Stored seller contact information marketing

• US 20060259368A1
• Filed: 05/12/2005
• Published: 11/16/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 05/12/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: John Patrick Mccarthy, Michael Edward Mccarthy
• Original Assignee: John Patrick Mccarthy, Michael Edward Mccarthy
• Inventors: McCarthy, John Patrick, McCarthy, Michael Edward
• Application Number:
  US11/127,169
• Publication Number:
  US 20060259368A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/26
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]

Abstract

This marketing method has a seller or party affiliated with the seller motivate at least one consumer or at least one other business (seller, company) to store or allow someone else to store the seller'"'"'s contact information into a possession of theirs. The motivation for the consumer or other sellers for having the seller'"'"'s contact information stored into a possession(s) of theirs would typically be some form of compensation such as money, but could be other things. Typically when the consumer stores the seller'"'"'s contact information it will become readily available to him/her for extended periods of time and in many places increasing the likelihood that he/she will do business with the seller because of the ease at which the seller'"'"'s contact information would be obtained.

Claims

1. A method consisting of a seller or party affiliated with said seller providing compensation to at least one consumer for storing or allowing said seller or said party affiliated with said seller to store said seller'"'"'s contact information into at least one of said consumer'"'"'s possessions.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein said compensation is money.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein said compensation is an item.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein said contact information is said seller'"'"'s phone number.

5. The method of claim 1 further including said contact information being stored under the name of at least one product or service said sellers provides.

6. The method of claim 1 further including said contact information being stored under the name of said seller.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein said possession is a phone.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein said possession is an electronic device.

9. The method of claim 1 further including said consumer being compensated for storing said seller'"'"'s contact information once.

10. The method of claim 1 further including said consumer being compensated for storing multiple types of said seller'"'"'s contact information.

11. The method of claim 1 further including said consumer being compensated for keeping said contact information stored.

12. A business method consisting of a seller or party affiliated with said seller providing compensation to at least one other business for selling or providing products containing said seller'"'"'s contact information in said products.

21. A business method consisting of a seller or party affiliated with said seller advertising through Television, Radio or Computer asking consumers to store said seller'"'"'s contact information.

13. The method of claim 21 wherein said product is any electronic device.

14. The method of claim 21 wherein said product is a cell phone.

15. The method of claim 21 wherein said contact information is said seller'"'"'s phone number.

16. The method of claim 21 further including said business selling said products to another business.

17. The method of claim 21 further including said business selling product to consumers.

18. The method of claim 21 further including consumer who buys said business'"'"'s products being motivated to keep said seller'"'"'s contact information stored.

19. The method of claim 21 further including at least 5 said sellers compensating said business.

20. The method of claim 21 further including at least 10 said sellers compensating said business.

22. An electronic device with memory storage capabilities, said device provided by a first business and said electronic device having the contact information of at least one business other than said first business pre-programmed in the memory of said electronic device prior to being sold or provided to the end user of said electronic device, whenever said at least one other businesses having provided compensation for the placement of it'"'"'s contact information in said electronic device.

23. The device of claim 22 wherein said one or more other businesses comprises at least five businesses, with each said business providing compensation for placement of its contact information to be preprogrammed in said electronic device.

24. The device of claim 22 wherein said electronic device is a cell phone.

25. The device of claim 22 wherein said electronic device is an electronic device with memory storage capabilities