Is there a way to auto-populate a custom field based on criteria?

Is there a way to auto-populate a custom field based on criteria?

Hi,

Is there way to auto-populate a field given a set of criteria?

For example, I'd like all Potentials that close between a set of dates (i.e. between 1/1/2015 and 5/1/2015) to automatically populate the same text in a custom field I've called "Group."

Thanks,
Jim