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  2. Promotion
  • What’s the best promotion, gimmick, etc. that you came up with to boost registrations?

    Posted: Aug. 5, 2025

  • What are your thoughts on/experiences with cross-promoting races with other race directors?

    Posted: Feb. 3, 2025

  • Has anyone used ambassadors to promote your 5k? If so what did they do and did you pay them?

    Posted: Dec. 17, 2024

  • Any advice from experienced RDs on race promotions and sponsors?

    Posted: Nov. 22, 2024

  • What creative methods do you utilize to promote teams at local races?

    Posted: July 12, 2024

  • Has any race directors done a local parade to promote your race? If so, how did you do it?

    Posted: June 14, 2024

  • What's the most unique way you’ve promoted a race?

    Posted: March 29, 2024

  • Do you typically hire a copywriter to help on your race website and promotion?

    Posted: Oct. 27, 2023

  • What is the best place you have found to promote marathons and 1/2 marathons online?

    Posted: Sept. 8, 2023

  • Has any race director on here used TikTok or Reels to promote your race? If so, has it helped grow your race?

    Posted: June 23, 2023

  • How are you promoting your race(s) these days? Needing some new marketing tactics.

    Posted: April 14, 2023

  • We have been approached about putting something in those swag bags to promote our race next April. Anyone have any suggestions that might catch some attention?

    Posted: July 1, 2022

  • Has anyone tried text marketing to promote your races and to send out race day information?

    Posted: Feb. 10, 2022

  • What is the best social media for promoting races?

    Posted: Dec. 10, 2021

  • What do all of you do to promote your events?

    Posted: Nov. 12, 2021

  • Would love to know your thoughts on using Twitter to promote your races.

    Posted: Sept. 23, 2021

  • We're looking to have a promotional video made in the next month or so. Does anyone have a videographer they would recommend?

    Posted: April 23, 2021

  • I would like to use race ambassadors to promote my race series. Anyone use that approach? If you do what do you ask of them and how do you compensate them?

    Posted: April 9, 2021

  • Does anyone use a social media consultant to help promote your race?

    Posted: March 26, 2021

  • What promotion methods are others using for virtual races? I have a small charity run, our registration numbers are down by 75%.

    Posted: March 19, 2021

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