Abstract: A system and method for facilitating the collection and processing of sales referral information from any individual other than the actual buyer, but possessing specific intelligence pertaining to the imminent purchase of at least one of a good or a service, and a name and contact information of a buyer, a scope of work, and current vendor identification. The buyer is capable of accessing and amending the anonymously submitted information and receiving useful intelligence about potential vendors and products prior to contact. The vendors are capable of accessing one or more referrals to review the scope of work prior to purchasing the remaining information as originally submitted, or the buyer-amended information, with the identity of the lead source remaining anonymous to both the buyer and the vendor. Current vendors of the buyer may be notified in the event that the buyer is seeking a competitive quote.

Abstract: As set forth herein, a computer program embodied on a computer readable medium creates a web interface to facilitate a sales transaction between a vendor and a customer via a sales lead system. A web interface source code segment facilitates the presentation of content to a user that accesses the web interface and allows the reception of data provided by the user to interface with the sales lead system. A lead source module allows a lead source to add lead information to the sales lead system, the lead source module is configured to receive lead source information related to an imminent purchase of at least one of a good and a service by a prospect, and a name of the prospect. A vendor module allows one or more vendors to access one or more leads and/or interface with the prospect to receive additional information related to the lead, wherein the one or more vendors are not provided with information to identify the lead source.