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Cost per thousand impressions (CPM)

Cost per thousand impressions (CPM) is an advertising metric that measures the cost of showing an ad one thousand times. It’s often used to compare the efficiency of different ad campaigns.

CPM helps social media managers determine the cost of reaching a large audience with their ads.

(Psst: CPM actually stands for “cost per mille,” with “mille” meaning one thousand in Latin.)