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- terms related to marketing in general
- acronyms of terms for marketing in general
- abbreviations of general marketing terms
- synonyms of general marketing terms
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a
- ACCAACCA stands for Awareness, Comprehension, Conviction and Action and is a type of marketing... Learn More >
- AddressableAddressable refers to the ability to target specific individuals or segments of an audience... Learn More >
- AIDAAIDA is a type of sales or marketing funnel where you drive potential customers through four... Learn More >
- Attention,Interest,Desire,ActionAIDA is a type of sales or marketing funnel where you drive potential customers through four... Learn More >
- AttributionAttribution is the process of judging data to decide which action you will say caused a result.... 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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- B2DB2D stands for Business to Developer marketing. B2D marketing is coming to the fore due to... Learn More >
- B2EB2E stands for Business to Employee marketing. This refers to all the internal marketing... Learn More >
- BAUBAU is any work that takes place as part of the standard functions of a business (and are not... Learn More >
- BootstrapA business that pulls itself up into success without little or no external (or internal)... Learn More >
- BullishAn attitude of aggressive confidence. Used in digital marketing to describe someone focusing... Learn More >
- Business As UsualBAU is any work that takes place as part of the standard functions of a business (and are not... Learn More >
- Business to DeveloperB2D stands for Business to Developer marketing. B2D marketing is coming to the fore due to... Learn More >
- Business to EmployeeB2E stands for Business to Employee marketing. This refers to all the internal marketing... Learn More >
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- DAGMARDAGMAR stands for "defining advertising goals for measured advertising results". While it was... Learn More >
- DeliverablesThe specific tangible results of a project. In marketing, deliverables can mean things like... Learn More >
- DogfoodingA phrase referring to the idea of Dog Food makers should test their own dog food (presumably on... Learn More >
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- End UserThe person who actually uses a website, product, or service. It is important to keep a focus on... Learn More >
- ExperienceA marketing buzzword that tries to encapsulate how enjoyable and easy to use something was. This... Learn More >
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- Fear Of Missing OutAn acronym that stands for Fear Of Missing Out, which refers to the idea that people always... Learn More >
- First Price AuctionWhen the winner of an auction pays the amount they bid. This earns the most for ad platforms... Learn More >
- FlywheelA flywheel is a type of wheel that is designed to efficiently translate one type of momentum... Learn More >
- FOMOAn acronym that stands for Fear Of Missing Out, which refers to the idea that people always... Learn More >
g
- Growth EngineThe mechanism that makes a startup grow in a sustainable fashion. This can often mean a... Learn More >
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- IncrementalA common way of referring to things that only happened because of marketing activity. While... Learn More >
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- KISSAn acronym standing for Keep It Simple Stupid. KISS is a sort of pseudo-ethos that advocates for... Learn More >
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- 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 >
- MetaverseA unified AR and VR project where people can go into an entirely similuated related,or see... Learn More >
- Multivariant TestingTesting multiple changes at once to work out which combination is better. This can be used in... Learn More >
- MVTTesting multiple changes at once to work out which combination is better. This can be used in... Learn More >
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- NetiquetteEtiquette on the internet.
- NFTA unique identifier for a digital good. NFTs utilise blockchain technology to make it possible... Learn More >
- Non-Fungible TokenA unique identifier for a digital good. NFTs utilise blockchain technology to make it possible... Learn More >
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- Online AdvertisingAny activity where a person or business pays to promote something online. This main three... Learn More >
- Opera Ad ManagerA way to run ads in Opera Apps,including Opera News,and the news feed in the Opera Mini broswer... Learn More >
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- QualifyThe process of seeing how 'good' a lead is. For example, someone may sign up for a test drive on... Learn More >
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- RFPAn acronym standing for Request For Proposal. This is what is put out when an organisation is... Learn More >
s
- SaaSA business model where users are charged a subscription fee for using software as opposed to a... Learn More >
- Second Price AuctionWhen the winner of an auction pays 1 penny more than second place. This ensures the lowest price... Learn More >
- Side HustleA job on the side of your main job. During the pandemic, these became especially commonplace,... Learn More >
- Software as a ServiceA business model where users are charged a subscription fee for using software as opposed to a... Learn More >
- SoLoMoShort for Social, Local, Mobile, SoLoMo is a marketing mindset that seeks to integrate three... Learn More >
- Surveillance MarketingMarketing that collects and uses a surprising amount of data to target people. A terrifying and... Learn More >
- Swipe fileA file that marketers keep with inspiration in it - ads and ideas that they have liked in the past.
- SWOTAn acronym standing for Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats. SWOT is used to start... 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 >
- USPAn acronym standing for Unique Selling Point. This is a concept based around how a... Learn More >
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- Walled GardenA moderated marketplace, such as Google Play or Apples App Store.
- WebinarAn online seminar. These are growing in prominence.
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- ZapierA company with a set of tools which link different platforms to make them easier to use (for... Learn More >
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