AI Advertising Glossary

61 terms covering metrics, targeting, platforms, and the creative and privacy layers underneath modern AI advertising.

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AI Ad Fundamentals

What qualifies as AI-powered advertising, how it differs from classic programmatic, and where humans stay in the loop.

Performance Metrics

ROAS, CPA, CPM, CTR — the numbers that decide whether a campaign keeps running.

AI Targeting

Lookalike audiences, predictive targeting, intent signals, and the shift toward audience-less campaigns.

Ad Platforms & Tech

DSPs, exchanges, server-side tracking, and the measurement APIs connecting creative tools to ad accounts.

Creative & Content

Video, image, and copy vocabulary — from creative concepts and formats to brand-voice guidelines.

Data & Privacy

Cookieless tracking, clean rooms, consent frameworks, and first-party data strategy.

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61 terms

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A

A/B Testing Ad Attribution Ad Exchange Ad Fatigue Ad Hook Ad Personalization Ad Server Ad Verification AI Ad Optimization AI Ad Scoring AI Copywriting for Ads AI Creative Generation AI Media Buying Audience Segmentation Automated Ad Placement

B

Behavioral Targeting

C

CMP (Creative Management Platform)Consent Management Contextual Targeting Conversion Rate Optimization Cookieless Advertising CPA (Cost Per Acquisition)CPC (Cost Per Click)CPM (Cost Per Mille)Creative Rotation Creative Testing Cross-Device Targeting CTR (Click-Through Rate)Custom Audiences

D

Data Clean Rooms Demand-Side Platform (DSP)Differential Privacy Dynamic Creative Optimization (DCO)

F

First-Party Data Frequency Capping

G

GDPR for Advertisers Generative AI in Advertising Geotargeting Google Performance Max

I

Impression Share Incrementality Testing Intent-Based Targeting

L

Lookalike Audiences LTV (Lifetime Value)

M

Machine Learning for Ads Meta Advantage+Multimodal AI Ads

P

Predictive Audience Targeting Privacy-First Advertising Programmatic Advertising

R

Real-Time Bidding (RTB)Responsive Display Ads Retargeting ROAS (Return on Ad Spend)

S

Server-Side Tracking Smart Bidding Supply-Side Platform (SSP)

U

UGC Ads (User-Generated Content Ads)

V

Video Ad Formats View-Through Conversion

Z

Zero-Party Data

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