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Geographic targeting

Targeting audiences defined by their location in the real-world. Location attributes can vary from granular attributes such as mobile/GPS-enabled latitude/longitude data to broader attributes such as DMA or state/province. In technical specifications, targets may simply be referred to as “geo”, “user”, “audience” without spelling out the full term.

Global Positioning System (GPS)

System of satellites, computers and receivers that can determine the latitude and longitude of a person and therefore potentially provide more context and relevance for the content and messaging.

 

Global System for Mobile communications (GSM)

This set of standards was developed by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) and describes the protocols used in the second-generation of mobile devices, such as tablets. It has become the global standard for mobile communications. 

 

 

Graphics style

Gaming

The artistic style of a video game as perceived by the player.

 

Green marketing

This is commercial marketing that uses an environmental theme to promote products, services, or corporate public images. While this can be rooted in generating genuine positive action, there can be a risk of greenwashing (see below) if claims aren’t backed up by real evidence. Sustainable marketing is a similar concept to green marketing, but focused on being both environmentally and socially sustainable.

Greenwashing

Also referred to as ‘green sheen’, greenwashing is a form of advertising or marketing spin in which PR and marketing are used to persuade the public that an organisation's products, aims and policies are environmentally friendly when they’re not.

Gross rating point (GRP)

DOOH

A term used to measure the size of an audience reached by a specific media vehicle or schedule. In the DOOH landscape, GRP means the total number of impressions delivered, expressed as a percentage of a market population. One rating point represents impressions equal to 1% of the market population. In the calculation of GRPs, total impressions must first be reduced to the in-market impressions of individuals who live in the defined market and are part of that market’s population base. A frequently referenced term with GRPs is Target Rating Points (TRPs), which is the sum of the ratings generated by a segment may be called Target Audience GRPs or more simply TRPs Acronym: GRP.

Hand tracking

AR / VR

A technology that tracks the location of a user’s hand in an AR/VR experience in order to bring more control to the experience and create more realistic avatars.

 

Hard bounces

Notifications that an email has not being delivered to the intended recipient which are generated as a result of messages being sent to invalid, closed or nonexistent email accounts

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