Data & Pedagogy

The Media & Growth
Glossary

Break free from jargon. Master the concepts (ROAS, GRP, MER...) that truly make the difference between a startup burning cash and a scale-up breaking the glass ceiling.

Data & Tracking

A/B Testing

A scientific method of comparing two versions (A and B) of a webpage, email, or ad to determine which performs better.

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Data & Tracking

Attribution Model

The rules determining how credit for sales and conversions is assigned to different marketing channels.

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Strategy & Growth

CAC (Customer Acquisition Cost)

The total investment needed to convince a new customer to buy your product or service.

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Digital Performance

CPA (Cost Per Action / Acquisition)

The amount paid by the advertiser only when a user performs a specific action (purchase, lead, signup).

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TV & Offline Media

CPM (Cost Per Mille)

The Cost Per Thousand impressions. The price charged for a thousand ad views.

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Digital Performance

CTR (Click-Through Rate)

The percentage of people who click on an ad after seeing it.

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TV & Offline Media

CTV (Connected TV)

Any television connected to the Internet, allowing video on demand or targeted advertising via TV apps.

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Offline Media

DOOH (Digital Out Of Home)

Digital Outdoor Advertising. All advertising on digital screens in public spaces (streets, subways, airports, malls).

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Digital & AI

GEO (Generative Engine Optimization)

Optimization for generative AI engines. The SEO of the new decade.

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TV & Offline Media

GRP (Gross Rating Point)

The main unit of measurement to evaluate the advertising pressure of a campaign, particularly on Television.

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Strategy & Growth

Inbound Marketing

A marketing strategy aimed at bringing the customer to you (attraction) rather than going out to get them (interruption).

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Data & Tracking

KPI (Key Performance Indicator)

A measurable metric used to evaluate the success of a strategic objective.

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Audience & Targeting

Lookalike Audience

An algorithmic audience composed of people who statistically resemble your current best customers.

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Strategy & Growth

LTV (LifeTime Value)

The total revenue (or margin) a customer will generate throughout their relationship with your company.

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Strategy & Growth

MER (Marketing Efficiency Ratio)

Also called Blended ROI, MER measures overall marketing efficiency by dividing total revenue by total marketing spend.

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Strategy & Growth

Outbound Marketing

The company actively pushes its commercial message to a target audience that hasn't requested it (interruption).

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Digital & Performance

Programmatic Buying

The automated buying and selling of digital advertising inventory in real-time (RTB - Real Time Bidding).

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Digital Performance

Retargeting

Serving ads to users who have already interacted with your brand (site visit, add to cart) without converting.

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Digital Performance

ROAS (Return On Ad Spend)

It measures how much revenue is generated for every euro invested in an advertising platform.

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Digital Performance

SEA (Search Engine Advertising)

Buying sponsored links on search engines (Google Ads).

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Strategy & Growth

SEO (Search Engine Optimization)

Organic referencing. All techniques aimed at organically ranking a website's pages in Google's top (free) results.

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