Breef Glossary

Welcome to the Breef Glossary — all the *lingo* you need to plan your roadmap. We know, in the marketing world, it feels like there's a new term being thrown around everyday. We've got you!
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Videography

At the heart of every social media channel or website is great video. Created in-house or retrieved from a stock site, videography is strategically used to helps ensure a brand or product is defined (and memorable).

Viewability

A metric focused on ads being physically seen by users.

Virtual Events

The new kids on the block. Events held in a virtual environment vs. a physical location. They can be live-streamed or recorded and are a great workaround to physical barriers such as distance, weather + health. 99.9% of the time, they are a lot of fun.

Weather-wise Marketing

The idea that real-time weather data can give marketers a deeper understanding of their audience and support contextual messaging — as weather can impact a person's routine, experiences and even mood.

White Label

A product / service created by a company or producer that is subsequently rebranded to appear as if it is made by another company.

Word-of-Mouth Marketing

Promotion driven by satisfied customers sharing recommendations with others.

X

The new Twitter? Looks like it! Elon Musk rebranded Twitter to “X”, removing the iconic blue bird logo. This news was met with dissatisfaction from many, and confusion from others — we’ll be keeping an eye on how this rebrand affects the platform.

YTD Spend

A measure of how much money you’ve spent this year, from the very first day of your calendar year through today’s date.

eComm

We could argue that the world is a better place because of eComm. The online equivalent of a brick-and-mortar store, eCommerce is the trading of goods + services over the internet.

eCommerce

eCommerce is buying and selling products and services on the internet, with exchange of payment and data to complete the transactions.

ROI (Return on Investment)

A financial metric evaluating the profitability of an investment.

Rawthentic

A buzzy portmanteau that you've likely heard only recently — the idea of 'rawthentic' marketing emphasizes the cultural shift to raw, authentic and unfiltered content winning with consumers (over highly produced, polished content).

Referral

When an existing customer recommends a product or service to others, often incentivized by rewards.

Remarketing

A marketing strategy that targets ads at users who have previously interacted with your website.

Reputation Management

The practice of shaping public perception of a business or individual by monitoring and managing feedback.

Responsive Emails

Emails designed to be visually appealing and functional across all devices, especially mobile.

Responsive Web Design

Designing websites to ensure they automatically adjust and optimize across various devices.

Retargeting

Retargeting, also called personalization, is aimed at directing an internet user back to a website they left via tracking browsing behavior to deliver customized advertising. Cookies, for example, can be used to deliver ads to users after they leave a website.