Patent ID: 8301485

Claim:
A method comprising: receiving, by a computer-based system for managing a distribution system, first solicitation tracking data from a service provider, wherein the solicitation tracking data includes a first solicitation identifier along with additional information, wherein the solicitation tracking data is based upon detection of a first solicitation tracking indicator, wherein the first solicitation identifier is associated with the first solicitation tracking indicator and the first solicitation identifier is one of a plurality of solicitation identifiers, each associated with a respective solicitation tracking indicator, wherein a plurality of solicitations are registered in a tracking database comprising a plurality of tracking datasets, each including a respective survey identifier, wherein each survey tracking identifier is configured to be detected; matching, by the computer-based system, the first solicitation tracking data to a first tracking dataset to create matched tracking data, wherein the first tracking dataset is one of the plurality of tracking datasets; analyzing, by the computer-based system, the matched tracking data to determine a first distribution statistic; and modifying, by the computer-based system, a distribution schedule based on the first distribution statistic.