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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 10, 2013
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
James R. Anderson, San Francisco, CA (US);
Mark Steven Ramsey, Kihei, HI (US);
David Alec Selby, Hampshire, GB;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A marketing method and system. The method includes receiving by a computing system total population data. A peer group is selected from the total population data. The peer group is associated with a first marketing action. A list of attributes characterizing the peer group is generated. The attributes are associated with the marketing action, demographic data, and additional purchasing habits of the peer group. A target group of individuals of the total population data is selected. The attributes are associated with the individuals of the target group. Scores associated with the individuals of the target group are generated. The individuals of the target group are ranked based on said scores. A ranking list based is generated. The ranking list includes the individuals of the target group in a ranked order. The ranking list is stored.