Ad Impression Effectiveness Measurement via Consumer Segmentation

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Solution Overview

Problem

It is challenging to determine the effectiveness of ad impressions and to deliver effective ad campaigns, as existing methods struggle to quantify the impact of ad impressions on consumer behavior and accurately target specific audiences.

Innovation Solution

The proposed systems and methods involve selecting target consumers based on internal data analysis, delivering ad impressions, and comparing the behavior of target consumers with control consumers to assess ad impression effectiveness, allowing for the creation of tailored ad impressions that enhance consumer engagement.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If ad impressions are delivered to target consumers based on internal data analysis, then ad delivery precision is improved, but the ability to accurately measure ad impression effectiveness deteriorates due to lack of control group comparison

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvead impression effectiveness measurementVSAvoidexperiment design complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The consumer population is segmented into two distinct groups: target consumers who receive ad impressions and control consumers who do not. This segmentation enables isolated measurement of ad effectiveness by comparing behavioral changes between the two groups, resolving the measurement precision problem while maintaining manageable experimental complexity through clear group definitions.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The control consumer group serves as an intermediary reference point that mediates the measurement of ad effectiveness. By introducing this intermediate group that experiences identical conditions except for ad exposure, the system can isolate and measure the specific impact of ad impressions, solving the effectiveness measurement challenge.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Loss of information

If behavior analysis is performed on all consumers, then comprehensive data is collected, but the ability to isolate ad impression impact deteriorates due to confounding factors

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvead impression impact isolationVSAvoiddata analysis efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The consumer dataset is segmented into target and control groups, allowing analysis to focus only on the differential behavior between these groups. This segmentation eliminates confounding factors present in the overall population and isolates the specific impact of ad impressions, reducing information loss while maintaining analysis efficiency through targeted comparison.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The control group is extracted from the overall consumer population to create a separate reference baseline. By taking out this specific subset of consumers who did not receive ads, the system can extract and measure purely the ad-induced behavioral changes, isolating the ad impact from other confounding factors that would be present in comprehensive population analysis.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

3Measurement precision

If control consumer groups are introduced for comparison, then ad effectiveness measurement accuracy is improved, but the complexity of the ad delivery system deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveeffectiveness measurement accuracyVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system segments consumers into two manageable groups with clear definitions and treatment assignments. This segmentation enables accurate effectiveness measurement through controlled comparison while keeping system complexity manageable through straightforward group assignment logic and simple behavioral tracking mechanisms.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The system changes the parameter of consumer treatment by introducing a binary condition: target consumers receive ad impressions while control consumers do not. This parameter change creates a controlled experimental setup that improves measurement accuracy through clear cause-effect relationships, while the simplicity of the binary treatment approach keeps system complexity manageable.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUS9940628B2Systems and methods for determining ad impression utility
Publication Date: 2018.04.10 AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL RELATED SERVICES CO INC
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AI summary

Various systems and methods for measuring ad impression effectiveness are provided. A method is provided comprising selecting, by an ad impression processor, a target consumer for an ad impression, delivering the ad impression to the target consumer, determining, by the processor, a behavior of the target consumer after a time period elapses, wherein the determining comprises analyzing internal data relating to the target consumer.