Content delivery method
First Claim
1. A method for sending content to a target audience using a server in communication with two or more devices and a database;
- the database including a marketing dataset containing a list of consumers, characteristic data for each consumer, and contact data for each consumer;
the method comprising the steps of;
a) the server receiving from each of the two or more devices a content selection, wherein each content selection is associated with a content provider account;
a1) the server receiving from each of the two or more devices a delivery method selection, each delivery method selection associated with one of the content selections;
b) the server receiving from each of the two or more devices a characteristic criteria selection associated with each content selection;
c) the server receiving from each of the two or more devices a geographic criteria selection associated with each content selection, wherein the characteristic criteria selection and the geographic criteria selection associated with each content selection defines a target audience selection for the associated content selection;
d) the server generating a target audience list for each content selection, wherein each target audience list includes a subset of the list of consumers from the marketing dataset, wherein the characteristic data for each consumer on each content selection'"'"'s target audience list includes the characteristic criteria selection of the associated content selection, and wherein the contact data for each consumer on each content selection'"'"'s target audience list includes a location indicator matching the geographic criteria selection of the associated content selection;
e) the server saving in the database, target audience data for each consumer in each target audience list, wherein the target audience data indicates the one or more target audience lists on which the consumer is included;
f) the server generating a personalized content output associated with each consumer included in each of the target audience lists based on the target audience data, wherein the personalized content output includes the content selection associated with each of the one or more target audience lists on which the consumer is included or the content selection associated with a subset of the one or more target audience lists on which the consumer is included, wherein each personalized content output includes a plurality of content selections associated with a common delivery method selection;
f1) the server prioritizing each of the plurality of content selections included in the personalized content outputs for each consumer;
g) the server determining whether a quantity of the prioritized content selections is greater than a threshold amount;
g1) responsive to the quantity of prioritized content selections being less than or equal to the threshold amount, the server sending each of the personalized content outputs to the associated consumer via the corresponding common delivery method selection; and
g2) responsive to the quantity of prioritized content selections being greater than the threshold amount, the server sending (1) a first amount equal to the threshold amount of higher prioritized content selections in each of the personalized content outputs to the associated consumer via the corresponding common delivery method selection and (2) a second amount of lower prioritized content selections in each of the personalized content outputs to the associated consumer via a second delivery method.
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Abstract
A method for sending content to a target audience uses a server in communication with a device and a database to create and customize a content selection, such as an advertisement, and to select a target audience meeting a characteristic criteria selection and a geographic criteria selection. The server generates and sends a personalized content output, including the content selection, to the target audience using digital or print delivery methods. The method may also include consumers interacting with content providers through a website or application. The consumers may customize the content that is received and the delivery method. The method may also include an incentive program for consumers.
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1. A method for sending content to a target audience using a server in communication with two or more devices and a database;
- the database including a marketing dataset containing a list of consumers, characteristic data for each consumer, and contact data for each consumer;
the method comprising the steps of;a) the server receiving from each of the two or more devices a content selection, wherein each content selection is associated with a content provider account; a1) the server receiving from each of the two or more devices a delivery method selection, each delivery method selection associated with one of the content selections; b) the server receiving from each of the two or more devices a characteristic criteria selection associated with each content selection; c) the server receiving from each of the two or more devices a geographic criteria selection associated with each content selection, wherein the characteristic criteria selection and the geographic criteria selection associated with each content selection defines a target audience selection for the associated content selection; d) the server generating a target audience list for each content selection, wherein each target audience list includes a subset of the list of consumers from the marketing dataset, wherein the characteristic data for each consumer on each content selection'"'"'s target audience list includes the characteristic criteria selection of the associated content selection, and wherein the contact data for each consumer on each content selection'"'"'s target audience list includes a location indicator matching the geographic criteria selection of the associated content selection; e) the server saving in the database, target audience data for each consumer in each target audience list, wherein the target audience data indicates the one or more target audience lists on which the consumer is included; f) the server generating a personalized content output associated with each consumer included in each of the target audience lists based on the target audience data, wherein the personalized content output includes the content selection associated with each of the one or more target audience lists on which the consumer is included or the content selection associated with a subset of the one or more target audience lists on which the consumer is included, wherein each personalized content output includes a plurality of content selections associated with a common delivery method selection; f1) the server prioritizing each of the plurality of content selections included in the personalized content outputs for each consumer; g) the server determining whether a quantity of the prioritized content selections is greater than a threshold amount; g1) responsive to the quantity of prioritized content selections being less than or equal to the threshold amount, the server sending each of the personalized content outputs to the associated consumer via the corresponding common delivery method selection; and g2) responsive to the quantity of prioritized content selections being greater than the threshold amount, the server sending (1) a first amount equal to the threshold amount of higher prioritized content selections in each of the personalized content outputs to the associated consumer via the corresponding common delivery method selection and (2) a second amount of lower prioritized content selections in each of the personalized content outputs to the associated consumer via a second delivery method. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
- the database including a marketing dataset containing a list of consumers, characteristic data for each consumer, and contact data for each consumer;
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