Jason A Hilton

US Patent:

20100241513, Sep 23, 2010

Filed:

Feb 19, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/709452

Inventors:

Rajneel Prasad - Fremont CA, US
Jason Hilton - San Francisco CA, US

Assignee:

WDFA MARKETING, INC. - San Francisco CA

International Classification:

G06Q 30/00
G06Q 10/00
G06Q 99/00

US Classification:

705 1452, 705 1469, 705 1472, 705310

Abstract:

A method and system for franchisees to author, produce, and/or distribute preapproved marketing materials are disclosed. In some aspects, a franchisor can install various data relating to a franchise into a system. The data can comprise content and rules for preapproved promotion. The data can also include information relating to franchisees such franchisee locations, marketing and/or demographic information relating to customers, and/or other characteristic information. With the system, a franchisee can select a form and/or media for a preapproved promotion that can be limited using predetermined rules. In various embodiments, a franchisor can input specifications for preapproved promotion products and can authorize preselected franchisees to author a preapproved promotion and/or distribute media in the promotion to preapproved market recipients. The scope of content and/or distribution can depend on the franchisee, on a geographic and/or demographic limitation, and/or on various other parameters. Various embodiments offer a preapproved cooperative promotion to franchisees.