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SaaS |
Software-as-a-Service |
Search |
Buyer negotiates directly with a vendor (seller) for a fixed price in purchasing ad space in Basis using a social channel, such as Facebook. Also known as Search Engine |
Search Engine |
Program seeking and identifying websites based on keywords or characters Property Website type in Basis |
Seller |
Entity selling (exchange for money) the inventory on the property (content and services) and receiving payment through various channels, such as External Publisher, Vendor, and Site |
SEM |
Search Engine Marketing Form of marketing that seeks website promotions by increasing the visibility in the search engine result pages |
Service |
Analytics or ad serving entity type including contact information, ad platforms, and formats |
Service Provider | Third party vendor associated to a campaign for add-ons |
Site |
Location or Web page of the advertisement (Refer to Seller.) |
Site-direct |
Direct advertising on a Web page Site-direct ad inventory is purchased directly for the specific website. Vendor Type in Basis - Organization with a single website selling direct ad inventory through a sales staff |
Sizes |
Dimensions of the ad placement (creative or pixel) or type in a campaign Size of and ad by pixel displayed on a website (Width X Height (WxH)) |
Social |
Buyer negotiates directly with a vendor (seller) for a fixed price in purchasing ad space in Basis using a social channel, such as Google Ads. Also known as Social Media Network |
Social Media Network |
Type of electronic communication by sharing information, ideas, personal messages, and miscellaneous content using websites Operating system leveraging the power of social connectivity in distributing applications Property Website type in Basis |
SOV |
Share of Voice Percentage (%) of traffic in a particular area of the site for the brand's ads |
Spend |
Total client amount charged for the billed units to date Media Spend is also known as net spend. Net amount of billed media, also known as media cost or spend. Billable is the total dollar amount for payment and accounting with a campaign's date range. Data Spend = Amount charged (fee) on audience data Sum of data cost (Group/Tactics in DSP) and excludes margin Media Spend in DSP includes tech fees. Ad serving spend is the total amount ($) spent on delivered impressions. |
Spider |
Program automatically fetches Web pages Results feed pages to search engines. |
Sponsorship |
Sponsorship represents custom content and/or experiences created for a buyer (May include ad unit) |
SSP |
Supply Side Platform Automated yield management (selling) platform using algorithms in finding the highest bid for an available impression |
Start Date |
Approved Start Date = Earliest line item start date on the last approved media plan in Basis Contracted Start Date = Earliest line item start date on the last accepted IO for a vendor in Direct Actual Start Date = First day of the campaign (planning or live status) |
Status |
Condition or stage of a campaign in Basis Planning, Approved (Accepted), Live, Completed, or Archived. |
Sunset |
Deprecated or deactivated of an entity |
Sunset process |
Workflow of deactivating or removal of an item For example, a change in ownership when an organization buys another |
Sustaining Media |
Continuous advertising after the initial launch |
System Admin |
Basis administrator with full security permissions |