RT Journal Article T1 Heuristic optimization algorithms for advertising campaigns A1 Seco, Álvaro A1 Rubio Díez, Fernando A1 López Barquilla, Natalia AB In this paper, two optimization problems within the scope of marketing campaign design are studied. In particular, two ad positioning problems are analyzed with the objective of minimizing the cost of all the chosen media while ensuring that a set of constraints is fulfilled. In the first problem, a given minimum number of impressions (views) in each population segment is required to be reached as a constraint. In the second problem, the constraints involve achieving, in each population segment, a given minimum probability that any individual will see the ad at least once. In this second case, media dependencies are defined for each population segment: independence, exclusion, and inclusion. Since both problems are Log-APX-hard, heuristic methods are used to solve them. More specifically, greedy and genetic algorithms, as well as particle swarm optimization, are applied to address these problems. Furthermore, the usefulness of these algorithms is evaluated through concrete case studies using real data on ad prices and views. PB Elsevier YR 2025 FD 2025-03-25 LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/120217 UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/120217 LA eng NO Seco, Á., López, N., & Rubio, F. (2025). Heuristic optimization algorithms for advertising campaigns. Expert Systems with Applications, 266, 126105. NO Comunidad de Madrid NO Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación DS Docta Complutense RD 26 dic 2025