Patent ID: 7451094
Filing Date: 2008-11-11
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method for surveying candidates who may be interested in an educational institution comprising the steps of: (a) obtaining a list of candidates who are believed to have an interest in attending an education institution; (b) developing a data base relating to the candidates; (c) using the information in the data base to segment the candidates into one or more candidate segments based on one or more criteria established by the educational institutions; (d) establishing an Internet based web page containing a survey form; (e) preparing mailing package for each candidate which includes an incentive to respond to the survey and a unique user name and password for accessing the survey form by the Internet, tailoring the incentive based on the candidate segments; (f) distributing the mailing package to each candidate; and (g) evaluating the interest of each candidate completing a survey.