We have been doing the US race registration market analysis every 6 months for many years. We include a ton of analytical data, and also include our analysis of happenings and directions in the market (of course that analysis is done from…
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It’s the biggest question for any race director: how do runners find my event? Some technology platforms like Eventbrite try to pitch themselves as event marketplaces that people come to seek out events. In reality, runners don’t need another marketplace for events….
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Update 9/15/2023 Please see the below blog for a full explanation of the changes to Facebook Fundraisers. We will be reversing the temporary end date of 10/31 that we send to Meta on 9/18 to align with Meta’s switch to Paypal for…
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Eventbrite had their Q2 2023 Earnings Call last week, and it appears they are doubling down on “take rate” as their key strategy, with a secondary strategy of lowering costs. That means more for them, and higher costs for customers. I have…
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We release an annual RaceTrends Report each winter to provide a thorough assessment of the state of the endurance and fundraising events industry. Today, we have a brief update looking at midyear data to help event organizers better understand the current state of the…
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Martinus Evans, founder of the Slow AF Run Club has a new book telling his personal story of becoming a marathoner. Along the way he created a community for “back-of-the-pack” runners to feel welcomed and find encouragement in their running journey. His…
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Since we began the company in 2010, we have only done business in the US. This was done to make sure we stayed focused on putting all the energy of a pure self funded startup into building the best product for our…
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We have built a lot of features to make RunSignup easy to use for people who sign up more than once on our platform. We make our forms easy to fill out. We are very mobile friendly. People enter just their zipcode…
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Q1 2023 saw several trends in our business: We share our high level numbers and thoughts on the market and technology advances on a quarterly and yearly basis – 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022. RunSignup Quarterly Numbers We had a record quarter as we…
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The Guide to Non-Binary Inclusion in Running is a resource created by Jake Fedorowski (they/them) for race organizers who are looking to create more inclusive events, particularly for non-binary participants. Fedorowski states, “The ultimate goal is an industry that doesn’t classify, or measure success, based…
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