Method and system for conducting online marketing research in a controlled manner
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1. A computer-implemented method for conducting controlled online marketing research with budgetary control, said method comprising:
- receiving user selection criteria, by a computer, for entry of a user into an online experiment, when said user visits an online site, where said online experiment is conducted;
determining, by said computer, that said user selection criteria, for entry of said user, match user selection criteria for one of a plurality of existing experimental groups and an existing control group stored in said computer system, said user selection criteria comprising;
tracking said user'"'"'s online browsing to match browsing events;
determining whether said user is a new user or an existing user in one of said plurality of existing experimental groups and said control group;
a number of users for each of said existing plurality of experimental groups and said control group;
an experimental time period for said online experiment; and
a budget for said online experiment, based on probabilistic costs of future user actions implemented by prediction tools;
determining, by said computer, that said user satisfies said user selection criteria for entry into said online experiment, matching said user to a previous participant of said online experiment, assigning said user to one of said plurality of existing experimental groups and said control group, other than that to which said previous participant belongs, entering said user into said online experiment, and conducting said online experiment; and
outputting, by said computer, an analysis of a change in a marketing variable with respect to a response variable given by said user measured during the experimental time period for said online experiment, said marketing variable comprising any of a price of product, a discount, an advertisement, a bundling of products, and a product design or packaging.
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Abstract
The invention describes a method and system for conducting online marketing research keeping in consideration the specified budget for the experiment. The invention describes a methodology for effective data collection and optimised utilization of budget through the use of efficient sampling and grouping of users.
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1. A computer-implemented method for conducting controlled online marketing research with budgetary control, said method comprising:
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receiving user selection criteria, by a computer, for entry of a user into an online experiment, when said user visits an online site, where said online experiment is conducted; determining, by said computer, that said user selection criteria, for entry of said user, match user selection criteria for one of a plurality of existing experimental groups and an existing control group stored in said computer system, said user selection criteria comprising; tracking said user'"'"'s online browsing to match browsing events; determining whether said user is a new user or an existing user in one of said plurality of existing experimental groups and said control group; a number of users for each of said existing plurality of experimental groups and said control group; an experimental time period for said online experiment; and a budget for said online experiment, based on probabilistic costs of future user actions implemented by prediction tools; determining, by said computer, that said user satisfies said user selection criteria for entry into said online experiment, matching said user to a previous participant of said online experiment, assigning said user to one of said plurality of existing experimental groups and said control group, other than that to which said previous participant belongs, entering said user into said online experiment, and conducting said online experiment; and outputting, by said computer, an analysis of a change in a marketing variable with respect to a response variable given by said user measured during the experimental time period for said online experiment, said marketing variable comprising any of a price of product, a discount, an advertisement, a bundling of products, and a product design or packaging. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A computer system for conducting controlled online marketing research with budgetary control, comprising:
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a memory that stores user selection criteria for entry of a user into an online experiment; and a processor that; determines said user selection criteria, when said user visits on online site where said online experiment is conducted, match user selection criteria for one of an existing plurality of experimental groups and a control group, said user selection criteria comprising; tracking said user'"'"'s online browsing to match browsing events; determining whether said user is a new user or an existing user in one of said existing plurality of experimental groups and said control group; a number of users for each of said existing plurality of experimental groups and said control group; an experimental time period for said online experiment; and a budget for said online experiment, based on probabilistic costs of future user actions implemented by prediction tools; determines that said user satisfies said user selection criteria for entry into said online experiment, matching said user to a previous participant of said online experiment, assigning said user to one of said existing plurality of experimental groups and said control group, other than that to which said previous participant belongs, entering said user into said online experiment, and conducting said online experiment; and outputs an analysis of a change in a marketing variable with respect to a response variable given by said user measured during the experimental time period for said online experiment, said marketing variable comprising any of a price of product, a discount, an advertisement, a bundling of products, and a product design or packaging. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. A non-transitory computer storage device containing computer readable programs code for causing a computer to perform a method for conducting controlled online marketing research with budgetary control, said method comprising:
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receiving user selection criteria for entry of a user into an online experiment, when said user visits an online site, where said online experiment is conducted; determining that said user selection criteria, for entry of said user, match user selection criteria for one of an existing plurality of experimental groups and a control group stored in said computer system, said user selection criteria comprising; tracking said user'"'"'s online browsing to match browsing events; determining whether said user is a new user or an existing user in one of said existing plurality of experimental groups and said control group; a number of users for each of said existing plurality of experimental groups and said control group; an experimental time period for said online experiment; and a budget for said online experiment, based on probabilistic costs of future user actions implemented by prediction tools; determining that said user satisfies said user selection criteria for entry into said online experiment, matching said user to a previous participant of said online experiment, assigning said user to one of said existing plurality of experimental groups and said control group, other than that to which said previous participant belongs, entering said user into said online experiment, and conducting said online experiment; and outputting an analysis of a change in a marketing variable with respect to a response variable given by said user measured during the experimental time period for said online experiment, said marketing variable comprising any of a price of product, a discount, an advertisement, a bundling of products, and a product design or packaging. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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