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US 2012/0072264 A1Published application
Systems and methods for generating prospect scores for sales leads, spending capacity scores for sales leads, and retention scores for renewal of existing customers
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Abstract
The present disclosure describes, among other things, a method. The method may include collecting data about individuals. The method may include identifying a pattern of data correlated with a behavior of interest in the data collected for an individual. The method may include defining the individual as a target potential customer in light of the pattern identified in the data collected for the individual.
Claims15
A method comprising:
- collecting data about individuals, the data including data relating to at least one of:
- purchase of a ticket to a sporting event,
- frequency of purchase of tickets to sporting events,
- purchase of memorabilia related to a sporting organization,
- frequency of purchase of memorabilia related to the sporting organization,
- purchase of a ticket to a live entertainment event,
- frequency of purchase of tickets to live entertainment events,
- membership in a fan club for the sporting organization,
- subscription to a sports-related publication,
- web browser history related to interest in the sporting organization,
- a historical amount spent on goods related to the sporting organization,
- self-reported interest in the sporting organization,
- a response to communication from the sporting organization,
- household income,
- household composition,
- age,
- gender,
- area of residence,
- distance from residence to a location hosting sporting events associated with the sporting organization,
- length of residency,
- household income,
- homeownership status,
- type of property owned,
- value of property owned,
- number of children, and
- level of education;
- identifying, by a processor, a first pattern of data correlated with a behavior of interest in the data collected for an individual, the behavior of interest including at least one of:
- purchase of a ticket to a sporting event,
- purchase of a premium-level ticket to a sporting event,
- purchase of a package of tickets for the sporting organization,
- purchase of a ticket subscription for the sporting organization,
- purchase of a ticket to an event associated with the sporting organization, and combinations thereof;
- identifying, by the processor, a second pattern of data correlated with a spending capacity in the data collected for the individual;
- and
- defining, by the processor, the individual as a target potential customer in light of the first and second patterns identified in the data collected for the individual.
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A method comprising:
- collecting data about individuals, the data including at least data relating to:
- purchase of a ticket to a sporting event,
- frequency of purchase of a ticket to a sporting event,
- purchase of memorabilia related to a sporting organization,
- frequency of purchase of memorabilia related to a sporting organization,
- purchase of a ticket to a live entertainment event,
- frequency of purchase of a ticket to a live entertainment event,
- membership in a fan club for a sporting organization,
- subscription to a sports-related publication,
- web browser history related to interest in a sporting organization,
- historical amounts spent on goods related to a sporting organization,
- self-reported interest in a sporting organization,
- responses to communication from a sporting organization,
- household income, or
- household composition;
- identifying, by a processor, a pattern of data correlated with a behavior of interest in the data collected for an individual, the behavior of interest including at least one of:
- purchase of a ticket to a sporting event,
- purchase of a package of tickets for a sporting organization,
- purchase of a ticket subscription for the sporting organization, or
- combinations thereof;
- defining, by the processor, the individual as a target potential customer in light of the pattern identified in the data collected for the individual.
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A method comprising:
- providing a database of values for a plurality of variables, the plurality of variables including at least one of:
- purchase of a ticket to a sporting event,
- frequency of purchase of a ticket to a sporting event,
- purchase of memorabilia related to a sporting organization,
- frequency of purchase of memorabilia related to a sporting organization,
- purchase of a ticket to a live entertainment event,
- frequency of purchase of a ticket to a live entertainment event,
- membership in a fan club for a sporting organization,
- subscription to a sports-related publication,
- web browser history related to interest in a sporting organization,
- historical amounts spent on goods related to a sporting organization,
- self-reported interest in a sporting organization,
- responses to communication from a sporting organization,
- household income, or
- household composition;
- correlating, by a processor, a variable with a likelihood to purchase a ticket to a sporting event based on the values in the database.
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A method comprising:
- providing values for a plurality of variables corresponding to customer characteristics;
- identifying, by a processor, from the plurality of variables, a set of variables relating to an interest in sporting activity, the set of variables including at least one of:
- purchase of a ticket to a sporting event,
- frequency of purchase of a ticket to a sporting event,
- purchase of memorabilia related to a sporting organization,
- frequency of purchase of memorabilia related to a sporting organization,
- purchase of a ticket to a live entertainment event,
- frequency of purchase of a ticket to a live entertainment event,
- membership in a fan club for a sporting organization,
- subscription to a sports-related publication,
- web browser history related to interest in a sporting organization,
- historical amounts spent on goods related to a sporting organization,
- self-reported interest in a sporting organization,
- responses to communication from a sporting organization,
- household income, or
- household composition;
- selecting, by the processor, a value for each variable in the set of variables;
- and
- determining, by the processor, a priority rating for the selected values, the priority rating corresponding to a likelihood of purchasing a ticket to a sporting event.
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A method comprising:
- providing values for a plurality of variables corresponding to customer characteristics;
- identifying, by a processor, from the plurality of variables, a set of variables relating to a capacity for spending, the set of variables including at least one of:
- age,
- gender,
- area of residence,
- distance from residence to a location hosting a sporting event associated with a sporting organization,
- length of residency,
- household income,
- homeownership status,
- type of property owned,
- value of property owned,
- number of children,
- age of the children, or
- level of education;
- selecting, by the processor, a value for each variable in the set of variables;
- and
- determining, by the processor, a spending capacity rating for the selected values, the spending capacity rating corresponding to an ability to make purchases.
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A method comprising:
- collecting data about individuals, the data including at least data relating to:
- purchase of a ticket to a sporting event,
- frequency of purchase of a ticket to a sporting event,
- purchase of memorabilia related to a sporting organization,
- frequency of purchase of memorabilia related to a sporting organization,
- purchase of a ticket to a live entertainment event,
- frequency of purchase of a ticket to a live entertainment event,
- membership in a fan club for a sporting organization,
- subscription to a sports-related publication,
- web browser history related to interest in a sporting organization,
- historical amounts spent on goods related to a sporting organization,
- self-reported interest in a sporting organization,
- responses to communication from a sporting organization,
- household income, or
- household composition;
- identifying, by a processor, a pattern of data correlated with continuing a behavior of interest in the data collected for an individual, the behavior of interest including at least one of:
- purchase of a ticket to a sporting event,
- purchase of a package of tickets for a sporting organization,
- purchase of a ticket subscription for the sporting organization, or
- combinations thereof;
- defining, by the processor, the individual as a target potential repeat customer in light of the pattern identified in the data collected for the individual.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.