Overview Questions
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Name of Search Engine
Simpli
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Contact Address
30699 Russell Ranch Road, Suite 250, Westlake Village, CA 91361
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Phone Number
877.77.SEARCH
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Contact Email
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Year Founded
1999
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Company Website
www.simpli.com
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Subsidiary Search Sites
Search123
Financial Status
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Public or Private?
Public
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Primary Investors?
Traffic Questions
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Source(s) of advertiser traffic
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For the sources listed above, what are the respective program names?
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Can you choose your source of traffic (i.e. content, popups, search box)?
No
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Can you buy single distributions (i.e. only content from certain sites)?
No
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Is the content on the results page(s) backfilled by another search engine(s)?
Yes
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If so who?
Yahoo
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Where do you geographically focus?
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Key brands/Primary Traffic Partners
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How many "searches" / month?
1 Billion
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How many clicks to advertisers per month?
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Any Industry specialization?
Validation of Clicks
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Do you protect against invalid clicks?
Yes
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How do you determine if a click is invalid?
Location - country of origin, Click Speed - frequency, Movement to
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What is your refund policy if clicks are determined to be invalid?
Err on side of advertiser
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Is this an automatic process, or is it client initiated?
Both, Automatic and Client
Advertiser Economics
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How does the Advertiser pay?
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How is pricing determined?
Contractual Obligations
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Is there a minimum monthly spend?
No
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If so, what is the minimum spend?
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Is there a Setup Fee?
No
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If so, what is the fee?
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What Payment Methods are accepted?
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If you accept credit card as payment, is Automatic Billing Required?
No
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Is there a minimum time commitment?
No
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If so, what is it?
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When can the service be terminated?
Immediately, 24 hours
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How is the service terminated?
Ease of Use
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Do you have a web-based interface?
Yes
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If so, what can I do with it?
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Do you provide tracking?
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If so, what kind?
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If you provide tracking, how many unique conversions can you track?
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If you provide tracking, can you track CPA or ROAS? If so which one?
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Do you have an API feed?
Yes
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If so, what are the requirements to get the API?
Managed Level Account - $2500 spend
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Is there a cost for the API?
No
Budget Management
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If you provide budget management, can you track spend on a daily basis?
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If so, can you set daily budget caps?
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If so, are these daily caps hard caps or soft limits?
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Can you spread your daily budget over 24 hours, or does the system pause the account once the daily budget is hit?
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How can advertisers pause their campaign?
Editorial Guidelines
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What are your editorial (words used) guidelines for headlines?
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What are your editorial (words used) guidelines for descriptions?
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What are your editorial (words used) guidelines for display URL's?
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What are your editorial (words used) guidelines for destination URL's?
Customer Service and Account Management
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Do you provide Customer Service?
Yes
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Do you provide Account Mangement?
Yes
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If so, are there different levels of service?
Yes
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If you provide Account Management is it pooled or dedicated?
Both - Dedicated above $2500 spend
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What kind of service does your Account Management team provide?
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When is Account Management available?
8 a.m. - 5 p.m., PST, M-F, 24/7 by email
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When is Customer Service available?
9 a.m. - 5 p.m., PST, M-F, 24/7 by email
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How can customer service be reached?
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Do you have standard presentations available for distribution to potential advertisers?
Yes
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If so, how can one obtain a presentation?
Affiliate Programs
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Do you offer an affiliate program?
Yes
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If so, is your affiliate program for traffic or new advertisers?
Both
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For traffic, do you pay a percentage of revenue, a one time fee, or a flat fee?
% of Revenue
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If so, what is the amount?
0.1
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For new advertisers, do you pay a percentage of revenue, a one time fee, or a flat fee?
% of Revenue
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If so, what is the amount?
0.1
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Do you have an affiliate link?
http://simpli.com/newaccount.shtml?ref=1964653
General Description
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In under 75 words, please provide a brief description of your search engine: