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Cross media terms and definitions

A glossary of terms used In AAM’s Cross Media Analyzer.

In addition to the Cross Media Analyzer, web, app, social media and e-newsletter data can also be found in publication’s Brand View profiles and Magazine Media 360°.

App Data

Term Definition
Users/Visitors The number of unique user/visitor IDs logging activity on a website or app for the defined measurement period.
Page Views The total number of web pages or app screens viewed by all users/visitors for the defined measurement period.
Download The number of times an application is downloaded from a server or host to a computer or device.
Sessions/Visits The number of sessions logged across all users/visitors on a website or app for the defined measurement period. Thirty minutes of inactivity or specific user behavior will end a session.
Avg. Session/Visit Duration The average duration of all logged sessions/visits for the defined measurement period.

E-Newsletter

Term Definition
Net Distribution

The number of e-newsletters for a given mailing that reached the subscriber’s email delivery server, calculated by subtracting undelivered messages from sent messages.

Open Rate %

The total number of opened e-newsletters divided by net distribution. This percentage may include e-newsletters that have been opened more than once or forwarded to other users.

Unique Open Rate % The number of unique individuals that opened an e-newsletter divided by net distribution.

Social Media

Term Definition
Activity The number of likes or followers of a publication’s social media channel during a given reporting period.

Web/Mobile

Term Definition
Page Views The total number of web pages or app screens viewed by all users/visitors for the defined measurement period.
Users/Visitors The number of unique user/visitor IDs logging activity on a website or app for the defined measurement period.
Sessions/Visits The number of sessions logged across all users/visitors on a website or app for the defined measurement period. Thirty minutes of inactivity or specific user behavior will end a session.
Avg. Session/Visit Duration The average duration of all logged sessions/visits for the defined measurement period.