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Cost Per Mille, a metric used to measure the cost of 1,000 ad impressions

Eric Gilmore

Apr 6, 2024

Digital advertising has become an essential part of any marketing strategy, and understanding the metrics behind it is crucial for success. One of the most important metrics in digital advertising is CPM, or cost per thousand impressions.\r\rCPM is the cost an advertiser pays for every thousand times their ad is displayed to a user. It is calculated by dividing the total cost of the ad campaign by the number of impressions, then multiplying by 1,000. For example, if an advertiser spends $1,000 on a campaign that receives 100,000 impressions, the CPM would be $10.\r\rCPM is important because it allows advertisers to compare the cost of different ad campaigns and determine which ones are the most cost-effective. It also helps publishers determine how much they can charge for ad space on their website.\r\rHowever, it's important to note that CPM is not the only metric that matters in digital advertising. Other metrics, such as click-through rate and conversion rate, are also important in determining the success of an ad campaign.\r\rIn conclusion, understanding CPM is crucial for anyone involved in digital advertising. By crunching the numbers and analyzing the data, advertisers and publishers can make informed decisions about their campaigns and ultimately drive better results.

Eric Gilmore

Eric Gilmore is the Founder of Creative Automatic. He started the company after spending a decade in ad tech, where he saw firsthand the performance benefits of building and testing a wide range of creative variations and how time-consuming it was to make them. Prior to starting Creative Automatic, Eric was the Lead Creative Engineer at Rocket Fuel, where he specialized in building dynamic creative optimization systems that adjusted visual compositions of ad units on the fly depending on a wide range of inputs aimed to improve campaign performance. Eric graduated from the Savannah College of Art and Design with a Master of Fine Arts in Interactive Design and Game Development.

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