Search Engine Optimization Grouping for Marketing Granularity

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Solution Overview

Problem

Web page owners face challenges in accurately determining the effectiveness of their marketing efforts due to limited information on how many visitors come from specific search engine results, particularly in large-scale environments where traditional marketing analysis becomes impractical, leading to difficulties in managing content and tracking performance across millions of pages and keywords.

Innovation Solution

A method for optimizing search engine results by determining meaningful groupings of terms associated with an entity, searching these terms across various channels, and analyzing the results to isolate performance changes within these groupings, providing a more granular understanding of marketing effectiveness.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If traditional marketing analysis methods are used to track performance across millions of pages and keywords, then basic performance monitoring can be applied, but the analysis lacks granularity and becomes impractical at large scale

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveperformance measurement granularityVSAvoidanalysis scalability
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the vast universe of keywords and pages into meaningful groups or categories. Instead of analyzing millions of individual keywords, the system groups them into thematic categories that can be managed and analyzed at scale while maintaining measurement precision at the group level.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces a new dimension of analysis by creating hierarchical groupings that add a categorical layer between individual keywords and overall site performance. This dimensional change allows simultaneous analysis of both granular keyword performance and aggregate category performance.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

2Measurement precision

If detailed tracking of visitor behavior from specific search engine results is implemented, then marketing effectiveness can be accurately determined, but the data collection and analysis complexity increases significantly

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemarketing effectiveness measurementVSAvoiddata tracking system complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent extracts and isolates the specific data element needed for measurement - the referral header information containing search engine result data - and focuses analysis on this extracted data rather than attempting to track all possible visitor behavior metrics.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent uses the referral header data as a copy or proxy for the actual visitor journey from search results. Instead of implementing complex tracking of the complete visitor path, the system uses the available referral information as a sufficient representation of marketing effectiveness.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

3Loss of energy

If limited marketing budgets are allocated to improve search engine ranking, then advertising costs may be reduced, but the ability to simultaneously place advertisements and improve organic ranking is limited

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemarketing budget allocationVSAvoidmarketing strategy flexibility
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of energyVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements a feedback mechanism that provides actionable insights into which keyword groups and pages are performing well in organic search. This feedback enables data-driven decisions about where to allocate limited marketing budgets between organic SEO improvements and paid advertising placements.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The patent changes the parameter of measurement from individual keyword performance to grouped category performance. This parameter change allows for more flexible budget allocation decisions at the category level rather than being constrained by the granularity of individual keyword analysis.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUS9020922B2Search engine optimization at scale
Publication Date: 2015.04.28 BRIGHTEDGE TECHNOLOGIES INC
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AI summary

A method for optimizing search results for an entity includes determining a grouping for actions related to an entity. The grouping may include a plurality of terms. The method may also include searching a network for the terms associated with the grouping. Thereafter, results of the searches may be analyzed to determine a rank for the entity within the results.