Advertisement Platform
A mobile advertisement is stored in a database associated with an advertisement platform. A unique ad ID identifying a corresponding advertisement placement is associated with the mobile advertisement. The unique ad ID is communicated to an advertisement sender along with the corresponding advertisement placement. A message provided by said advertisement sender is parsed to identify the unique ad ID and mobile device contact information for an advertisement recipient in order to forward the associated mobile advertisement to the advertisement recipient. Advertisement placement information based on the unique ad ID received from the advertisement sender is recorded. The mobile advertisement is messaged to the advertisement recipient. The mobile advertisement comprises contact information providing a network path for the advertisement recipient to contact the merchant through the advertisement platform. The instances that the advertisement recipient is routed through the advertisement platform to the merchant are recorded.
1 . A method for the transformation of an advertisement placement and the targeted distribution of a mobile advertisement, the method comprising:
storing a mobile advertisement in a database associated with an advertisement platform;
associating a unique ad ID identifying a corresponding advertisement placement with said mobile advertisement, said unique ad ID communicated to an advertisement sender with said corresponding advertisement placement;
parsing a message provided by said advertisement sender to identify said unique ad ID and mobile device contact information for an advertisement recipient in order to send said associated mobile advertisement to said advertisement recipient;
recording said advertisement placement information based on said unique ad ID received from said advertisement sender;
messaging said mobile advertisement to said advertisement recipient, said mobile advertisement comprising contact information wherein said contact information provides a network path for said advertisement recipient to contact said merchant routed through said advertisement platform; and
recording instances that said advertisement recipient is routed through said advertisement platform to said merchant.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein said advertisement placement is a print media advertisement placement.
3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein said advertisement placement is an audio media advertisement placement.
4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein said step of messaging said mobile advertisement to said advertisement recipient further comprises SMS messaging said mobile advertisement to said advertisement recipient.
5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein said step of messaging said mobile advertisement to said advertisement recipient further comprises MMS messaging said mobile advertisement to said advertisement recipient.
6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein said step of messaging said mobile advertisement to said advertisement recipient further comprises messaging said mobile advertisement and a personalized message provided by said advertisement sender to said advertisement recipient.
7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein said contact information is a phone number.
8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein said contact information is a website link.
9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein said unique ad ID is a shortcode.
10 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising the step of reporting to said merchant said recorded advertisement placement information and said recorded instances that said advertisement recipient is routed through said advertisement platform to said merchant.
11 . A tangible computer-readable medium encoded with a computer-implemented program for the transformation of an advertisement placement and the targeted distribution of a mobile advertisement, the program comprising the steps of:
instructions for storing a mobile advertisement in a database associated with an advertisement platform;
instructions for associating a unique ad ID identifying a corresponding advertisement placement with said mobile advertisement, said unique ad ID communicated to an advertisement sender with said corresponding advertisement placement;
instructions for parsing a message provided by said advertisement sender to identify said unique ad ID and mobile device contact information for an advertisement recipient in order to send said associated mobile advertisement to said advertisement recipient;
instructions for recording said advertisement placement information based on said unique ad ID received from said advertisement sender;
instructions for messaging said mobile advertisement to said advertisement recipient, said mobile advertisement comprising contact information wherein said contact information provides a network path for said advertisement recipient to contact said merchant routed through said advertisement platform; and
instructions for recording instances that said advertisement recipient is routed through said advertisement platform to said merchant.
12 . The tangible computer-readable medium of claim 10 , wherein said advertisement placement is a print media advertisement placement.
13 . The tangible computer-readable medium of claim 10 , wherein said advertisement placement is an audio media advertisement placement.
14 . The tangible computer-readable medium of claim 10 , wherein said step of messaging said mobile advertisement to said advertisement recipient further comprises SMS messaging said mobile advertisement to said advertisement recipient.
15 . The tangible computer-readable medium of claim 10 , wherein said step of messaging said mobile advertisement to said advertisement recipient further comprises MMS messaging said mobile advertisement to said advertisement recipient.
16 . The tangible computer-readable medium of claim 10 , wherein said step of messaging said mobile advertisement to said advertisement recipient further comprises messaging said mobile advertisement and a personalized message provided by said advertisement sender to said advertisement recipient.
17 . The tangible computer-readable medium of claim 10 , wherein said contact information is a phone number.
18 . The tangible computer-readable medium of claim 10 , wherein said contact information is a website link.
19 . The tangible computer-readable medium of claim 10 , wherein said unique ad ID is a shortcode.
20 . The tangible computer-readable medium of claim 10 , wherein said tangible computer-readable medium encoded with a computer-implemented program further comprises instructions for reporting to said merchant said recorded advertisement placement information and said recorded instances that said advertisement recipient is routed through said advertisement platform to said merchant.