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The Quick Guide to Marketing Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Definitions

The Quick Guide to Marketing Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Definitions

How are your CTR and your CPC metrics? Do you have a strong CTA in your ads? To answer these questions, we have to start at the beginning… what do all of these acronyms and terms even mean? Bookmark this quick guide and never get your SEO and SOV mixed up again!

How are your CTR and your CPC metrics? Do you have a strong CTA in your ads? To answer these questions, we have to start at the beginning… what do all of these acronyms and terms even mean? Bookmark this quick guide and never get your SEO and SOV mixed up again!

 

Marketing Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Definitions

A/B Testing: Testing two versions of ads or other forms of digital content to understand what audiences react to most favorably.

Cost per Click (CPC) also known as Pay Per Click (PPC): The amount it costs to generate a website click through an ad.

Cost per Thousand Impressions (CPM): The metric of an advertising option that allows marketers to pay per thousand impressions rather than conversions, video views, etc.

Call to Action (CTA): The phrase used to tell audiences exactly what to do after seeing an ad or piece of content.

Click through Rate (CTR): The rate at which people clicked on a link from a piece of digital content in comparison to how many people saw it.

Demand Side Platform (DSP): A system that allows advertisers to shop for and receive data in a marketplace that includes multiple platforms.

Frequency: The average number of times a user saw an ad. Impression: The number of times an ad was served to a user.

Key Performance Indicator (KPI): The metric(s) by which a campaign will be evaluated. Reach: The number of people who viewed an ad.

Remarketing or retargeting: A method of marketing that specifically targets people who have already seen your ads, website, or other digital content.

Search Engine Optimization (SEO): A strategy to improve unpaid website traffic via search engines.

Share of Voice (SOV): The measure your brand voice has in an industry in relation to competitors.

Whitelisting: Obtaining permissions and running paid ads through an influencer’s profile and identity. This guide will give you the foundation you need to understand digital marketing and all of its nuances. If you’re interested in learning even more about how digital marketing works, or what platforms are right for your goals, take a look at the Dropkick Blog or listen to the Ultimate Marketer Podcast!