Presenting content in accordance with a placement designation
Methods, systems, and computer program products are provided for presenting content in accordance with a placement designation. One example method includes identifying terms associated with a campaign, the campaign having an associated content item that is presented to users responsive to requests for content, receiving an indication of a placement designation including targeting criteria for presenting the content item in a search suggestion control along with search suggestions, storing information associated with the campaign, and processing content requests.
1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
updating a user interface presented at a client device of a content sponsor to present a placement designation control that enables the content sponsor to specify that a given content item is to be presented only in an inline search suggestion control;
receiving, through interaction with the placement designation control, an indication that the content item is to be presented in the inline search suggestion control along with search suggestions for completing a partial form of a search string, wherein the search suggestions for completing the partial form of the search string are different from search results for a given search suggestion;
storing information related to the indication in association with the content item;
determining that presentation of the inline search suggestion control has been triggered by entry of a given partial form of the search string entered into a search control presented at a user device; and
dynamically updating the inline search suggestion control to include a presentation of the content item in the inline search suggestion control, along with one or more search suggestions, wherein the dynamic update is performed in response to entry of the given partial form of the search string and the stored association between the indication and the content item.
2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising updating the user interface presented at the client device of the content sponsor to present a term selection control that enables the content sponsor to specify one or more partial forms of the search string, wherein storing information related to the indication includes storing information that associates the content item with the one or more partial forms of the search string.
3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2 , further comprising updating the user interface presented at the client device of the content sponsor to present estimated reach information for each of the one or more partial forms of the search string.
4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising updating the user interface presented at the client device of the content sponsor to present one or more content item specification controls that enable the content sponsor to specify one or more aspects of the content item.
5. The computer-implemented method of claim 4 , wherein the one or more aspects of the content item include one or more of a headline, a description, a web link, or a graphic.
6. The computer-implemented method of claim 4 , wherein at least one of the content item specification controls enables the content sponsor to upload a graphical icon.
7. The computer-implemented method of claim 4 , wherein at least one of the content item specification controls enables the content sponsor to create a graphical icon.
8. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein dynamically updating the inline search suggestion control includes providing a visual distinction between the content item and the one or more search suggestions.
9. The computer-implemented method of claim 8 , wherein the visual distinction between the content item and the one or more suggestions is a boundary line.
10. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein dynamically updating the inline search suggestion control includes highlighting the entered given partial form of the search string within text of the content item.
11. A non-transitory computer storage medium encoded with instructions that when executed by one or more computers cause the one or more computers to perform operations comprising:
updating a user interface presented at a client device of a content sponsor to present a placement designation control that enables the content sponsor to specify that a given content item is to be presented only in an inline search suggestion control;
receiving, through interaction with the placement designation control, an indication that the content item is to be presented in the inline search suggestion control along with search suggestions for completing a partial form of a search string, wherein the search suggestions for completing the partial form of the search string are different from search results for a given search suggestion;
storing information related to the indication in association with the content item;
determining that presentation of the inline search suggestion control has been triggered by entry of a given partial form of the search string entered into a search control presented at a user device; and
dynamically updating the inline search suggestion control to include a presentation of the content item in the inline search suggestion control, along with one or more search suggestions, wherein the dynamic update is performed in response to entry of the given partial form of the search string and the stored association between the indication and the content item.
12. The non-transitory computer storage medium of claim 11 , the operations further comprising updating the user interface presented at the client device of the content sponsor to present a term selection control that enables the content sponsor to specify one or more partial forms of the search string, wherein storing information related to the indication includes storing information that associates the content item with the one or more partial forms of the search string.
13. The non-transitory computer storage medium of claim 11 , the operations further comprising updating the user interface presented at the client device of the content sponsor to present one or more content item specification controls that enable the content sponsor to specify one or more aspects of the content item.
14. The non-transitory computer storage medium of claim 11 , wherein dynamically updating the inline search suggestion control includes providing a visual distinction between the content item and the one or more search suggestions.
15. The non-transitory computer storage medium of claim 11 , wherein dynamically updating the inline search suggestion control includes highlighting the entered given partial form of the search string within text of the content item.
16. A system comprising:
one or more processors; and
one or more memory elements including instructions that, when executed, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
updating a user interface presented at a client device of a content sponsor to present a placement designation control that enables the content sponsor to specify that a given content item is to be presented only in an inline search suggestion control;
receiving, through interaction with the placement designation control, an indication that the content item is to be presented in the inline search suggestion control along with search suggestions for completing a partial form of a search string, wherein the search suggestions for completing the partial form of the search string are different from search results for a given search suggestion;
storing information related to the indication in association with the content item;
determining that presentation of the inline search suggestion control has been triggered by entry of a given partial form of the search string entered into a search control presented at a user device; and
dynamically updating the inline search suggestion control to include a presentation of the content item in the inline search suggestion control, along with one or more search suggestions, wherein the dynamic update is performed in response to entry of the given partial form of the search string and the stored association between the indication and the content item.
17. The system of claim 16 , the operations further comprising updating the user interface presented at the client device of the content sponsor to present a term selection control that enables the content sponsor to specify one or more partial forms of the search string, wherein storing information related to the indication includes storing information that associates the content item with the one or more partial forms of the search string.
18. The system of claim 16 , the operations further comprising updating the user interface presented at the client device of the content sponsor to present one or more content item specification controls that enable the content sponsor to specify one or more aspects of the content item.
19. The system of claim 16 , wherein dynamically updating the inline search suggestion control includes providing a visual distinction between the content item and the one or more search suggestions.
20. The system of claim 16 , wherein dynamically updating the inline search suggestion control includes highlighting the entered given partial form of the search string within text of the content item.