“As race directors react to declining participation numbers, what we’re seeing is more of them increase value and create better experiences for their runners, partners, charities and communities.” – Rich Harshbarger, Running USA (2017 US Road Race Trends) While we have some data discrepancies that…
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We have added a way to auto-apply a coupon code through a specific URL. In order to use this feature, you must first set-up the coupon code. Once the code is set-up, you can go to the bottom of the coupon set-up page…
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We have added the Custom Source Tracking to be visible right on your dashboard. This enables you to track specific promotional activities like Facebook posts and ads, partner websites, newsletter, expo booths, etc. to see what is having a good return. This is shown…
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RunSignup Referral Rewards Program is one of the best ways to increase viral participation. You can reward participants to promote your race by offering them partial or full refunds when they get X number of their friends to sign up for your…
Read MoreRaceInsights is helping races understand where their participants are coming from. It is also helping us see an overall aggregate picture across all races that use RunSignup. This allows us to see what is working across all races. Obviously, the most important source…
Read MoreWe are introducing a major new feature for RaceInsights – custom source tracking. This gives races the ability to track the ROI on specific campaigns – such as Facebook ads, race promotions on other sponsor or running store websites, or emails sent…
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Team Captains can easily invite friends and family to join their team with Team Member Invites. Emails with a customizable invitation message and a direct link to join your team can be sent via RunSignup or your personal email so that your…
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We have added several new features for Groups or Teams. Event Soft Caps The first one is “Soft Caps”. This is very useful for wave races, for example, obstacle course races. The basic idea is that you may have a cap of…
Read MoreDue to changes in the APIs from Instagram, we will be removing the “Instagram User Widget” and “Instagram Hashtag Widget” from our custom content pages. What’s Happening: This change by Instagram (owned by Facebook) is likely a result of the Cambridge Analytica…
Read MoreWe have added MailChimp as an other export option from the Participant Report. This allows you to create custom reports and views in RunSignup to export to your MailChimp lists. You will need to do the MailChimp setup outlined in this blog before being…
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