Networking advertisers and agents for ad authoring and/or ad campaign management
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
- a) providing a first interface for allowing agents to create and edit a listing;
b) storing a plurality of listings created via the first interface; and
c) providing a second interface for allowing advertisers to view the listings.
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Abstract
As online ads are becoming technically and artistically more sophisticated, advertisers will need a way to efficiently request assistance with ad creations that offer richer ad formats. An online ad business environment helps connect advertisers with ad service providers (also called agents or advisors) who can meet their needs for more complex and sophisticated ad creatives. The online ad business network may use a job listing board where advertisers can enter request for assistance and agent can view them. The business network may also include an agent directory where agents can post their profiles and services and advertisers can view them. Using the job listing board and agent directory, advertisers and agent can contact each other through contact operations available in the business network, and enter into business relationships. A payment from an advertiser to an agent may be made via the business network. The amount of compensation paid to the agent by the business network need not be equal to the amount of payment received by the advertiser.
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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a) providing a first interface for allowing agents to create and edit a listing;
b) storing a plurality of listings created via the first interface; and
c) providing a second interface for allowing advertisers to view the listings. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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a) providing a first interface for allowing advertisers to create and edit an advertising job listing;
b) storing a plurality of job listings created via the first interface; and
c) providing a second interface for allowing agents to view the job listings. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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a) providing a first interface for allowing agents to store preliminary adverting campaign information;
b) storing a plurality of sets of preliminary advertising campaign information stored via the first interface; and
c) providing a second interface for allowing advertisers to view at least one of the sets of preliminary advertising campaign information. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer-implemented method for use in an environment in which a business network facilitates business relationships or transactions between advertisers and agents for authoring advertisements and/or managing ad campaigns, the method comprising:
providing, by the business network, at least one of (A) compensation to the agent for the work done and (B) a subsidy to the advertiser. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. Apparatus comprising:
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a) means for providing a first interface for allowing agents to create and edit a listing;
b) means for storing a plurality of listings created via the first interface; and
c) means for providing a second interface for allowing advertisers to view the listings.
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37. Apparatus comprising:
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a) means for providing a first interface for allowing advertisers to create and edit an advertising job listing;
b) means for storing a plurality of job listings created via the first interface; and
c) means for providing a second interface for allowing agents to view the job listings.
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38. Apparatus comprising:
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a) means for providing a first interface for allowing agents to store preliminary adverting campaign information;
b) means for storing a plurality of sets of preliminary advertising campaign information stored via the first interface; and
c) means for providing a second interface for allowing advertisers to view at least one of the sets of preliminary advertising campaign information.
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39. Apparatus for use in an environment in which a business network facilitates business relationships or transactions between advertisers and agents for authoring advertisements and/or managing ad campaigns, the apparatus comprising:
means for providing, by the business network, at least one of (A) compensation to the agent for the work done and (B) a subsidy to the advertiser. - View Dependent Claims (40)
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