GLOSSARY 2023 -THE ENHANCED, ULTIMATE DIGITAL MARKETING TERMS

THE ENHANCED, ULTIMATE DIGITAL MARKETING TERMS GLOSSARY 2023

 

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🔷General Marketing Terms

• CREATIVE / ASSETS: 
  • The images, video, or design created for an online ad.
• COPY: 
  • Text, including captions used in paid ads and written content on a webpage or landing page.
• HOOK:
  •  A tagline, slogan, or angle that grabs attention and makes an audience receptive to your message.
• OFFER: 
  • A free or discounted product or service is given in exchange for completing a call to action.
• OPTIMISATIONS: 
  • Tweaks made to an advertising campaign to improve performance based on analyzed data and testing.
• PPC: 
  • Pay-Per-Click, is a model of internet marketing where an advertiser pays every time their ad is clicked.
• GDS: 
  • Google Data Studio, is a platform used to collate statistics and data for clients.
• EVENT: 
  • An action on a website that can be tracked, such as form submissions or email signups.

• LOOKER: 
  • A platform that allows you to visualize and make sense of business data with custom dashboards and reports.
• SEO: 
  • Search Engine Optimization, is the process of raising a website’s ranking in internet searches.
• KEYWORDS: 
  • Specific words are included in content to attract visitors and used in Google Ads.
• CRO: 
  • Conversion Rate Optimization, is the method of increasing the percentage of website visitors that take a desired action.
• BOUNCE RATE: 
  • The percentage of people who land on a website and leave without taking any action.
• CTA: 
  • Call To Action, a button, text link, or copy that encourages users to take action.
• KPI:
  •  Key Performance Indicator, a metric used to measure the success of a marketing campaign.
• A/B TESTING: 
  • Testing two versions of the same element, such as a headline or image, to see which performs better in the market.
• LANDING PAGE: 
  • The page (not usually the homepage) that an ad click directs to, usually with a specific call-to-action and copy related to the campaign.
• LEAD MAGNET:
  •  A process of creating a sales lead, such as a trial subscription, ebook, or free consultation, offered in exchange for contact information.

 

🔷Paid Social Terms

• META: 
  • The name for platforms owned by Facebook (Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, etc.).
• LOOKALIKE AUDIENCE: 
  • A feature on Meta that generates a list of users similar to an existing group, such as page followers.
• RETARGETING: 
  • The method of approaching target users who have engaged with your site or content in a specific time period.
• CONVERSIONS: 
  • The measurement of how many site visitors take a desired action, such as making a purchase.
• AD SET: 
  • Categories of ads that determine when and where ads will run and the audience characteristics such as location, gender, and age.
• CTA BUTTON: 
  • A link prompt that directs users toward an action or destination.
• PIXEL: 
  • A snippet of code added to websites that track user interactions, such as a Meta pixel that tracks a user from the time they click on an Instagram or Facebook ad to when they check out on your website.
• URL: 
  • The location of a specific website, page, or file on the internet.
• URL PARAMETER: 
  • An extension to a URL that allows tracking of where visitors came from.
• REACH: 
  • The number of individuals an ad was delivered to.
• IMPRESSIONS: 
  • The number of times an ad was viewed in total.
• CPC:
  •  Cost-per-click, is the cost of each user clicking on an ad.
• CTR: 
  • Click-through-rate, is the percentage of an audience that has clicked on an advertisement or emailed campaign.
• CPM: 
  • Cost per million impressions.
• CPA: 
  • Cost per acquisition.
• CPL: 
  • Cost per lead generated.
• CAC:
  •  Customer acquisition cost.
• ROAS:
  •  Return on ad spend, typically for eCommerce clients or sites using a pixel to track revenue generated from an ad or campaign.
• PLACEMENTS: 
  • Where the ad will appear on Meta, such as the news feed, stories, or search page, which may require specific content formatting.
• FREQUENCY: 
  • The number of times an account has seen a specific ad.
• LEARNING PHASE: 
  • The learning phase of an ad’s lifespan where the ad platform is still gathering data to make recommendations, editing during this phase will delay progress.
• LEAD GENERATION:
  •  Using a Lead Generation form on Facebook to create a list of potential customers who want to hear from you in the future.

 

🔷Digital Marketing Tools

• GDS: 
  • Google Data Studio, is a free tool that turns data into informative and customizable dashboards and reports.
• GA: 
  • Google Analytics, is a free web analytics tool that helps analyze website traffic.
• GTM:
  •  Google Tag Manager, is a tool that allows you to add and update your own tags for conversion tracking, site analytics, remarketing, and more.
• GOOGLE OPTIMIZE: 
  • An easy way to roll out A/B testing for Conversion Rate Optimization on a website without making permanent changes to the site’s copy or design.
• B2B: 
  • Business-to-business, companies that sell to other businesses.
• B2C: 
  • Business-to-consumer, companies that sell directly to consumers.
• TOP OF THE FUNNEL: 
  • Customers in the attention phase of the customer journey where they are gaining awareness of your ad sets.
• MIDDLE OF THE FUNNEL: 
  • Customers in the interest phase of the customer journey where they see your problem as a solution to their wants and needs.
• BOTTOM OF THE FUNNEL: 
  • Customers who are familiar with your marketing activity and become paying customers.

 

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