The Calendar Range

Introduction

With a calendar view spanning 3 months, convenient date selection and comparison presets, and simple double-click date selection, the Calendar Range makes it easy to filter your grid and compare your marketing metrics.

How To Use The Calendar

To select a date range, click once on the beginning and end dates you'd like to include (in either order). All of the days between the 2 dates you select are highlighted and included automatically. Selected dates are highlighted in light blue/pink/green (depending on which module you're using), while dates used for comparison metrics are highlighted in dark blue or gray.

Note: These colors will vary depending on whether you're using the Search, Social, or Ecommerce module within Marin.

If your date selection spans more than 3 months, click the arrows on either side of the calendar to move back or forward in time.

Alternatively, you can enter your dates manually in the date selection boxes.

Or use date selection presets to quickly filter and compare common reporting periods.

You can also toggle between Date of Click and Date of Conversion data from the Show by section at the bottom of the Calendar Range.

Once you've selected your date range(s), click Apply to update the grid.

Date Range Presets

See this chart for a list of preset date range selection and comparison options in Marin.

Note: For illustrative purposes, this chart uses Friday, May 10, 2019 as the current date. 

Selected Period: Compare to: Comparison example:
Today Prior Day - 1 day prior to the selected day (i.e. yesterday) May 10th (today) 
compared to
May 9th (yesterday)
Same Day Prior Week - the same day of the week, one week ago (i.e. Friday of last week) Friday, May 10th (today)
compared to
Friday, May 3rd
Same Day Prior Month - the same day of the week and week of the month, one month ago (i.e. the second Friday of the month, last month) Friday, May 10th (today)
compared to
Friday, April 12th
Same Day Prior Year - the same month, week of month, and day of week, one year ago (i.e. the second Friday in May, last year) Friday, May 10th, 2019 (today)
compared to
Friday, May 11th, 2018
Yesterday Prior Day - the day before yesterday Thursday, May 9th (yesterday)
compared to 
Wednesday, May 8th
Same Day Prior Week - the same day of the week, one week ago (i.e. Thursday of last week) Thursday, May 9th (yesterday)
compared to 
Thursday, May 2nd.
Same Day Prior Month - the same day of the week and week of the month, one month ago (i.e. the second Thursday of the month, last month) Thursday, May 9th (yesterday)
compared to
Thursday, April 11th
Same Day Prior Year - the same day of the week, week of the month, and month of the year, one year ago (i.e. the second Thursday in May, last year). Thursday, May 9th, 2019 (yesterday)
compared to
Thursday, May 10th, 2018.
Today & Yesterday Prior 2 Days - the 2 days prior to the 2 days selected. May 9th (yesterday) & 10th (today) 
compared to
May 7th & 8th.
Same 2 Days Prior Week - the same 2 days of the week, one week ago (i.e. Thursday and Friday of last week). May 9th (yesterday) & 10th (today)
compared to
May 2nd & 3rd.
Same 2 Days Prior Month - the same 2 days of the week, in the same week of the month, one month ago (i.e. the second Thursday and Friday of last month). May 9th (yesterday) & 10th (today)
compared to
May 2nd & 3rd.
Same 2 Days Prior Year - the same 2 days of the week, in the same week of the month, in the same month of the year, one year ago (i.e. the second Thursday and Friday of this month, last year). Thursday, May 9th (yesterday) & Friday, May 10th (today), 2019
compared to
Thursday, May 10th & Friday, May 11th, 2018
Past 7 Days
(the past 7 days, excluding the current day)
Prior 7 Days - the 7 days prior to the past 7 days. Friday, May 3rd through Thursday, May 9th (yesterday) 
compared to
Friday, April 26 through Thursday, May 2nd.
Same 7 Days Prior Month - the same 7 day period, one month earlier. Friday, May 3rd through Thursday, May 9th 
compared to
Friday, April 5th through Thursday, April 11th.
Same 7 Days Prior Year - the same 7 day period, in the same month of the year, one year earlier. Friday, May 3rd through Thursday, May 9th, 2019 (yesterday)
compared to
Friday, May 4th through Thursday, May 10th, 2018.

This Week

(the current week, starting with and including Sunday, excluding the current day)

Prior Week - the same number of days selected in the current week. Sunday, May 5th (the start of this reporting week) through Thursday, May 9th (yesterday)
compared to 
Tuesday, April 30th through Saturday, May 4th.
This Week Prior Week - the same days of the week, last week, starting with and including Sunday (not including the current day). Sunday, May 5th through Thursday, May 9th (yesterday) 
compared to
Sunday, April 28th through Thursday, May 2nd.
This Week Prior Month - the same days of the week and week of the month, last month, starting with and including Sunday (not including the current day). Sunday, May 5th through Thursday, May 9th (yesterday) 
compared to
Sunday, April 7th through Thursday, April 11th.
This Week Prior Year - the same days of the week, in this week of this month, one year ago. Sunday, May 5th through Thursday, May 9th, 2019 (yesterday) 
compared to 
Sunday, May 6th through Thursday, May 10th, 2018.

Last Week

(Sunday through Saturday of the previous week)

Prior Week - the most recent full week, prior to this week Sunday, April 28th through Saturday, May 4th (last week)
compared to
Sunday, April 21st through Saturday, April 27th
Same Week Prior Month - the same week of the month starting point as last week, one month ago Sunday, April 28th through Saturday, May 4th (last week)
compared to
Sunday, March 31st through Saturday, April 6th
Same Week Prior Year - the same week of the month and month of the year starting point as last week, one year ago Sunday, Sunday, April 28th, 2019 through Saturday, May 4th, 2019 (last week)
compared to
Sunday, April 29th, 2018 through Saturday, May 5th, 2018.

This Month

(all days in the current month, excluding the current day)

Prior Month - the same number of days as the selected period, counting backward from the end of the previous month Wednesday, May 1st through Thursday, May 9th (yesterday)
compared to
Monday, April 22nd through Tuesday, April 30th
Last Month - the same number of days as the selected period, beginning on the same day of the week and week of the month, one month ago Wednesday, May 1st through Thursday, May 9th (yesterday)
compared to
Wednesday, April 3rd through Thursday, April 11th
This Month Prior Year - the same number of days as the selected period, beginning on the same day of the week and week of the month, one year ago Wednesday, May 1st through Thursday, May 9th, 2019 (yesterday)
compared to
Wednesday, May 2nd through Thursday, May 10th, 2018.

Last Month

(all days in the previous month)

Prior Month - the month before last month April 1st through April 30th (last month)
compared to
March 1st through March 31st.
Same Month Prior Year - the same month of the year as last month, one year ago April 1st through April 30th, 2019 (last month)
compared to
April 1st through April 30th, 2018

Written by Marketing @ Marin Software

Last published at: January 18th, 2024