Tracking online conversions attributable to offline events
AssigneeVerizon Media Inc.
InventorsArmen Avedissian, Nathan Janos
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for determining a quantity of network location visitors that are likely generated or encouraged by specific offline events. A corresponding number of leads may then be attributed to and associated with those specific events. Ongoing conversion activity of those visitors may be tracked and associated with the offline events. Conversions of those visitors may be attributed entirely or partially to one or more specific offline events. The effectiveness of each offline may then be evaluated based on aggregate lead and conversion information.
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A method of attributing leads to offline events, the method comprising:
- determining a baseline quantity of leads received via a channel during a baseline time period, the channel comprising a method for accessing a network location;
- normalizing the baseline quantity to correspond to a twenty-four hour period;
- measuring a quantity of leads received via the channel during a measuring time period;
- determining a channel lift quantity by subtracting the baseline quantity of leads from the measured quantity of leads;
- determining a quantity of leads received via the channel to associate with at least one promotional element for the channel, based on the determined channel lift quantity;
- selecting individual leads, of the measured quantity of leads, based on the determined quantity of leads;
- associating each of the selected individual leads with one of a plurality of offline events;
- and
- repeating the steps of selecting individual leads and associating each of the selected individual leads with one of a plurality of offline events, until a quantity of individual leads that have been associated with one of a plurality of offline events equals the channel lift quantity.
A system for attributing leads to offline events, the system comprising:
- at least one data storage device storing instructions for attributing leads to offline events;
- at least one processor that, upon executing the instructions for attributing leads to offline events, executes a method comprising:
- determining a baseline quantity of leads received via a channel during a baseline time period, the channel comprising a method for accessing a network location;
- normalizing the baseline quantity to correspond to a twenty-four hour period;
- measuring a quantity of leads received via the channel during a measuring time period;
- determining a channel lift quantity by subtracting the baseline quantity of leads from the measured quantity of leads;
- determining a quantity of leads received via the channel to associate with at least one promotional element for the channel, based on the determined channel lift quantity;
- selecting individual leads, of the measured quantity of leads, based on the determined quantity of leads;
- associating each of the selected individual leads with one of a plurality of offline events;
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- repeating the steps of selecting individual leads and associating each of the selected individual leads with one of a plurality of offline events, until a quantity of individual leads that have been associated with one of a plurality of offline events equals the channel lift quantity.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that execute a method comprising:
- determining a baseline quantity of leads received via a channel during a baseline time period, the channel comprising a method for accessing a network location;
- normalizing the baseline quantity to correspond to a twenty-four hour period;
- measuring a quantity of leads received via the channel during a measuring time period;
- determining a channel lift quantity by subtracting the baseline quantity of leads from the measured quantity of leads;
- determining a quantity of leads received via the channel to associate with at least one promotional element for the channel, based on the determined channel lift quantity;
- selecting individual leads, of the measured quantity of leads, based on the determined quantity of leads;
- associating each of the selected individual leads with one of a plurality of offline events;
- and
- repeating the steps of selecting individual leads and associating each of the selected individual leads with one of a plurality of offline events, until a quantity of individual leads that have been associated with one of a plurality of offline events equals the channel lift quantity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.