ADMINISTRATION INCENTIVE PROGRAM

Brand	Owner (click to sort)	Address	Description
EMA SIGNATURE REWARDS	MERRILL LYNCH & CO., INC.	4 WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER NEW YORK NY 10080	Administration of an incentive program whereby participates accumulate points which they can redeem for merchandise or travel rewards;REWARDS;
GUIDANT HEALTH	CRBE	15 Windsong Lane Danville PA 17821	Administration of an incentive program for health care plan members;
PASSPORT TO ANYWHERE	CITADEL MOTIVATION, INC.	325 High Street Metuchen NJ 08840	administration of an incentive program whereby participants accumulate points which they can redeem for customized individual travel;
STYLE POINTS	LANE BRYANT PURCHASING CORP.	3344 Morse Crossing Road Columbus OH 43219	Administration of an incentive program whereby participants accumulate points for purchases which may be redeemed for a discount towards the purchase of consumer goods;
THE STERLING RESPONSE	NEWPAGE CORPORATION	8540 Gander Creek Drive Miamisburg OH 45342	Administration of an incentive program for advertising agencies and direct mailers that allows participants to obtain discounts on specialty paper products; Direct mail consultation services, namely, providing assistance and advice to advertising agencies and direct mailers in connection with their printed media promotional projects, including the provision of special access to an ongoing inventory of specialty printing papers;
WCMA PREMIUM BUSINESS REWARDS	MERRILL LYNCH & CO., INC.	4 WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER NEW YORK NY 10080	ADMINISTRATION OF AN INCENTIVE PROGRAM WHEREBY PARTICIPANTS ACCUMULATE POINTS WHICH THEY CAN REDEEM FOR MERCHANDISE OR TRAVEL REWARDS;PREMIUM BUSINESS REWARDS;
	Where the owner name is not linked, that owner no longer owns the brand

Technical Examples

Provided are computer based methods and apparatus for carrying out an incentive award program by a business entity, comprising the steps of participating in a transaction having at least two parties, determining at least one of these parties to be an award recipient, and providing the award, wherein the award includes at least one investment chosen from a plurality of vehicles for investment and wherein the business entity may be the owner or an authorized operator of the incentive award program.