We need to associate a manufacturer rebate (basically just a link to an external page or pdf) to specific products, in order to display them to the customer looking at the product. We are considering implementing the rebate (or promotion) as a product, not to be displayed on its own, but to be displayed as an associated digital good, accessory, or associated product. If we go this route, we need to be able to set the rebate/promotion "product" to only be available during a certain time period, to automatically expire.
Any suggestions on how to accomplish this, or alternatives to get this implemented, are welcome.
The important things are that when a customer is viewing a product that qualifies for a rebate, he is notified that a rebate is available, and can access the rebate at that point, and that we can set this to only show while the rebate is valid.
Thanks in advance for any and all suggestions