摘要 |
<p>A system for self-directed marketing of the present invention generally includes an immediate access terminal, a request receiver, and an electronic message sender. The intermediate access terminal is a device that is generally thought of as being a non-traditional direct internet connector, such devices include telephone, televisions, cable boxes, pagers, personal communication devices, smart cards, and the like. The request receiver generally comprises a server that maintains a database of registered customers and registered vendors. The registered customers are each associated with an electronic message reception address, e.g., e-mail or SMS. The registered vendors are each associated with a link providing access to electronic product/service information of the vendors. The request receiver receives product/service information requests from registered customers. The electronic message sender responds to the customer requests obtained by the request receiver by sending the vendor link to the customer’s electronic message reception address.</p> |