A company which provides users with the means to connect to the internet.
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Internet service provider (ISP)
iOS
Apple’s official mobile operating system.
JICWEBS
JICWEBS (The Joint Industry Committee for Web Standards in the UK and Ireland) was created by the UK and Ireland media industry to ensure independent development of standards for measuring performance online and benchmarking best practice for online ad trading.
Key Performance Indicator (KPI)
A measurable value that demonstrates how a company is performing against its key objectives.
Keyword marketing
The purchase of keywords (or ‘search terms’) by advertisers in search listings.
LEAN
The LEAN Principles are an industry initiative to improve the overall quality of the consumer’s experience by focusing on Lighter creative, Encrypted ad calls, Ad Choices supported user feedback and Non-intrusive experiences that don’t rely on tactics such as auto-play or sound-enabled creative. The LEAN Principles are intended as guidance for all participants in the production of the digital advertising to follow, in order to address the core reasons for installing an ad blocker.
Location based services (LBS)
A range of services that are provided to mobile subscribers based on the geographical location of their handsets, e.g. local deals and sat nav.
Location information
Information that enables a mobile marketer to identify the specific location of a particular wireless device.
Locator
An advertisement or service through which an advertiser’s bricks and mortar location can be identified based on proximity of the consumer or their preferred location.