Data processing: financial – business practice – management – or co – Automated electrical financial or business practice or... – Discount or incentive
Reexamination Certificate
2011-03-22
2011-03-22
Ouellette, Jonathan (Department: 3629)
Data processing: financial, business practice, management, or co
Automated electrical financial or business practice or...
Discount or incentive
C705S001100, C705S014100
Reexamination Certificate
active
07912751
ABSTRACT:
A system and method for a customer loyalty system utilizing referrals to generate a network of loyal customers for a business. A system and method for customers to join a customer loyalty program based on a multi-level marketing (MLM) referral program. Existing customers will receive incentives for purchases and addition incentives for referring new customers. Loyalty system customers will earn incentives every time someone within their referral network completes a purchase. Moreover, the present invention is adapted to improve the merchant's customer relationships, adapted to building referral networks by utilizing indirect referral incentives, and easily integrates with the existing point of sale system of a business.
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