No-fee, Internet, marketing system with new-member, introducer identification
OwnerDavid Tarshinventor
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and computer program products are provided for various embodiments directed to a novel network marketing system. In one embodiment of the present invention, the network marketing method is free to join and rewards participants with real money based on recommended product purchases. Rules are provided in various embodiments which define the operation of the various network marketing methods. Furthermore, a particular application of the present invention directed to the travel industry is provided as an illustrative embodiment enabling one of skill in the art to make and use the present invention.
Claims70
A method for network marketing which furnishes rewards based on consumer purchases, comprising the steps of:
- a. participating in a marketing network by an introducer;
- b. communicating a recommendation from the introducer to a first consumer;
- c. providing identification information by the first consumer to identify the introducer;
- d. making a purchase by the first consumer based on the recommendation;
- e. determining a reward to provide to the introducer based on the purchase;
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- f. furnishing the reward to the introducer.
A method for network marketing which furnishes rewards based on consumer purchases, comprising the steps of:
- a. participating in a marketing network by an introducer;
- b. associating the introducer with a first consumer;
- c. participating in the marketing network by the first consumer;
- d. communicating a first recommendation from the first consumer to a second consumer;
- e. providing a first identification information by the second consumer to identify the first consumer;
- f. making a first purchase by the second consumer based on the first recommendation;
- g. determining a first reward to provide to the introducer based on the first purchase and a second reward to provide to the first consumer based on the first purchase;
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- h. furnishing the first reward to the introducer and furnishing the second reward to the first consumer.
A method of network marketing which furnishes rewards based on consumer purchases, comprising the steps of:
- a. creating a chain of introduction consisting of a plurality of members, wherein each member in the chain of introduction is associated with another member who is above them in the chain of introduction by virtue of being that member's respective introducer;
- b. communicating a recommendation from a first member to a consumer, wherein the first member is one of the plurality of members in the chain of introduction;
- c. providing identification information by the consumer to identify the first member;
- d. making a purchase by the consumer based on the recommendation;
- e. determining a predetermined number of members in the chain of introduction above the first member in order to form a chain of rewards, wherein the chain of rewards is a subset of the chain of introduction;
- f. determining a reward to provide to each member in the chain of rewards based on the purchase;
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- g. furnishing the determined reward to each member in the chain of rewards.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.