Determining and/or designating better ad information such as ad landing pages
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for facilitating the comparison of different ad landing pages associated with an advertiser, the computer-implemented method comprising:
- a) for an ad to be served, automatically selecting, using a computer system including at least one processor and at least one storage device, one of a plurality of candidate ad landing pages associated with the advertiser;
b) automatically assembling, using the computer system, the ad to include a link to the selected ad landing page;
c) serving, using the computer system, the assembled ad; and
d) tracking, using the computer system, a performance of the ad in combination with the automatically selected ad landing page, such that, for the ad, a performance for each of the plurality of candidate landing pages, linked from the ad when serving the ad, is separately tracked,wherein the performance of the ad in combination with the automatically selected ad landing page tracked is at least one of conversion per impression performance, conversion per selection performance, sales per ad selection, sales per ad impression, earnings per ad selection, and earnings per ad impression.
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Abstract
The performance (e.g., in terms of selection rates, conversion rates, revenues, profits, etc.) of different ad landing pages may be evaluated and compared by (i) for a given ad or collection of ads, serving the ad with the different ad landing pages (e.g., by rotating through the ad landing pages), and (ii) collecting per ad landing page performance information. An authorized user may be provided with such per ad landing page performance information and may designated one of the ad landing pages to be used in future serves of the ad. An authorized application program may be provided with such ad landing pages performance information and may designate one of the ad landing pages to be used in further serves of the ad using such information.
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37 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for facilitating the comparison of different ad landing pages associated with an advertiser, the computer-implemented method comprising:
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a) for an ad to be served, automatically selecting, using a computer system including at least one processor and at least one storage device, one of a plurality of candidate ad landing pages associated with the advertiser; b) automatically assembling, using the computer system, the ad to include a link to the selected ad landing page; c) serving, using the computer system, the assembled ad; and d) tracking, using the computer system, a performance of the ad in combination with the automatically selected ad landing page, such that, for the ad, a performance for each of the plurality of candidate landing pages, linked from the ad when serving the ad, is separately tracked, wherein the performance of the ad in combination with the automatically selected ad landing page tracked is at least one of conversion per impression performance, conversion per selection performance, sales per ad selection, sales per ad impression, earnings per ad selection, and earnings per ad impression. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer-implemented method for facilitating the comparison of different {ad landing page, ad creative} combinations associated with an advertiser, the computer-implemented method comprising:
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a) for an ad to be served, automatically selecting, using a computer system including at least one processor and at least one storage device, one of a plurality of candidate {ad landing page, ad creative} combinations, at least some of the combinations including different ad landing pages associated with the advertiser; b) automatically assembling, using the computer system, the ad to include the selected ad creative and the selected ad landing page of the selected {ad landing page, ad creative} combination; c) serving, using the computer system, the assembled ad; and d) tracking, using the computer system, a performance of the ad in combination with the automatically selected {ad landing page, ad creative} combinations, such that, for the ad, a performance for each of the plurality of {ad landing page, ad creative} combinations, used when serving the ad, is separately tracked, wherein the performance of the ad in combination with the automatically selected {ad landing page, ad creative} combinations tracked is at least one of conversion performance, sales per ad selection, sales per ad impression, earnings per ad selection, and earnings per ad impression. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. A computer-implemented method for comparing facilitating the comparison of different {ad landing page, ad serving criteria} combinations associated with an advertiser, the computer-implemented method comprising:
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a) for an ad to be served, automatically selecting, using a computer system including at least one processor and at least one storage device, one of a plurality of candidate {ad landing page, ad serving criteria} combinations, at least some of the combinations including different ad landing pages associated with the advertiser; b) automatically assembling, using the computer system, the ad to include the selected ad landing page of the selected {ad landing page, ad serving criteria} combination; c) serving, using the computer system, the assembled ad; and d) tracking, using the computer system, a performance of the ad in combination with the automatically selected {ad landing page, ad serving criteria} combination, such that, for the ad, a performance for each of the plurality of {ad landing page, ad serving criteria} combinations, used when serving the ad, is separately tracked, wherein the performance of the ad in combination with the automatically selected {ad landing page, ad serving criteria} combination tracked is at least one of conversion performance, sales per ad selection, sales per ad impression, earnings per ad selection, and earnings per ad impression. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. A computer-implemented method for facilitating the comparison of different types of ad landing pages associated with an adviser, the computer-implemented method comprising:
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a) for an ad to be served, automatically selecting, using a computer system including at least one processor and at least one storage device, one of a plurality of candidate ad landing pages associated with the advertiser, wherein each of the plurality of candidate ad landing pages has a different types; b) automatically assembling, using the computer system, the ad to include the selected ad landing page; c) serving, using the computer system, the assembled ad; and d) tracking, using the computer system, a performance of a set of ads in combination with the type of automatically selected ad landing page, such that, for the ad, a performance for each of the plurality of types of landing page, used when serving the ad, is separately tracked, wherein the performance of the set of ads in combination with the type of automatically selected ad landing page tracked is at least one of conversion per impression performance, conversion per selection performance, sales per ad selection, sales per ad impression, earnings per ad selection, and earnings per ad impression. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. Apparatus for facilitating the comparison of different ad landing pages associated with an advertiser, the apparatus comprising:
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at least one processor; at least one input/output interface unit; and at least one storage device, the storage device storing program instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, perform a method including; a) automatically selecting one of a plurality of candidate ad landing pages associated with the advertiser for an ad to be served; b) automatically assembling the ad to include a link to the selected ad landing page; c) serving the assembled ad; and d) tracking a performance of the ad in combination with the automatically selected ad landing page, such that, for the ad, a performance for each of the plurality of candidate landing pages, linked from the ad when serving the ad, is separately tracked, wherein the performance of the ad in combination with the automatically selected ad landing page tracked is at least one of conversion per impression performance, conversion per selection performance, sales per ad selection, sales per ad impression, earnings per ad selection, and earnings per ad impression. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. Apparatus for facilitating the comparison of different {ad landing page, ad creative} combinations associated with an advertiser, the apparatus comprising:
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at least one processor; at least one input/output interface unit; and at least one storage device, the storage device storing program instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, perform a method including; a) automatically selecting one of a plurality of candidate {ad landing page, ad creative} combinations for an ad to be served, at least some of the combinations including different ad landing pages associated with the advertiser; b) automatically assembling the ad to include the selected ad creative and the selected ad landing page of the selected {ad landing page, ad creative} combination; c) serving the assembled ad; and d) tracking a performance of the ad in combination with the automatically selected {ad landing page, ad creative} combinations, such that, for the ad, a performance for each of the plurality of {ad landing page, ad creative} combinations, used when serving the ad, is separately tracked, wherein the performance of the ad in combination with the automatically selected {ad landing page, ad creative} combinations tracked is at least one of conversion performance, sales per ad selection, sales per ad impression, and earnings per ad impression. - View Dependent Claims (31)
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32. Apparatus for facilitating the comparison of different {ad landing page, ad serving criteria} combinations associated with an advertiser, the apparatus comprising:
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at least one processor; at least one input/output interface unit; and at least one storage device, the storage device storing program instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, perform a method including; a) automatically selecting one of a plurality of candidate {ad landing page, ad serving criteria} combinations for an ad to be served, at least some of the combinations including different ad landing pages associated with the advertiser; b) automatically assembling the ad to include the selected ad landing page of the selected {ad landing page, ad serving criteria} combination; c) serving the assembled ad; and d) tracking a performance of the ad in combination with the automatically selected {ad landing page, ad serving criteria} combination, such that, for the ad, a performance for each of the plurality of {ad landing page, ad serving criteria} combinations, used when serving the ad, is separately tracked, wherein the performance of the ad in combination with the automatically selected {ad landing page, ad serving criteria} combinations tracked is at least one of conversion performance, sales per ad selection, sales per ad impression, earnings per ad selection, and earnings per ad impression. - View Dependent Claims (33)
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34. Apparatus for facilitating the comparison of different types of ad landing pages associated with an advertiser, the apparatus comprising:
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at least one processor; at least one input/output interface unit; and at least one storage device, the storage device storing program instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, perform a method including; a) automatically selecting one of a plurality of candidate ad landing pages associated with the advertiser, wherein each of the plurality of candidate ad landing pages has a different type, for an ad to be served; b) automatically assembling the ad to include the selected ad landing page; c) serving the assembled ad; and d) tracking a performance of a set of ads in combination with the type of the automatically selected ad landing page, such that, for the ad, a performance for each of the plurality of types of landing pages, used when serving the ad, is separately tracked, wherein the performance of the set of ads in combination with the type of the automatically selected ad landing page tracked is at least one of conversion performance, sales per ad selection, sales per ad impression, earnings per ad selection, and earnings per ad impression. - View Dependent Claims (35)
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36. A computer-implemented method for facilitating the comparison of at least two different ad landing pages associated with an advertiser, the computer-implemented method comprising:
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a) for an ad to be served at a first time i) automatically selecting, using a computer system including at least one processor and at least one storage device, a first ad landing page from a plurality of candidate ad landing pages associate with the advertiser, and ii) serving an instance of the ad with a link to the first ad landing page; b) for the ad to be served a second time i) automatically selecting, using the computer system, a second ad landing page, different from the previously selected first ad landing page, from the plurality of candidate ad landing pages associated with the advertiser, and ii) serving, using the computer system, an instance of the ad with a link to the second ad landing page; c) tracking, using the computer system, the performance of instances of the ad having a link to the first ad landing page; and d) tracking, using the computer system, the performance of instances of the ad having a link to the second ad landing page, wherein the performance of the ad in combination with the automatically selected first and second ad landing pages tracked is at least one of conversion per impression performance, conversion per selection performance, sales per ad selection, sales per ad impression, earnings per ad selection, and earnings per ad impression.
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37. Apparatus for facilitating the comparison of at least two different ad landing pages associated with an advertiser, the apparatus comprising:
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at least one processor; at least one input/output interface unit; and at least one storage device, the storage device storing program instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, perform a method including; a) automatically selecting i) for an ad to be served at a first time, a first ad landing page from a plurality of candidate ad landing pages associated with the advertiser, and ii) for the ad to be served a second time, a second ad landing page, different from the previously selected first ad landing page, from the plurality of candidate ad landing pages associated with the advertiser; b) serving i) an instance of the ad with a link to the first ad landing page, and ii) an instance of the ad with a link to the second ad landing page; and c) separately tracking the performance of i) instances of the ad having a link to the first ad landing page, and ii) instances of the ad having a link to the second ad landing page, wherein the performance of the ad in combination with the automatically selected first and second ad landing pages tracked is at least one of conversion per impression performance, conversion per selection performance, sales per ad selection, sales per ad impression, earnings per ad selection, and earnings per ad impression.
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