A method for managing bulk e-mail distribution can include the steps of matching a target recipient profile with a group of target recipients; transmitting a set of bulk e-mails to the target recipients in the matched group; and, calculating a quantity of e-mails in the set of bulk e-mails which have been successfully received by the target recipients. If the calculated quantity does not exceed a prescribed minimum quantity of successfully received e-mails, the matching, transmitting and calculating steps can be repeated until the calculated quantity exceeds the prescribed minimum quantity. Notably, in the preferred embodiment, the group of target recipients is an opt-in list. |
Citations|
| US5508817 | Mar 19, 1993 | Apr 16, 1996 | Fujitsu Limited | Electronic mail accounting system | | US5740549 | Jun 12, 1995 | Apr 14, 1998 | PointCast, Inc. | Information and advertising distribution system and method | | US5809242 | Apr 19, 1996 | Sep 15, 1998 | Juno Online Services, L.P. | Electronic mail system for displaying advertisement at local computer received from remote system while the local computer is off-line the remote system | | US5848397 | Apr 19, 1996 | Dec 8, 1998 | Juno Online Services, L.P. | Method and apparatus for scheduling the presentation of messages to computer users | | US5870089 | Nov 24, 1997 | Feb 9, 1999 | Dazel Corporation | Apparatus and process for distributing information using an electronic package representation | | US5892909 | Jan 31, 1997 | Apr 6, 1999 | Diffusion, Inc. | Intranet-based system with methods for co-active delivery of information to multiple users | | US6023700 | Jun 17, 1997 | Feb 8, 2000 | Cranberry Properties, LLC | Electronic mail distribution system for integrated electronic communication | | US6052122 | Jun 13, 1997 | Apr 18, 2000 | Tele-Publishing, Inc. | Method and apparatus for matching registered profiles | | US6073727 | Jul 28, 1998 | Jun 13, 2000 | Captivate Network, Inc. | Information distribution system for use in an elevator | | US6119098 | Oct 14, 1997 | Sep 12, 2000 | Patrice D. Guyot
Laurent Gautier | System and method for targeting and distributing advertisements over a distributed network | | US6317789 | Mar 23, 1999 | Nov 13, 2001 | Backweb, Ltd. | Method and apparatus for transmitting and displaying information between a remote network and a local computer | | US6381592 | Dec 3, 1997 | Apr 30, 2002 | | Candidate chaser | | US6449634 | Jan 29, 1999 | Sep 10, 2002 | Digital Impact, Inc. | Method and system for remotely sensing the file formats processed by an E-mail client |
Referenced by|
| US6804704 | Aug 18, 2000 | Oct 12, 2004 | International Business Machines Corporation | System for collecting and storing email addresses with associated descriptors in a bookmark list in association with network addresses of electronic documents using a browser program | | US6904131 | Nov 30, 2001 | Jun 7, 2005 | | System and method for delivering a message to a plurality of receivers in respective reception formats | | US7072947 | Nov 6, 2002 | Jul 4, 2006 | Ihance, Inc. | Method and system for monitoring e-mail and website behavior of an e-mail recipient | | US7076533 | Nov 6, 2002 | Jul 11, 2006 | Ihance, Inc. | Method and system for monitoring e-mail and website behavior of an e-mail recipient | | US7321920 | Mar 21, 2003 | Jan 22, 2008 | Vocel, Inc. | Interactive messaging system | | US7366762 | Oct 4, 2005 | Apr 29, 2008 | International Business Machines Corporation | Method for monitoring and reporting usage of non-hypertext markup language e-mail campaigns | | US7401123 | Oct 4, 2005 | Jul 15, 2008 | International Business Machines Corporation | Method for identifying and tracking grouped content in e-mail campaigns | | US7451189 | Sep 28, 2005 | Nov 11, 2008 | AT&T Corp. | Method for providing video enhanced electronic mail return receipts | | US7461127 | Oct 4, 2005 | Dec 2, 2008 | International Business Machines Corporation | Method for determining user uniqueness in e-mail campaigns | | US7539729 | Sep 15, 2003 | May 26, 2009 | Cloudmark, Inc. | Method and apparatus to enable mass message publications to reach a client equipped with a filter | | US7558830 | Oct 4, 2005 | Jul 7, 2009 | International Business Machines Corporation | Method for tagging and tracking non-hypertext markup language based e-mail | | US7764772 | Aug 30, 2006 | Jul 27, 2010 | | Method, system, apparatus, and computer program product for transmitting a message | | US7765268 | Oct 6, 2008 | Jul 27, 2010 | International Business Machines Corporation | System for determining user uniqueness in e-mail campaigns | | US7774422 | Oct 28, 2008 | Aug 10, 2010 | AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P. | Method for providing video enhanced electronic mail return receipts | | US7797389 | Mar 18, 2008 | Sep 14, 2010 | International Business Machines Corporation | Monitoring and reporting usage of non-hypertext markup language e-mail campaigns | | US7970842 | Jun 4, 2009 | Jun 28, 2011 | International Business Machines Corporation | Tagging and tracking non-hypertext markup language based E-mail | | US7991130 | Jul 26, 2010 | Aug 2, 2011 | Strykert Institute LLC | Method, system, apparatus, and computer program product for transmitting a message | | US8055243 | Oct 23, 2006 | Nov 8, 2011 | Alcatel Lucent | System and method for email notification of unanswered telephone calls | | US8171091 | May 22, 2009 | May 1, 2012 | Cloudmark, Inc. | Systems and methods for filtering contents of a publication |
Claims1. A method for managing bulk e-mail distribution comprising the steps: - (A) matching a target recipient profile with a group of target recipients;
- (B) transmitting a set of bulk e-mails to said target recipients in said matched group;
- (C) calculating a quantity of e-mails in said set of bulk e-mails which have been successfully received by said target recipients; and,
- (D) if said calculated quantity does not exceed a prescribed minimum quantity of successfully received e-mails, repeating steps (A)-(C) until said calculated quantity exceeds said prescribed minimum quantity.
2. The method according to claim 1, wherein said transmitting step comprises the steps of: - selecting among said group of target recipients a subset of target recipients; and,
- transmitting said set of bulk e-mails to said subset of target recipients.
3. The method according to claim 2, wherein said repeating step comprises the steps of: - if said calculated quantity does not exceed said prescribed minimum quantity of successfully received e-mails, selecting among said group of target recipients a new subset of target recipients and repeating said steps (A)-(C) using said new subset of target recipients in said transmitting step until said calculated quantity exceeds said prescribed minimum quantity.
4. The method according to claim 1, further comprising the steps of: - calculating an assessment corresponding to said prescribed quantity of e-mails and said target recipient profile; and, charging said assessment to a subscribing marketeer.
5. The method according to claim 1, wherein said group of target recipients is an opt-in list. 6. The method according to claim 1, further comprising the steps of: - (E) calculating among said quantity of e-mails in said set of bulk e-mails which have been successfully received by said target recipients, a quantity of e-mails opened by said target recipients; and,
- (F) if said quantity of opened e-mails does not exceed a prescribed minimum quantity of opened e-mails, repeating steps (A)-(C) and (E) until said quantity of opened e-mails exceeds said prescribed minimum quantity.
7. The method according to claim 1, wherein said transmitting step comprises the steps of: - specifying a date and time for transmitting said set of bulk e-mails; and,
- transmitting said set of bulk e-mails to said target recipients in said matched group at said specified date and time.
8. The method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of generating a status report identifying a quantity of e-mails successfully transmitted to said target recipients and a quantity of e-mails successfully received by said target recipients. 9. The method according to claim 8, wherein said status report further identifies e-mails opened by said target recipients. 10. The method according to claim 8, further comprising transmitting said status report by e-mail to a subscribing marketeer. 11. A machine readable storage, having stored thereon a computer program having a plurality of code sections executable by a machine for causing the machine to perform the steps of: - (A) matching a target recipient profile with a group of target recipients;
- (B) transmitting a set of bulk e-mails to said target recipients in said matched group;
- (C) calculating a quantity of e-mails in said set of bulk e-mails which have been successfully received by said target recipients; and,
- (D) if said calculated quantity does not exceed a prescribed minimum quantity of successfully received e-mails, repeating steps (A)-(C) until said calculated quantity exceeds said prescribed minimum quantity.
12. The machine readable storage according to claim 11, wherein said transmitting step comprises the steps of: - selecting among said group of target recipients a subset of target recipients; and,
- transmitting said set of bulk e-mails to said subset of target recipients.
13. The machine readable storage according to claim 12, wherein said repeating step comprises the steps of: - if said calculated quantity does not exceed said prescribed minimum quantity of successfully received e-mails, selecting among said group of target recipients a new subset of target recipients and repeating said steps (A)-(C) using said new subset of target recipients in said transmitting step until said calculated quantity exceeds said prescribed minimum quantity.
14. The machine readable storage according to claim 11, further comprising the steps of: - calculating an assessment corresponding to said prescribed quantity of e-mails and said target recipient profile; and,
- charging said assessment to a subscribing marketeer.
15. The machine readable storage according to claim 11, wherein said group of target recipients is an opt-in list. 16. The machine readable storage according to claim 11, further comprising the steps of: - (E) calculating among said quantity of e-mails in said set of bulk e-mails which have been successfully received by said target recipients, a quantity of emails opened by said target recipients; and,
- (F) if said quantity of opened e-mails does not exceed a prescribed minimum quantity of opened e-mails, repeating steps (A)-(C) and (E) until said quantity of opened e-mails exceeds said prescribed minimum quantity.
17. The machine readable storage according to claim 11, wherein said transmitting step comprises the steps of: - specifying a date and time for transmitting said set of bulk e-mails; and,
- transmitting said set of bulk e-mails to said target recipients in said matched group at said specified date and time.
18. The machine readable storage according to claim 11, further comprising the step of generating a status report identifying a quantity of e-mails successfully transmitted to said target recipients and a quantity of e-mails successfully received by said target recipients. 19. The machine readable storage according to claim 18, wherein said status report further identifies e-mails opened by said target recipients. 20. The machine readable storage according to claim 18, further comprising transmitting said status report by e-mail to a subscribing marketeer. |
