6AM City Basics
Local Media Trends
Advertising 101
Metrics That Matter
Sales Savvy
100

6AM City was founded in this year

What is 2016?

100

This term describes news that is focused on a specific community or region

What is hyperlocal?

100

CPM stand for this in digital advertising

What is Cost Per Mille (thousand impressions)?

100

This metric indicates how many subscribers actively open the newsletter

What is the open rate?

100

What’s the first step in a typical sales pipeline?

What is prospecting?

200

6AM City's mission statement centered around these 2 principles

What is driving local engagement and building community?

200

These two social media platforms are seeing the fastest growth among local media publishers

What is Instagram and TikTok?

200

 A campaign’s “CTR” measures this

What is Click-Through Rate?

200

A “bounce rate” in email marketing refers to what?

What is the percentage of emails that couldn't be delivered?

200

This is the term for identifying client challenges and aligning your offering

What is solution selling? (or listening with intentional curiosity)

300

6AM City serves this many US markets

What is 30?

300

This generation is currently the most engaged with local newsletters

What is Millennials?

300

This is the industry term for content that looks and feels like editorial but is paid for by a brand

What is native advertising?

300

Which metric helps determine the ROI of a paid newsletter ad campaign?

What is conversion rate?

300

This is term for the practice of testing different versions of newsletter content

What is A/B testing?

400

6AM measures reader engagement beyond clicks and opens by tracking what types of data?

What is survey data, reader replies, or time on content?

400

The acronym “OTT” stand for this in digital advertising

What is Over-The-Top?

400

This type of ad purchase involves real-time bidding on digital inventory

What is programmatic advertising?

400

This term is used for the practice of testing different versions of newsletter content

What is A/B testing?

400

A client asks you "How do you build newsletter subscriber lists?"

What is using social media promotions, paid advertising, or community partnerships?

500

6AM City offer this which has curated guides that cover where to live, what to do, and where to work

What are city guides?

500

Name one key challenge currently facing local media companies

What is declining print ad revenue, audience fragmentation, or algorithm dependency?

500

How does 6AM City ensure editorial integrity while running paid content?

What is by clearly labeling sponsored content and maintaining a separation between sales and editorial teams?

500

This term measures how long someone spends engaging with a newsletter or landing page

 What is time on page (or read time)?

500

A client asks "What is the primary benefit of branded content compared to banner ads??

What is higher engagement and less disruption to the reader experience?

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