Promotion processing system including chatbot product recommendation and related methods
A promotion processing system may include a remote device and a promotion server. The promotion server may be configured to generate a promotion within a social media feed. The promotion may be associated with a given product brand. The promotion server may be configured to operate a chatbot conversation on the remote device corresponding to the promotion. The chatbot may be operated to determine a recommended product within the given product brand, validate a purchase of the recommended product, and permit redemption of the promotion based upon validation of the purchase.
1. A promotion processing system comprising:
a remote device; and
a promotion server configured to
generate a promotion within a social media feed, the promotion being associated with a given product brand, and
operate a chatbot conversation on the remote device corresponding to the promotion to
determine a recommended product within the given product brand,
validate a purchase of the recommended product,
permit redemption of the promotion based upon validation of the purchase,
determine a consumption time period for the recommended product, and
generate and communicate a follow-up reminder notification to the remote device to repurchase the recommended product based upon the consumption time period.
2. The promotion processing system of claim 1 wherein the promotion server is configured to generate redeemable points usable toward redemption of the promotion based upon validating the purchase of the recommended product.
3. The promotion processing system of claim 2 wherein the redeemable points are redeemable toward a promotion for another product within the brand.
4. The promotion processing system of claim 1 wherein the remote device comprises a mobile wireless communications device.
5. The promotion processing system of claim 4 wherein the mobile wireless communications device comprises a camera and a mobile controller coupled thereto and configured to obtain receipt image data corresponding to the purchase of the recommended product to validate the purchase of the recommended product.
6. The promotion processing system of claim 1 wherein the promotion server is configured to cooperate with the remote device to prompt a given user with a plurality of recommended responses to questions presented within the chatbot conversation and obtain a selected response from the plurality of recommended responses.
7. A promotion processing server comprising:
a processor and an associated memory configured to
generate a promotion within a social media feed, the promotion being associated with a given product brand, and
operate a chatbot conversation on a remote device corresponding to the promotion to
determine a recommended product within the given product brand,
validate a purchase of the recommended product,
permit redemption of the promotion based upon validation of the purchase,
determine a consumption time period for the recommended product, and
generate and communicate a follow-up reminder notification to the remote device to repurchase the recommended product based upon the consumption time period.
8. The promotion processing server of claim 7 wherein the processor is configured to generate redeemable points usable toward redemption of the promotion based upon validating the purchase of the recommended product.
9. The promotion processing server of claim 7 wherein the processor is configured to cooperate with the remote device to prompt a given user with a plurality of recommended responses to questions presented within the chatbot conversation and obtain a selected response from the plurality of recommended responses.
10. A method of processing a promotion comprising:
using a promotion server to
generate the promotion within a social media feed, the promotion being associated with a given product brand, and
operate a chatbot conversation on a remote device corresponding to the promotion to
determine a recommended product within the given product brand,
validate a purchase of the recommended product,
permit redemption of the promotion based upon validation of the purchase,
determine a consumption time period for the recommended product, and
generate and communicate a follow-up reminder notification to the remote device to repurchase the recommended product based upon the consumption time period.
11. The method of claim 10 wherein using the promotion server comprises using the promotion server to generate redeemable points usable toward redemption of the promotion based upon validating the purchase of the recommended product.
12. The method of claim 10 wherein using the promotion server comprises using the promotion to prompt a given user with a plurality of recommended responses to questions presented within the chatbot conversation and obtain a selected response from the plurality of recommended responses.
13. A non-transitory computer readable medium for processing a promotion, the non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer executable instructions that when executed by a processor cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
generating the promotion within a social media feed, the promotion being associated with a given product brand; and
operating a chatbot conversation on a remote device corresponding to the promotion to
determine a recommended product within the given product brand,
validate a purchase of the recommended product,
permit redemption of the promotion based upon validation of the purchase,
determine a consumption time period for the recommended product, and
generate and communicate a follow-up reminder notification to the remote device to repurchase the recommended product based upon the consumption time period.
14. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 13 wherein the operations comprise generating redeemable points usable toward redemption of the promotion based upon validating the purchase of the recommended product.
15. A promotion processing system comprising:
a remote device; and
a promotion server configured to
generate a promotion within a social media feed, the promotion being associated with a given product brand, and
operate a chatbot conversation on the remote device corresponding to the promotion to
determine a recommended product within the given product brand,
validate a purchase of the recommended product,
permit redemption of the promotion based upon validation of the purchase, and
generate a repurchase promotion for the recommended product and communicate the repurchase promotion to the remote device.
16. The promotion processing system of claim 15 wherein the promotion server is configured to generate redeemable points usable toward redemption of the promotion based upon validating the purchase of the recommended product.
17. The promotion processing system of claim 16 wherein the redeemable points are redeemable toward a promotion for another product within the brand.
18. The promotion processing system of claim 15 wherein the remote device comprises a mobile wireless communications device.
19. A promotion processing server comprising:
a processor and an associated memory configured to
generate a promotion within a social media feed, the promotion being associated with a given product brand, and
operate a chatbot conversation on a remote device corresponding to the promotion to
determine a recommended product within the given product brand,
validate a purchase of the recommended product,
permit redemption of the promotion based upon validation of the purchase, and
generate a repurchase promotion for the recommended product and communicate the repurchase promotion to the remote device.
20. The promotion processing server of claim 19 wherein the processor is configured to generate redeemable points usable toward redemption of the promotion based upon validating the purchase of the recommended product.
21. A method of processing a promotion comprising:
using a promotion server to
generate the promotion within a social media feed, the promotion being associated with a given product brand, and
operate a chatbot conversation on a remote device corresponding to the promotion to
determine a recommended product within the given product brand,
validate a purchase of the recommended product,
permit redemption of the promotion based upon validation of the purchase, and
generate a repurchase promotion for the recommended product and communicate the repurchase promotion to the remote device.
22. The method of claim 21 wherein using the promotion server comprises using the promotion server to generate redeemable points usable toward redemption of the promotion based upon validating the purchase of the recommended product.
23. A non-transitory computer readable medium for processing a promotion, the non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer executable instructions that when executed by a processor cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
generating the promotion within a social media feed, the promotion being associated with a given product brand; and
operating a chatbot conversation on a remote device corresponding to the promotion to
determine a recommended product within the given product brand,
validate a purchase of the recommended product,
permit redemption of the promotion based upon validation of the purchase, and
generate a repurchase promotion for the recommended product and communicate the repurchase promotion to the remote device.
24. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 23 wherein the operations comprise generating redeemable points usable toward redemption of the promotion based upon validating the purchase of the recommended product.