Systems, apparatuses, methods, and computer program products for optimizing allocation of an advertising budget that maximizes sales and/or profits and enabling advertisers to buy media online
First Claim
1. A computer implemented method of enabling an advertiser to enhance at least one of sales and profits of at least one of a company, brand, and product, comprising:
- determining a size of an advertising budget; and
optimally allocating said advertising budget among one or more (a) media channels, (b) operators within any given media channel, (c) program/page provided by any given operator, and (d) space within any given program/page.
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Abstract
A system, apparatus, methods, and computer program products enabling an advertiser to increase or maximize sales and/or profits of a company, brand, and/or product by determining the optimum size of an advertising budget and/or optimizing the allocation of an advertising budget to those media channels, operators within any given media channel, program/page provided by any given operator, and/or space within any given program/page, which generates the highest ratio of sales on invested capital, maximum sales, and/or maximum profits. A system and method of enabling an advertiser to input online the parameters of an advertising campaign, including, but not limited to: the product category, the budget, the characteristics of the target customer, and the desired timing; generating an optimum allocation of said budget which generates the highest ratio of sales on invested capital, maximum sales, and/or maximum profits; enabling operators to offer online the availability of advertisement inventory on their programs/pages and/or spaces; automating the process of determining the optimum size of an advertising budget and/or optimizing the allocation of an advertising budget; integrating advertising planning and purchasing into an advertiser'"'"'s enterprise resource planning system; enabling an advertiser to bid online to advertise on said programs/pages and/or spaces; and matching advertisers and operators to execute the purchase of said advertisement inventory.
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4 Claims
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1. A computer implemented method of enabling an advertiser to enhance at least one of sales and profits of at least one of a company, brand, and product, comprising:
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determining a size of an advertising budget; and
optimally allocating said advertising budget among one or more (a) media channels, (b) operators within any given media channel, (c) program/page provided by any given operator, and (d) space within any given program/page.
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2. A system of enabling an advertiser to enhance at least one of sales and profits of at least one of a company, brand, and product, comprising:
means for optimally allocating an advertising budget among one or more (a) media channels, (b) operators within any given media channel, (c) program/page provided by any given operator, and (d) space within any given program/page. - View Dependent Claims (3)
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4. A computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having computer program logic recorded thereon for enabling a processor to enhance at least one of sales and profits of at least one of a company, brand, and product, the computer program logic comprising:
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first means for enabling said processor to determine a size of an advertising budget; and
second means for enabling said processor to optimally allocate said advertising budget among one or more (a) media channels, (b) operators within any given media channel, (c) program/page provided by any given operator, and (d) space within any given program/page.
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