Method and system for identifying key opinion leaders
First Claim
1. A method for obtaining opinion leader information, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing an opinion leader survey to a plurality of survey participants;
receiving a survey response from each of a subset of the survey participants, the survey response identifying one or more opinion leaders; and
generating at least one report based in part on the survey responses, the at least one opinion leader report including a hierarchical format.
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Abstract
A system and method for automated opinion leader surveying are provided. In at least one embodiment, survey respondents are enabled to provide opinion leader information to an automated system. The automated system preferably includes a system adapted to support a website through which the survey respondents can provide their opinion leader information. The system is further adapted to generate one or more reports based in part on information received from the respondents. The report(s) can include one or more lists, maps, graphs, charts and the like that may be utilized to identify opinion leaders and/or particular characteristics associated with the opinion leaders, such as geographical concentration, relationships between opinion leaders, and the like. The survey and/or the presentation of the report(s) can be conducted over a network via a website. The present invention finds particular benefit in identifying opinion leaders among medical practitioners.
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77 Claims
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1. A method for obtaining opinion leader information, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing an opinion leader survey to a plurality of survey participants;
receiving a survey response from each of a subset of the survey participants, the survey response identifying one or more opinion leaders; and
generating at least one report based in part on the survey responses, the at least one opinion leader report including a hierarchical format. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for obtaining opinion leader information via a network, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a website for access by a plurality of survey participants via a network, the website including at least one web page representing an opinion leader survey;
receiving a survey response from each of a subset of the survey participants via the at least one web page of the website, the survey response including information identifying one or more opinion leaders; and
generating at least one opinion leader report based in part on the survey responses received via the website. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method for providing survey response information, the method comprising the steps of:
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generating at least one report based in part on survey responses received from a plurality of survey participants, each survey response including information identifying one or more opinion leaders from a perspective of the corresponding survey participant; and
providing the at least one report for display on at least one web page of a website. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A system for automated opinion leader surveying, the system comprising:
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a database;
a data server operably connected to the database and being adapted to;
provide, to a plurality of survey participants, data for display as at least one web page, the at least one web page representing an opinion leader survey; and
receive, via the at least one displayed web page, a survey response from each of a subset of the survey participants, the survey response including information identifying one or more opinion leaders;
a response management module operably connected to the database and the data server and being adapted to store a representation of each survey response in the database; and
a report generation module operably connected to the database and being adapted to generate at least one report based in part on the stored representations of the survey responses. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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52. A system for automated opinion leader surveying using a network, the system comprising:
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a report generation module being adapted to generate at least one report based in part on at least one survey responses to an opinion leader survey, the survey response including information identifying at least one opinion leader;
a data server operably connected to the report generation module and being adapted to provide, to at least one report recipient, data for display as at least one web page, the at least one web page representing the at least one report. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55, 56, 57)
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58. A computer readable medium, the computer readable medium comprising a set of instructions being adapted to manipulate a processor to:
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provide a website for access by a plurality of survey participants via a network, the website including at least one web page representing an opinion leader survey;
receive a survey response from each of a subset of the survey participants via the at least one web page of the website, the survey response including information identifying one or more opinion leaders; and
generate at least one opinion leader report based in part on the survey responses received via the website. - View Dependent Claims (59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70)
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71. A computer readable medium, the computer readable medium comprising a set of instructions being adapted to manipulate a processor to:
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generate at least one report based in part on survey responses received from a plurality of survey participants of an opinion leader survey, each survey response including information identifying one or more opinion leaders from a perspective of the corresponding survey participant; and
provide the at least one report for display on at least one web page of a website. - View Dependent Claims (72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77)
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