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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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TV & Offline Media

Addressable TV (Segmented)

TV advertising delivered only to selected households, via operator boxes, based on targeting criteria.

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Production & Creative

ARPP (French Ad Regulator)

The French advertising self-regulation authority that clears every spot before TV broadcast.

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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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Digital & Video

AVOD / Ad-Supported Streaming

Streaming platforms funded by advertising: Netflix with ads, Prime Video, channels' replay services...

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Measurement & Studies

Brand Lift

A study measuring a campaign's real impact on awareness, consideration and purchase intent.

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Media Buying

Brand Safety

The set of measures ensuring your ads don't appear in contexts harmful to your brand.

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Production & Creative

Broadcast-Ready Master (PAD)

The final file of a TV spot, compliant with channels' technical and regulatory standards.

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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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Digital Performance

CPC (Cost Per Click)

The price paid for each click on your ad, the dominant buying model in Search.

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Digital Performance

CPL (Cost Per Lead)

The acquisition cost of a qualified prospect who left their contact details.

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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

CPV (Cost Per View)

The cost of one view of your video ad, the buying model of YouTube and online video.

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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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Production & Creative

DCO (Dynamic Creative Optimization)

Automatic generation of personalized ad variants based on audience, context or weather.

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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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TV & Offline Media

Drive-to-Store

Advertising techniques designed to generate physical visits to a point of sale.

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Media Buying

DSP (Demand-Side Platform)

The technology platform for buying ad space programmatically, through real-time auctions.

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Data & Targeting

First-Party Data

The data your company collects directly from its customers and visitors, with their consent.

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TV & Offline Media

Frequency

The average number of times an exposed individual sees your advertising message.

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Media Buying

Frequency Capping

Limiting how many times the same ad is shown to the same individual over a given period.

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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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Media Buying

Gross vs Net Rates

The gap between an ad space's official price (rate card) and the price actually paid after negotiation.

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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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Measurement & Studies

Halo Effect

One media channel's indirect impact on other channels' performance, invisible in classic attribution.

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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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Measurement & Studies

Incrementality

Measuring the conversions that wouldn't have happened without your campaign — advertising's real causal effect.

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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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Funding & Growth

Media for Equity

An investment mechanism where a media group or fund exchanges advertising space for a share of a startup's capital.

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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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Measurement & Studies

MMM (Media Mix Modeling)

A statistical method measuring each media channel's real contribution to sales, without relying on cookies.

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Digital & Video

Online Video (OLV)

Video advertising on the web and social networks: YouTube, TikTok, Meta, streaming platforms.

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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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TV & Offline Media

Prime Time

The highest-audience TV slot, roughly 8:30–10:30 pm, and the most expensive to buy.

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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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TV & Offline Media

Reach (Coverage)

The percentage of your target audience exposed at least once to your campaign.

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Digital & Video

Replay TV (Catch-up)

Advertising aired within TV programs watched on demand on the channels' platforms.

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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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Data & Targeting

Server-Side Tracking

A measurement architecture where events transit through your server rather than the user's browser.

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Media Strategy

Share of Voice (SOV)

Your share of advertising investment (or visibility) in your market, compared to competitors.

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Data & Targeting

Third-Party Cookies (end of)

Trackers set by third-party domains, historically central to ad targeting, now disappearing.

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TV & Offline Media

TV Sponsorship

Associating a brand with a TV show via billboards aired before, during and after the program.

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Measurement & Studies

Viewability

The percentage of ad impressions actually visible on screen according to market standards.

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