Coupons – RunSignup Blog

Increase Registrations with Pricing and Referrals

Posted on June 27, 2022June 27, 2022 by RunSignup

Events across the country are looking for ways to help increase registrations in the midst of an uncertain economy and lingering effects of the lengthy pandemic challenges. One of the most effective way to help increase registrations is through pricing strategies and offering rewards for referrals. This webinar explores these topics and offers creative ideas for encouraging more participants to register. In addition, pricing trend data is provided so that race organizers can make informed decisions.

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A Guide to Discounts for Your Event

Posted on September 17, 2021February 24, 2022 by RunSignup

Money talks. Offering a discount to your event can be a significant motivator to get curious onlookers over the hump and turn them into participants. But it’s important to be strategic about your discounts and ensure you don’t undersell the value you provide. The three main tenets: Keep it simple. Don’t make people do complex […]

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New Voucher Feature Helps Events Migrate to RunSignup | GiveSignup

Posted on February 5, 2021February 10, 2021 by RunSignup

We are releasing a new Voucher system that allows races to create vouchers that participants can use as a credit when they sign up for an event. For example, you might give Allison a voucher for $30 that she can use on any of your events. In the example on the right, she signs up […]

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Coupon Reports UX Update

Posted on May 23, 2018May 23, 2018 by RunSignup

We did a nice little update on the coupon reports page: This is what is used to look like:

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Auto-Applied Coupon URLs

Posted on May 17, 2018 by Natalie Young

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 under Financial>>Pricing>>Coupons. In the Auto-Applied Coupons section, click the link to set-up the […]

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Edit Multi-Use Reserved Entries

Posted on March 7, 2018March 7, 2018 by RunSignup

We have added a way to edit multiple-use reserved entries! If you go to the Multiple-Use Reserved Entries tab, you will now see an EDIT button next to each link: This will allow you to update the original settings for the reserved entry, including: Number of uses Specific Event pricing Reservation dates and settings Notes […]

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Expanded Shared Coupon Report

Posted on August 9, 2017 by RunSignup

We have expanded the Shared Coupon Report data to include the following information: Event Name Registration Date First Last Gender Date of Birth Email Phone Address, City, State, Country, Zip Registration Status Event Cost Total Discount, Processing fee, Amount Paid Bib Number Giveaway

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Shared Coupon Report Invite

Posted on August 9, 2017 by RunSignup

Shared Coupon reports are an easy way to give sponsors or others easy access to see if their coupons have been used and by whom. We have added a simple invitation to make this even easier for race directors and the people they are sharing information with. It is available from the Actions drop-down menu […]

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Shared Coupon Reports

Posted on June 27, 2017 by RunSignup

We have added the ability to share a coupon report with outside parties who do not have access to the rest of the race dashboard. You can navigate to the shared report setup via the Actions drop-down on Financial -> Pricing -> Coupons. On the Shared Reports page, you will be able to enter email […]

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Updated Coupon Report

Posted on December 6, 2016December 6, 2016 by RunSignup

We have updated the Coupon Report to include both the number of transactions as well as the number of registrations. For example:

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Corporate Team Coupon Support

Posted on October 21, 2016 by RunSignup

Corporate Teams members can now use coupons. The setting is int he Corporate Team Options: If you enable coupons for corporate team members please note the following: If a team is partially paying for it’s members, the discount is applied after the team portion is determined. For example, if the event is $100 and the […]

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Coupon Report by Event

Posted on November 4, 2015 by Natalie Young

We have added a coupon report, broken down by event usage. This report can be accessed under Reports>>Marketing Reports>>Coupons. At the bottom of the page, you will see a COUPON REPORT BY EVENT button The coupon report by event report will give you a breakdown of the number of uses for each event in your […]

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Coupons for Add-Ons and Store Items only

Posted on September 1, 2015 by RunSignup

We have added an advanced Coupon pricing option that will allow you to set up coupons for store and add-on items only. We implemented in a powerful way so it could be used for other things as well – basically if you select the option it EXCLUDES the race fee from the discount. So it […]

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Dirty Dog 15K Trail Run Case Study

Posted on June 3, 2015 by RunSignup

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 Dirty Dog 15K Trail Run Case Study focuses on tiered pricing for a sellout race, building bib labels, and differentiating your race to create positive word of mouth. View […]

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Coupon per Event for Multi-Event Registration

Posted on May 26, 2015 by RunSignup

We have had the ability to set a coupon code on a per event basis for quite a while. This new feature allows a runner to sign up for multiple events in one transaction and get the coupon code for only the events they are applicable to. For example, if someone signed up for both […]

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Coupons for Corporate Team Teams

Posted on May 4, 2015 by RunSignup

Yes, that title was intentional. RunSignUp has extensive support for Corporate Teams. This is where a company is typically providing some sort of support for employees, like helping to pay for entry fees, or providing discounted fees to members of Corporate Teams (perhaps because the company helped with sponsorship of the race). Since the company […]

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Updated Coupons

Posted on April 21, 2015May 11, 2015 by RunSignup

We have released new functionality with our Coupons that improve reporting, analysis and ease management and creation. In addition we added some nice enhanced features. First, reporting has been improved with built in ROI analysis. You will note the top table shows the discount amount ($5,386) and the amount of registration fees they produced ($7,790) […]

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Copying Race Coupon Limit of 50,000

Posted on October 30, 2014November 6, 2014 by RunSignup

We have recently upped the limit to 50,000 coupons that can be copied when creating a new race with the copy feature. We also now automatically remove expired coupons, which will not count against the 50,000 limit. If your race has over 50,000 coupons, we suggest that you keep track of them in separate spreadsheets. Then […]

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Affiliate Discounts

Posted on October 16, 2014October 16, 2014 by RunSignup

RunSignUp’s Affiliate Program was designed for partners like RunningintheUSA.com who have race calendars. It allows them to easily grab all of the races on RunSignUp and list them automatically on their website. We have a tracking code so we know the source of the runner coming to register on RunSignUp. We’ve taken this idea to a […]

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Coupons for Giveaway Upgrades

Posted on October 15, 2014 by RunSignup

Some races have a cost to some of their giveaway items. For example a free cotton shirt, but $10 extra for a tech shirt. Up until now, the coupon for race fees also applied to the giveaway items. So if the runner had a 100% off coupon, they also got the tech shirt for free. […]

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Sponsor Rewards and Gift Certificates

Posted on June 30, 2014June 30, 2014 by RunSignup

Some race sponsors want a way to distribute special gift certificates or rewards. We recently had a race in Colorado that is closely linked with a store that is giving gift certificates to the first 50 participants in each event. The purpose is to increase store traffic and drive early registrations. RunSignUp now provides a mechanism to […]

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Time Expiration added to Coupon Codes

Posted on February 10, 2014 by RunSignup

We have added the capability to set a time to the Coupon Expiration date. This helps with different time zones, or for mid-day expirations and “flash sales”.

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Coupon Code Manual

Posted on September 6, 2013 by RunSignup

Ever want more details on all the Coupon options RunSignUp has? Here it is! Also check out the How To Videos. RunSignUp Coupons Manual Add a Coupon Coupon Options Discount Settings Tags Usage and cross-race settings Search & Manage Coupons Coupons Reports

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Special Pricing Manual

Posted on September 5, 2013 by RunSignup

Ever want more details on all the pricing options that RunSignUp offers in written form? Now you have it! RunSignUp Special Pricing Manual Multiple Registration periods Age-based Pricing Group Pricing Memberships Club Membership Discounts Coupons Corporate Teams & Sponsors

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Coupon Manual

Posted on August 26, 2013 by RunSignup

You may have noticed that in addition to all of the nice Video How To’s, we have started putting written documentation on our Help pages as well as make nice PDF manuals. The latest is a manual on Coupons. Click on the link below for the manual. RunSignUp Coupon Manual

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Coupons Per Event

Posted on July 15, 2013 by RunSignup

You can now set coupon code to be on a per event basis in your race.

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Big Time Coupon Management

Posted on July 5, 2013 by RunSignup

We have a number of large races and multi-city races that have become big users of Coupons to help drive their participants. They create custom coupons around special marketing events (like July 4th!), or use “Daily Deal” sites like Groupon and Living Social, or target running store customers with a special coupon, etc. Once you […]

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Coupons for Specific Events

Posted on April 18, 2013 by RunSignup

We recently added the option to pick which event you want to offer coupons for. This is very useful for Wave races like Color or Mud runs, or when there is a premier event that always sells out, but you are trying to encourage people to join the 5K. It is just a new option […]

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