English Words and Terms for Digital Marketers and SMM Specialists

English Words and Terms for Digital Marketers and SMM Specialists

Digital marketing is rapidly developing nowadays. More and more people are trying themselves as SMM specialists, and with the extreme growth of digital content, many new terms and concepts are emerging. In the world of digital technology, English is a universal tool that provides access to information, enables smooth communication with experts from around the globe, and is an essential requirement for professional development and career growth.

English for Digital Marketers and SMM Specialists

In this article, we offer useful content for experts in the field of digital marketing. Below, you will find the most commonly used professional terms listed in alphabetical order.

A

Above the fold — the visible part of a webpage a user can see without scrolling

Ad Campaign — an advertising campaign

Ad Extensions — additional contact or informational elements displayed in ads

Ad Group — a group of ads within a single campaign having a common theme or keywords

Ad Payments — payment for advertising

Ad Rank — the ranking of an ad that determines its position on the results page

Ad Tools — advertising tools

Adaptive Content — content adapted to the user’s experience and behavior

AIDA Model — describes the four stages buyers go through: Attention, Interest, Desire, Action 

Algorithm — the algorithm that determines the content a user sees in their feed

Alt Text — a textual description of an image on a website that helps search engines recognize it

Ambassador — an official brand representative who actively promotes its product

Analytics — analysis of user behavior using tools such as Google Analytics, Facebook Insights, etc.

Anchor — the visible text of a hyperlink on a site that affects search optimization

API (Application Programming Interface) — tools for automating various tasks such as keyword research, site audits, competitor analysis, and more

Assessor — an expert who evaluates the quality and relevance of webpages, ad content, search results, etc.

Avatar — a user’s profile picture on social media

B

B2B (Business to Business) — a model of interaction between companies in which one business sells goods or services to another

B2C (Business to Consumer) — a business model in which companies sell their goods or services directly to the end consumer

Backlink — a link from one website to another

Beta Testing — testing an application by a group of users before its official release to find errors and improve quality

Bid — the amount an advertiser is willing to pay for a click on an ad

Bio — a short profile description on social media

Bitrate — a parameter that defines the quality of video or audio

Blogger — a person who runs a blog and regularly fills it with thematic content

Blogging — the distribution of thematic content online

Bounce Rate — the percentage of users who visit a webpage but do not view any other pages on the site

Brand Voice (ToV, Tone of Voice) — the unique communication style of a brand used to form its recognizable image

C

CAC (Customer Acquisition Cost) — a metric showing how much a company spends to acquire one new customer
Canonical Tag — an HTML tag that helps search engines identify the original version of a page
Captions — subtitles
Carousel — a number of images or videos within a single post
Case — demonstration of the results of completed work
Chatbot — an artificial assistant capable of performing simple tasks such as answering questions, providing information, creating requests, etc.
Checkout — usually the final stage of an online purchase
Cheat Followers — fake followers artificially added to boost social media numbers
Click Fraud — a type of fraud in which clicks are generated artificially
CLV (Customer Lifetime Value) — an estimate of the total revenue a company expects to receive from a customer over the entire duration of their interaction
CMS (Content Management System) — a system for managing website content
Collaboration — cooperation
Contacts Syncing — contact synchronization
Content — material published on social media or websites
Content Marketing — creating and distributing valuable content to attract an audience
Conversion — the action you want a user to perform on your website (e.g., purchase)
Conversion Tracking — tracking conversions to determine the effectiveness of advertising
Copywriter — a specialist who works with content and text
Coverage — the number of users who viewed a post
CPA (Cost per Action) — the cost of acquiring one paying customer or conversion
CPC (Cost per Click) — the cost of a single click on an ad
CPE (Cost per Engagement) — the cost of engagement, where advertisers pay for specific user actions
CPL (Cost per Lead) — the cost of acquiring a lead — a potential customer
CPM (Cost per Mille) — cost per thousand ad impressions
CPV (Cost per View) — cost per view of a video ad
CR (Conversion Rate) — the percentage of visitors who complete a conversion
CRM (Customer Relationship Management) — a system for managing customer relationships
CRO (Conversion Rate Optimization) — optimizing a website to increase its conversion rate
CTA (Call to Action) — a call to action, encouraging users to perform a specific action
Cross-posting — posting the same content across different groups, social networks, or partner platforms
Cross-selling — offering a customer an additional product or service along with their main purchase
CTR (Click-through Rate) — the percentage of clicks on an ad compared to the number of impressions
Cutting-edge — innovative

D

Dashboard — an interface for user interaction with data, analytics, or settings
Deadline — the due date for completing a task
Description — an HTML tag used to describe a page’s content
Direct — direct messages (DM), private messages on social media
Direct Marketing — direct marketing, that includes email campaigns, direct sales, etc.
Display Ad — a display banner ad on a website
Display Network — a network of websites where ads can be placed
Domain Authority — a metric showing how authoritative a website is from a search engine’s perspective
Duplicate Content — similar content appearing on multiple sites, which may harm SEO
Dynamic Ad — a dynamic search ad generated automatically based on website content

E

Ecommerce — online commerce, buying and selling goods on the Internet
E-E-A-T (Experience, Expertise, Authority, Trust) — content quality criteria determining how useful content is for users
Email Marketing — email campaigns, marketing via email
Emoji Reaction Sticker — an emoji reaction sticker in Stories
Engaged Accounts — accounts that interacted with the content
Engagement — a metric showing user interaction with content — likes, comments, etc.
Engagement Rate (ER) — the index measuring how actively the audience interacts with content
Evergreen Content — content that remains relevant for a long period of time

F

FAQ — frequently asked questions

Feed — news feed on social media

Feed in SMM — the sequence or layout of posts in a social media profile

Figure out — to find a solution to a problem

Followers — users who subscribe to an account

Following — accounts a user is subscribed to

Footage — an effect or filter used when recording video

Fraud — unwanted traffic generated through fraudulent methods to imitate KPIs and receive compensation

Friendly URL — a simple, user-friendly webpage address

Funnel — sales funnel, a model showing the user’s path from discovering a product to purchasing it

G

Gamification — adding game elements to everyday tasks to make the process more engaging

Geo Target — showing ads to users in a specific region

Geo Tag — a location marker in a post or story indicating where the content is created

Giveaway — a promotional campaign where a brand or influencer offers a prize in exchange for user engagement

Go Live — to start a live broadcast

Google Analytics — Google’s service for analyzing website traffic, user behavior, and conversions

Google Business — Google’s tool for adding a company to Google Maps

Google Top — the list of the most relevant pages displayed at the top of search results

Google Update — a Google algorithm update that affects website rankings in search results

Go Viral — to spread rapidly across the Internet

H

Hashtag — the “#” symbol used with keywords to help users find specific content on social media

Hashtag challenge — a challenge in which users participate by using a specific hashtag

Highlights — saved Stories

Hook — an unusual or intriguing headline designed to capture users’ attention

I

IAP (In-App Purchases) — a feature allowing users to purchase digital goods or services within a mobile app

Impression — demonstrating an ad to a user

Independent Developer — a software developer who works independently without support from large companies

Influencer — a person with a large number of active social media followers who can influence their behavior through the content they publish

Influence marketing — a strategy for promoting products or services through influencers

Infographics — a visual representation of information designed for quick and easy understanding

Insights — analytics / statistics

Insights Overview — general analytics / overall statistics

Intent — the user’s purpose when entering a search query online

Internal Linking — creating internal links between website pages for fast and convenient navigation

K

Keyword — a word or phrase that helps a search engine quickly find information online

Keyword Density — a metric showing how frequently a keyword appears on a page

Keyword Research — the process of identifying the keywords by which a page will be ranked

Keep up with — to keep up-to-date with the latest events while working on a project

KPI (Key Performance Indicator) —a metric used to measure effectiveness

L

Lookalike (LaL) Audience — a method for identifying a new audience whose behavior resembles that of an existing customer base

Landing Page — the webpage of a company, service, or product that a user is taken to after clicking an ad
Launch Product — the stage when a product enters the market
Lead — a potential customer

Lead (in copywriting) — introduction that reveals the main idea of the text
Lead Form — an online form used to collect leads’ contact information
Lead Generation — attracting users in order to sell goods or services
Lead Magnet — a piece of free content or an offer provided to attract leads and obtain their contact details
Link Building — the process of creating a network of backlinks from other websites to yours to increase its authority in search engines
Live Video — a live video broadcast on the Internet
Localisation — adapting content or software to the characteristics of a specific region (language, cultural aspects, etc.) to attract an international audience
Local SEO — optimization aimed at improving rankings for local search queries
Log in — to sign in to an account
Log out — to sign out of an account
Longread — a long-form article
Long Tail — specific, less popular phrases that usually bring more targeted traffic
Loop — automatic replay of video content

M

Manual — instructions for using a specific product
Margin — the profit from the sale
Mass Liking — a social media promotion method that involves automatically liking posts and comments of other users using special services or bots
Meet or Call — a video or audio meeting online

Meme — humorous content that spreads quickly on the Internet
Meta Tags — HTML tags that give search engines an understanding of a page’s content
Mobile Marketing — advertising messages delivered on mobile devices
Mobile Optimization — adaptation of websites for mobile devices
Monetisation — turning an activity into a source of income
MQL (Marketing Qualified Lead) — a potential customer who shows interest in a product or service and meets the criteria set by the company’s marketing department
Multimedia — the use of various forms of information delivery — text, graphics, audio, video, and animation

N

Native Advertising — paid promotional content placed on popular websites in the form of regular content typical for those platforms

Newsbreak — a specific event that becomes the basis for interesting content
Nickname — a username on a social network

Niche — a specific market segment with its own needs and interests

O

Offer — a job offer that includes the job description and candidate requirements

Organic Traffic — traffic when users visit a website by finding it through a search engine rather than through ads
Outreach — publishing articles by contacting website owners, media outlets, bloggers, and journalists

P

Page Rank — a link-ranking algorithm that shows how important a page is for a search engine
Page Speed — page loading speed
Page Views — the number of page views
Paid Social / Paid Influencer — an influencer who is paid to mention a specific product or service in their blog
Parsing — a method of fast information processing, or rather a syntactic analysis of data posted on web pages
Phishing — online fraud aimed at obtaining confidential information
Plug and Play — a characteristic of software or apps that are easy to install and do not require complex setup
Podcast — a series of audio or video content on a specific topic
Podcasting — creating and hosting podcasts
Post — a publication
PPC (Pay-Per-Click) — an online advertising model where the advertiser pays a set amount for each click on their ad
PPC specialist — a specialist who sets up and analyzes online advertising campaigns that are paid per click
Pay-Per-Lead (PPL) — a digital marketing payment model where the advertiser pays for each potential client who completes a conversion
Prospect — a person or company interested in your product or service and likely to become a client
Publisher — a company that produces and helps release mobile applications

Q

Quality Score — a quality rating of ads, keywords, and landing pages that determines cost and affects ad placement

R

Ramp up — an increase or acceleration of activity
Ranking — determining a website’s position in search engine results for a specific query
Ranking Factors — criteria by which a search engine determines a website’s position in search results
Rating and Reviews — user ratings and reviews that influence potential customers’ decisions to buy a product, use a service, download an app, etc.
Redirect — an automatic transfer of a user from one page to another
Relevancy — how well content matches users’ interests and search queries
Retargeting / Remarketing — an online advertising format that shows ads to users who have previously visited your site but did not convert
Reply — a response
Repost — sharing existing content with your own audience
Request — a query
Types of requests:

  • Informational request — a query aimed at obtaining information on a specific topic
  • Commercial request — a query related to researching a product before purchasing it
  • Local request — a query seeking information within a specific geographic area
  • Navigational request — used when a user wants to go to a particular website
  • Transactional request — appears when a user wants to buy something, download something, or perform another transaction

Request frequency types:

  • High-frequency request (HF) — a frequently used search query
  • Mid-frequency request (MF) — a query with a moderate number of searches
  • Low-frequency request (LF) — a narrowly targeted query with a small number of searches
  • Ultra-low-frequency request (ULF) — a very specific query that is used very rarely

Retention Rate — the percentage of users who continue using an app for a certain period of time after downloading it
Rewriter — a person who rewrites existing texts, changing their form or structure, adding details, and creating uniqueness
ROI (Return on Investment) — a metric that measures investment profitability by showing the profit or loss relative to invested funds
ROMI (Return On Marketing Investment) — a metric that shows the ratio between the profit generated and the resources spent on marketing

S

Sales — a person responsible for selling a product or service
Scale up — expanding or growing a business or project
Schema Markup — schema markup code that helps search engines understand website content
Search System — a search engine used by users to find information online 

Search Ads — ads in app stores that allow an app to appear higher in search results
Search Network — a network where ads appear in response to a search query
Search Engine Marketing (SEM) — marketing in search engines
SEO (Search Engine Optimization) — optimizing website content to gain traffic from organic (unpaid) search results and attract more visitors
SEO Audit — analysis and evaluation of a website to identify and fix issues that prevent it from ranking well in search
SEO Copywriting — creating content using SEO optimization to improve website visibility
Selling Text — a text designed to drive sales
Sensitive Content — potentially sensitive or inappropriate content
Sender Reputation — the reputation of email senders, evaluated by email services based on spam complaints, open rates, etc.
SERM (Search Engine Reputation Management) — managing and improving a brand’s online reputation through search engines
SERP (Search Engine Results Page) — the search engine results page shown in response to a query
SFS (Shout Out For Shout Out) — a promotion method where users mention you on their account, and you mention selected authors in return
Shadowban — hidden blocking where content loses visibility without notifying the user
Shares — the number of times users have shared content with others
Sign in — to log into an account
Sitemap — a file listing website pages available for search engine indexing
SMM (Social Media Marketing) — a marketing field focused on promoting products, services, or brands through social media
Snippet — a brief extract shown in search results to preview a page’s content
Social Signals — social media interactions that influence SEO
Spam Score — a parameter showing the likelihood that a site may be considered spam
Split Testing / A/B Testing — testing multiple versions of a site or ad to increase conversions
Sponsored Content — content sponsored by an advertiser
Sprint — a short period (2–4 weeks) during which a team works on a defined set of tasks
SQL (Sales Qualified Lead) — a potential customer showing enough interest for the sales team to begin working with them
Stakeholders — all parties interested in an organization’s activities — customers, partners, employees
Stop Words — words used in text creation that carry no meaning
Stories — short videos or images on social media available for 24 hours
Storytelling — presenting stories that evoke emotional reactions and help create a positive brand or product image
Subtitles — on-screen text representing audio in a video, allowing viewing without sound
Suggest — search suggestions based on frequent queries
SWOT analysis — evaluation of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats used for strategic planning

T

Target — setting up ads to show to a specific audience
Targeting — showing ads to users based on their interests, location, age, etc.
Task — an assignment to be completed
Text Ads — text ads in search engines
Time Management — skills for organizing your time to work as efficiently as possible
Title — an HTML tag that describes the content of a page
Top chart — a list of popular apps
Traffic — the flow of users visiting a company’s website via ads, social media, or newsletters
Trend — content that is popular for a short period of time

U

User-Generated Content / User-Created Content — content created by users as feedback or reviews for a product or service
Unique Page Views — the number of individual users who visited a webpage
UPD — a status update or new information regarding anything
Upselling — offering a more expensive or enhanced version of a product or service
URL Structure — the organization and format of a website’s page addresses, important for SEO
User Experience — the experience of a user while visiting a website
USP (Unique Selling Proposition) — a clearly defined advantage of a product or service compared to what competitors offer
UTM codes / UTM tags (Urchin Tracking Module) — a URL parameter used to track information about link clicks

V

Validation — confirmation or verification
Views — the total number of content views
Virality — the tendency of content to spread quickly
Viral Content — content that spreads rapidly and becomes popular
Visitors — people visiting a website, account, or page
Vlog — a video blog or a series of videos available online
Voice Search Optimization — optimization of search queries performed by voice

W

Webinar — an online seminar

Widget — an interface element with a specific function on a website or in an app

 

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