System and method for managing an advertising campaign on a network
First Claim
1. A method for placing predetermined content in a result from a sponsored search, comprising:
- enabling at least a budget to be provided for placing a bid on a keyword, wherein the bid is associated with predetermined content that corresponds to the keyword;
enabling a selection of at least one method for placing at least one bid for the keyword in the result from the sponsored search;
enabling an automatic placement of at least one bid for the keyword based on the selected method; and
enabling a display of predetermined content that is associated with at least one bid for the keyword and whose value is employed to acquire placement of the predetermined content in the result from the sponsored search.
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Abstract
The invention is directed to a system and method for automating the management of an advertising campaign for a sponsored search application. An advertiser can easily manage their advertising campaign based on a budget and other information that they are most familiar with, e.g., the length of time for the campaign, desired number of total clicks during the campaign, the time zone of the campaign, keywords to be bid upon for the sponsored search application, the advertisement (copy and heading), and the URL associated with the location of the advertisement copy. With this relatively basic information provided, the invention can automatically manage the bidding on both small and relatively large numbers of keywords for an advertising campaign.
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30 Claims
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1. A method for placing predetermined content in a result from a sponsored search, comprising:
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enabling at least a budget to be provided for placing a bid on a keyword, wherein the bid is associated with predetermined content that corresponds to the keyword;
enabling a selection of at least one method for placing at least one bid for the keyword in the result from the sponsored search;
enabling an automatic placement of at least one bid for the keyword based on the selected method; and
enabling a display of predetermined content that is associated with at least one bid for the keyword and whose value is employed to acquire placement of the predetermined content in the result from the sponsored search. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for managing an advertising campaign for a sponsored search, comprising:
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providing at least one keyword, advertising text, and a total number of clicks to be bid on for each keyword over a period of time, wherein each bid for each keyword is employed by the sponsored search to rank placement of advertising text at a position on a displayed list that is generated by the sponsored search in response to a request for at least one provided keyword;
providing a budget for automatically generating at least one bid for each provided keyword over the period of time, wherein each bid is dependent on at least the provided budget and the total number of clicks to be bid on for the at least one provided keyword;
selecting a method for placing each bid for each provided keyword over the period of time; and
in response to a request for at least one provided keyword, employing the selected method to automatically generate a bid for placement of the provided advertising text on the displayed list. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A server for placing advertiser data in a result from a sponsored search, comprising:
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a memory for storing logical instructions;
a transceiver for communicating over a network, including receiving advertiser data; and
a processor for executing the logical instructions stored in the memory, the execution of the logical instructions causing actions to be performed, including;
receiving at least a budget to be provided for placing a bid on a keyword, wherein the bid is associated with advertiser data that corresponds to the keyword;
receiving a selection of at least one method for placing at least one bid for the keyword in the result from the sponsored search;
determining an automatic placement of at least one bid for the keyword based on the selected method; and
enabling a display of advertiser data that is associated with at least one bid for the keyword and whose value is employed to acquire placement of the advertiser data in the result from the sponsored search. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A carrier-wave signal including computer-executable instructions for placing predetermined content in a result from a sponsored search, the instructions comprising:
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enabling at least a budget to be provided for placing a bid on a keyword, wherein the bid is associated with predetermined content that corresponds to the keyword;
enabling a selection of at least one method for placing at least one bid for the keyword in the result from the sponsored search;
enabling an automatic placement of at least one bid for the keyword based on the selected method; and
enabling a display of predetermined content that is associated with at least one bid for the keyword and whose value is employed to acquire placement of the predetermined content in the result from the sponsored search. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. An apparatus for placing predetermined content in a result from a sponsored search, comprising:
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a means for enabling at least a budget to be provided for placing a bid on a keyword, wherein the bid is associated with predetermined content that corresponds to the keyword;
a means for selecting of at least one method for placing at least one bid for the keyword in the result from the sponsored search;
a means for enabling an automatic placement of at least one bid for the keyword based on the selected method; and
a means for enabling a display of predetermined content that is associated with at least one bid for the keyword and whose value is employed to acquire placement of the predetermined content in the result from the sponsored search.
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