First in Home Marketing Method

• US 20090299839A1
• Filed: 05/27/2008
• Published: 12/03/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 05/27/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Dan Whitfield, Jason Uhl
• Original Assignee: Dan Whitfield, Jason Uhl
• Inventors: Whitfield, Dan, Uhl, Jason
• Application Number:
  US12/127,168
• Publication Number:
  US 20090299839A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/14.11
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0208 Trade or exchange of goods or services in exchange for incentives or rewards
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0213 Consumer transaction fees
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/16 Real estate

Abstract

Time is of the essence when advertising to new homeowners. The present invention is an advertising technique that enables advertisers to reach new homeowners at the time of closing of the new homeowner'"'"'s home purchase. Hence, advertisers advertising via the present invention are able to reach potential customers at least several days, even weeks, if not months, before other advertisers using conventional approaches.

Claims

1. A method of advertising to new homeowners, the method comprising the steps of:

receiving an advertising package, wherein said advertising package comprises one or more advertisements associated with one or more vendors, and

transferring said advertising package to a buyer of real estate or an agent of said buyer, wherein the step of transferring occurs before or on a day of closing a real estate transaction involving said real estate.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said one or more advertisements comprise a gift card.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein said gift card includes an amount of money honored by a particular vendor.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein said advertising package comprises a gift basket.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein said one or more vendors are geographically located in a locality of said real estate.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the steps of receiving and transferring are performed by a title or escrow company.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of assembling further comprises the steps of:

forming one or more contracts with said one or more vendors to advertise in said advertisement package.

7. A method of advertising to new homeowners, the method comprising the steps of:

assembling an advertising package, wherein said advertising package comprises one or more advertisements associated with one or more vendors, and

transferring said advertising package to an entity facilitating a closing of a real estate transaction, wherein said entity provides said advertising package to a buyer or an agent of said buyer before or on a day that said closing of a real estate transaction is set to occur.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein said one or more advertisements comprise a gift card.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein said gift card includes an amount of money honored by a particular vendor.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein said advertising package comprises a gift basket.

11. The method of claim 7, wherein said one or more vendors are geographically located in a locality of said real estate.

13. A method of advertising to new homeowners, the method comprising the steps of:

generating a lead prior to closing of a real estate transaction involving real property, wherein said lead comprises information associated with a buyer of said real property and/or said real property, and

communicating said lead to a party, prior to said closing, whom is not involved in said closing.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the step of generating a lead is performed by a facilitator of said closing.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein the step of generating a lead is performed by a party privy to said information.

16. The method of claim 13, wherein said information comprises data selected from the group consisting of:

identity of said buyer, current address of said buyer, address of said real property, and a combination thereof.

17. The method of claim 13, wherein said party comprises an entity selected from the group consisting of:

information broker, advertiser, and provider of an advertising package.

18. The method of claim 13, further comprising the steps of:

assembling an advertising package, wherein said advertising package comprises one or more advertisements associated with one or more vendors, and

transferring said advertising package to an entity facilitating said closing, wherein said entity provides said advertising package to a buyer or an agent of said buyer before or on a day that said closing is set to occur.