Method of predicting a customer's business potential and a data processing system readable medium including code for the method
First Claim
1. A method of predicting a business potential for a first customer comprising:
- accessing data regarding the first customer of a vendor; and
assigning a value for the business potential for the first customer, wherein the value is a function of at least a behavior for a group of other individuals in a population and is based at least in part on the data.
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Abstract
A method can be used to predict the purchasing potential of customers. In one embodiment, the prediction can be based in part on transactional data that is routinely collected by many businesses. An item preference model, a maximum spending model, a geographic model, and any combination of them can be used to make the prediction. The item preference model can be based on which items the customer prefers based on transactional data. The maximum spending model can use the daily maximum spending amount for a customer to determine potential. The geographic model may be based on distance or geographic indicate. Using any or all of the models, if the customer is spending below his or her predicted potential, he or she may be targeted for offers or other promotions.
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18 Claims
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1. A method of predicting a business potential for a first customer comprising:
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accessing data regarding the first customer of a vendor; and
assigning a value for the business potential for the first customer, wherein the value is a function of at least a behavior for a group of other individuals in a population and is based at least in part on the data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A data processing system readable medium having code embodied therein, the code including instructions executable by a data processing system, wherein the instructions are configured to cause the data processing system to:
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accessing data regarding the first customer of a vendor; and
assigning a value for the business potential for the first customer, wherein the value is a function of at least a behavior for a group of other individuals in a population and is based at least in part on the data. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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