{"id":4239,"date":"2023-04-29T05:56:17","date_gmt":"2023-04-28T22:56:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mez.ink\/blog\/blog\/?p=4239"},"modified":"2023-04-29T05:56:18","modified_gmt":"2023-04-28T22:56:18","slug":"social-media-acronyms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mez.ink\/blog\/en\/social-media-acronyms\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>The exhausting List of Social Media Acronyms and Abbreviations<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Here is a comprehensive list of 100 plus acronyms and abbreviations related to marketing, business, and social media. These acronyms are the new vocabulary we all got to develop in order to thrive in the age of social media.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Network-specific abbreviations&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&nbsp;FB: <\/strong>Facebook&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&nbsp;G+:<\/strong> Google&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&nbsp;IG:<\/strong> Instagram&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&nbsp;LI:<\/strong> LinkedIn&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&nbsp;TW:<\/strong> Twitter&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&nbsp;YT: <\/strong>YouTube&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&nbsp;DM: <\/strong>Direct message&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn allow users to &#8220;slip&#8221; into someone&#8217;s DM by sending her a private message.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>MT: <\/strong>Modified Tweet&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tweets beginning with MT indicate that the Tweeter has edited the content being retweeted for brevity or otherwise. Also known as Quoted Tweets.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>PM: <\/strong>private message&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Private messages are the same as direct messages. When someone asks you to PM, they&#8217;re basically asking you to move a public conversation to private.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>RT: <\/strong>Retweet&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Instead of clicking the Retweet button or Retweeting with a comment, some Twitter users will repost the Tweet and attribute it using &#8220;RT&#8221; and the user&#8217;s handle. Popular social media acronyms and abbreviations&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>AMA: <\/strong>Ask me anything&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>AMAs are social question and answer sessions. Business and brand representatives often host AMAs on Twitter, Reddit, or&nbsp; live streams.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>BRB:<\/strong> Be Right Back<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Relics from the chat forum era are making their way back to social media on demand.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>BTS:<\/strong> Behind the Scenes&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;Use this abbreviation to give your followers a behind-the-scenes look at your brand.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>BTW: <\/strong>by the way&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;Shortcuts for adding information, following tangents, casting shadows, and more.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>DYK:<\/strong> Did you know?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;Did you know that the acronym DYK&nbsp; is a great way to provide fun facts?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ELI5:<\/strong> Please explain like I&#8217;m 5 years old<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Simply put, this Reddit favorite acronym calls for explaining complex things in simple terms.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FBF:<\/strong> Friday Flashback&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>FBF is a way to go back in time to&nbsp; Friday.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FOMO:<\/strong> Fear of missing out&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;ve never heard of FOMO, you&#8217;re missing it. This socially grown phobia represents the fear of being absent. People at home have an antonym, the acronym JOMO. This means missed joy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FTW:<\/strong> for the win&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sometimes sincere, sometimes sarcastic praise used at the end of a post.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FYI:<\/strong> For Your Information<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>FYI, this helpful abbreviation is often (but not always) provided in a cheeky way.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>H\/T: <\/strong>Hat tip&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A hat tip, sometimes just HT,&nbsp; is a virtual nod to credit the original source&nbsp; or&nbsp; image.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ICYMI:<\/strong> For those who missed it&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Repeated content or messages that may have been overlooked in constant social media flash.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>IMO\/IMHO:<\/strong> my opinion \/ my humble opinion&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Disclaimer about hot versions of anything. Opinions are divided as to whether&nbsp; H is humble or honest. IMHO, why would anyone share a disingenuous opinion?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>IRL:<\/strong> in real life&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stickler argues that the internet is the real world and being away from the keyboard (AFK) is a better way to relate to what&#8217;s happening offline. But IRL can also be used&nbsp; to attack the&nbsp; social media front.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>LMK:<\/strong> Let Me Know<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If someone uses this, I&#8217;m usually waiting for feedback. Note: no big deal&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Often used as a humble brag&nbsp; that it&#8217;s actually a big deal.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>NSFW: <\/strong>Not safe for work&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This&nbsp; is literally unsafe for work. Think twice before using it for your corporate account. There are a few other words to avoid as well.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>WFH:<\/strong> Work From Home&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Often used in his online chats with colleagues, but also useful on social media.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SMH:<\/strong> Shaking My Head<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>People know they&#8217;re shaking their heads behind screens when they need to.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>TBH: <\/strong>To be honest&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;Omitted padding for understated flex or&nbsp; negative feedback.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>TBT: <\/strong>Throwback Thursday&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Social media nostalgia day.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>TFW:<\/strong> Feelings at that time&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Often preceded by a relevant experience, usually accompanied by a meme.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>TGIF: <\/strong>Today is Friday&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Everyone has work on the weekends.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>TL;DR: <\/strong>Too long. Didn\u2019t read&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s usually used to provide a brief summary of something too long for the internet&#8217;s attention.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>WBW: <\/strong>Way Back Wednesday<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wayback Wednesday takes a trip down memory lane on Hump Day.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Business-specific acronyms and social media&nbsp; abbreviations&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&nbsp;B2B:<\/strong> Business-to-business transactions&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Abbreviation for&nbsp; company with business priority.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>B2C: <\/strong>From business to consumer&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Represents a company that provides products or services directly to customers.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>CMGR: <\/strong>Community Manager&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Community managers nurture brand relationships on social media. Not to be confused with Social Media Manager. Community Managers engage and nurture the company&#8217;s community.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>CTA:<\/strong> Call to Action&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;A call to action is a verbal, written, or visual prompt. Provide people with instructions on what to do next, such as \u201cRegister,\u201d \u201cSubscribe,\u201d or \u201cCall me now.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&nbsp;KPIs: <\/strong>key performance indicators&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;Key Performance Indicators are comprehensive measures that track how effectively a company is meeting its goals.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ROI:<\/strong> return on investment&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;Return on investment measures how much profit a particular business initiative can generate. ROI is one of the most popular ways companies measure the success of their campaigns and ventures. Learn how to track and improve her ROI on social media.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SEM:<\/strong> Search Engine Marketing&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;Search engine marketing refers to methods of advertising on the internet that involve buying ads on search engines&nbsp; to drive website traffic.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SEO:<\/strong> search engine optimization&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;Search engine optimization aims to improve organic search engine results and increase the visibility of your content on the web.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SERP:<\/strong> Search engine results page&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;These are the paid and organic page results returned by the search engine after a user performs a search.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SMBs: <\/strong>small businesses&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;Small businesses are categorized as having fewer than 50 employees, while medium-sized (or medium-sized) businesses typically have fewer than 250 employees. They are also&nbsp; sometimes referred to as Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs).&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SMP: <\/strong>Social Media Platform&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;An abbreviation&nbsp; used to refer to&nbsp; a particular social network website.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SMM: <\/strong>Social Media Marketing&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;A method of increasing brand awareness and visibility on social media for the purpose of building relationships and generating leads.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SMO:<\/strong> Social Media Optimization&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;Similar to SMM, optimizing social media means using the right platform for brand marketing.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SoloMo:<\/strong> Social, Local, Mobile&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Social, Local, Mobile represents the blending of mobile and locally focused social media marketing that is gaining popularity thanks to geolocation technology.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SRP:<\/strong> Social Relations Platform&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SRP is a centralized platform that enables companies to publish, monitor, moderate, and analyze across multiple social media sites using enterprise-class technology.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>TOS: <\/strong>Terms Of ServiceTOS: Terms Of Service<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Terms of Service&nbsp; are&nbsp; legal rules that users agree to when using a social platform.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>UGC:<\/strong> User Generated Content&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>User Generated Content refers to any content, such as posts, images,&nbsp; videos, etc., shared by end-users of&nbsp; social media platforms and other his websites.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>WOM: <\/strong>Word Of Mouth<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;Word of mouth marketing refers to the excitement and viral sharing of brand conversations online through the active encouragement of businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Technical acronyms and abbreviations used in social media&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&nbsp;API: <\/strong>application programming interface&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;An API is a set of tools, definitions, and protocols that allow a software developer to support her one system with another. For example, Google Maps has APIs&nbsp; for web browser and app integration, allowing different companies to integrate their map technology.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>CMS: <\/strong>Content Management System&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;A content management system is a platform that hosts the creation and management of digital content. Popular content management systems are WordPress, Joomla, and Drupal.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>CPC: <\/strong>&nbsp;cost per click&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CPC, also known as pay-per-click (PPC), refers to the price an advertiser pays for each click generated by a campaign.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>CR:<\/strong> conversion rate&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;Conversion&nbsp; rate measures the percentage of people who take action in your campaign. B. Browse, Register, Download, Purchase. Conversions are the key metric when it comes to calculating ROI.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>CRO: <\/strong>Conversion Rate Optimization&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Conversion rate optimization refers to actions taken to improve conversions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>CTR:<\/strong> Click-through rate<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click-through rate represents the percentage of people who click&nbsp; a link after being presented with an option.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>CX: <\/strong>Customer Experience&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Customer experience refers to the relationship between a customer and a company through various interactions and touchpoints. Mapping&nbsp; the customer journey is a great way to make sure your customers are having a good experience with your business.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ESP: <\/strong>Email Service Provider&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Simply put, ESP is a third-party company that provides email services such as: B. Providing newsletters or marketing campaigns. Popular companies include MailChimp, Constant Contact and Drip.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>GA:<\/strong> Google Analytics&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Google Analytics is a website analytics platform. The tool allows the marketer to track her website visitors, referrals, bounce rate, and more.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>PV:<\/strong> Page views&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Page views show how many visitors&nbsp; landed on a particular page. Overall page view statistics are often tracked alongside individual page views.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>RSS:<\/strong> Rich Site Summary&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>RSS, also known as Really Simple Syndication,&nbsp; is a format for delivering web content. Podcasts, blogs, and publishers rely on RSS feeds to reach a wider audience with their content.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SAAS:<\/strong> Software As A Service&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Software as a Service refers to cloud-based applications that&nbsp; customers can consume over the Internet. Sometimes referred to as &#8220;software on demand&#8221; or &#8220;software plus services.&#8221; Examples include email and calendar apps and Hootsuite.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SOV: <\/strong>Share Of Voice<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;Share of Voice measures&nbsp; a company&#8217;s visibility relative to its competitors. Social Share of Voice, on the other hand, measures brand exposure based on social conversations about a company.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>UI: <\/strong>User Interface&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;A user interface is the visual part of a system&nbsp; designed for the end user. It is a place where man and machine meet.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>URL: <\/strong>Uniform Resource Locator&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A URL is the global web address of a website or page.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>UV: <\/strong>Unique View&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unique Views is the number of unique viewers of a page, video, or image. For example, if one user views something her 10 times, it will be registered as her 10 views and him as 1 unique view.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>UX:<\/strong> User Experience&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;In digital design, user experience examines how effectively people interact with systems such as her website and applications. Her excellent UX aims to understand her users&#8217; values, needs, skills and barriers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&nbsp;#A&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;AFAIK \u2013 As Far As I Know&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;AIDA \u2013 Attention Interest Desire Action&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;AJAX \u2013 Asynchronous Javascript And XML&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;AMA \u2013 Ask Me Anything&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;AOV \u2013 Average Order Value&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;API \u2013 Application Program Interface&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;AR \u2013 Augmented Reality&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;ASL \u2013 Age Sex Location&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;ASP \u2013 Application Service Provider&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;ATD \u2013 Agency Trading Desk&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;AVE \u2013 Ad-Value Equivalency&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&nbsp;#B&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;B2B \u2013 Business To Business&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;B2C \u2013 Business To Consumer&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;B4 \u2013 Before&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;BAE \u2013 Before Anyone Else&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;BANT \u2013 Budget, Authority, Needs, Timeline&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;BFF \u2013 Best Friends Forever&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;BR \u2013 Bounce Rate&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;BRB \u2013 Be Right Back&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;BTW \u2013 By The Way&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&nbsp;#C&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;CAC \u2013 Customer Acquisition Cost&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;CAN-SPAM \u2013 Controlling The Assault Of Non-Solicited Pornography And Marketing&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;CASL \u2013 Canadian Anti-Spam Legislation&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;CIO \u2013 Chief Information Officer&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;CLV \u2013 Customer Lifetime Value&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;CMI \u2013 Content Marketing Institute&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;CMO \u2013 Chief Marketing Officer&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;CMP \u2013 Content Marketing Platform&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;CMS \u2013 Content Management System&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;CoCA \u2013 Cost Of Customer Acquisition&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;COO \u2013 Chief Operating Officer&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;COS \u2013 Content Optimization System&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;CPA \u2013 Cost Per Action&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;CPC \u2013 Cost Per Click&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;CPL \u2013 Cost Per Lead&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;CPM \u2013 Cost Per Thousand&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;CPV \u2013 Cost Per View&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;CR \u2013 Conversion Rate&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;CRM \u2013 Customer Relationship Management&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;CRO \u2013 Conversion Rate Optimization&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;CSO \u2013 Chief Security Officer&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;CSS \u2013 Cascading Style Sheets&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;CTA \u2013 Call To Action&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;CTO \u2013 Chief Technology Officer&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;CTR \u2013 Clickn Through Rate&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;CX \u2013 Customer Experience&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&nbsp;#D&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;DAE \u2013 Does Anyone Else\u2026?&nbsp; DFTBA \u2013 Don\u2019t Forget To Be Awesome&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;DM \u2013 Direct Message or Mail&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;DMP \u2013 Data Management Platform&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;DNS \u2013 Domain Name Server&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;DR \u2013 Direct Response&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;DSP \u2013 Demand&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&nbsp;#E&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;ECPM \u2013 Effective Cost Per Thousand&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;ELI5 \u2013 Explain Like I\u2019m 5&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;EOD \u2013 End Of Day&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;EOW \u2013 End Of Week&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;EPC \u2013 Earnings Per Click&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;EPM \u2013 Earnings Per Thousand&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;ESP \u2013 Email Service 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