Course 3 Flashcards
A/B testing
A method of testing where two versions of content with a single differing variable are compared to determine which yields better results
Accessibility
Considering the needs of people with disabilities when products, services, and facilities are built or modified, making them usable by people of all abilities
Ad auction
A process that determines the best ad to show to a person at a given point in time
Ad spend
How much a company spends directly on advertisements
Alt text
A brief, written description of an image with the primary purpose of assisting individuals who are visually impaired
Blogging
Refers to self-published writing that lives online
Applause rate
The number of approval actions—such as likes, mentions, Retweets, or favorites—that a post receives relative to the total number of followers
Brand awareness:
How familiar people are with a particular business or product
Awareness stage
The first stage of the marketing funnel, when a marketer captures an audience’s attention
Brand position statement
Outlines exactly what a company does and for whom, and what makes it different from competitors
Bidding strategy
The approach that tells how much a marketer will pay for each user action related to an ad
Bid modification
Bidding a percentage more or less than a starting bid
Brand awareness metrics
Metrics that measure the attention a brand received across all social media platforms during a reporting period
Brand voice
The distinct personality a brand takes on in its communications
Brand identity
The combination of elements that inform how people perceive a brand
Chronological feed
A social media stream that displays the latest published content first
Color contrast ratios
Measures the luminescence (or brightness) of a lighter color against the luminescence of a darker color
Customer persona
Represents a group of similar people in a desirable audience
Custom audiences
A platform feature that allows a marketer to create relevant remarketing campaigns to reach highly-specific groups of people by uploading email lists of existing customers and followers
Brand voice guidelines
Describe the way a brand should be presented in writing
Branded content
Any post that features a third-party product, brand, or sponsor
Conversion stage
The third stage of the marketing funnel, when a marketer capitalizes on the interest people have already shown
Call to action
An instruction that tells the customer what to do next
Closed captions
Subtitles that are overlaid on video and can be turned on and off by users
Cost per acquisition (CPA)
The average cost of acquiring a potential customer
Consideration stage
The second stage of the marketing funnel, when a marketer provides customer with more detailed information
Content buckets
Categories to group marketing content
Cookie
A small file stored on devices that tracks user behavior and analyzes traffic
Creatives
Any content that can be promoted in a campaign, such as text, images, GIFs, or videos
Cost per thousand impressions (CPM)
The amount a marketer pays for every 1,000 impressions an ad receives
Cost per click (CPC)
The amount a marketer pays when someone clicks on their ad
Cost per view (CPV)
The amount a marketer pays when a viewer watches a video ad for a minimum amount of time or interacts with it, such as when they click a link embedded in the video
Earned media
Any positive digital exposure generated through personal or public recommendations
Demographic targeting
Delivering an ad based on user information, like age
Evergreen content
Content that will be relevant over a long period of time
Engagement
How an audience interacts with a brand on social media
Goal-based automated bidding
A bidding strategy where a marketer sets an ROAS or cost per action target to maximize the advertising goal at a certain efficiency
Follower
Someone who opts in to receive updates from a business or brand on a social media platform
GIF
An animated image
Hashtag
A word or phrase preceded by the pound symbol that indicates that a piece of content relates to a specific topic or category
Hashing
A security method which turns the personal information in email lists into randomized code
Influencer
A person with the ability to influence potential buyers of a product or service by promoting or recommending the items on social media
Impression
When a piece of content is displayed to a target audience