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.

Brandformance

Merging the words “branding” and “performance”, brandformance is the idea that campaigns can (and should) be designed with the focus of establishing brand identity AND exceeding performance targets — i.e. building campaigns that work smarter across the funnel.

Branding

What makes a business memorable — its DNA. A combination of design, mission + other elements to showcase what a brand does, who it serves and why it exists. Those with unique branding have an edge over their competitors.

Budget

You guessed it: a tool to help us plan spending and investment accordingly to ensure a company is not over-spending and making a profit. If you don’t have one, you need one.

Budget Allocation

The process of distributing hard-earned cash to various projects or activities that will positively impact the business. Effective budget allocation will prioritize certain objectives and ensure that resources are used efficiently.

Budget Variance

Over or under? The difference between the actual amount spent or earned and its budgeted amount for a time period vs. what was planned. Positive variance means that actual revenue or spending is higher than planned, and vice versa.

Budgetary Slack

Intentional cushion for expenses or revenues in a budget. It can help in a pinch with unexpected expenses or help achieve targets more easily — but it can also lead to misallocation.

Buyer Persona

A semi-fictional representation of an ideal customer based on research and data.

CTV Ads

AKA Connected TV ads — video ads that are delivered via a streaming service while users are watching content. What's the big deal? Most ad platforms weren't built to handle the complexity that effective CTV advertising requires — with advertisers needing the capability to incorporate a combination of contextual placement and audience-based targeting.