Preface |
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Chapter 1 Search Engine Meets Economics |
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1.1 The Web and Search Engines |
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1.2 Internet and Search Economics, Search Engine Marketing |
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1.2.1 Internet and Search Economics |
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1.2.2 Search Engine Marketing |
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1.3 A First Glimpse of Sponsored Search Auctions |
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1.4 Understanding the Budget in Sponsored Search Auctions |
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1.5 How this Book is Organized |
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Chapter 2 Budget Constraints in Sponsored Search Auctions |
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2.2 Budget-Constrained Sponsored Search Auctions |
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2.2.1 Budget-Centered Views |
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2.2.2 Budget-Constrained Mechanisms |
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2.2.3 Budget-Constrained-Bidding Strategies |
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Chapter 3 Budget Optimization in Sponsored Search Auctions |
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3.2 Budget Decision Scenarios |
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3.3 The Necessity of Budget Optimization |
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3.4 A Budget Taxonomy in Sponsored Search Auctions |
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Chapter 4 A Budget Optimization Framework for Search Advertisements |
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4.3 A Budget Optimization Framework |
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4.4 Mathematics of the Budget Optimization Framework |
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4.5 The Framework Instantiation |
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4.6 Experiments and Validation |
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4.6.2 Experimental Design |
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4.6.3 Experimental Results |
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Chapter 5 The First Step to Allocate Advertising Budget in Sponsored Search Auctions |
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5.3 Budget Initialization |
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5.4.1 Parameters Estimation |
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5.4.2 Model Formulation and Solution |
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5.5 Experimental Validation |
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5.5.2 Experimental Results |
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Chapter 6 Optimal Budget Allocation Across Search Markets |
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6.2.1 The Advertising Effort |
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6.2.2 The Response Function for Search Advertisements |
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6.3 Optimal Budget Allocation Across Search Markets |
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6.4 Experimental Validation |
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6.4.2 Experimental Design |
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6.4.3 Experimental Results |
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Chapter 7 Budget Allocation In Competitive Search Advertisements, Part I: In Static Environments |
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7.2 The Budget Allocation Game |
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7.2.1 The Complete-Information Budget Game |
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7.2.2 The Incomplete-Information Budget Game |
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7.3 An Evaluation Approach |
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Chapter 8 Budget Allocation in Competitive Search Advertisements, Part II: In Dynamic Environments |
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8.3.1 The Response Function |
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8.4 Experimental Evaluation |
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8.4.1 Experimental Results |
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8.4.2 Experimental Analysis |
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Chapter 9 Stochastic Budget Strategies at the Campaign Level: A Preliminary Investigation |
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9.3 Budget Distribution Over Time |
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9.3.1 A Stochastic Strategy |
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9.3.2 The Advertising Utility |
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9.4 Experimental Evaluation |
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9.4.2 Experimental Design |
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9.4.3 Experimental Results |
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Chapter 10 A Stochastic Budget Distribution Model in Search Advertisements |
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10.2 A Stochastic Budget Distribution Model |
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10.2.2 The Objective Function |
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10.2.3 The Stochastic Model |
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10.3 Properties and Solutions |
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10.3.1 Uniform Distributed Budget |
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10.3.2 Normal Distributed Budget |
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10.4.3 Managerial Insights |
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Chapter 11 A Two-Stage Fuzzy Programming Approach for Budget Allocation in Sponsored Search Auctions |
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11.2.2 The Two-Stage Fuzzy Budget Allocation Model |
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11.3 The Solution Algorithm |
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11.3.1 The Recourse Function |
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Chapter 12 Budget Planning for Coupled Campaigns in Sponsored Search Auctions |
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12.2 Multi-Campaign Budget Planning |
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12.2.1 The Three-Dimensional Relationship Between Campaigns |
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12.2.2 The Ad Overlapping Degree |
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12.3 The Solution & Properties |
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12.4 Experimental Validation |
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12.4.1 The Ad Overlapping Degree |
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12.4.2 The Budgeting Level |
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12.4.3 The Overlapping Degree |
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12.4.4 Management Insights |
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Chapter 13 Daily Budget Adjustment in Sponsored Search Auctions |
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13.2 Real-Time Budget Adjustment |
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13.2.2 The Equivalent Model |
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13.2.3 The Solution Algorithm |
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13.3.2 Experimental Results |
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13.3.3 Experimental Analysis |
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Chapter 14 Dynamic Budget Adjustment in Sponsored Search Auctions |
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14.3 Dynamic Budget Adjustment |
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14.3.1 The Budget Adjustment Model |
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14.4 Experimental Evaluation |
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14.4.2 Experimental Results |
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Chapter 15 Perspectives: Looking into the Future of Budgeting Strategies in Sponsored Search Auctions |
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15.1 Research Prospectives |
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15.1.1 With Respect to Auction Mechanism |
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15.1.2 With Respect to Advertising Strategy |
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15.1.3 With Respect to Budget Optimization |
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15.2 Joint Optimization of Advertising Strategies |
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Index |
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