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- Advertising RateBefore you can work out how much money your site will make, you have to understand the different... Learn More >
- AIDASAIDAS is a variation of the original AIDA model, which is known as one of the hierarchy of... Learn More >
- AMAAMA stands for Ask Me Anything and is a form of question and answer session that originated on... Learn More >
- Ask Me AnythingAMA stands for Ask Me Anything and is a form of question and answer session that originated on... Learn More >
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- BacklinkA backlink is a link from another website. Backlinks are different to inbound links, which... Learn More >
- BrandThe distinguishable identity of a company, product, or even of an individual (ie their personal... Learn More >
- Brand AdvertisingBrand Advertising is when advertisers pay to improve the value of their brand. This can be... Learn More >
- Brand AwarenessBrand Awareness generally means how memorable a brand is under different conditions. It is... Learn More >
- Brand BuyA Brand Buy is an ad buy for brand advertising purposes.
- Brand CampaignA Brand Campaign is an Ad Campaign where the focus is increasing the value of a brand. For... Learn More >
- Brand NetworkA Brand Network is an advertising network which only deals with “premium” websites, and will... Learn More >
- Brand SpendA Brand Spend is an advertising campaign designed to increase the value of a brand (as opposed... Learn More >
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- CanvaA popular and simple design tool that can be accessed through a browser. Canva has a large... Learn More >
- Co-BrandingWhen one brand tries to link itself intrinsically in the minds of the user with another, often... Learn More >
- Cost Per DayWhat does CPD mean? The CPD price is the amount that gets paid for every day that an ad is on a... Learn More >
- CPDWhat does CPD mean? The CPD price is the amount that gets paid for every day that an ad is on a... Learn More >
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- EARLA metric on Facebook Ads which uses surveys to see whether people remember seeing an ad within... Learn More >
- E-E-A-TLast updated February 2023 E-E-A-T stands for Experience, Expertise, Authoritativeness and... Learn More >
- EngagementAn Engagement is any sort of interaction with content. For example on a video it would... Learn More >
- Estimated Ad Recall LiftA metric on Facebook Ads which uses surveys to see whether people remember seeing an ad within... Learn More >
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- FlywheelA flywheel is a type of wheel that is designed to efficiently translate one type of momentum... Learn More >
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- HeuristicMarketers and advertisers often use heuristics to understand shopper behaviour and to influence... Learn More >
- Homepage TakeoverWhat is a Homepage Takeover? A Homepage Takeover is a type of roadblock in which the Homepage... Learn More >
- HPTOWhat is a Homepage Takeover? A Homepage Takeover is a type of roadblock in which the Homepage... Learn More >
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- IGInstagram is a free photo and video sharing social network, created in 2010 and acquired in 2012... Learn More >
- Inbound LinkAn inbound link is a link that leads to your webpage. In SEO it is important to have lots of... Learn More >
- Inbound MarketingInbound marketing refers to trying to get customers to come to you as opposed to going out and... Learn More >
- InfluencerAn Influencer is essentially the internet version of a celebrity. The unofficial definition of... Learn More >
- Influencer MarketingUsing influencers to market a product or brand. This can be direct via paying an influencer (eg... Learn More >
- InstagramInstagram is a free photo and video sharing social network, created in 2010 and acquired in 2012... Learn More >
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- Joint CopyrightWhen a piece of content belongs to multiple people/companies. This often happens for co-branded... Learn More >
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- Keyword TargetingKeyword targeting is the process of targeting marketing activities at specific sets of useful... Learn More >
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- Link VelocityThe rate at which a site gets new inbound links, usually measured as the number of linking... Learn More >
- Loyalty RateLoyalty Rate is the percentage of users that visited a website or app, that also visited in the... Learn More >
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- Media KitA pack of materials about an organisation. This can either be a pack of prices and options for... Learn More >
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- Paid SearchWhat Does Paid Search Mean? Paid Search refers to ads placed in search engines above 'organic'... Learn More >
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- ReskinWhat is a Reskin? A reskin is a branded image that replaces the background of a website. It... Learn More >
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- Search Engine OptimisationSEO stands for Search Engine Optimisation and is the process of improving where your webpages... Learn More >
- SEOSEO stands for Search Engine Optimisation and is the process of improving where your webpages... Learn More >
- SponsorshipWhat is a Sponsorship? In online advertising, a sponsorship is where an advertiser pays to have... Learn More >
- Style GuideA Style Guide is a manual that specifies the house style of a business. It typically includes... Learn More >
- SubdomainA subdomain is part of a larger domain, usually separated by a dot and at the beginning of a... Learn More >
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- TLDTLD stands for Top-Level Domain. Top-Level Domain refers to the most important part (rightmost)... Learn More >
- Top-Level DomainTLD stands for Top-Level Domain. Top-Level Domain refers to the most important part (rightmost)... Learn More >
- TumblrTumblr is a multimedia social network owned by Automattic (who bought it from Verizon). Founded... Learn More >
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- Unique Selling PointAn acronym standing for Unique Selling Point. This is a concept based around how a... Learn More >
- Unstructured CitationA mention of a website or business which doesn't provide useful details (such as the URL,... Learn More >
- USPAn acronym standing for Unique Selling Point. This is a concept based around how a... Learn More >
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