Paid Media Terms

Learn the definitions used in paid advertising and media buying. Entries explain how campaigns are structured, measured and optimised, with links to related platforms and performance concepts.

CPC

Cost per click (CPC) is the amount you pay each time someone clicks one of your ads on platforms such as Google Ads, Microsoft Advertising or social networks that use…

Quality Score

Quality Score is Google Ads' 1–10 rating of how relevant and helpful your paid search ads and landing pages are for a specific keyword. It reflects expected click-through rate, ad…