Method and apparatus for generating purchase incentive mailing based on prior purchase history
CA 2286146 A1 · Owner: Catalina Marketing International, Inc. · Inventors: Jermyn, Michael G.
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A technique for customizing mailed purchase incentives for selected consumer households, based on a detailed purchasing history of the consumers. Purchase transactions of many consumers, generally in different stores are accumulated , in a purchase history database (32) over a long period of time and then used to generate customized incentive offers (90) for selected consumers. For a selected product category (68), usually related to a promotional theme the , purchase history database is scanned (70) to select consumers who have made purchases in the same product area as the selected product category (72). Then each selected consumer's purchase transactions are analyzed to determine a …
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