As stated in our Registration Systems Market Analysis, we do a bi-annual internal meeting to discuss how we have done, and plan where we are heading. We thought we would share our current view on what is happening in the registration market in…
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We just released a bunch of refinements to really make the sign up process “Mobile Native”. This means everything is optimized for a great mobile experience. Minimize TypingFor example on the right when you enter the ZipCode field the full number keypad…
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We have added the capability for races to do text messaging with their participants. This can be useful for emergency situations such as delaying the race due to lightning. This feature is not meant to be used for marketing purposes! This option is…
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We have a cool real time map of RunSignup activity on our website. Blue dots are the city that a race is in where some user on the Internet is checking out that race’s webpage. Yellow dots are when someone signs up for a…
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Yesterday morning, when the Philly 10K – a local race on it’s way to a second straight sellout in their second year – ran into some trouble with a huge registration demand, we were excited to be able to jump in at the last minute…
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We have a series Customer Case Studies, in which we take your stories and share your challenges and successes as a learning tool for other RunSignup users. This Tomoka Marathon Case Study focuses on using RunSignup as a central data point for everything from registration to race…
Read MoreGoogle has added mobile readiness to their list of criteria for ranking websites for their search results. This means that mobile friendly sites will get better placement than equivalent sites that are just designed for desktops. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/21/technology/google-adds-mobile-friendliness-to-its-search-criteria.html Fortunately, RunSignup was the first…
Read MoreWe’ve been talking about the importance of having a mobile responsive site for a long time, and continue to see the trend towards runners finding races and registering from devices other than desktop computer. At the Yahoo Mobile Developer Conference recently, Flurry Analytics and ComScore…
Read MoreHere are stats from the last 30 days of access to RunSignUp direct or via widgets: Desktop – 51%Phone – 38%Tablet – 11% So basically 51-49 desktop lead, but my money is on Mobile! Speaking of money, people still find it more…
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Alan Jones and Roger Bradshaw, the founders of RunScore and The Race Director (the two leading scoring platforms that are used by timers at about 60-80% of races in the US), recently did a survey of their timers. They collected 62 responses from RunScore users and 109…
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