Methods and systems for marketing comparable products
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1. A method for providing offers associated with an offered product to a user, comprising:
- determining whether the user may purchase a first product;
determining a marketing value associated with the user, wherein the marketing value indicates a likelihood of the user purchasing the offered product;
generating an offer associated with the offered product, which is comparable to the first product, based on the marketing value; and
providing the offer to the user, wherein the offer includes a purchase incentive which may not otherwise be available to the user.
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Abstract
Methods and systems consistent with the present invention enable a computing system to determine whether a user may purchase a first product. Further, a marketing value associated with the user is determined that reflects a likelihood of the user purchasing a second product which is comparable to the first product. Based on the marketing value, the computing system may generate an offer associated with the second product that and provide the offer to the user, wherein the offer includes a purchase incentive associated with the second product which may not otherwise be available to the user.
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1. A method for providing offers associated with an offered product to a user, comprising:
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determining whether the user may purchase a first product;
determining a marketing value associated with the user, wherein the marketing value indicates a likelihood of the user purchasing the offered product;
generating an offer associated with the offered product, which is comparable to the first product, based on the marketing value; and
providing the offer to the user, wherein the offer includes a purchase incentive which may not otherwise be available to the user. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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2. The method of claim 2, wherein determining whether the user may purchase the first product includes:
receiving an indication that the user is considering to purchase the first product. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5)
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21. A system for providing an offer to a user, comprising:
a memory including;
first program code configured to determine whether the user may purchase a first product, second program code configured to a determine a marketing value associated with the user, wherein the marketing value indicates a likelihood of the user purchasing an offered product which is comparable to the first product, third program code configured to generate an offer associated with the offered product based on the marketing value, and fourth program code provide the offer to the user, wherein the offer includes a purchase incentive which may not otherwise be available to the user;
a processor for executing the first through fourth program code. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A system for providing an offer to a user, comprising:
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a first computer system configured to provide information associated with a determination whether a user may purchase a first product; and
a second computer system configured to determine a marketing value for the user representing a likelihood of the user purchasing a second product which is comparable to the first product, generate an offer for the second product based on the marketing value, and provide the offer to the first computer system, wherein the offer includes information associated with purchase incentive which may not otherwise be available to the user. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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