WO2003013007A2 - System and method of providing wireless marketing incentives - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to electronic transmission of advertising messages over wireless networks.
- the present invention relates to the transmission of interactive advertisements that include an incentive for replying with contact information for the recipient of the advertising.
- the consumer Once inside the store, the consumer must seek out the advertised special items, and items for which the coupons can be redeemed at purchase.
- the store can sometimes track the source of the coupon and judge the effectiveness of that advertising on the consumer.
- the company has no way of determining how the consumer heard of the sale, and cannot judge the effectiveness of its different methods of advertising.
- Advertising over TV, radio, and printed media allow the store or goods supplier to tell the consumer about what the store has to offer or what products the manufacturer has available.
- One major drawback with this type of advertising is that it works in only one direction, from the store to the individual. The store does not have the ability to track the effectiveness of this advertising directly. Sometimes advertisers will encourage consumers to refer to a specific advertisement to get a specific discount. Advertisers then collect these statistics and indirectly infer the response to an advertising campaign.
- This type of advertising includes Web pages, email, and other "pop up" type advertising, such as banners, seen via the Internet.
- One advantage to this type of advertising is that you can monitor an individual's activity based on his or her clicking on your hyperlink advertisement, or responding to your email.
- Electronic two-way advertising allows for a direct indication of effectiveness of the advertising campaign.
- the major drawback to the current method of electronic two-way advertising is that the consumer can only be reached while he or she is at a computer. The consumer surfing the Web may shop over the Web. However determining the connection between activity that takes place over the Internet and the activity that takes place inside the store is difficult.
- a company's current customers may not even know that the company has an Internet presence, and will not visit the site unless provided some incentive. Also, even if a consumer's attention is directed to the fact that a company has a
- the profile information is provided by the subscriber based on voluntary information that is not updated.
- the subscriber may be subjective and incomplete in providing this information, and as her consumer habits change over time, the information may become outdated.
- the system also may provide WAP URL downloads. That is, a customer listening to one of the short advertisements is offered the opportunity to get the URL sent to his cellular phone. Internet-ready phones would get a Web page, whereas others would just get a display of the URL itself. However, someone who gets the URL on his telephone may not ever actually visit the Web site, and someone getting an annoying tiny Web page on his phone's display is not likely to spend time (or money) at the site.
- coupon promotions to attract consumers.
- Typical e-commerce couponing is a process by which, when ordering from a retail Web site, a coupon number can be entered in an appropriate field for a discount on the order.
- the "coupon” may have been delivered by e-mail or even in a USPS delivered catalog.
- Many retailers use this form of couponing as an incentive to visit the Web site.
- the consumer must already have been targeted. That is, the retailer must already have identified that consumer as a current or potential customer, and must have that consumer's address (physical or e-mail) in order to send the coupon.
- Another system currently being used to draw potential consumers to Web sites links a user's television set to a computer, so that advertisements shown during a television broadcast can provide an instant, direct link to an associated Web site via the computer.
- This system also includes a scanning device, also connected to the computer, for scanning code patterns in print media and from other surfaces such as product packaging, which also will bring the user to an associated Web site.
- this system requires that users be members of a service, and the members have to actively do something to make use of the system. Further, the system does not work with a stand-alone computer; the computer must be electrically connected for communication with a television in order for the user to take advantage of the system. Unless the household has a LAN, viewing of the Web sites provided by the system must take place at the computer connected to the television. Thus, while the system satisfies its particular purpose, it is quite inconvenient. It is most useful for shut-ins or other users who spend a great deal of time watching television, for whom it is worthwhile to dedicate a computer to the television set up.
- a system and method for transmitting advertising materials to a consumer as he enters a store allows the consumer to respond to the advertising materials in such a way that the store can identify the individual consumer and track his purchases or activities in the store.
- Permissive advertising is facilitated by initiating communications with consumers, gaining their permission to continue the advertisement, and following up with additional electronic messages such as email messages containing weekly specials or other correspondence.
- This invention utilizes a low power radio transmitter and receiver utilizing a standard communications protocol.
- a store sets up an advertising station consisting of a computer capable of formatting messages, and a data transceiver such as a Bluetooth module. The data transceiver sends data to all consumers who have the appropriate receiving hardware such as a Bluetooth enabled mobile phone.
- the base station sends current advertising specials to the consumer's mobile device when he enters the store.
- This electronic circular will have information about products at the store and will have links to the store's Web site, or other method of communicating with the store. Additionally, the consumer will have the ability to respond to the electronic circular. The consumer may key in a response to the electronic circular, and this response may include the consumer's phone number, email address, or other identifying code.
- the consumer has responded to the message sent to his mobile device and can then press a key to have the store server send an e-mail message to his home, or to another designated PC. This e-mail message will include further information and the URL to the store's Web site. Thus begins a crucial permission marketing link between the store and the consumer.
- a wireless incentive marketing system includes a terminal broadcasting electronic signals representing information redeemable in a separate commercial transaction, and a receiver accepting the electronic signals representing information redeemable in a separate commercial transaction.
- the terminal may have a fixed location, and may be located in a public forum.
- the receiver may have a variable location, and may be a cellular telephone, a portable communication device, or a PDA.
- a wireless incentive marketing system includes a terminal controlled by a first contracting party broadcasting electronic signals representing information redeemable in a separate commercial transaction, and a receiver controlled by a second contracting party accepting the electronic signals representing information redeemable in a separate commercial transaction.
- the terminal may have a fixed location, and may be located in a public forum.
- the receiver may have a variable location, and may be a cellular telephone, a portable communication device, or a PDA.
- a wireless incentive marketing system includes a terminal controlled by a merchant broadcasting electronic signals representing information redeemable in a separate commercial transaction, and a receiver controlled by a consumer accepting the electronic signals representing information redeemable in a separate commercial transaction.
- the terminal may have a fixed location, and may be located in a public forum.
- the receiver may have a variable location, and may be a cellular telephone, a portable communication device, or a PDA.
- a wireless incentive marketing system includes a terminal controlled by a merchant broadcasting electronic signals representing information redeemable in a separate commercial transaction between the merchant and a consumer, and a receiver controlled by the consumer accepting the electronic signals representing information redeemable in a separate commercial transaction between the merchant and the consumer.
- the terminal may have a fixed location, and may be located in a public forum, such as on the merchant's premises.
- the receiver may have a variable location, and may be a cellular telephone, a portable communication device, or a PDA.
- a wireless incentive marketing system includes a terminal controlled by a merchant broadcasting electronic signals representing information for use in a separate commercial transaction between the merchant and a consumer, and a receiver controlled by the consumer accepting the electronic signals representing information for use in the separate commercial transaction between the merchant and the consumer.
- the electronic signals preferably are broadcast using a standard protocol, such as that provided by a Bluetooth network.
- at least a portion of the information provides instructions to the consumer for obtaining the merchant's offered discounts.
- at least a portion of the information describes the merchant's products or services or both offered for sale at a discounted price.
- at least a portion of the information provides the merchant's web site URL.
- at least a portion of the information is an offer by the merchant to transmit an electronic coupon to the consumer in exchange for the consumer providing the consumer's electronic mail address to the merchant.
- a method of providing a wireless incentive marketing system includes at least one merchant transmitter broadcasting electronic signals representing invitation offer information for use in a separate commercial transaction between a merchant and a consumer, a portable device receiving the electronic signals representing invitation offer information for use in the separate commercial transaction between the merchant and the consumer, the consumer performing at least a portion of the separate commercial transaction by transmitting electronic signals representing invitation acceptance information for completing the separate commercial transaction from the portable device to a merchant server, and the merchant server transmitting electronic signals representing advertising offer information for use in subsequent commercial transactions between the merchant and the consumer to a consumer-defined electronic mailbox provided by the consumer as part of the electronic signals representing invitation acceptance information.
- At least a portion of the invitation offer information provides instructions to the consumer for obtaining the merchant's offered discounts.
- at least a portion of the invitation offer information describes the merchant's products or services or both offered for sale at a discounted price.
- at least a portion of the invitation offer information includes an electronic coupon redeemable by the consumer for the merchant's products or services or both.
- at least a portion of the invitation offer information includes the merchant's web site URL.
- all the at least one merchant transmitter are located on the merchant's premises.
- at least one of the at least one merchant transmitter is located proximate to an entrance to the merchant's premises.
- the broadcasting is accomplished using a low power short range transmitter.
- the transmitter uses the IEEE 802.1 lb communication standard, the Bluetooth communication standard, or a home radio frequency communication standard.
- the device may be a cellular telephone, a portable communication device, or a PDA.
- at least a portion of the invitation acceptance information includes an electronic coupon redeemed by the consumer for the merchant's products or services or both.
- at least a portion of the invitation acceptance information includes the consumer's electronic mailbox address.
- at least a portion of the invitation acceptance information includes the consumer's contact information.
- at least a portion of the invitation acceptance information includes the consumer granting permission to the merchant to transmit advertising offer information to the consumer.
- the consumer transmits electronic signals representing invitation acceptance information from the device to the merchant server using an electronic docking port.
- the electronic docking port is located proximate to a the merchant's cash register.
- the method further includes a merchant network transmitting electronic signals representing invitation offer information to the merchant server.
- the merchant network is a local area network, or a wide area network.
- a method of providing a wireless incentive marketing system includes at least one merchant transmitter broadcasting electronic signals representing advertising information, a portable device receiving the electronic signals representing advertising information for use in commercial transactions between a merchant and a consumer, the portable device transmitting electronic signals representing response information for use in commercial transactions between the merchant and the consumer, a merchant server receiving the electronic signals representing response information for use in commercial transactions between the merchant and the consumer, and the merchant server transmitting electronic signals representing advertising offer information for use in subsequent commercial transactions between the merchant and the consumer to a consumer- defined electronic mailbox provided by the consumer as part of the electronic signals representing response information.
- the advertising information is a request to the consumer asking the consumer to opt-in in order to receive further information from the merchant.
- At least a portion of the response information is an answer to the merchant's request to the consumer to opt-in in order to receive further information from the merchant.
- at least a portion of the advertising information is a request to the consumer asking for the consumer's electronic mailbox address.
- at least a portion of the response information is an answer to the merchant's request to the consumer asking for the consumer's electronic mailbox address.
- all the at least one merchant transmitters are located on the merchant's premises.
- at least one of the at least one merchant transmitter is located proximate to an entrance to the merchant's premises.
- the broadcasting is accomplished using a low power short range transmitter.
- the transmitter uses the IEEE 802.1 lb communication standard, the Bluetooth communication standard, or a home RF communication standard.
- the device may be a cellular telephone, a portable communication device, or a PDA.
- the response information includes an electronic coupon redeemed by the consumer for the merchant's products or services or both.
- at least a portion of the response information includes the consumer's electronic mailbox address.
- at least a portion of the response information includes the consumer's contact information.
- at least a portion of the response information includes the consumer granting permission to the merchant to transmit advertising offer information to the consumer.
- the consumer transmits electronic signals representing response information from the device to the merchant server using an electronic docking port.
- the electronic docking port is located proximate to a the merchant's cash register.
- the method further includes a merchant network transmitting electronic signals representing advertising information to the merchant server.
- the merchant network is a local area network or a wide area network.
- a method of providing a wireless incentive marketing system includes at least one first merchant transmitter broadcasting electronic signals representing invitation offer information for use in a separate commercial transaction between a merchant and a consumer, at least one second merchant transmitter broadcasting electronic signals representing specific product discount information for use in a separate commercial transaction between a merchant and a consumer, a portable device receiving the electronic signals representing invitation offer information and specific product discount information for use in the separate commercial transaction between the merchant and the consumer, the consumer performing at least a portion of the separate commercial transaction by transmitting electronic signals representing invitation acceptance information for completing the separate commercial transaction from the portable device to a merchant server, and the merchant server transmitting electronic signals representing advertising offer information for use in subsequent commercial transactions between the merchant and the consumer to a consumer-defined electronic mailbox provided by the consumer as part of the electronic signals representing invitation acceptance information.
- At least a portion of the invitation offer information provides instructions to the consumer for obtaining the merchant's offered discounts.
- at least a portion of the invitation offer information describes the merchant's products or services or both offered for sale at a discounted price.
- at least a portion of the invitation offer information includes an electronic coupon redeemable by the consumer for the merchant's products or services or both.
- at least a portion of the invitation offer information includes the merchant's web site URL.
- all the at least one first merchant transmitter are located on the merchant's premises.
- at least one of the at least one first merchant transmitter is located proximate to an entrance to the merchant's premises.
- all the at least one second merchant transmitter are located on the merchant's premises.
- the broadcasting is accomplished using a low power short range transmitter.
- the transmitter uses the IEEE 802.11b communication standard, the Bluetooth communication standard, or a home radio frequency communication standard.
- the device is a cellular telephone, a portable communication device, or a PDA.
- at least a portion of the invitation acceptance information includes an electronic coupon redeemed by the consumer for the merchant's products or services or both.
- at least a portion of the invitation acceptance information includes the consumer's electronic mailbox address.
- at least a portion of the invitation acceptance information includes the consumer's contact information.
- at least a portion of the invitation acceptance information includes the consumer granting permission to the merchant to transmit advertising offer information to the consumer.
- the consumer transmits electronic signals representing invitation acceptance information from the device to the merchant server using an electronic docking port.
- the electronic docking port is located proximate to a the merchant's cash register.
- the method further includes a merchant network transmitting electronic signals representing invitation offer information to the merchant server.
- the merchant network is a local area network or a wide area network.
- Fig. 1 is a block diagram of the apparatus of the invention.
- Fig. 2 is an exemplary layout of a retail outlet, showing advantageous placement locations for different components of the apparatus of the invention.
- Fig. 3 is a block diagram of an exemplary store advertising terminal component of the apparatus of the invention.
- An advantage of the system of the present invention is that it can initiate communications with the consumer at the store (or other retail location or spectator event) and carries that relationship through both the physical shopping (or spectator) experience and activities on the Web.
- the present invention is implemented through the use of a device that will transmit directly to hardware that the general population already uses, such as a mobile phone.
- the present invention includes a business method, by which commerce is encouraged.
- the business method includes providing an incentive to a consumer located at a public forum, to access a Web site that is associated with a marketing entity that is represented at the public forum.
- the incentive may include a token, preferably electronic, that is redeemable at the public forum, and that is given in exchange for contact information about the consumer and permission to communicate with the consumer via the contact information.
- the contact information may include an e-mail address.
- the further communication with the consumer may include an e-mail message, which includes the URL of the Web site, and may include a further incentive to visit the Web site.
- the e- mail message may include a hyperlink directly to the Web site.
- the business method may be implemented by the process of the invention, which includes automatically providing a message to a person carrying a portable communications device when that person enters a particular public forum.
- the message may include a greeting, and a token that is redeemable at the public forum for a discount on goods or services provided by a marketing entity that is represented at the forum.
- the token is given to the person in exchange for additional contact information, such as a personal e-mail address, and permission to contact the person at the e-mail address.
- the URL of a Web site for the marketing entity is also given in the message, to facilitate the person's visiting the Web site, even if the person denies permission for future contact.
- the marketing entity sends an e-mail message to the person at the e- mail address provided by the person.
- the e-mail message includes the URL of the Web site, and preferably includes a hyperlink directly to the site.
- the e-mail message may also include an incentive to visit the site, such as the promise of an additional discount token when the site is visited. That token may be redeemable at the public forum, or when making purchases at the Web site. Redemption of the token may also require registration of the person at the Web site, or information about the person may be gathered by the marketing entity through the use of "cookies". Additional features may be provided by the process of the invention.
- the public forum is a retail store
- additional tokens in the form of coupons may be electronically provided to the consumer as he or she passes items corresponding to the coupons.
- a list of items that are on sale may be included in a message sent to the consumer as he or she enters the store.
- the public forum is a sporting event such as a baseball game
- unique opportunities to participate in between-inning activities such as sports trivia quizzes may be sent in the form of electronic messages.
- the public forum is a trade show at a convention center
- additional messaging in the form of presentation alerts may be provided to the consumer.
- the apparatus of the invention may use a low power short range transmitter compliant with emerging standards, such as IEEE 802.1 lb, bluetooth, or home RF. As standards emerge and change, other standards may also be used, as applicable. It is most advantageous to use an open standard for communications between a fixed terminal and a mobile application carried by the consumer to initiate the correspondence between the store and the consumer.
- the apparatus of the present invention includes a base station capable of receiving advertisements and associated data from a central source (e.g., an advertising agency), electronically distributing these advertisements to consumers as they enter the target public forum (e.g., store, convention center, sports arena), and monitoring the response of the consumer to the advertisements.
- a central source e.g., an advertising agency
- Some advantages to this system include the ability to transmit advertising or other useful information directly to an individual consumer while he is at a store or other public forum, the ability to monitor a consumer's response, the ability to distribute coupons and other discounts as electronic tokens without the cost associated with printed offers, the ability to establish electronic communications with customers, and promotion of the use of permissive advertising relationships.
- a preferred embodiment of this invention includes a transceiver placed at the entrance of a retail outlet or other public forum such that when a consumer enters the forum, an electronic message is automatically sent to the consumer, preferably using a standard protocol such as that provided by a Bluetooth network. This message would alert the consumer as to what items are on sale at that forum and how to take advantage of other discounts. If the consumer is interested in receiving more information or wants to allow additional permissive advertising, he or she responds using his or her mobile phone, in this example by using a Bluetooth data link. To entice the consumer to provide his e- mail address to administrators of the advertising, the administrators can offer to send an electronic coupon to the consumer via e-mail, to be used to get future discounts.
- the Bluetooth marketing terminal sends a message to the consumer's mobile phone that he has received an electronic coupon. If the consumer chooses to use the discount, he simply brings his mobile phone to the checkout and sends the coupon information to a receiver at the cash register.
- a store advertising server (1) receives preformatted messages from the LAN or WAN at the forum.
- the server sends the messages to the store entrance terminal (3), which in turn sends a message with an attached electronic discount coupon to the consumer's appliance (4) (e.g., mobile phone) as he enters the store.
- the consumer's appliance (4) e.g., mobile phone
- the consumer wants to use the electronic coupon at the checkout, he responds to the advertising server using his mobile appliance (4).
- the consumer provides the store with an e-mail address to which the store can send future discounts. This action gives the store permission to continue permissive marketing via the Internet.
- the store advertising server then sends e-mail messages about future sales and discounts to the consumer's computer (2), which in turn points the consumer to the store's Web site (5). An additional opportunity to gain the consumer's permission to continue marketing occurs at the store's check out. If the consumer wants to take advantage of discounts, he can use his mobile appliance (4) to communicate with the store's checkout
- Fig. 2 shows an exemplary layout of a store utilizing the system of the present invention.
- Bluetooth terminals are positioned at key locations throughout the store (1-4).
- the store sends a message to the consumer as he or she enters.
- additional messages are sent about products and discounts using terminals placed in the aisles (3).
- Terminal 4 controls the store's operations and communicates with an e-mail server for customer follow up.
- Fig. 3 shows an exemplary block diagram of a store's advertising terminal of the present invention.
- This terminal includes a host and a communications module.
- the host can be a stand-alone computer, networked computer, or microprocessor.
- the communications module may be an integrated Bluetooth module, or other standard wireless data module capable of receiving data from a microprocessor.
- the present invention has been described as a stand-alone system, and can be used as such to provide the advantages of the business method described herein. Further, the process of the invention may be adapted for use with conventional systems, in order to enhance the features of these systems and improve the effectiveness of the advertising performed by these systems, thereby also providing a better method of doing business.
- the present invention may be adopted for use with the cellular telephone advertising system described previously.
- the present invention includes no requirement for a telephone call to be placed in order to use the inventive system.
- the process of the present invention works with a cell phone user whether or not that user is a customer of the telephone service provider using the advertising system.
- the present invention can function as an independent system that provides the telephone service provider with information, such as updated profile information for their customers.
- certain information can be provided to the telephone service provider (with the customer's permission, obtained at registration) to provide profiling updates that help refine their advertising efforts.
- the cellular phone user is not a customer of that telephone service provider, the user can be offered an opportunity to try the telephone service as he's leaving the store. That is, after checking out, the system of the present invention can detect that he's leaving the store, and send him a message offering, for example, a free two-minute call in exchange for listening to an advertisement.
- the telephone service provider would pay the administrator of the present invention for the benefit of the non-customer advertising revenue it would get, and for the opportunity for exposure to a potential customer.
- the system of the present invention can offer more information to the user by e- mail with that person's consent, in the manner described above. This would provide a link to the Web site of the telephone service provider, or even a WAP download for immediate enrollment via the telephone.
- the telephone advertisements can conclude with a request for permission to send e-mail to the customer, and that e-mail message would include a Web site link.
- the advertisement could also include an offer to accept a coupon that is directly redeemable at a retail outlet in the manner of the present invention, as previously described.
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