Keyword advertisement management with coordinated bidding among advertisers
First Claim
1. A method of coordinating one or more bids for one or more groups of advertisers for placement of at least one advertisement in association with a first search results list, wherein the first search results list is generated in response to a first search query, the method including the steps:
- a) collecting information from at least two advertisers in the advertiser group; and
b) devising a joint strategy for the advertiser group for bidding in the keyword auction.
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Abstract
A method of coordinating one or more bids for one or more groups of advertisers for placement of at least one advertisement in association with a search results list is provided. The search results list is generated in response to a search query. The method includes: a) collecting information from at least two advertisers in the advertiser group and b) devising a joint strategy for the advertiser group for bidding in the keyword auction. In another embodiment, a method of generating a bid for a first advertiser for placement of a first advertisement in association with a search results list is provided. In another embodiment, an apparatus for generating the bid for the first advertiser is provided. Is still another embodiment, a method of coordinating bids from a first advertiser and a second advertiser for placement of at least one advertisement in association with a first search results list is provided.
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57 Claims
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1. A method of coordinating one or more bids for one or more groups of advertisers for placement of at least one advertisement in association with a first search results list, wherein the first search results list is generated in response to a first search query, the method including the steps:
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a) collecting information from at least two advertisers in the advertiser group; and
b) devising a joint strategy for the advertiser group for bidding in the keyword auction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of generating a bid for a first advertiser for placement of a first advertisement in association with a search results list, wherein the search results list is generated in response to a search query, the method including the steps:
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a) selecting at least one keyword, wherein the search query is associated with the at least one keyword;
b) associating the at least one keyword with the bid;
c) determining a first amount of the bid for placement of the first advertisement in association with the search results list generated in response to the search query associated with the at least one keyword; and
d) exchanging information with a second advertiser bidding on placement of a second advertisement in association with the search results list generated in response to the search query associated with the at least one keyword, wherein the information exchanged at least includes the first amount. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. An apparatus for generating a bid for a first advertiser for placement of a first advertisement in association with a search results list, wherein the search results list is generated in response to a search query, the apparatus including:
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an advertisement selection system for selecting the first advertisement to be associated with the bid;
a keyword selection system in communication with the advertisement selection system for selecting a plurality of keywords associated with the advertisement;
a keyword/bid association system in communication with at least one of the advertisement selection system and keyword selection system for associating one or more of the plurality of keywords with the bid, wherein the search query is associated with the one or more keywords;
a bid determination system in communication with at least one of the advertisement selection system, keyword selection system, and keyword/bid association system for determining a first amount of the bid for placement of the selected advertisement in association with the search results list generated in response to the search query associated with the one or more keywords; and
a group optimization logic system in communication with the bid determination system for exchanging information with a second advertiser bidding on placement of a second advertisement in association with the search results list generated in response to the search query associated with the at least one keyword, wherein the information exchanged at least includes the first amount. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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48. A method of coordinating bids from a first advertiser and a second advertiser for placement of at least one advertisement in association with a first search results list, wherein the first search results list is generated in response to a first search query, the method including the steps:
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a) receiving at least one keyword selected by both the first and second advertisers, wherein the first search query is associated with the at least one keyword;
b) receiving information from each of the first and second advertisers associated with an initial bid for placement of corresponding first and second advertisements in association with the first search results list in response to the first search query;
c) determining whether the first and second advertiser should cooperate on bids for placement of the first and second advertisements in association with the first search results list in response to the first search query associated with the at least one keyword; and
d) if the first and second advertisers should cooperate on bids, determining a first amount for the first advertiser to bid during a first time period and a second amount for the second advertiser to bid during the first time period for placement of the first and second advertisements in association with the first search results list in response to the first search query, wherein the first and second advertisers agree upon the first and second amounts and the first time period, otherwise, continuing individual bidding by the first and second advertisers for placement of the first and second advertisements in association with the first search results list in response to the first search query. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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57. A computer program product for use with an apparatus for coordinating bids from a first advertiser and a second advertiser for placement of at least one advertisement in association with a first search results list, wherein the first search results list is generated in response to a first search query, the computer program product including:
a computer usable medium having computer readable program code embodied in the medium for causing;
i) receiving at least one keyword selected by both the first and second advertisers, wherein the first search query is associated with the at least one keyword;
ii) receiving a first bid amount from each of the first and second advertisers for placement of corresponding first and second advertisements in association with the first search results list in response to the first search query;
iii) determining whether the first and second advertiser should cooperate on bids for placement of the first and second advertisements in association with the first search results list in response to the first search query associated with the at least one keyword; and
iv) if the first and second advertisers should cooperate on bids, determining a first amount for the first advertiser to bid during a first time period and a second amount for the second advertiser to bid during the first time period for placement of the first and second advertisements in association with the first search results list in response to the first search query, wherein the first and second advertisers agree upon the first and second amounts and the first time period, otherwise, continuing individual bidding by the first and second advertisers for placement of the first and second advertisements in association with the first search results list in response to the first search query.
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