Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Online marketplace to facilitate the distribution of marketing services from a marketer to an online merchant
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Application No.: US14078137Application Date: 2013-11-12
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Publication No.: US10026113B2Publication Date: 2018-07-17
- Inventor: Amit Kumar , Stephen Kemmerling
- Applicant: Yahoo! Inc.
- Applicant Address: US NY New York
- Assignee: Excalibur IP, LLC
- Current Assignee: Excalibur IP, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US NY New York
- Agency: Mauriel Kapouytian Woods LLP
- Agent Serge Krimnus; James Woods
- Main IPC: G06Q30/02
- IPC: G06Q30/02 ; G06Q30/06

Abstract:
Methods and systems are provided for use, for example, in e-commerce. E-commerce data from a merchant may be received regarding interactions of customers with a website of the merchant. Characteristics of the e-commerce data may be identified. Based at least in part on the one or more identified characteristics, a plurality of marketing actions may be selected, or automatically selected, that are potentially effective for the merchant. The selected marketing actions may be ranked based at least in part on one or more of a quality score and one or more bids associated with each of the selected marketing actions. A ranked list of the selected marketing actions may be provided, or recommended, to the merchant.
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