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AssigneeValue Pages USA Inc.
InventorsMark Szymusiak, James Kolber, Aaron Kiefer
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A merchant directory presenting paperless purchase incentives to consumers, comprising: a) merchant contact information, and b) Value Codes representing purchase incentives redeemable at product purchase. Value Codes may include particulars regarding each incentive. Directories may be distributed as printed matter or as an electronic directory and may include free gift offers to promote consumer loyalty to the directory. The directory includes a system, such as preaddressed, stamped postcards, for consumers to supply consumer contact information to merchants so that merchants may contact consumers predisposed to purchase merchant's products. The postcards may also include Value Codes as an inducement to consumer to provide merchant with consumer contact information. Directory listings may be limited to a maximum number of advertisers and may be arranged by seniority. The purchase incentives may be discount offers, two-for-one offers, buy one get one free, rebates, bank checks, a combination thereof, a free service, or the like.
Means for a merchant to present paperless purchase incentives to at least one consumer, said means comprising:
A method for creating objective transactional relationships between reciprocally mutually benefiting transactors, wherein transactors are at least one merchandiser and at least one consumer, said method comprising the steps of:
A paperless-coupon merchant directory in which at least one merchant presents at least one paperless purchase incentive to at least one consumer, said directory comprising:
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