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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2013
Groupon, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Shafiq Shariff, Chicago, IL (US);
Rajesh Parekh, Chicago, IL (US);
Matt Deland, San Francisco, CA (US);
Brian Mullins, Chicago, IL (US);
Kris Urie, Chicago, IL (US);
Derek Nordquist, Chicago, IL (US);
Shawn Jeffery, Burlingame, CA (US);
Bob Beaty, Chicago, IL (US);
Groupon, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
Provided herein are systems, methods and computer readable media for providing sales pipeline automation. An example method comprises calculating a forecasted demand, the forecasted demand comprising at least one or more virtual offers and a demanded quantity of at least a portion of the one or more virtual offers, identifying one or more merchants, wherein the one or more merchants are identified as able to supply at least a portion of the residual demand, assigning the one or more merchants to one or more sales resources in accordance with at least a calculated sales value of the one or more merchants.