System and method for targeted advertising and marketing
First Claim
1. A method for distributing promotional material with a package of bread from a baking facility in which the bread is baked and packaged, said method comprising:
- a. providing a system-operator central computer for performing the steps of;
(i) electronically receiving promotional specifications for generating promotional materials on behalf of a client;
(ii) electronically receiving purchase-order information for a specific retailer;
(iii) generating, based on at least one of said promotional specifications and purchase-order information, a first set of instructions for packaging a bread product; and
(iv) generating, based on at least one of said promotional specifications and purchase-order information, a second set of instructions for including said promotional materials with said bread product;
b. transmitting said first set of instructions to a bagging-system computer at the baking facility, wherein said bagging-system computer uses said first set of instructions to automatically control the operation of a bagging system located at the baking facility; and
c. transmitting said second set of instructions to a coupon-targeting system computer, wherein said coupon-targeting system computer uses said second set of instructions to automatically control the operation of a coupon-targeting system located at the baking facility.
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Abstract
A method for distributing promotional material, which may be practiced as a fully-automated process, calls for the use of packages of bread products, such as sliced/unsliced bread, hamburger/hotdog buns, tortillas, etc. as unique vehicles for retailer-specific targeting of promotional material. The invention achieves its objectives by connecting a network of entities and computer systems, wherein information regarding bakeries'"'"' production schedules, specific retailers'"'"' purchase orders, and advertisers'"'"' specifications are collected and processed to provide instructions for bagging and/or coupon-targeting systems to include specified wrappers and promotional material with each bread product or groups of bread products. For each package of bread, the promotional material may be included inside the bread bag or wrapper, outside of the bread wrapper, or both. A cart-marking system ensures that each retailer'"'"'s order is placed on a separate cart, with the packages of bread carrying promotional material that is tailored for that retailer.
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28 Claims
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1. A method for distributing promotional material with a package of bread from a baking facility in which the bread is baked and packaged, said method comprising:
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a. providing a system-operator central computer for performing the steps of;
(i) electronically receiving promotional specifications for generating promotional materials on behalf of a client;
(ii) electronically receiving purchase-order information for a specific retailer;
(iii) generating, based on at least one of said promotional specifications and purchase-order information, a first set of instructions for packaging a bread product; and
(iv) generating, based on at least one of said promotional specifications and purchase-order information, a second set of instructions for including said promotional materials with said bread product;
b. transmitting said first set of instructions to a bagging-system computer at the baking facility, wherein said bagging-system computer uses said first set of instructions to automatically control the operation of a bagging system located at the baking facility; and
c. transmitting said second set of instructions to a coupon-targeting system computer, wherein said coupon-targeting system computer uses said second set of instructions to automatically control the operation of a coupon-targeting system located at the baking facility. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for distributing promotional material with a package of bread from a baking facility in which the bread is baked and packaged, said method comprising:
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a. providing a system-operator central computer for performing the steps of;
(i) receiving promotional specifications for generating promotional materials on behalf of a client;
(ii) receiving purchase-order information for a specific retailer;
(iii) generating, based on at least one of said promotional specifications and purchase-order information, a first set of instructions for packaging a bread product; and
(iv) generating, based on at least one of said promotional specifications and purchase-order information, a second set of instructions for including said promotional materials with said bread product;
b. transmitting said first set of instructions to a bagging-system computer at the baking facility, wherein said bagging-system computer uses said first set of instructions to automatically control the operation of a bagging system located at the baking facility; and
c. transmitting said second set of instructions to a coupon-targeting system computer, wherein said coupon-targeting system computer uses said second set of instructions to automatically control the operation of a coupon-targeting system located at the baking facility, wherein the coupon-targeting system uses said second set of instructions to automatically insert a first packet into said package of bread and removably affix a second packet to the outside of the package of bread based on one or more factors selected from the group consisting of the specific type of bread product to be packaged, the specific wrapper to be used for packaging the bread product, and a retail destination of said package of bread, each of said first- and second packets containing one or more pieces of said promotional materials. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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