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Call-to-Action (CTA)

CAWL too ACK-shun (see tee ay)

noun

A marketing instruction that indicates the next step a marketer wants its audience to take. This can be sales-focused — such as instructing the viewer to click a button to complete a sale — or be marketing funnel-focused — suggesting that the viewer subscribe to a newsletter or learn more about its products or services.