Business method for promoting goods and services of providers
First Claim
1. A business method for promoting goods and services of providers, comprising:
- designating a group of targeted direct mail recipients, said recipients comprising new residents having relocated from one zip code to a predetermined zip code;
dividing the new residents into segments according to segmentation criteria selected from a group consisting of anticipated needs of the new residents, past behavior of the new residents, and demographic profiles of the new residents;
generating a plurality of direct mail items comprising provider promotions;
using the segmentation criteria, preselecting from the plurality of direct mail items provider promotions relevant to each of the segments of new residents having relocated to the predetermined zip code;
marking each of the preselected direct mail items with a machine-readable ID code unique to each of the new residents,sorting the preselected direct mail items by their respective codes into cooperative mail packages, each mail package containing multiple items with common codes;
forwarding the mail packages to respective new residents;
after redemption of a direct mail item by a new resident, scanning the code using a reader and electronically linking it with the recipient'"'"'s demographics information contained in the electronic database; and
generating a report based on the direct mail items redeemed, said report comprising a geographic map which plots respective geographic locations of new residents.
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Abstract
A business method for promoting goods and services of providers includes the steps of designating a group of targeted recipients, and storing demographics information of each recipient in an electronic database. A plurality of direct mail items including provider promotions is generated, and each marked with a machine-readable ID code unique to each of the recipients. The direct mail items are sorted by their respective ID codes into cooperative mail packages, each mail package containing multiple items with common ID codes. The mail packages are then forwarded to respective recipients. After redemption of a direct mail item by a recipient, the ID code is read and electronically linked with the recipient'"'"'s demographics information contained in the electronic database. A report is generated based on the direct mail items redeemed. The report may include a geographic map which plots respective locations of recipients, and/or a listing of receipts grouped into a plurality of demographics segments.
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20 Claims
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1. A business method for promoting goods and services of providers, comprising:
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designating a group of targeted direct mail recipients, said recipients comprising new residents having relocated from one zip code to a predetermined zip code; dividing the new residents into segments according to segmentation criteria selected from a group consisting of anticipated needs of the new residents, past behavior of the new residents, and demographic profiles of the new residents; generating a plurality of direct mail items comprising provider promotions; using the segmentation criteria, preselecting from the plurality of direct mail items provider promotions relevant to each of the segments of new residents having relocated to the predetermined zip code; marking each of the preselected direct mail items with a machine-readable ID code unique to each of the new residents, sorting the preselected direct mail items by their respective codes into cooperative mail packages, each mail package containing multiple items with common codes; forwarding the mail packages to respective new residents; after redemption of a direct mail item by a new resident, scanning the code using a reader and electronically linking it with the recipient'"'"'s demographics information contained in the electronic database; and generating a report based on the direct mail items redeemed, said report comprising a geographic map which plots respective geographic locations of new residents. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A business method for promoting goods and services of providers, comprising:
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designating a group of targeted direct mail recipients, said recipients comprising new residents having relocated from one zip code to a predetermined zip code; storing demographics information of each new resident in an electronic database; dividing the new residents into segments according to segmentation criteria selected from a group consisting of anticipated needs of the new residents, past behavior of the new residents, and demographic profiles of the new residents; generating a plurality of direct mail items comprising provider promotions; using the segmentation criteria, preselecting from the plurality of direct mail items provider promotions relevant to each of the segments of new residents having relocated to the predetermined zip code; marking each of the preselected direct mail items with a machine-readable ID code unique to each of the new residents; sorting the preselected direct mail items by their respective codes into cooperative mail packages, each mail package containing multiple items with common codes; forwarding the mail packages to respective new residents; after redemption of a direct mail item by a new resident, scanning the code using a reader and electronically linking it with the recipient'"'"'s demographics information contained in the electronic database; and generating a report based on the direct mail items redeemed, said report comprising a listing of new residents grouped into a plurality of lifestage classifications based on age and children. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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