When someone decides to join a club, or other organization, chances are they’re proud to be a part of the pack. Showing their support through joining is one thing, but many may also be open to showing support in another way: buying…
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Our live Timer Tip Tuesday webinars are a valuable resource for timers. We use these to provide product education on the latest technology, share tips on timer tools, and answer timers questions. In addition, we sometimes host a timer to share their best practices with others and dive into their timing business. We are now inviting timers to host their own Timer Tip Tuesday or other webinar to cover topics they feel other timers or their race organizers will be interested in. Timers can take advantage of this to share information with fellow timers or to help inform race organizers of the various tools and services timers bring to the race.
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Today, technology advancements now means any sized race can offer many of the same race day features that even the largest races, like the NYC Marathon, offers. All races can now offer real time tracking, split alerts based on timing equipment on the course, officially scored finish times within seconds of participants’ finishing, txt notifications, online photos, and more. In addition, newer technology innovations like dynamic bib assignment are bring a host of advantages such as reduced cost, greater efficiencies, and more revenue by allowing registration to remain open even after the gun goes off. But much of this is kind of a mystery to race directors, and this blog aims to help race directors understand all that is available to them so that they can deliver the quality of a big race experience regardless of the event size and budget.
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In a recent webinar we covered how to use RunSignup’s free RaceDay CheckIn app’s label printing feature. This feature helps to streamline packet pickup and reduce potential confusion. Races can print various things such as a participant’s name, age, division, bib number, shirt size, swag information, etc. There are a lot of features available within the CheckIn app, and this is one that we recommend races look at possibly using.
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Newsletters are a great way to disseminate information and engage an audience. It’s a main channel of choice for us to update folks about new feature releases and other things happening at the company. They’re also valuable for things like running clubs…
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Email marketing has long been a vital tool for event organizers and marketers. RunSignup recently introduced Email V2, a feature-packed email marketing system designed to help event organizers connect with their audience more effectively. Below is a recap of the recorded webinar that dives into these features and the exciting developments that are on the horizon.
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Race organizers and timers can easily add to the race experience by providing video results. This is where a race participant’s result links to a YouTube video capturing the moment they cross the finish line. This adds an exciting dimension to the race experience by allowing participants and spectators to relive those important finish moments.This unique feature often goes underutilized, but it is easy to set up within RunSignup’s platform. This video provides a quick tutorial on how to set things up.
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