Cooperative product promotion system and method

A computer-implemented cooperative method for preparing a customized product, the method comprising:

• preparing one or more product design images at a computer system of a first business, each image having an image identifier associated therewith,
• transferring at least the product design images and image identifiers to a computer system of a second business, the second business preparing an email containing at least the product design images and transmitting the email to a plurality of email addresses available to the second business, the email addresses being associated with customer contact information available to the second business,
• when an email recipient opens an email and selects one of the product design images, transferring the identifier of the selected image and at least some of the customer contact information associated with that email recipient to the first business, and
• at the first business, incorporating the received customer contact information into the selected design to create a custom product design containing at least some of the received customer contact information.