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Glossary

New to performance marketing, or trying to broaden your industry knowledge? You’ve come to the right place: Swaarm’s glossary covers what you need to know about launching successful campaigns and beyond.

We define all those pesky industry acronyms, from DSPs to ATT, and everything else in between. Dive in below!

A

A/B Testing

A/B testing refers to sending different variations of emails or social media posts to two segments of (more…)

Ad Creative

Ad creative is the contents of an advertisement that can be served to users in a digital environment. (more…)

Ad Fraud

Ad fraud is the practice of defrauding advertising networks for financial gain. (more…)

Ad Network

Ad Network refers to Advertising networks that connect advertisers with publishers who have inventory upon which ads (more…)

AdServer

An ad server is software on a server that is used to manage online ad campaigns. (more…)

AdTag

An ad tag is HTML code that has been inserted within a web page’s source code. This makes it possible to display an ad.

Advertiser

Advertiser is a company that would like to advertise their product or service.

Advertiser Postback

An Advertiser postback is a signal from the advertiser’s servers that is sent to announce a conversion.

Affiliate Commission

Affiliate commission refers to the amount paid to affiliates for referring customers to a company.

Affiliate Link

An affiliate link is a unique URL with the affiliate’s username or ID.

Affiliate Marketing

Affiliate Marketing is an advertising model whereby companies pay affiliate partners to advertise their products to generate sales.

Affiliate marketing niche

Affiliate marketing niche refers to the efforts the affiliate marketer puts into a specific category or niche.

Affiliate Marketplace

The affiliate marketplace allows affiliates to discover different affiliate programs, ratings, commission rates, etc.

Affiliate Network

Affiliate networks connects publishers – such as influencers and bloggers – with advertisers who want to work with (more…)

Affiliate Products

Products of merchants or brands that affiliates sell are known as affiliate products

Affiliate Program

Referral Marketing is a form of advertising used to drive sales and conversions. (more…)

Affiliate Website

An affiliate website is a site where affiliates sell affiliate products.

Alpha testing

Alpha testing refers to the preliminary testing developers carry out to check and see if the product will perform as intended.

Analytics

Analytics refers to the systematic computational analysis of statistics or data.

Anchor Text

Anchor text refers to the clickable text or a snippet that takes a user to a specific webpage.

App review

App review is the process that app stores use to examine a new mobile app to determine its candidacy (more…)

App Store Optimization (ASO)

App Store Optimization (ASO) refers to the process app developers follow to improve app visibility (more…)

Apple App Store

This is an app store platform developed and maintained by Apple Inc. Users can download approved mobile apps (more…)

Application Programming Interface (API)

Application Programming Interface (API) is a type of software interface that offers a service to other pieces of software.

Attribution

Attribution is the identification of where a conversion came from. For example, a tracking link can be used to identify (more…)

Average Revenue per User (ARPU)

Average Revenue per User (ARPU)  is the average revenue that is generated per user.

B

Banner ads

Banner Ads is an ad format that displays an ad as a banner at the top or bottom of a user’s screen.

Beta Testing

Beta testing refers to the second stage of software testing. In this phase, real users get to use (more…)

Blogposts

A blog post refers to a news piece, article, or guide published on a website’s blog section.

C

Call to action

Call to action (CTA) refers to words or phrases used on social media posts, webpages, and sales scripts (more…)

Campaign Management System (CMS)

A campaign management system (CMS) is a software solution that businesses can use to manage different components (more…)

Campaigns

A campaign is a the promotion of a product using strategically chosen advertising channels.

Casual mobile game

A casual mobile game is a video game specifically designed to target a mass market audience.

Click-Injection

Click injection is a type of mobile ad fraud for Android devices whereby a fake click is triggered just before an app is (more…)

Click-Spamming

Click-Spamming or Click spam is a type of ad fraud. It occurs when a fraudster executes fake clicks that are attributed to real users

Click-Through Rate (CTR)

Your CTR is the percentage of users who clicked on your ad when delivered an impression.

Click-to-open rate (CTOR)

Click-to-open rate (CTOR) is an email marketing metric that indicates the percentage of people who opened the email (more…)

Clicks

This is an action that occurs every time a user clicks on an ad or affiliate link to your ad’s desired location. (more…)

Competitor Analysis

Competitor analysis is the process of identifying competitors and researching their marketing strategies.

Content Marketing

Content marketing is a form of marketing that focuses on creating, publishing, and distributing content online to (more…)

Conversion

A conversion occurs when a user completes a desired action. For example, a conversion can be any time a user installs (more…)

Conversion Rate

A conversion rate is the percentage of users who have converted. (more…)

Conversion Tracking

Conversion tracking is the practice of using tracking links to learn the percentage of users who (more…)

Cost Models

This is how advertisers purchase campaign inventory, which is agreed by advertisers and publishers (more…)

Cost Per Acquisition (CPA)

This is the marketing metric that measures the cost to acquire a user. (more…)

Cost-per-Click (CPC)

Cost per Click is a cost model that gives payment to the publisher for every click generated as a result of their exposure.

Cost-per-conversion

This is a cost model that gives payment to a publisher or affiliate partner for every conversion that occurs as a result (more…)

Cost-per-Install (CPI)

This is a cost model that gives payment to a publisher or affiliate partner for every install that is generated as a result (more…)

Customer Acquisition

The process of bringing in new customers to use your app, platform or any other service.

Customer Journey

A customer journey refers to the entire experience a customer has when communicating with a particular brand. (more…)

Customer Lifecycle

Marketing analysts Matt Cutler and Jim Sterne developed a matrix to break down the customer lifecycle (more…)

D

Data Visualization

Data visualization is the representation of information or data collected in the form of a picture, diagram, graph, etc.

Demand-Side Platform (DSP)

This is a system that enables advertisers to manage their ad exchange and exchange accounts using a single interface.

Demographics

Demographics means statistical data related to a population and a certain group of people within it. (more…)

Digital Marketing

Digital marketing is a segment of marketing that uses online-based technologies such as mobile phones, (more…)

Display Advertising

Display advertising is digital or graphic advertising that you can find on websites, apps, and social media.

E

Earned Advertising

Earned advertising refers to the additional exposure that a brand or company receives from the media (more…)

Earnings Per Click (EPC)

Earnings per click (EPC) refers to the average amount of money an affiliate earns each time someone clicks on the affiliate link.

eBook

An eBook is an electronic book that consists of images and text, which you can read on almost any digital device.

Editorial Calendar

An editorial calendar, also known as a publishing calendar, is used by businesses, bloggers, and groups to manage (more…)

Email Automation

Email automation refers to the process of creating and automatically sending emails to the right people at the right time (more…)

Email Content

Email content refers to any message you send to a customer, subscriber, or prospect’s inbox.

Email Deliverability Rate

Email deliverability rate is a metric that measures the success rate of an email marketer (more…)

Email Domain

An email domain refers to that part of the email address that starts after the @ symbol.

Email List

An Email list refers to the email addresses collected by an individual or organization to send marketing materials.

Email Marketing

Email marketing refers to the act of sending an email with a commercial message to a group of people that are either (more…)

Email Sequence

Email sequence refers to the series of emails that are sent automatically to a user or prospect using an automation software.

Email Service Provider (ESP)

Email service provider or ESP refers to the technology you can use to manage and deliver marketing communications in email.

Email Spam

Email spam refers to junk emails or unsolicited emails sent to many recipients.

Email Subscribers

Email subscribers are internet users that permit a particular company or brand to send emails to them regularly.

Events

An event is an in-app action that is performed by a user. Any action completed by a user within an app can be described (more…)

F

F2P Model

The F2P model is a business model that allows players to gain free access (more…)

G

Game icon

These are simple square images that easily enable users to identify the games or apps.

Game Localization

Game localization is when developers produce video game content to appeal to a specific region, (more…)

Geolocation

Geolocation in simple terms refers to the geographical or longitudinal/latitudinal location of a device (more…)

Google Ads Universal App Campaigns

It’s an automated ad format in Google ads that helps advertisers get more app installs (more…)

Google Play Store

Formerly known as Android Market, Google Play or Google Play Store allows android users to download and use (more…)

H

Hyper-Personalization Marketing

Hyper-personalization marketing taps into individual wants and needs and tailors campaigns to best suit a person. (more…)

Hypothesis

A hypothesis is a concession or assumption made for an argument on known facts for which there is no proof yet.

I

IDFA

Identifier for Advertisers (IDFA) is a device identifier by Apple. (more…)

Impression

An impression occurs every time a user is delivered an advertisement (ad) on a publisher’s inventory.

In-app Journey

An in-app journey refers to a series of steps that companies want users to take when interacting with an app. (more…)

Inbox Rate

Inbox rate is a metric that measures how many emails land up in the inbox rather than bouncing or landing up in the spam folder.

Influencer

An influencer is anybody who has an influence over an online audience. (more…)

Influencer Marketing

Influencer marketing is the process of utilizing external content creators to engage or advocate your brand’s message (more…)

Install

An install occurs when a user downloads an app and opens it for the first time.

Interstitial ads

Interstitial ads is a full-screen advertising format for mobile devices.

K

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

Key performance indicators (KPIs) are the metrics that can be used to observe the performance of your campaigns.

Keyword

A keyword means a word or group of words that internet users use to search in a search engine.

Keyword Research

Keyword research refers to tasks such as analyzing, comparing, and prioritizing keywords to use in content (more…)

L

Landing Page

A landing page acts as an entry point to a website or a specific part of the website.

Lead Generation

Lead generation is when a campaign has resulted in a new lead or prospect.

Lead Magnets

Lead magnets refer to the free product or service given to those willing to leave their contact information.

M

Marketing Automation

Marketing automation is the use of automation technology to complete actions related to marketer’s tasks. (more…)

Microsoft Advertising

Microsoft advertising is the service that allows you to publish pay-per-click ads on search engines (more…)

Microtransactions

Microtransactions refer to players’ digital purchases within a gaming app to unlock (more…)

Mobile Game Monetization

Mobile game monetization is the process developers follow to generate money from the game app.

Mobile Marketing Automation

Mobile Marketing Automation (MMA) refers to the usage of smart or intelligent tools to oversee, execute, and automate (more…)

N

Native Advertising

Native Advertising, also called sponsored content, is a type of advertising that matches the form and function of the (more…)

O

Off-page SEO

Off-page SEO or off-site SEO refers to the actions you take outside of the website which impact the website’s (more…)

On-page SEO

On-page SEO or on-site SEO refers to optimizing web pages to improve a website’s search ranking, thereby increasing (more…)

One-time Commission

The one-time commission is the one-time payment that an affiliate receives when they help generate a lead or a sale.

Opt-in Rate

Opt-in rate refers to the total percentage of site visitors interested in subscribing to your email list.

Organic Installs

Organic installs is an install that cannot be attributed to a campaign. It indicates that the user converted organically, (more…)

Organic User Acquisition

Organic customer acquisition is the process of gaining customers without paying any direct fees, such as paid ads.

Owned Advertising

Owned advertising or media refers to digital marketing channels that companies own and have total control over.

P

Paid Search (Pay-per-click or PPC)

Pay-per-click (PPC) is anvadvertising model used to drive traffic to websites, in which an advertiser pays a publisher (more…)

Paid User Acquisition

In paid user acquisition, you pay for targeted advertising about your app or game on user acquisition channels (more…)

Partner

Media partners own advertisement space in some capacity, selling space (known as inventory) (more…)

Pay-Per-Lead

Pay-per-lead is a payment scheme wherein affiliates receive commission only when they can generate a lead for the merchant.

Pay-Per-Sale

Pay-per-sale is a payment scheme wherein an affiliate receives a commission from the advertiser or product (more…)

Performance Marketing

Performance marketing or Performance-based advertising is a form of advertising in which the purchaser pays only (more…)

Player Archetype

Player archetype refers to the player personas that a game appeals to in particular.

Podcasts

A podcast is an audio file available in digital format for download over the internet.

Programmatic Advertising

Programmatic advertising is a way to automatically buy and optimize digital campaigns, rather than buying directly (more…)

Psychographics

Psychographics is the study of customers based on their activities, interests, and opinions (AIOs).

Publisher

A publisher provides the capability and inventory that allows advertisers to run ads in their apps or on mobile sites. (more…)

Publisher Postback

Postback is a function that will notify publishers when a conversion occurred or was approved/rejected.

R

Real-time bidding

Real-time bidding refers to the practice of buying and selling ads in real time on a per-impression basis in an instant auction.

Real-time Reporting

Real-time reporting is a business intelligence practice that instantly collects and relays up-to-the-minute data (more…)

Recurring commission

Recurring commission refers to the commission paid to an affiliate each time their referral makes a purchase.

Remarketing

Remarketing is a feature that allows you to display ads to people who have already visited your website (more…)

Retargeting

Retargeting ads are a type of online targeting advertisements that aim to serve people already in your contact database (more…)

Retention

Retention – This refers to the percentage of users who are still active in an App after a defined period of time.

Return on ad spend (ROAS)

Return on ad spend (ROAS) is the overall return on the amount spent on ads.

Return on Investment (ROI)

ROI is the overall return on an investment for a campaign or marketing channel.

Revenue

Revenue is the income generated by a company, usually measured across a set time period. (more…)

S

Sales Funnel

The sales funnel, also known as the purchase funnel, is a visual representation of the customer journey that depicts (more…)

SDK

An SDK (Software Development Kit) is a collection of software development tools that can be installed as a package. (more…)

Search Engine Optimization (SEO)

This is the practice of making strategic changes to your online content to gain a higher ranking on search engines.

SKAdNetwork

Apple introduced the SKAdNetwork in 2018, a different approach to campaign measurement where data (more…)

Social Media Advertising

Social media advertising is a form of digital marketing that enables you to publish paid ads on social media channels or networks.

Social Media Marketing

Social media marketing (SMM) refers to the use of social media websites and platforms to promote a product or service.

Soft Launch

Soft launch refers to the product’s release to a limited number of users. (more…)

Software as a Service (SaaS)

Software as a Service (SaaS) is centrally hosted software that typically works on a subscription basis. It is a method (more…)

Spam Email

Spam email refers to unwanted or unsolicited junk emails sent in bulk to an indiscriminate recipient list for commercial purposes.

Supply-Side Platform (SSP)

A supply-side platform (SSP) enables publishers to manage advertising inventory, such as filling it with ads and receiving revenue.

T

Target audience

A target audience is a specific group of people who are likely to buy a product and become customers.

Top-selling products

Top-selling products are extremely popular items that the company sells in larger quantities than products from other brands.

Tracking Link

A tracking link is a URL with appended tags – or parameters – that can be used to indicate which channel (more…)

Trial Period

The trial period is the duration of time companies give to their clients to test the product for free.

U

Unsubscribe page

The exit or unsubscribe page is the web page your users will see when they click on the unsubscribe link, which you can see at the email footer.

User

A user is an individual with a device. For example, user acquisition is the practice of generating installs (more…)

User Acquisition (UA)

User acquisition is a process through which you gain new customers for your mobile app, platform, (more…)

User Engagement

User engagement mainly focuses on measuring how long and how frequently users (more…)

User Personas

User personas are a semi-fictional character that you create based on your existing or ideal customer.

User Segments

It is the process of splitting users into segments of distinguishable groups based on certain shared characteristics. (more…)

UX/UI design

UX stands for ‘user experience,’ and UI stands are the ‘user interface.’ (more…)

V

Video ads

Video ads is an ad format that utilizes video to promote a product or brand.

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