What is a collector?
In order to send a survey to your respondents, first you need to create a collector. Collector contains a link (URL) to your survey. Type and collector parameters will determine how your responses will be collected.
Survey distribution channels
- www
- email embedded survey
- widget
- popup
- Facebook, Twitter
- Survey panel
Collector types
- URL Link
- Email / SMS invitation
- 360 feedback
- Widget
- Mobile app
- Buy responses
To learn “how to create collector” visit Create collector page.
NOTE. Collectors will help you to repeat a survey for another period, new respondents group, or new distribution channel.
Collector application examples
Recurring surveys
In order to collect responses monthly, quarterly, or yearly you will just need to add a new collector for your survey.
Example. Monthly surveys will have a separate collector for each month :
- January
- February
- March
- …
Each collector has its own link (URL). You will need to send a new collector for each time period. You will be able to analyze data separately for each collector or for the whole survey.
Segmentation by respondent
In order to send a survey to different respondent groups all you need to do is create a separate collector for each group.
Example. If your organization has offices in different cities, all you need to do is create a separate collector for each city :
- Chicago
- New York
- San Francisco
- Washington
Segmentation by distribution channel
In order to collect responses for the same survey using different communication channels (www, email, Facebook, …) all you need to do is create a separate collector for each channel.
Example. If you communicate using different channels with your clients, all you need to do is create a collector for each communication channel :
- Web service