Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Internet Marketing Definitions page 5

Internet Marketing Definitions

Text ad : advertisement using text-based hyperlinks.

Text link exchange : network where participating sites display text ads in exchange for credits which are converted (using a predetermined exchange rate) into ads to be displayed on other sites.

Title tag : HTML tag used to define the text in the top line of a Web browser, also used by many search engines as the title of search listings.

Top 10 : the top ten search engine results for a particular search term.

Trick banner : a banner ad that attempts to trick people into clicking, often by imitating an operating system message.

URL : location of a resource on the Internet .

Vertical banner : a banner ad measuring 120 pixels wide and 240 pixels tall.

Viral marketing : marketing phenomenon that facilitates and encourages people to pass along a marketing message.

Web browser : a software application that allows for the browsing of the World Wide Web.

Web design : the selection and coordination of available components to create the layout and structure of a Web page.

Web directory : organized, categorized listings of Web sites.

Web hosting : the business of providing the storage, connectivity, and services necessary to serve files for a website.

Web ring : a means for navigating a group of related sites primarily by going forward and backward.

Web site traffic : the amount of visitors and vists a Web site receives.

Web site usability : the ease with which visitors are able to use a Web site.


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Monday, June 15, 2009

Internet Marketing Definitions page 4

Internet Marketing Definitions


Rate card : document detailing prices for various ad placement options.

Reciprocal links : links between two sites, often based on an agreement by the site owners to exchange links.

Rectangle ad : any one of the large, rectangular banner sizes suggested by the IAB.

Rep firm : ad sales partner specializing primarily in single-site sales.

Return days : the number of days an affiliate can earn commission on a conversion (sale or lead) by a referred visitor.

Rich media : new media that offers an enhanced experience relative to older, mainstream formats.

Run of network (RON) : ad buying option in which ad placements may appear on any pages on sites within an ad network.

Run of site (ROS) : ad buying option in which ad placements may appear on any pages of the target site.

Search engine : a program that indexes documents, then attempts to match documents relevant to the users search requests.

Search engine optimization ( SEO ) : the process of choosing targeted keyword phrases related to a site, and ensuring that the site places well when those keyword phrases are part of a Web search.

Search engine spam : excessive manipulation to influence search engine rankings, often for pages which contain little or no relevant content.

Search engine submission : the act of supplying a URL to a search engine in an attempt to make a search engine aware of a site or page.

Search spy : a perpetually refreshing page that provides a real-time view of actual Web searches.


Self-serve advertising : advertising that can be purchased without the assistance of a sales representative.


Shopping cart : software used to make a site's product catalogue available for online ordering, whereby visitors may select, view, add/delete, and purchase merchandise.

Sig file : a short block of text at the end of a message identifying the sender and providing additional information about them.

Site search : search functionality specific to one site.

Skyscraper ad : an online ad significantly taller than the 120x240 vertical banner.

Spam : inappropriate commercial message of extremely low value.

Splash page : a branding page before the home page of a Web site.

Sponsorship : advertising that seeks to establish a deeper association and integration between an advertiser and a publisher, often involving coordinated beyond-the-banner placements.

Stickiness : the amount of time spent at a site over a given time period.



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