Patents by Inventor David S. Kidder

David S. Kidder has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20130218640
    Abstract: Provided are systems and methods for managing an entity's social graph including integration between advertising network management, social customer relationship management (CRM), and social media management. The system can include a social engagement engine for analyzing data from both CRM systems and advertising monitoring and management systems. The social engagement engine can be configured to segment the received data and discover insights into the social graph describing the entity's contacts. Insights developed from advertising, CRM data, and third party data can then be used to optimize advertising strategies. In some examples, the insights into an entity's connections can be used to optimize CRM strategies. CRM strategies can be employed to strengthen ties to existing customers, identify valuable customers, and recapture lost customers by delivering offers and/or opportunities to customers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2013
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Inventors: David S. Kidder, Nidhi Khator, Jordan Franklin
  • Publication number: 20080270164
    Abstract: According to one aspect of the present invention a method and apparatus are described for improving advertising conversions on the Internet. An analysis engine is provided that analyzes raw advertising metrics in order to identify improvements. A treemap based visualization engine allows the user to visualize a tree in two dimensional space. In one embodiment, an action engine includes rapid one-box recommendation that allows the user to take an action to improve an advertising campaign. According to another aspect, a system and method for managing a plurality of advertising networks is also provided. A typical embodiment of the management system integrates the analysis engine, visualization engine, and action engine in order to optimize a user/manager's time and effort in organizing, improving, and managing advertising campaigns across a plurality of advertising networks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2007
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Inventors: David S. Kidder, Munish Gandhi, Vernon Steward, Nelson Kunkel