Collaborative marketing mangement systems
First Claim
1. ) A collaborative marketing management system, relating to at least one managed collaborative marketing business, comprising the steps of:
- a) acquiring at least one profile from at least one plurality of potential members;
b) receiving at least one marketing agreement each from such at least one plurality of potential members;
c) approving such received marketing agreements, wherein members are determinable;
d) determining at least one first such identity-known member desiring to send at least one shared marketing message, shared with at least one other second identity-unknown member, to at least one plurality of proposed recipients; and
e) determining an identity of at least one sharing second member desiring to join such at least one shared marketing message to be sent to such at least one plurality of proposed recipients.
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Abstract
Collaborative marketing systems for creating and streamlining effective and privacy-protected partner marketing opportunities for companies. They permit companies to become members of a partnership network of companies to gain exposure to customers of some of the other members companies'"'"' customers, yet keep their own customer database private. Each member agrees to introduce other member companies to their customers and can request to be introduced to the customers of other members as part of a defined event awareness initiative which may be implemented through email, direct mail or any other communication method. Provided are systems to promote rapid and continued growth of the partnership network and therefore marketing opportunities for members including cost sharing, event awareness initiative scheduling, planning and execution, and results tracking. The systems simplify, automate, standardize and leverage marketing partnership processes and are also intended to create and manage multiple networks of participating companies.
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38 Claims
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1. ) A collaborative marketing management system, relating to at least one managed collaborative marketing business, comprising the steps of:
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a) acquiring at least one profile from at least one plurality of potential members;
b) receiving at least one marketing agreement each from such at least one plurality of potential members;
c) approving such received marketing agreements, wherein members are determinable;
d) determining at least one first such identity-known member desiring to send at least one shared marketing message, shared with at least one other second identity-unknown member, to at least one plurality of proposed recipients; and
e) determining an identity of at least one sharing second member desiring to join such at least one shared marketing message to be sent to such at least one plurality of proposed recipients. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. ) A collaborative marketing management system relating to computer-managing at least one managed collaborative marketing business, comprising in combination:
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a) computer interface means for acquiring at least one profile from at least one plurality of potential members;
b) computer interface means for permitting at least one first such identity-known member to send at least one shared marketing message, shared with at least one other second member, to at least one plurality of proposed recipients; and
c) computer interface means for permitting at least one sharing second member desiring to join such at least one shared marketing message to be sent to such at least one plurality of proposed recipients. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. ) A collaborative marketing management system computer program relating to computer-managing at least one managed collaborative marketing business, comprising the steps of:
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a) storing at least one profile from at least one plurality of potential members;
b) authorizing at least one first such identity-known member to send at least one shared marketing message, shared with at least one other second member, to at a one plurality of proposed recipients; and
c) authorizing at least one sharing second member to join such at least one shared marketing message to be sent to such at least one plurality of proposed recipients. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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