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- Abandoned CartWhen someone adds something to their shopping cart on a website that sells things but then... Learn More >
- Abandoned Cart EmailAn Abandoned Cart Email is an email sent to people who started adding things to their shopping... Learn More >
- ACCAACCA stands for Awareness, Comprehension, Conviction and Action and is a type of marketing... Learn More >
- Ad ImpressionWhat does Impression mean? Impression means when something (usually content, an ad or post) is... Learn More >
- Add To CartATC is short for a metric called "Add to Cart". This is where a user adds something to a cart on... Learn More >
- AIDAAIDA is a type of sales or marketing funnel where you drive potential customers through four... Learn More >
- AmazonThe largest online retailer in the world. Amazon started out selling books and now sells pretty... Learn More >
- AOVThe average (mean) amount earned per order (in revenue). This is a helpful metric to make... Learn More >
- APIAn API is a way to connect two programs together. In digital marketing, APIs are often used to... Learn More >
- Application for Programming InterfaceAn API is a way to connect two programs together. In digital marketing, APIs are often used to... Learn More >
- ARAugmented Reality is a way of digitally adding more details to an image recorded on a camera in... Learn More >
- ATCATC is short for a metric called "Add to Cart". This is where a user adds something to a cart on... Learn More >
- Attention,Interest,Desire,ActionAIDA is a type of sales or marketing funnel where you drive potential customers through four... Learn More >
- Augmented RealityAugmented Reality is a way of digitally adding more details to an image recorded on a camera in... Learn More >
- Average Order ValueThe average (mean) amount earned per order (in revenue). This is a helpful metric to make... Learn More >
- Awareness,Comprehension,Conviction and ActionACCA stands for Awareness, Comprehension, Conviction and Action and is a type of marketing... Learn More >
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- BTDRBuy-To-Detail Rate shows the percentage of people who bought an item on a website, after viewing... Learn More >
- Buy-To-Detail RateBuy-To-Detail Rate shows the percentage of people who bought an item on a website, after viewing... Learn More >
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- C2CC2C stands for Customer-to-Customer. A business model where your customers buy and sell with... Learn More >
- CACThe amount it costs to gain a new customer (the total sales & marketing costs per customer... Learn More >
- Cart-To-Detail RateCart-To-Detail Rate is a metric in Google Analytics (when using the enhanced eCommerce module)... Learn More >
- Charm PricingCharm Pricing refers to the practice of pricing items at $4.99 or $9.99 etc for example.... Learn More >
- Chat BotA chatbot is a program that talks to the public on a companies behalf. They can be used to... Learn More >
- Customer Acquisition CostThe amount it costs to gain a new customer (the total sales & marketing costs per customer... Learn More >
- Customer-to-CustomerC2C stands for Customer-to-Customer. A business model where your customers buy and sell with... Learn More >
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- Direct-to-ConsumerDTC stands for Direct-to-Consumer. A type of business that markets & sells directly to its... Learn More >
- DOM Ready TimeThe amount of time it takes for a browser to actually receive the HTML code (pre-loading the page).
- DropshippingDropshipping is a type of business that doesn't manage any stock directly, but instead manages... Learn More >
- DTCDTC stands for Direct-to-Consumer. A type of business that markets & sells directly to its... Learn More >
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- eCommerceeCommerce refers to buying or selling goods or services online, as well as online transactions.... Learn More >
- eCommerce ConversioneCommerce refers to buying or selling goods or services online, as well as online transactions.... Learn More >
- eCommerce ConversionAn online sale. A subset of conversion in general, which don't have to be sales or money related... Learn More >
- eCommerce Conversion RateeCommerce refers to buying or selling goods or services online, as well as online transactions.... Learn More >
- eCommerce Conversion RateAn online sale. A subset of conversion in general, which don't have to be sales or money related... Learn More >
- eCommerce Conversion RateThe conversion rate of online sales (as opposed to other types of conversions).
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- First Time Impression RatioWhat does Impression mean? Impression means when something (usually content, an ad or post) is... Learn More >
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- GAGoogle Analytics is one of the most commonly used providers of web statistics. It's free and... Learn More >
- Google AnalyticsGoogle Analytics is one of the most commonly used providers of web statistics. It's free and... Learn More >
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- HeuristicMarketers and advertisers often use heuristics to understand shopper behaviour and to influence... Learn More >
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- ImpressionWhat does Impression mean? Impression means when something (usually content, an ad or post) is... Learn More >
- Impression CapWhat does Impression mean? Impression means when something (usually content, an ad or post) is... Learn More >
- Impression RPMWhat does Impression mean? Impression means when something (usually content, an ad or post) is... Learn More >
- Impression ShareWhat does Impression mean? Impression means when something (usually content, an ad or post) is... Learn More >
- InventoryThe total amount of ad impressions a publisher or network has - this is usually expressed as a... Learn More >
- Inventory ForecastingThe total amount of ad impressions a publisher or network has - this is usually expressed as a... Learn More >
- Inventory ManagementThe total amount of ad impressions a publisher or network has - this is usually expressed as a... Learn More >
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- Lifetime ValueLTV (often called Customer Lifetime Value - CLTV or CLV) is an attempt at predicting the amount... Learn More >
- LTVLTV (often called Customer Lifetime Value - CLTV or CLV) is an attempt at predicting the amount... Learn More >
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- MagentoAn open source eCommerce platform.
- Media Efficiency RatioMER stands for Media Efficient Ratio. MER is a metric that shows you how much you get back from... Learn More >
- MERMER stands for Media Efficient Ratio. MER is a metric that shows you how much you get back from... Learn More >
- MetricsMetrics are measurable statistics that are used in digital marketing to improve performance such... Learn More >
- MonetizedIf something is monetized that means that it has been set up so that money is earned from it.... Learn More >
- Multi-Touch AttributionSometimes referred to as multi-channel attribution, this is a way of attributing conversions... Learn More >
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- Page ImpressionWhat does Impression mean? Impression means when something (usually content, an ad or post) is... Learn More >
- Page SpeedPage Speed is how fast an individual webpage loads. It can be measured in many ways but is... Learn More >
- Post Impression WindowWhat does Impression mean? Impression means when something (usually content, an ad or post) is... Learn More >
- Post-Impression ConversionWhat does Impression mean? Impression means when something (usually content, an ad or post) is... Learn More >
- Product ListA place where products are listed, such as in search results, category pages, sales pages etc.... Learn More >
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- Return On InvestmentWhat is an ROI? ROI stands for Return on Investment and means the amount of money you get back... Learn More >
- RevenueThe total amount of money taken in by a person or company, before any expenses (such as taxes... Learn More >
- ROIWhat is an ROI? ROI stands for Return on Investment and means the amount of money you get back... Learn More >
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- ShopifyA popular and powerful eCommerce platform for people to set up their own online shops.
- ShowroomingShowrooming is the opposite of webrooming. It means looking in a physical shop for an item to... Learn More >
- Site SpeedA general term for the speed at which a site loads. Site speed can be broken down into multiple... Learn More >
- SoLoMoShort for Social, Local, Mobile, SoLoMo is a marketing mindset that seeks to integrate three... Learn More >
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- TrafficTraffic in online advertising is a catch-all term for visitors to a site (the online equivalent... Learn More >
- TroubleshootingThe process of systematically testing for, finding and fixing problems (such as broken ads,... Learn More >
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- Viewable ImpressionWhat does Impression mean? Impression means when something (usually content, an ad or post) is... Learn More >
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- WebroomingWebrooming is when you research a product online, but then buy it in a physical shop at a later... Learn More >
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