Marketing system
First Claim
1. A method for generating a list of individuals to whom marketing effort is to be directed, the method comprising:
- (i) identifying a set of individuals from a market research database, wherein the market research database comprises response data obtained from individuals included in said market research database;
(ii) locating one or more individuals of the set of individuals in a consumer database to obtain data from the consumer database relating to said one or more individuals;
(iii) analyzing the obtained data from step (ii) to generate a model profile of the set of individuals, the model profile identifying attributes of individuals who are likely to respond positively to the marketing effort; and
(iv) generating the list of individuals from the consumer database using the model profile.
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Abstract
A method for generating a list of individuals to whom marketing efforts are to be directed comprises identifying a set of individuals (e.g., from a source database such as a data file or database storing market research data). One or more of the set of individuals are then located in a consumer database (e.g., national consumer database) to obtain data from the consumer database relating to the set of individuals. The obtained data is then analyzed to generate a model profile of the list of individuals, where the model profile identifies attributes of individuals who are likely to respond positively to the marketing efforts. For instance, the attributes may identify individuals of a particular income level, age range, or lifestyle element. The list of individuals is then generated from the consumer database using the model profile. The list of individuals may also be located in a media consumption database to identify a target group of individuals, where the target group of individuals is a subset of the individuals identified in the media consumption database. Once this target group is identified, media consumption data associated with the target group of individuals may be obtained from the media consumption database. A media plan identifying preferable advertisement slots (e.g., temporal or spatial) within the specified media may then be generated from the obtained media consumption data.
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46 Claims
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1. A method for generating a list of individuals to whom marketing effort is to be directed, the method comprising:
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(i) identifying a set of individuals from a market research database, wherein the market research database comprises response data obtained from individuals included in said market research database;
(ii) locating one or more individuals of the set of individuals in a consumer database to obtain data from the consumer database relating to said one or more individuals;
(iii) analyzing the obtained data from step (ii) to generate a model profile of the set of individuals, the model profile identifying attributes of individuals who are likely to respond positively to the marketing effort; and
(iv) generating the list of individuals from the consumer database using the model profile. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for generating a set of data for use in identifying individuals to whom marketing effort is to be directed, the method comprising:
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(i) identifying a set of individuals from a market research database, wherein the market research database includes collected market research data relating to the set of individuals. (ii) locating one or more individuals of the set of individuals in a consumer database to obtain data from the consumer database relating to the located individuals of the set of individuals;
(iii) removing identifying information from the obtained data, the identifying information including information that identifies one or more of the set of individuals; and
(iv) providing the obtained data in machine-readable or human-readable form, or both, to enable the obtained data to be analyzed.
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21. A method for generating a list of individuals to whom marketing effort is to be directed, the method comprising:
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(i) obtaining data for individuals from a consumer database that includes attributes for said individuals, the attributes being associated with individuals identified in a market research database;
(ii) analyzing the obtained data to generate a model profile of the list of individuals, the model profile being defined by attributes of individuals who are likely to respond positively to the marketing effort;
(iii) applying the model profile to the consumer database such that individuals who correspond to at least some of the attributes in the model profile are identified; and
(iv) generating the list of individuals from the consumer database, the list of individuals identifying the individuals who correspond to at least some of the attributes in the model profile and including contact information for each of the individuals. - View Dependent Claims (22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 38, 39)
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23. A method for generating a target group of individuals to whom marketing effort is to be directed for a particular media, the method comprising:
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(i) locating one or more individuals of a set of individuals, said set of individuals having been identified from a market research database, in a consumer database to obtain data for said one or more individuals from the consumer database relating to the set of individuals;
(ii) analyzing the obtained data to generate a model profile of the list of individuals, the model profile identifying attributes of individuals who are likely to respond positively to the marketing effort;
(iii) generating the list of individuals from the consumer database using the model profile; and
(iv) locating individuals from the list generated from the consumer database using the model profile in a media consumption database to identify a target group of individuals, the target group of individuals being a subset of the individuals identified in the media consumption database.
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37. A method for generating a target group of individuals to whom marketing effort is to be directed for a particular media, the method comprising:
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(i) receiving data from a consumer database that includes attributes for said individuals, the attributes being associated with individuals identified in a market research database;
(ii) analyzing the obtained data to generate a model profile of the list of individuals, the model profile being defined by attributes of individuals who are likely to respond positively to the marketing effort;
(iii) applying the model profile to the consumer database such that individuals who approximately satisfy the attributes in the model profile are identified;
(iv) generating the list of individuals from the consumer database using the model profile, the list of individuals including a plurality of associated addresses; and
(v) locating individuals from the list generated from the consumer database using the model profile in a media consumption database to obtain a target group of individuals, the target group of individuals being a subset of the individuals identified in the media consumption database.
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40. A computer-readable medium storing thereon instructions for generating a list of individuals to whom marketing efforts are to be directed, the computer-readable medium comprising:
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(i) instructions for identifying or receiving, or a combination thereof, a set of individuals from a market research database;
(ii) instructions for locating one or more individuals of the set of individuals in a consumer database to obtain data from the consumer database relating to the set of individuals;
(iii) instructions for analyzing the obtained data of step (ii) to generate a model profile of the list of individuals, the model profile identifying attributes of individuals who are likely to respond positively to the marketing efforts; and
(iv) instructions for generating the list of individuals from the consumer database using the model profile.
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41. An apparatus for generating a list of individuals to whom marketing efforts are to be directed, comprising:
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(a) a processor; and
(b) a memory, at least one of the processor and the memory being adapted for performing the following steps;
(i) identifying or receiving, or a combination thereof, a set of individuals from a market research database;
(ii) locating one or more individuals of the set of individuals in a consumer database to obtain data from the consumer database relating to the set of individuals;
(iii) analyzing the obtained data in (ii) to generate a model profile of the list of individuals, the model profile identifying attributes of individuals who are likely to respond positively to the marketing efforts; and
(iv) generating the list of individuals from the consumer database using the model profile.
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42. An apparatus for generating a list of individuals to whom marketing efforts are to be directed, comprising:
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(i) means for identifying or receiving, or a combination thereof, a set of individuals who are acceptor marketing candidates from a market research database;
(ii) means for locating one or more of the set of individuals in a consumer database to obtain data from the consumer database relating to the set of individuals;
(iii) means for analyzing the obtained data in (ii) to generate a model profile of the list of individuals, the model profile identifying attributes of individuals who are likely to respond positively to the marketing efforts; and
(iv) means for generating the list of individuals from the consumer database using the model profile.
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43. A method for identifying a geographic region in which marketing effort is to be directed, the method comprising:
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(i) identifying a set of individuals who are likely to respond positively to said marketing efforts from a market research database;
(ii) locating one or more of the set of individuals in a consumer database to obtain data from the consumer database relating to the set of individuals, said database including geographic information about the individuals;
(iii) analyzing the obtained data of (ii) to generate a model profile of individuals, the model profile identifying attributes of individuals who are likely to respond positively to the marketing efforts;
(iv) identifying one or more geographic regions to direct marketing efforts toward based upon proportion of acceptor marketing candidates in said regions meeting the model profile. - View Dependent Claims (44, 46)
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45. A method for identifying a geographic region in which marketing efforts are to be directed, the method comprising:
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(i) receiving data for a set of individuals that includes attributes obtained from a consumer database, the attributes being associated with individuals identified in a market research database;
(ii) analyzing the obtained data to generate a model profile of the set of individuals, the model profile being defined by attributes of individuals who are likely to respond positively to the marketing efforts;
(iii) applying the model profile to a consumer database such that individuals who correspond to at least some of the attributes in the model profile are identified, said database including geographic information of the individuals; and
(iv) identifying one or more geographic regions to direct marketing efforts toward based upon proportion of individuals in said regions meeting the model profile.
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