Landing page and channel identifier in multichannel marketing system
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1. A method for providing content from a merchant site to a target user over a computer network, the target user being referred to the merchant site by a marketing source, the method comprising:
- receiving a request for information from the target user;
providing a landing page to the target user in response to the request, the landing page configured to record an identifier of the marketing source in a client cookie; and
redirecting the target user from the landing page to a destination page, the destination page providing content to the target user.
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Abstract
A method, system and computer program for providing content from a merchant site to a target user over a computer network. The merchant site provides a landing page to the target user in response to a request for data. The landing page includes a redirect module configured to redirect the target user to a destination page. The landing page also includes a cookie module configured to store a computer readable client cookie in memory identifying the marketing channel referring the target user to the merchant site.
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1. A method for providing content from a merchant site to a target user over a computer network, the target user being referred to the merchant site by a marketing source, the method comprising:
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receiving a request for information from the target user;
providing a landing page to the target user in response to the request, the landing page configured to record an identifier of the marketing source in a client cookie; and
redirecting the target user from the landing page to a destination page, the destination page providing content to the target user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A landing page adapted to be downloaded by a client from a server over a computer network, the client being referred to the server by at least one marketing channel, the landing page comprising:
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a redirect module configured to redirect the client to a destination page; and
a cookie module configured to store a computer readable client cookie in memory, the client cookie configured to record an identifier of the at least one marketing channel. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for controlling the content delivered to a target user from a merchant site in a network environment, the network environment including a plurality of network sources, the system comprising:
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a network source providing the target user with a link to the merchant site; and
a landing page adapted to be downloaded by the target user from merchant site over the computer network, the landing page including a redirect module configured to redirect the target user to a destination page of the merchant site, and a cookie module configured to store a computer readable client cookie in memory, the client cookie configured to identify the network source. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer program product embodied in a tangible media comprising:
computer readable program codes coupled to the tangible media for providing content from a merchant site to a target user over a computer network, the target user being referred to the merchant site by a marketing source, the computer readable program codes configured to cause the program to;
receive a request for information from the target user;
provide a landing page to the target user in response to the request, the landing page configured to record an identifier of the marketing source in a client cookie; and
redirect the target user from the landing page to a destination page, the destination site providing content to the target user. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A client cookie embodied in tangible media at a client computer, the client computer being referred to a server destination by a marketing channel, the client cookie comprising:
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a channel identity field configured to record an identity of the marketing channel; and
a time stamp field configured to record an expiration date of at least one commission attributable to the marketing channel. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31)
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