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UTM Naming Convention Sheet

A ready-made set of source, medium and campaign rules so every campaign link is tagged consistently.

Last updated 2026-09-27
UTM conventions
RULES
- lowercase only
- hyphens instead of spaces
- never tag internal links

utm_medium (channel type)
  email | social | paid-social | cpc | display | referral | affiliate | podcast | video

utm_source (specific platform or sender)
  newsletter | facebook | instagram | linkedin | youtube | google | bing | [partner-name]

utm_campaign (the initiative)
  [yyyy-mm]-[campaign-name]   e.g. 2026-10-webinar-launch

utm_content (optional: variant or placement)
  [placement]-[variant]       e.g. header-button-a, video-ad-2

EXAMPLE
?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2026-10-webinar-launch&utm_content=main-cta

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