PR WEB – Feb 8 – Finding another long-term relationship was the most popular dating goal among those respondents that have been "Single for a while" (55%), Divorced (52%), Widowed (50%), Separated (46%) and "Recently experienced a breakup" (39%), according to a new Cupid.com poll. Absolutely no one taking the survey in any responding category said "Given my situation, I am just looking for a 'quick fling.'"
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Cupid And LoveAgain To Speak At iDate, London
WEBWIRE – Sep 18 – Roman Kirsanov, head of brand management at NSI Holdings Ltd, will speak on brand and portfolio management for driving growth in online dating. Roman develops dating brands such as Cupid.com, LoveAgain.com, UniformDating.com, SpeedDater.co.uk, and will share insights on activities that engage audiences online.
Cupid Has Enhanced Its Services And Opened Its iPhone App For Free
PR WEB – Aug 31 – Well-known online dating brand Cupid has launched a new iOS app with freemium access and a new sleek design. The new Cupid design reflects the new essence of the brand. The use of lively colors and an intuitive interface makes using the app pleasant and simple.
Online Dating Traffic Surges Between Boxing Day And New Year’s Eve
HUFFINGTON POST – Dec 26 – Mark Brooks, a dating analyst and consultant to the Internet dating industry, said it was the endless stream of awkward questions from family members that prompted many to search for love online this time of year. “The effect becomes more pronounced over the Xmas vacations and party season," he said. “Questions such as 'have you been dating anyone recently' and 'do you think you’ll ever marry’ become 'On your own, are you?'." Kate Taylor, a relationship expert at Match.com, said people look back at their achievements over the past twelve months, and think about their New Year's resolutions. On Match.com ~4M unique connections are expected to be made; with 3M email messages written; 2.5M 'winks' sent; and 500K IM conversations taking place. Brett Harding, managing director for Lovestruck, said registrations increase by 48% during this period. For eHarmony, the number of registrations was 3.5 times higher than the week immediately before Christmas. Cupid.com's Sean Wood also suggested that the pressure on couples in the Christmas period could also lead to more break ups – resulting in more singles on the scene by Boxing Day. AshleyMadison.com biggest spike came immediately after New Year's Eve. The first working day after New Year's there was a 413% increase in member sign-ups with a total of 9,857 new members. What's really interesting is that for many sites, the traffic then falls again drastically in the spring. “Internet daters tend to stick around for about three months," said analyst Brooks. "Then they bail, then they come back, or go to another site, or multiple internet dating sites."
by Charlie Thomas
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Cupid Implements Scamalytics On Its Most Popular Networks
PRESS RELEASE – Oct 28 – Cupid has partnered with RecSys to implement new Scamalytics anti-scammer technology on its most popular online dating networks – Cupid.com, BeNaughty.com, GirlsDateForFree.com, Flirt.com, and BlackMatch.com. Cupid's new measures aim to catch scammers 35% faster and increase detection rates by 10%. The company currently blocks 20,000 scammers each month.
New Cupid UK TV Advertising Campaign
BUSINESSWIRE – Nov 18 - Cupid plc has launched two TV advertising campaigns for its Cupid.com and BeNaughty.com brands across specific ITV regions. This is the first time Cupid has delivered its brand onto the small screen indicating the company's intention to push its brands out to a wider mainstream audience.
The full article was originally published at MarketWatch, but is no longer available.
EasyDate Poised For Rapid Growth
DAILY MAIL – Oct 16 – EasyDate was founded five years ago by Bill Dobbie, an entrepreneurial Scot who already knew a fair bit about the potential of the internet, having set up and sold an online DVD rental business. Dobbie was looking for a new venture and hit on online dating. Since then, internet dating has mushroomed and EasyDate has developed into a company valued on the stock market at £85m. EasyDate operates in 29 countries and recently bought cupid.com in the US. ~20% of the group’s revenue comes from outside Britain and Dobbie hopes to increase that to 50% in the next few years. Analysts forecast rapid growth for the firm as profits are expected to more than double from £2.3M in 2009 to £5.2M this year and £8.5M in 2011. FULL ARTICLE @ DAILY MAIL
Mark Brooks: I made the intro for EasyDate to Cupid. ;-)
EasyDate Has Tied The Knot With Cupid
GUARDIAN.CO.UK – Sep 22 – EasyDate acquires North American rival cupid.com in a deal worth £4.4m. EasyDate already operates cupid.com outside the US and will now take charge of its US and Canada operations – reversing a trend that has seen US sites such as eHarmony eye up the UK for acquisitions. FULL ARTICLE @ GUARDIAN.CO.UK
Original Founders Re-Acquire Speed Dating Service From Cupid.com
PRESS RELEASE – Oct 14 - Pre-Dating.com, the “speed dating” live events service has been re-acquired by its original founders. Pre-Dating.com was a division of online dating site Cupid.com. “In the first week since taking over, we’ve already enacted new changes such as lower pricing, more customer friendly event cancellation policies and stronger joint venture and cross-promotional arrangements", says Sundrea Ryan, COO for Pre-Dating Speed Dating.
No Single Way To Meet Your Significant Other
THE NEWS HERALD — Feb 25 — Ashton and Vanboxel met on PlentyofFish.com. Before they tried online dating, they found it pretty tough to meet other singles who shared their interests. There are other ways for singles to meet each other, said Lawrence Morrison, an event coordinator for Cupid.com. Along with speed dating, Cupid.com organizes singles events. "If nothing else, people are out there making a connection even if it's just a friendship." That's exactly what Ann DeMuth wanted to do when she started IndividuALLS, a Lake County-based singles club for people 50+ which does everything from hikes and picnics to dining out and theater.
The full article was originally published at The News Herald, but is no longer available.
Mark Brooks: Singles events are a great way to meet people but are very high workload to organize. Match used to offer Matchlive.com but folded it in 2004. (Full Disclosure: POF is a client of Courtland Brooks, and I was VP of Cupid.com at the time they acquired PreDating.com, the speed-dating arm of Cupid)