Methods and Systems for Pay For Performance Advertisements
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1. A method, comprising:
- providing an advertisement to customers on behalf of a specific party;
counting voice-based communication leads that are delivered via advertisements; and
charging the party based at least partially on said counting the communication leads.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatuses for advertising where the performance is determined via tracking the communication leads generated from the advertisements. One embodiment includes: providing an advertisement to customers on behalf of a specific party; counting voice-based communication leads that are delivered via advertisements; and charging the party based at least partially on said counting the communication leads. In one embodiment, a bulk price is charged for delivering a predetermined number of one or more leads resulting from the presentation of an advertisement and/or for other services.
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22 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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providing an advertisement to customers on behalf of a specific party;
counting voice-based communication leads that are delivered via advertisements; and
charging the party based at least partially on said counting the communication leads. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A machine readable medium containing instructions which when executed on a data processing system cause the system to perform a method, comprising:
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providing an advertisement to customers on behalf of a specific party;
counting voice-based communication leads that are delivered via advertisements; and
charging the party based at least partially on said counting the communication leads.
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22. A data processing system, comprising:
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means for providing an advertisement to customers on behalf of a specific party;
means for counting voice-based communication leads that are delivered via advertisements; and
means for charging the party based at least partially on said counting the communication leads.
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