45. A method of extending a consideration payment to a consumer, whose identity remains concealed, in return for said consumer providing useful market data to a provider, comprising: said provider selecting consumer agents to receive a message; said provider causing said message to be delivered to said consumer agents; each of said consumer agents displaying said message to said consumer agent's associated consumer; each of said associated consumers generating a response to said message; said provider's associated provider agent generating, for each said response received, a consideration notice addressed to the consumer agent associated with the consumer that generated the response; said associated provider agent causing each said consideration notice to be delivered to said associated consumer agent; each said consumer agent crediting said associated consumer's consideration account; whereby said consumer can receive a consideration payment for divulging useful market data to said provider; and whereby said provider can solicit valuable market data without imposing on or invading the privacy of said consumers.
45. A method of extending a consideration payment to a consumer, whose identity remains concealed, in return for said consumer providing useful market data to a provider, comprising: said provider selecting consumer agents to receive a message; said provider causing said message to be delivered to said consumer agents; each of said consumer agents displaying said message to said consumer agent's associated consumer; each of said associated consumers generating a response to said message; said provider's associated provider agent generating, for each said response received, a consideration notice addressed to the consumer agent associated with the consumer that generated the response; said associated provider agent causing each said consideration notice to be delivered to said associated consumer agent; each said consumer agent crediting said associated consumer's consideration account; whereby said consumer can receive a consideration payment for divulging useful market data to said provider; and whereby said provider can solicit valuable market data without imposing on or invading the privacy of said consumers. 49. The method of claim 45 wherein said message is a questionnaire about the reason for a lost sale.