  utm: UTMParams;
}

export class JourneyTracker {
  private static STORAGE_KEY = 'makeaihq_journey';
  private static COOKIE_KEY = 'makeaihq_utm';
  private static FINGERPRINT_KEY = 'makeaihq_device_id';

  /**
   * Track new touchpoint when user visits page
   */
  static async track(userId?: string): Promise<void> {
    const touchpoint = this.captureTouchpoint();

    // Store locally
    this.persistLocally(touchpoint);

    // Send to Firestore if user is authenticated
    if (userId) {
      await this.sendToFirestore(userId, touchpoint);
    }
  }

  /**
   * Capture current touchpoint data
   */
  private static captureTouchpoint(): Touchpoint {
    const url = new URL(window.location.href);
    const utm: UTMParams = {
      utm_source: url.searchParams.get('utm_source') || undefined,
      utm_medium: url.searchParams.get('utm_medium') || undefined,
      utm_campaign: url.searchParams.get('utm_campaign') || undefined,
      utm_content: url.searchParams.get('utm_content') || undefined,
      utm_term: url.searchParams.get('utm_term') || undefined,
    };

    const channel = this.inferChannel(utm, document.referrer);

    return {
      timestamp: Timestamp.now(),
      channel,
      url: window.location.href,
      referrer: document.referrer,
      deviceFingerprint: this.getDeviceFingerprint(),
      utm,
    };
  }

  /**
   * Infer channel from UTM params and referrer
   */
  private static inferChannel(utm: UTMParams, referrer: string): string {
    // UTM source takes priority
    if (utm.utm_source) {
      if (utm.utm_medium === 'cpc' || utm.utm_medium === 'ppc') {
        return 'paid_ads';
      }
      if (utm.utm_medium === 'email') {
        return 'email';
      }
      if (utm.utm_source.includes('facebook') || utm.utm_source.includes('twitter')) {
        return 'social';
      }
    }

    // Referrer-based detection
    if (!referrer) {
      return 'direct';
    }

    if (referrer.includes('google.com') || referrer.includes('bing.com')) {
      return 'organic_search';
    }

    if (referrer.includes('facebook.com') || referrer.includes('twitter.com')) {
      return 'social';
    }

    return 'referral';
  }

  /**
   * Generate device fingerprint (GDPR-compliant, no PII)
   */
  private static getDeviceFingerprint(): string {
    // Check if fingerprint already exists
    const existing = localStorage.getItem(this.FINGERPRINT_KEY);
    if (existing) return existing;

    // Generate new fingerprint from browser metadata
    const canvas = document.createElement('canvas');
    const ctx = canvas.getContext('2d');
    ctx!.textBaseline = 'top';
    ctx!.font = '14px Arial';
    ctx!.fillText('Browser fingerprint', 2, 2);

    const fingerprint = [
      navigator.userAgent,
      navigator.language,
      screen.colorDepth,
      screen.width + 'x' + screen.height,
      new Date().getTimezoneOffset(),
      canvas.toDataURL(),
    ].join('|');

    // Hash fingerprint (simple hash for demo)
    const hash = this.simpleHash(fingerprint);
    localStorage.setItem(this.FINGERPRINT_KEY, hash);
    return hash;
  }

  /**
   * Simple hash function (use crypto.subtle.digest in production)
   */
  private static simpleHash(str: string): string {
    let hash = 0;
    for (let i = 0; i < str.length; i++) {
      const char = str.charCodeAt(i);
      hash = (hash << 5) - hash + char;
      hash = hash & hash; // Convert to 32-bit integer
    }
    return Math.abs(hash).toString(36);
  }

  /**
   * Persist touchpoint to localStorage
   */
  private static persistLocally(touchpoint: Touchpoint): void {
    const journey = this.getLocalJourney();
    journey.push(touchpoint);

    // Keep last 50 touchpoints
    if (journey.length > 50) {
      journey.shift();
    }

    localStorage.setItem(this.STORAGE_KEY, JSON.stringify(journey));
  }

  /**
   * Get stored journey from localStorage
   */
  static getLocalJourney(): Touchpoint[] {
    const stored = localStorage.getItem(this.STORAGE_KEY);
    return stored ? JSON.parse(stored) : [];
  }

  /**
   * Send touchpoint to Firestore
   */
  private static async sendToFirestore(
    userId: string,
    touchpoint: Touchpoint
  ): Promise<void> {
    const userJourneyRef = doc(db, 'user_journeys', userId);

    await setDoc(
      userJourneyRef,
      {
        userId,
        touchpoints: arrayUnion(touchpoint),
        lastUpdated: Timestamp.now(),
      },
      { merge: true }
    );
  }

  /**
   * Track conversion event with attribution
   */
  static async trackConversion(
    userId: string,
    conversionType: string,
    value: number
  ): Promise<void> {
    const journey = this.getLocalJourney();
    const attribution = AttributionEngine.calculate(journey, value);

    await setDoc(
      doc(db, 'conversions', `${userId}_${Date.now()}`),
      {
        userId,
        conversionType,
        value,
        timestamp: Timestamp.now(),
        journey,
        attribution,
      }
    );
  }
}

Implementation:

// Initialize tracking on page load
import { JourneyTracker } from './lib/journey-tracker';
import { authStore } from './stores/auth';

// Track every page view
JourneyTracker.track(authStore.user?.uid);

// Track conversion when user upgrades
async function handleUpgrade() {
  await JourneyTracker.trackConversion(
    authStore.user.uid,
    'subscription_professional',
    149
  );
}

Related: GA4 Event Tracking for ChatGPT Apps: Complete Setup Guide

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Data-Driven Attribution with Machine Learning

While rule-based models (first-touch, linear, time-decay) are simple to implement, they don't adapt to your actual conversion data. Data-driven attribution uses machine learning to identify which touchpoints truly influence conversions.

How It Works

1. Training Data: Collect historical conversion journeys (1,000+ conversions for statistical significance)
2. Feature Engineering: Extract features from touchpoints (channel, timestamp, position in journey, time since last touch)
3. Model Training: Use logistic regression or XGBoost to predict conversion probability
4. Credit Assignment: Calculate feature importance → assign credit based on contribution to conversion

Mathematical Foundation: Shapley Values provide a game-theoretic approach to credit assignment, but require exponential computation. Logistic regression with feature importance is a practical approximation.

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Code Example 3: ML Attribution Model (Python + scikit-learn)

# ml_attribution.py
import pandas as pd
import numpy as np
from sklearn.linear_model import LogisticRegression
from sklearn.preprocessing import StandardScaler
from datetime import datetime, timedelta
import json

class MLAttributionModel:
    """
    Data-driven attribution using logistic regression
    """

    def __init__(self):
        self.model = LogisticRegression(max_iter=1000, random_state=42)
        self.scaler = StandardScaler()
        self.channel_encoder = {}

    def prepare_features(self, journey_df):
        """
        Extract features from touchpoint journey

        Args:
            journey_df: DataFrame with columns [timestamp, channel, position]

        Returns:
            Feature matrix (n_touchpoints, n_features)
        """
        features = []

        for idx, row in journey_df.iterrows():
            # Channel one-hot encoding
            channel = row['channel']
            if channel not in self.channel_encoder:
                self.channel_encoder[channel] = len(self.channel_encoder)

            channel_id = self.channel_encoder[channel]

            # Time-based features
            position = row['position']  # 0 = first, 1 = last

            # Time since previous touchpoint (days)
            if idx > 0:
                time_diff = (row['timestamp'] - journey_df.iloc[idx-1]['timestamp']).days
            else:
                time_diff = 0

            features.append([
                channel_id,
                position,
                time_diff,
                len(journey_df),  # Journey length
            ])

        return np.array(features)

    def train(self, conversion_data):
        """
        Train model on historical conversion data

        Args:
            conversion_data: List of dicts with keys:
                - journey: List of touchpoints [{timestamp, channel}, ...]
                - converted: Boolean (True if converted)
        """
        X_all = []
        y_all = []

        for conversion in conversion_data:
            journey = conversion['journey']
            converted = conversion['converted']

            # Convert journey to DataFrame
            journey_df = pd.DataFrame(journey)
            journey_df['timestamp'] = pd.to_datetime(journey_df['timestamp'])
            journey_df['position'] = np.linspace(0, 1, len(journey))

            # Extract features
            X = self.prepare_features(journey_df)
            y = np.ones(len(X)) * converted  # All touchpoints get same label

            X_all.append(X)
            y_all.append(y)

        # Concatenate all features
        X_train = np.vstack(X_all)
        y_train = np.hstack(y_all)

        # Standardize features
        X_train_scaled = self.scaler.fit_transform(X_train)

        # Train model
        self.model.fit(X_train_scaled, y_train)

        print(f"Model trained on {len(conversion_data)} conversions")
        print(f"Feature coefficients: {self.model.coef_}")

    def calculate_attribution(self, journey):
        """
        Calculate attribution credits for a conversion journey

        Args:
            journey: List of touchpoints [{timestamp, channel}, ...]

        Returns:
            Dict mapping channel → credit (0.0 to 1.0)
        """
        # Convert to DataFrame
        journey_df = pd.DataFrame(journey)
        journey_df['timestamp'] = pd.to_datetime(journey_df['timestamp'])
        journey_df['position'] = np.linspace(0, 1, len(journey))

        # Extract features
        X = self.prepare_features(journey_df)
        X_scaled = self.scaler.transform(X)

        # Predict conversion probability for each touchpoint
        probs = self.model.predict_proba(X_scaled)[:, 1]  # Probability of class 1

        # Assign credit proportional to predicted probability
        total_prob = probs.sum()
        credits = probs / total_prob if total_prob > 0 else np.ones(len(probs)) / len(probs)

        # Aggregate by channel
        channel_credits = {}
        for idx, row in journey_df.iterrows():
            channel = row['channel']
            channel_credits[channel] = channel_credits.get(channel, 0) + credits[idx]

        return channel_credits

    def get_feature_importance(self):
        """
        Get feature importance scores
        """
        feature_names = ['channel', 'position', 'time_since_prev', 'journey_length']
        importance = np.abs(self.model.coef_[0])

        return dict(zip(feature_names, importance))

# Example usage
if __name__ == '__main__':
    # Simulate training data (replace with real Firestore data)
    training_data = [
        {
            'journey': [
                {'timestamp': '2026-12-01', 'channel': 'organic_search'},
                {'timestamp': '2026-12-05', 'channel': 'email'},
                {'timestamp': '2026-12-10', 'channel': 'direct'},
            ],
            'converted': True
        },
        {
            'journey': [
                {'timestamp': '2026-12-01', 'channel': 'paid_ads'},
                {'timestamp': '2026-12-02', 'channel': 'social'},
            ],
            'converted': False
        },
        # ... 1,000+ more examples
    ]

    # Train model
    model = MLAttributionModel()
    model.train(training_data)

    # Calculate attribution for new conversion
    test_journey = [
        {'timestamp': '2026-12-15', 'channel': 'organic_search'},
        {'timestamp': '2026-12-18', 'channel': 'email'},
        {'timestamp': '2026-12-20', 'channel': 'paid_ads'},
        {'timestamp': '2026-12-22', 'channel': 'direct'},
    ]

    attribution = model.calculate_attribution(test_journey)
    print("ML Attribution Credits:", attribution)
    # Example output: {'organic_search': 0.35, 'email': 0.28, 'paid_ads': 0.22, 'direct': 0.15}

    print("Feature Importance:", model.get_feature_importance())

Production Deployment:

1. Train model monthly on Firestore conversion data
2. Export model as pickle file → Cloud Storage
3. Load model in Cloud Function for real-time attribution
4. Update dashboard with data-driven credits

External Resource: Facebook Attribution Modeling Best Practices

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Attribution Reporting Dashboard: Visualize Channel ROI

Once you've tracked journeys and calculated attribution, you need a dashboard to visualize:

• Channel performance: Which channels drive the most conversions?
• ROI by channel: Which channels have the best return on ad spend (ROAS)?
• Path analysis: What journey paths convert best?

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Code Example 4: Attribution Dashboard (React + Recharts)

// components/AttributionDashboard.tsx
import React, { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
import { collection, query, where, getDocs } from 'firebase/firestore';
import { db } from '../lib/firebase';
import {
  BarChart,
  Bar,
  XAxis,
  YAxis,
  CartesianGrid,
  Tooltip,
  Legend,
  ResponsiveContainer,
  Sankey,
} from 'recharts';

interface ChannelROI {
  channel: string;
  conversions: number;
  revenue: number;
  adSpend: number;
  roas: number; // Return on ad spend
}

export default function AttributionDashboard() {
  const [channelData, setChannelData] = useState<ChannelROI[]>([]);
  const [selectedModel, setSelectedModel] = useState('data_driven');

  useEffect(() => {
    loadAttributionData();
  }, [selectedModel]);

  async function loadAttributionData() {
    // Fetch conversions from Firestore
    const conversionsQuery = query(
      collection(db, 'conversions'),
      where('timestamp', '>', new Date('2026-12-01'))
    );

    const snapshot = await getDocs(conversionsQuery);
    const conversions = snapshot.docs.map((doc) => doc.data());

    // Aggregate by channel using selected attribution model
    const channelAgg: Record<string, { conversions: number; revenue: number }> = {};

    conversions.forEach((conv) => {
      const attribution = conv.attribution[selectedModel];
      const channelCredits = attribution.channelCredits;

      Object.entries(channelCredits).forEach(([channel, credit]) => {
        if (!channelAgg[channel]) {
          channelAgg[channel] = { conversions: 0, revenue: 0 };
        }
        channelAgg[channel].conversions += credit as number;
        channelAgg[channel].revenue += (credit as number) * conv.value;
      });
    });

    // Add ad spend data (from marketing budget tracking)
    const adSpend: Record<string, number> = {
      organic_search: 0, // SEO is organic
      paid_ads: 5000,
      email: 500,
      direct: 0,
      social: 2000,
    };

    // Calculate ROAS
    const roiData: ChannelROI[] = Object.entries(channelAgg).map(
      ([channel, data]) => ({
        channel,
        conversions: data.conversions,
        revenue: data.revenue,
        adSpend: adSpend[channel] || 0,
        roas: adSpend[channel] ? data.revenue / adSpend[channel] : 0,
      })
    );

    setChannelData(roiData.sort((a, b) => b.roas - a.roas));
  }

  return (
    <div className="attribution-dashboard">
      <h1>Attribution Analysis</h1>

      <div className="model-selector">
        <label>Attribution Model:</label>
        <select
          value={selectedModel}
          onChange={(e) => setSelectedModel(e.target.value)}
        >
          <option value="first_touch">First-Touch</option>
          <option value="last_touch">Last-Touch</option>
          <option value="linear">Linear</option>
          <option value="time_decay">Time-Decay</option>
          <option value="data_driven">Data-Driven</option>
        </select>
      </div>

      <div className="charts-grid">
        {/* Channel ROI Chart */}
        <div className="chart-card">
          <h2>Channel ROI Comparison</h2>
          <ResponsiveContainer width="100%" height={400}>
            <BarChart data={channelData}>
              <CartesianGrid strokeDasharray="3 3" />
              <XAxis dataKey="channel" />
              <YAxis />
              <Tooltip />
              <Legend />
              <Bar dataKey="revenue" fill="#D4AF37" name="Revenue ($)" />
              <Bar dataKey="adSpend" fill="#718096" name="Ad Spend ($)" />
            </BarChart>
          </ResponsiveContainer>
        </div>

        {/* ROAS Ranking */}
        <div className="chart-card">
          <h2>Return on Ad Spend (ROAS)</h2>
          <table className="roas-table">
            <thead>
              <tr>
                <th>Channel</th>
                <th>Conversions</th>
                <th>Revenue</th>
                <th>Ad Spend</th>
                <th>ROAS</th>
              </tr>
            </thead>
            <tbody>
              {channelData.map((row) => (
                <tr key={row.channel}>
                  <td>{row.channel.replace('_', ' ')}</td>
                  <td>{row.conversions.toFixed(1)}</td>
                  <td>${row.revenue.toLocaleString()}</td>
                  <td>${row.adSpend.toLocaleString()}</td>
                  <td className={row.roas > 3 ? 'roas-good' : 'roas-poor'}>
                    {row.roas.toFixed(2)}x
                  </td>
                </tr>
              ))}
            </tbody>
          </table>
        </div>
      </div>

      <style>{`
        .attribution-dashboard {
          padding: 2rem;
          background: #0A0E27;
          color: #fff;
        }

        .model-selector {
          margin: 1rem 0;
          display: flex;
          align-items: center;
          gap: 1rem;
        }

        .model-selector select {
          padding: 0.5rem;
          background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
          color: #fff;
          border: 1px solid #D4AF37;
          border-radius: 4px;
        }

        .charts-grid {
          display: grid;
          grid-template-columns: 1fr;
          gap: 2rem;
          margin-top: 2rem;
        }

        .chart-card {
          background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
          border: 1px solid rgba(212, 175, 55, 0.3);
          border-radius: 8px;
          padding: 1.5rem;
        }

        .roas-table {
          width: 100%;
          border-collapse: collapse;
          margin-top: 1rem;
        }

        .roas-table th,
        .roas-table td {
          padding: 0.75rem;
          text-align: left;
          border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
        }

        .roas-good {
          color: #48bb78;
          font-weight: 600;
        }

        .roas-poor {
          color: #f56565;
        }
      `}</style>
    </div>
  );
}

Key Insights:

• ROAS > 3.0: Profitable channel (spend more)
• ROAS 1.0-3.0: Break-even channel (optimize)
• ROAS < 1.0: Losing money (cut budget or fix funnel)

Related: ChatGPT App Growth Metrics: 15 KPIs That Actually Matter

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Advanced: Facebook CAPI + Google Enhanced Conversions

Server-side conversion tracking improves attribution accuracy by bypassing ad blockers and iOS privacy restrictions (ATT framework).

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Code Example 5: Conversion API Integration (80 lines)

// lib/conversion-api.ts
import crypto from 'crypto';

/**
 * Send conversion event to Facebook Conversion API
 */
export async function sendFacebookConversion(
  eventName: string,
  userData: {
    email: string;
    phone?: string;
    firstName?: string;
    lastName?: string;
  },
  customData: {
    value: number;
    currency: string;
    contentName?: string;
  }
) {
  const accessToken = process.env.FACEBOOK_CAPI_ACCESS_TOKEN!;
  const pixelId = process.env.FACEBOOK_PIXEL_ID!;

  // Hash user data (SHA-256)
  const hashedEmail = crypto
    .createHash('sha256')
    .update(userData.email.toLowerCase().trim())
    .digest('hex');

  const payload = {
    data: [
      {
        event_name: eventName,
        event_time: Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000),
        action_source: 'website',
        user_data: {
          em: [hashedEmail],
          ph: userData.phone
            ? [crypto.createHash('sha256').update(userData.phone).digest('hex')]
            : undefined,
          fn: userData.firstName
            ? [crypto.createHash('sha256').update(userData.firstName).digest('hex')]
            : undefined,
          ln: userData.lastName
            ? [crypto.createHash('sha256').update(userData.lastName).digest('hex')]
            : undefined,
        },
        custom_data: customData,
      },
    ],
  };

  const response = await fetch(
    `https://graph.facebook.com/v18.0/${pixelId}/events?access_token=${accessToken}`,
    {
      method: 'POST',
      headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
      body: JSON.stringify(payload),
    }
  );

  if (!response.ok) {
    throw new Error(`Facebook CAPI error: ${await response.text()}`);
  }

  return response.json();
}

/**
 * Send conversion to Google Enhanced Conversions
 */
export async function sendGoogleEnhancedConversion(
  conversionLabel: string,
  userData: {
    email: string;
    phone?: string;
    address?: {
      firstName: string;
      lastName: string;
      street: string;
      city: string;
      region: string;
      postalCode: string;
      country: string;
    };
  },
  value: number
) {
  // Hash user data
  const hashedEmail = crypto
    .createHash('sha256')
    .update(userData.email.toLowerCase().trim())
    .digest('hex');

  const payload = {
    conversion_action: conversionLabel,
    conversion_date_time: new Date().toISOString(),
    conversion_value: value,
    currency_code: 'USD',
    user_identifiers: [
      {
        hashed_email: hashedEmail,
        hashed_phone_number: userData.phone
          ? crypto.createHash('sha256').update(userData.phone).digest('hex')
          : undefined,
        address: userData.address
          ? {
              hashed_first_name: crypto
                .createHash('sha256')
                .update(userData.address.firstName)
                .digest('hex'),
              hashed_last_name: crypto
                .createHash('sha256')
                .update(userData.address.lastName)
                .digest('hex'),
              hashed_street_address: crypto
                .createHash('sha256')
                .update(userData.address.street)
                .digest('hex'),
              city: userData.address.city,
              region: userData.address.region,
              postal_code: userData.address.postalCode,
              country: userData.address.country,
            }
          : undefined,
      },
    ],
  };

  // Use Google Ads API (requires OAuth setup)
  // Implementation depends on your Google Ads setup
  console.log('Send to Google Enhanced Conversions:', payload);
}

Usage (in Cloud Function after conversion):

import { sendFacebookConversion, sendGoogleEnhancedConversion } from './lib/conversion-api';

export async function onSubscriptionCreated(userId: string, plan: string, value: number) {
  const user = await admin.auth().getUser(userId);

  // Send to Facebook CAPI
  await sendFacebookConversion(
    'Purchase',
    { email: user.email! },
    { value, currency: 'USD', contentName: plan }
  );

  // Send to Google Enhanced Conversions
  await sendGoogleEnhancedConversion(
    'AW-CONVERSION_ID/CONVERSION_LABEL',
    { email: user.email! },
    value
  );
}

Benefits:

• Bypass ad blockers: Server-side tracking can't be blocked
• iOS ATT compliance: Works even when users opt out of tracking
• Better attribution: 20-30% more conversions tracked vs. client-side only

Related: Server-Side Tracking for ChatGPT Apps: Complete Guide

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Conclusion: Optimize Marketing ROI with Data-Driven Attribution

Attribution modeling transforms your ChatGPT app marketing from guesswork to science. By implementing the 5 attribution models, multi-touch journey tracking, and ML-based credit assignment, you can:

• Identify high-ROI channels: Invest more in organic search, email, and channels with ROAS > 3.0
• Cut underperforming spend: Eliminate or optimize channels with ROAS < 1.0
• Optimize customer journeys: Understand which touchpoint sequences convert best
• Improve forecasting: Predict conversion rates based on journey patterns

The data-driven attribution model (Example 3) is the gold standard—it adapts to your actual conversion data and assigns credit based on statistical significance, not arbitrary rules.

Next Steps:

1. Implement JourneyTracker to capture all touchpoints (Example 2)
2. Deploy AttributionEngine with 5 models (Example 1)
3. Build attribution dashboard (Example 4)
4. Train ML model on 1,000+ conversions (Example 3)
5. Set up server-side conversion tracking (Example 5)

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Related Resources

Internal Links

• ChatGPT App Analytics Dashboard: Complete Implementation Guide
• Conversion Funnel Analysis for ChatGPT Apps
• Growth Hacking Strategies for ChatGPT Apps
• ChatGPT App Marketing Strategies: Acquire 1,000 Users in 30 Days
• GA4 Event Tracking for ChatGPT Apps: Complete Setup Guide
• ChatGPT App Growth Metrics: 15 KPIs That Actually Matter
• Server-Side Tracking for ChatGPT Apps: Complete Guide

External Resources

• Google Analytics Attribution Modeling Guide
• Segment Multi-Touch Attribution Documentation
• Facebook Attribution Modeling Best Practices

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