A metric to allow the easy comparison of various costs. Originally used by the print industry CPM referred to the cost per thousand of a given print job. Today this is sometimes used as a payment model for online advertising. Unlike CPC where you pay on a per click basis, with CPM you are charged a fee per thousand impressions.

See Also: CPC

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