IP Library Granted Patent US 8,973,023
Granted Patent B1
US 8,973,023 · App. 13/779,717 · Granted Mar 3, 2015

Methods and apparatus to determine audience duplication in cross-media campaigns

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Patent No.
US 8,973,023
App. No.
13/779,717
Granted
Mar 3, 2015
Kind
B1
Abstract

A disclosed example method to determine audience duplication in cross-media campaigns involves determining a first duplicated audience reach between a total television audience and an internet publisher audience for a demographic group. The total television audience is representative of audience members across a plurality of television networks, and the internet publisher audience is representative of audience members across one of a plurality of internet publishers. The example method involves determining a second duplicated audience reach between the total television audience and the internet publisher audience for a media campaign based on the first duplicated audience reach. The example method involves determining a third duplicated audience reach between a television network audience and the internet publisher audience for the media campaign based on the second duplicated audience reach. The television network audience is representative of audience members exposed to the media campaign via one of the plurality of television networks.

Claims (1259)

1. A method to determine audience duplication in cross-media campaigns, the method comprising:

determining a first duplicated audience reach between a total television audience and an internet publisher audience for a demographic group, the total television audience representative of audience members across a plurality of television networks, and the internet publisher audience representative of audience members across one of a plurality of internet publishers;

determining a second duplicated audience reach between the total television audience and the internet publisher audience for a media campaign based on the first duplicated audience reach;

determining a third duplicated audience reach between a television network audience and the internet publisher audience for the media campaign based on the second duplicated audience reach, the television network audience representative of audience members exposed to the media campaign via one of the plurality of television networks;

determining a fourth duplicated audience reach between the total television audience and a total internet audience for the demographic group, the total internet audience representative of audience members exposed to the media campaign via the plurality of internet publishers, the fourth duplicated audience reach is determined based on a television-to-internet universe based exposure correlation value (ρ (TV — AnyInternet) ) according to:

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wherein the value ρ (CPH) is a cross-platform home audience universe based television-internet media exposure correlation, wherein the value p 1(CPH) is a cross-platform home audience universe based television reach, wherein the value p 2(CPH) is a cross-platform home audience universe based internet reach, wherein the value p 1(TV) is a television universe media reach, and wherein the value p 2(Online) is an internet universe media reach; and

using the fourth duplicated audience reach to determine the first duplicated audience reach between the total television audience and the internet publisher audience for the demographic group.

2. A method as defined in claim 1 , wherein the first duplicated audience reach is indicative of audience members of both the total television audience and the internet publisher audience for the demographic group exposed to the media campaign via the plurality of television networks and via the one of the plurality of the internet publishers.

3. A method as defined in claim 1 , wherein the second duplicated audience reach is indicative of audience members of both the total television audience and the internet publisher audience exposed to the media campaign via the plurality of television networks and via the one of the plurality of the internet publishers.

4. An apparatus to determine audience duplication in cross-media campaigns, the apparatus comprising:

a processor; and

a memory having instructions stored thereon that, when executed, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

determining a first duplicated audience reach between a total television audience and an internet publisher audience for a demographic group, the total television audience representative of audience members across a plurality of television networks, and the internet publisher audience representative of audience members across one of a plurality of internet publishers;

determining a second duplicated audience reach between the total television audience and the internet publisher audience for a media campaign based on the first duplicated audience reach; and

determining a third duplicated audience reach between a television network audience and the internet publisher audience for the media campaign based on the second duplicated audience reach, the television network audience representative of audience members exposed to the media campaign via one of the plurality of television networks;

determining a fourth duplicated audience reach between the total television audience and a total internet audience for the demographic group, the total internet audience representative of audience members exposed to the media campaign via the plurality of internet publishers, the fourth duplicated audience reach is determined based on a television-to-internet universe based exposure correlation value (ρ (TV — AnyInternet) ) according to:

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wherein the value ρ (CPH) is a cross-platform home audience universe based television-internet media exposure correlation, wherein the value p 1(CPH) is a cross-platform home audience universe based television reach, wherein the value p 2(CPH) is a cross-platform home audience universe based internet reach, wherein the value p 1(TV) is a television universe media reach, and wherein the value p 2(Online) is an internet universe media reach; and

using the fourth duplicated audience reach to determine the first duplicated audience reach between the total television audience and the internet publisher audience for the demographic group.

5. An apparatus as defined in claim 4 , wherein the first duplicated audience reach is indicative of audience members of both the total television audience and the internet publisher audience for the demographic group exposed to the media campaign via the plurality of television networks and via the one of the plurality of the internet publishers.

6. An apparatus as defined in claim 4 , wherein the second duplicated audience reach is indicative of audience members of both the total television audience and the internet publisher audience exposed to the media campaign via the plurality of television networks and via the one of the plurality of the internet publishers.

7. A tangible machine readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed, cause a machine to at least:

determine a first duplicated audience reach between a total television audience and an internet publisher audience for a demographic group, the total television audience representative of audience members across a plurality of television networks, and the internet publisher audience representative of audience members across one of a plurality of internet publishers;

determine a second duplicated audience reach between the total television audience and the internet publisher audience for a media campaign based on the first duplicated audience reach;

determine a third duplicated audience reach between a television network audience and the internet publisher audience for the media campaign based on the second duplicated audience reach, the television network audience representative of audience members exposed to the media campaign via one of the plurality of television networks;

determine a fourth duplicated audience reach between the total television audience and a total internet audience for the demographic group, the total internet audience representative of audience members exposed to the media campaign via the plurality of internet publishers, the fourth duplicated audience reach is determined based on a television-to-internet universe based exposure correlation value (ρ (TV — AnyInternet) ) according to:

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wherein the value ρ (CPH) is a cross-platform home audience universe based television-internet media exposure correlation, wherein the value p 1(CPH) is a cross-platform home audience universe based television reach, wherein the value p 2(CPH) is a cross-platform home audience universe based internet reach, wherein the value p 1(TV) is a television universe media reach, and wherein the value p 2(Online) is an internet universe media reach; and

use the fourth duplicated audience reach to determine the first duplicated audience reach between the total television audience and the internet publisher audience for the demographic group.

8. A tangible machine readable storage medium as defined in claim 7 , wherein the first duplicated audience reach is indicative of audience members of both the total television audience and the internet publisher audience for the demographic group exposed to the media campaign via the plurality of television networks and via the one of the plurality of the internet publishers.

9. A tangible machine readable storage medium as defined in claim 7 , wherein the second duplicated audience reach is indicative of audience members of both the total television audience and the internet publisher audience exposed to the media campaign via the plurality of television networks and via the one of the plurality of the internet publishers.

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