Server-based keyword advertisement management
First Claim
1. A server-based method of automatically generating a plurality of bids for an advertiser for placement of at least one advertisement in association with a search results list, the search results list generated in response to a search query, the method including the steps:
- a) receiving at least one candidate advertisement from the advertiser;
b) creating a list of candidate keywords associated with the at least one candidate advertisement;
c) estimating a click-through rate for each advertisement-keyword pair from the at least one candidate advertisement and candidate keywords;
d) calculating a return on advertising investment (ROAI) for each advertisement-keyword pair; and
e) calculating a bid amount for each advertisement-keyword pair.
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Abstract
A server-based method of automatically generating a plurality of bids for an advertiser for placement of at least one advertisement in association with a search results list is provided. The method includes: a) receiving at least one candidate advertisement, b) creating a list of candidate keywords, c) estimating a click-through rate for each advertisement-keyword pair, d) calculating a return on advertising investment (ROAI) for each advertisement-keyword pair, and e) calculating a bid amount for each advertisement-keyword pair. In another aspect, a server-based method of generating a bid for placement of an advertisement in association with a search results list is provided. In other aspects, a method of selecting one or more keywords in conjunction with the bid is provided as well as a method of determining a return on advertising investment (ROAI) information for an advertiser in conjunction with the bid is provided.
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57 Claims
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1. A server-based method of automatically generating a plurality of bids for an advertiser for placement of at least one advertisement in association with a search results list, the search results list generated in response to a search query, the method including the steps:
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a) receiving at least one candidate advertisement from the advertiser;
b) creating a list of candidate keywords associated with the at least one candidate advertisement;
c) estimating a click-through rate for each advertisement-keyword pair from the at least one candidate advertisement and candidate keywords;
d) calculating a return on advertising investment (ROAI) for each advertisement-keyword pair; and
e) calculating a bid amount for each advertisement-keyword pair. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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31. A server-based apparatus for automatically generating a plurality of bids for an advertiser for placement of at least one advertisement in association with a search results list, the search results list generated in response to a search query, the apparatus including:
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a sponsored results database for receiving at least one candidate advertisement from the advertiser;
a keyword identification system for creating a list of candidate keywords associated with the at least one candidate advertisement;
an advertisement-keyword selection system in communication with the sponsored results database and keyword identification system for estimating a click-through rate for each advertisement-keyword pair from the at least one candidate advertisement and candidate keywords and calculating a return on advertising investment (ROAI) for each advertisement-keyword pair; and
a bid determination system in communication with the advertisement-keyword selection system for calculating a bid amount for each advertisement-keyword pair.
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40. A server-based method of automatically generating a plurality of bids for an advertiser for placement of at least one advertisement in association with a at least one publisher web page, the method including the steps:
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a) receiving at least one candidate advertisement from the advertiser;
b) creating a list of candidate keywords associated with the at least one candidate advertisement;
c) creating a list of least one candidate publisher web pages having one or more auctioned advertisement position;
d) estimating a click-through rate for each advertisement-publisher web page pair from the at least one candidate advertisement and candidate publisher web pages;
e) calculating a return on advertising investment (ROAI) for each advertisement-publisher web page pair; and
f) calculating a bid amount for each advertisement-publisher web page pair. - View Dependent Claims (41)
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42. A server-based method of generating a bid for an advertiser for place merit of an advertisement in association with a search results list, the search results list generated in response to a search query, the method including the steps:
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a) receiving at least one advertisement to be associated with the bid from the advertiser;
b) receiving a selection of one or more keywords from the advertiser and associating the one or more selected keywords with the bid; and
c) calculating a recommended amount to bid for placement of the selected advertisement in conjunction with the one or more selected keywords to the advertiser, wherein the search query is associated with the one or more selected keywords. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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54. A method of determining a return on advertising investment (ROAI) information for an advertiser for at least an advertisement and one or more keywords associated with the advertisement in conjunction with a bid for placement of the advertisement in a search results list associated with a keyword search engine, wherein the search results list is generated in response to a search query, the method including the steps:
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a) receiving information from a user associated with the advertiser via an input device;
b) receiving information from an advertiser web site associated with the advertisement; and
c) determining the ROAI information based at least in part on one of the user information and the advertiser web site information. - View Dependent Claims (55, 56)
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57. A server-based computer program product for use with an apparatus for generating a bid for an advertiser for placement of an advertisement in association with a search results list, wherein the search results list is generated in response to a search query, the computer program product including:
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a computer usable medium having computer readable program code embodied in the medium for causing;
i) selection of a plurality of keywords;
ii) selection of an advertisement to be associated with the bid;
iii) association of one or more of the plurality of keywords with the bid, wherein the search query is associated with the one or more keywords; and
iv) determination of an amount to bid for placement of the selected advertisement in relation to the search results list generated in response to the search query associated with the one or more keywords;
wherein at least one of the selection of the plurality of keywords, selection of the advertisement, association of one or more of the plurality of keywords with the bid, and determination of the amount to bid is based at least in part on user information received a keyword advertisement management system associated with the medium.
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