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Are Races a Good Business?

Jen Miller’s NYTimes weekly newsletter contained some more “bad news” about the state of races: “Triathlons appear to be facing the same kind of participation slump that hit running in the mid-2010s: U.S.A. Triathlon’s membership dropped about a quarter over a five-year period. And that’s…

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10 Years – the Origin Story

This is Bob. I’m getting a bunch of “Congratulations on your 10th Work Anniversary” on LinkedIn today. At our Symposium, Allison and I talked about this being our 10th year in business and what we have planned for the next 10 years (more of…

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Symposium 2019: Timer Business

Similar to the rest of our products, our RaceDay suite and timer capabilities are constantly evolving, with new features being released. This year, we had two timers join us on a panel at our 2019 Symposium to answer some of your timing…

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Symposium 2019: Digital Marketing for Races

Marketing your race can have a huge impact on your race registrations. While out of home marketing strategies (flyers, billboards, etc.) are still popular, the rise of social media opens up new marketing channels. Thomas and Rachael of Big Run Media specialize…

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Symposium 2019: Marketing Panel

Marketing can make or break your race. Marketing tools from flyers to Facebook ads help make sure you reach the right people to drive registrations. At this year’s Symposium, we asked some customers and industry professionals to sit on a panel to…

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Nonprofits and Sales Tax

Another topic in our ongoing series on educating the market about the impact of sales tax, and our upcoming sales tax system release. Yes, there are many cases where there will be sales tax on races and events held by nonprofits. The good news…

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Symposium 2019: Going Green

We love giving our customers the opportunity to speak at our Symposiums. Brandon Hough, founder of Advanced Running Project, joined us this year to talk about how your race can make an effort to go green. Events can generate a lot of…

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Sales Tax and Marketplace States

Our primary motivation for implementing a comprehensive sales tax system is to help races stay in compliance with their state laws. This has reached a higher level of urgency for all registration and ticket companies over the past year as states have passed “Marketplace”…

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2019 RunSignup Symposium Wrap-Up

The 2019 RunSignup Symposium closed up on Wednesday, July 17th. The sold out event gathered 293 race directors, timers, and industry professionals in Philadelphia PA, for education and networking opportunities. Highlights of the 2019 education program included: Additional memorable moments included: Presentation…

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2019 RunSignup Community Grant Winners

RunSignup, the leading technology provider for races, has announced the awardees of the 2019 RunSignup Community Grant Program. The Community Grant program is a giving program began in 2016 to provide a financial contribution to endurance-related nonprofit organizations. In 2019, the organization…

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