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Advertising is a marketing tool used by brands to promote their products or services to potential users.
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eCommerce, or electronic commerce, refers to the buying and selling of products or services on the internet.
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Opportunity cost is the potential value lost by not pursuing a particular course of action. It’s the “what could have been” scenario, usually measured in terms of financial benefit.
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Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) is a programming design language that includes all relevant information relating to the display of a webpage.
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Affiliate marketing is an online marketing strategy that involves a business partnering with another platform, such as a website, blog or social media channel (known as the “affiliates”).
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A call-to-action (also known as a CTA) is a short marketing message intended to motivate users to take a certain action, such as buying a product or subscribing to a newsletter.