Systems of influencing shopper's product selection at the first moment of truth based upon a shopper's location in a retail establishment
Provided herein is a system or systems for influencing shoppers while they consider making purchasing decisions in a retail establishment. Specifically, the method identifies the first moment of truth and attempts to influence shoppers during a shopper's first moment of truth based on the shopper's location within the retail establishment. The method transmits an acceptable influential message and transmits the message through a communication network to a shopper tracking device, which is in close proximity to a shopper during a shopping trip throughout a retail establishment.
1. A system of influencing a shopper's product selection based upon said shopper's location in a retail establishment, comprising:
i) a communications multi-network positioned about said retail establishment, said communications multi-network comprising at least one mesh communication network and at least one star communication network;
ii) a logic engine operatively connected to said communications multi-network, said logic engine managing said communications multi-network; and
iii) a shopper tracking device positioned into close proximity to said shopper whereby said shopper tracking device creates shopper location data, said shopper tracking device being in tracked communication through said at least one mesh communication network of said communications multi-network with said logic engine;
whereby said logic engine creates at least one influential message based upon shopper behavior data and said shopper location data and delivers said at least one influential message through said star communication network to said shopper.
2. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a map of said retail establishment showing each physical element of said retail establishment wherein a two-dimensional X and Y grid is juxtaposed on top of said map of said retail establishment to provide said each physical element on said map of said retail establishment is assigned a set of X and Y positional coordinates.
3. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a product location map is provided, wherein said logic engine stores product location data of products positioned about said retail establishment.
4. The system of claim 3 wherein said logic engine compares said shopper location data with said product location data.
5. The system of claim 1 wherein said shopper is provided a wireless end device that comprises said shopper tracking device whereby said logic engine transmits said at least one influential message to said wireless end device through said star communication network.
6. The system of claim 5 wherein said wireless end device is previously assigned to said shopper.
7. The system of claim 5 wherein said wireless end device is communicatively coupled to an intelligent shopping cart that is electronically associated with said communications multi-network.
8. The system of claim 1 wherein said system tracks said shopper's first moment of truth by said shopper's duration of location in said retail environment.
9. The system of claim 1 wherein said system tracks said shopper's first moment of truth by said product selection data gathered from said shopper tracking device.
10. The system of claim 1 wherein said appropriate influential message comprises targeted product information concerning a targeted product that is located in an aisle proximate to said shopper location data collected by the logic engine.
11. The system of claim 1 wherein said appropriate influential message comprises targeted product information concerning a targeted product that is located in an aisle that is distant from said shopper location data collected by the logic engine.
12. The system of claim 1 wherein said appropriate influential message is transmitted prior to said shopper's product selection.
13. The system of claim 1 wherein said appropriate influential message is transmitted during said shopper's product selection.
14. The system of claim 1 wherein said appropriate influential message comprises targeted product information concerning a targeted product generated from said product selection location data wherein said targeted product is located in an aisle proximate to said shopper location data collected by the logic engine.
15. The system of claim 1 wherein said influential message is transmitted after said shopper's product selection.
16. The system of claim 1 wherein the form of said appropriate influential message is selected from the group consisting of a text message, a video, an electronic photograph, an illustration, a hyperlink, an audio message, a vibration and mixtures thereof.
17. The system of claim 1 wherein said appropriate influential message is selected from the group consisting of: a competitive saving opportunity, a co-branding opportunity, a product warning, a product combination warning, a product review, a response to a historical progression, a recipe, a complementary item to the shopper's shopping list, health awareness alert, product ingredient information, internal store maps and an electronic coupon.
18. The system of claim 1 wherein said shopper behavior data includes actual, real time shopper behavior data generated by said shopper.
19. The system of claim 18 wherein said logic engine organizes said actual, real time shopper behavior data into said shopper's electronic profile.
20. The system of claim 19 wherein said logic engine uses said electronic profile to deliver said influential message to said shopper tracking device at a time selected from the group consisting of prior to product selection, during said product selection, and substantially immediately after said product selection.