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		eli on May 3, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: SlideShare acquired by LinkedIn It's widely used in advertising/marketing. CPM is Cost Per Thousand.

sjtgraham on May 3, 2012 [–]

> I rarely see MM used to denote a million outside the financial world.

eli on May 3, 2012 | [–]

Yes, MM is used with some frequency in advertising and marketing to denote million.

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