An advertising system and method for providing rebates to individuals who
affix advertisement displays, such as bumper stickers, on their vehicles
and other objects. In accordance with one aspect of the present invention,
an advertisement display is affixed to the rear portion of a vehicle. The
advertisement display comprises an advertisement portion for displaying
advertisements or other images and an identification portion for providing
identification to at least one predetermined individual or entity. Such
identification could include the owner of vehicle, for example, as well as
the advertiser or any other needed information. A commercial entity, such
as a gas station or any other participating retail or service
establishment, is configured with a detector means for detecting and or
communicating with the advertisement display and is in turn connected to a
commercial entity computer via a connection means in order to connect to
the database computer system of this invention. The database computer
system comprises a database computer, which is connected to a database via
a connection means. The database stores information about the vehicle and
the advertisement display and instructs the participating commercial
entity establishment if and how to provide the rebate.