Focused advertising across multiple communication channels

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9443256-B2
Application number	US-201414474119-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 30, 2014
Priority date	Sep 20, 2006
Publication date	Sep 13, 2016
Grant date	Sep 13, 2016

Abstract

This document describes, among other things, systems and methods for generating advertising campaigns or listings utilizing catalog information. A method comprises receiving, by an online publication system, a product catalog; accessing, by the online publication system, a merchant profile; and using the product catalog and the merchant profile to develop advertising data, wherein the advertising data includes at least one of an advertising campaign, a marketplace listing, or a store listing. The advertising campaign is published across multiple communication channels and focuses on the merchant's identity in at least one of the communication channels and specific products sold by the merchant in at least one other communication channel.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
receiving, by an online publication system, information that includes the identity of a merchant and one or more products sold by the merchant, and preferences of the merchant;
using the information to publish an advertising campaign across a plurality of communication channels;
in response to determining that at least one first communication channel of the plurality of communication channels satisfies factors regarding a preference of the merchant for advertisements focusing on the merchant's identity, providing merchant-centric advertisements via the at least one first channel; and
in response to determining that at least one second communication channel of the plurality of communication channels satisfies factors regarding a preference of the merchant for advertisements focusing on the one or more products sold by the merchant, providing product-centric advertisements that are different from the merchant-centric advertisements via the at least one second channel.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the advertising campaign includes at least one product listing for a product from the one or more products sold by the merchant.

3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising interfacing with an external system to publish one or more advertisements, wherein the advertisements advertise the at least one product listing.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the at least one product listing includes at least one of a marketplace listing or a store listing.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the advertising campaign includes one or more of a print advertisement, an internet advertisement, an email advertisement, or a television advertisement.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the internet advertisement includes one or more of a banner advertisement, a search results advertisement, a popup advertisement, or a static advertisement.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the data to identify the merchant includes at least one of the merchant's security access code, the merchant's billing information, the merchant's advertising budget, the merchant's advertising preferences or the merchants advertising constraints.

8. A computer-readable hardware device including instructions that, when performed by a processor in an online publication system, cause the online publication system to perform actions comprising:
receiving information that includes the identity of a merchant and one or more products sold by the merchant, and preferences of the merchant;
using the information to publish an advertising campaign across a plurality of communication channels;
in response to determining that at least one first communication channel of the plurality of communication channels satisfies factors regarding a preference of the merchant for advertisements focusing on the merchant's identity, providing merchant-centric advertisements via the at least one first channel; and
in response to determining that at least one second communication channel of the plurality of communication channels satisfies factors regarding a preference of the merchant for advertisements focusing on the one or more products sold by the merchant, providing product-centric advertisements that are different from the merchant-centric advertisements via the at least one second channel.

9. The computer-readable hardware device of claim 8 , wherein the advertising campaign includes at least one product listing for a product from the one or more products sold by the merchant.

10. The computer-readable hardware device of claim 9 , wherein the instructions cause the online publication system to perform at least one operation comprising:
interfacing with an external system to publish one or more advertisements, wherein the advertisements advertise the at least one product listing.

11. The computer-readable hardware device of claim 9 , wherein the at least one product listing includes at least one of a marketplace listing or a store listing.

12. The computer-readable hardware device of claim 8 , wherein the advertising campaign includes one or more of a print advertisement, an internet advertisement, an email advertisement, or a television advertisement.

13. The computer-readable hardware device of claim 12 , wherein the internet advertisement includes one or more of a banner advertisement, a search results advertisement, a popup advertisement, or a static advertisement.

14. The computer-readable hardware device of claim 1 , wherein the data to identify the merchant includes at least one of the merchant's security access code, the merchant's billing information, the merchant's advertising budget, the merchant's advertising preferences or the merchants advertising constraints.

15. A network-based publication system, comprising:
at least one server computer;
storage including a first database, the storage communicatively coupled to the server computer, the database includes a profile of a merchant which includes data to identify the merchant and preferences of the merchant;
a second database included in the storage, the second database including a product catalog of the merchant; the catalog including data to identify one or more products sold by the merchant;
the at least one server computer configured to:
access the product catalog and the profile of the merchant;
use the product catalog and the profile to publish an advertising campaign across multiple communication channels;
in response to determining that at least one first communication channel of the plurality of communication channels satisfies factors regarding a preference of the merchant for advertisements focusing on the merchant's identity, provide merchant-centric advertisements via the at least one first channel; and
in response to determining that at least one second communication channel of the plurality of communication channels satisfies factors regarding a preference of the merchant for advertisements focusing on the one or more products sold by the merchant, provide product-centric advertisements that are different from the merchant-centric advertisements via the at least one second channel.

16. The network-based publication system of claim 15 , wherein the advertising campaign includes at least one product listing for a product from the one or more products sold by the merchant.

17. The network-based publication system of claim 16 , wherein the at least one server computer is configured to:
interface with an external system to publish one or more advertisements, wherein the advertisements advertise the at least one product listing.

18. The network-based publication system of claim 15 , wherein the advertising campaign includes one or more of a print advertisement, an internet advertisement, an email advertisement, or a television advertisement.

19. The network-based publication system 18 , wherein the internet advertisement includes one or more of a banner advertisement, a search results advertisement, a popup advertisement, or a static advertisement.

20. The network-based publication system of claim 15 , wherein the data to identify the merchant includes at least one of the merchant's security access code, the merchant's billing information, the merchant's advertising budget, the merchant's advertising preferences or the merchants advertising constraints.

Assignees

• Paypal Inc

Inventors

• Gausebeck David
• Lee Kuo-Yee Richard
• Phillips Brian Andrew
• Shastry Vishwanath
• Woo Katherine

Classifications

• G06Q30/0269 Primary

  based on user profile or attribute · CPC title

• G06Q30/02

  Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising · CPC title

• G06Q30/0601

  Electronic shopping [e-shopping] · CPC title

• G06Q30/0603

  Catalogue creation or management · CPC title

• G06Q30/0277

  Online advertisement · CPC title