Abstract: A method and system for providing at least one benefit to buyer entities with a serious intent to purchase a good or service, comprising the steps of: receiving from a buyer entity a declaration of intent to purchase a good or service; providing to the buyer entity an offer of benefits whose value is partly or fully contingent on receipt of a proof of the purchase within a predetermined period of time and whose value is not contingent on fulfillment of the requirement that the purchase be made from one particular predetermined vendor; receiving the proof of purchase from the buyer entity; and providing the value of the contingent benefits to the buyer entity.

Abstract: A method and system for determining a serious intent to purchase a good or service, comprising the steps of: receiving a declaration of intent to purchase a good or service; obtaining a value of a serious intent rating for the buyer entity comprising a number used for estimating the likelihood that the buyer entity will make said purchase; and determining or having determined at least one benefit that is associated with the intended purchase based on the serious intent rating for the buyer entity.

Abstract: A method and system for determining a serious intent to purchase a good or service, comprising the steps of: receiving a declaration of intent to purchase a good or service from a buyer entity and not receiving at substantially the same time a commitment to purchase that good or service from a specific selling entity; receiving a penalty deposit of value or a penalty authorization to obtain something of value from the buyer entity to facilitate future payment of a penalty; determining if a proof of purchase of the good or service has been received within a predetermined period of time; if the proof of purchase has been received within the predetermined period of time, then returning the deposit or canceling the authorization.

Abstract: A method for buyer-driven targeting comprising the steps of: separately receiving from each of a plurality of buyer entities a respective third party proof of purchase record; entering information contained in the received proof of purchase records into a searchable electronic database; obtaining search criteria for the database; searching the information in the database based on the search criteria to obtain a group of buyer entities; and providing an incentive to each of a plurality of the buyer entities in the group.