What is SEA?

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Synonyms

Search Engine Advertising, Paid search, Search engine marketing

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SEO

In contrast to organic search results (SEO), SEA, short for Search Engine Advertising, refers to ads that are paid for per click. The company specifies as precisely as possible the search terms through which its product should be found on Google, and thus appears in the ads directly above or beside the organic search results. Ideally, in the long run every click in SEA should bring in more revenue than it cost.