Comments on: Match.com Sells EU Business to Meetic, Retains 27% Stake http://onlinedatingpost.com/archives/2009/02/matchcom-sells-eu-business-to-meetic-retains-27-stake/ Online Dating Industry Consulting & Commentary Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:50:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jasmine http://onlinedatingpost.com/archives/2009/02/matchcom-sells-eu-business-to-meetic-retains-27-stake/comment-page-1/#comment-304547 Jasmine Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:41:16 +0000 http://onlinedatingpost.com/archives/2009/02/matchcom-sells-eu-business-to-meetic-retains-27-stake/#comment-304547 Looking for fun visit : http://bit.ly/cD2oRC and enjoy the virtual dating. Looking for fun visit : http://bit.ly/cD2oRC and enjoy the virtual dating.

]]> By: Singles Dating Sites http://onlinedatingpost.com/archives/2009/02/matchcom-sells-eu-business-to-meetic-retains-27-stake/comment-page-1/#comment-304382 Singles Dating Sites Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:02:25 +0000 http://onlinedatingpost.com/archives/2009/02/matchcom-sells-eu-business-to-meetic-retains-27-stake/#comment-304382 The online dating industry is like any other industry that is open to take over and partnerships between the industry heavy weights. If only some of us here started our dating sites 15 years ago and got the head start on the competition. The online dating industry is like any other industry that is open to take over and partnerships between the industry heavy weights. If only some of us here started our dating sites 15 years ago and got the head start on the competition.

]]> By: Filipino chat http://onlinedatingpost.com/archives/2009/02/matchcom-sells-eu-business-to-meetic-retains-27-stake/comment-page-1/#comment-294560 Filipino chat Tue, 08 Dec 2009 03:12:50 +0000 http://onlinedatingpost.com/archives/2009/02/matchcom-sells-eu-business-to-meetic-retains-27-stake/#comment-294560 They might have good reasons for doing so... It might be for the benefit of their subscribers. Hope they are doing effectively. They might have good reasons for doing so… It might be for the benefit of their subscribers. Hope they are doing effectively.

]]> By: Black Single Zaniyah http://onlinedatingpost.com/archives/2009/02/matchcom-sells-eu-business-to-meetic-retains-27-stake/comment-page-1/#comment-238991 Black Single Zaniyah Tue, 26 May 2009 08:39:20 +0000 http://onlinedatingpost.com/archives/2009/02/matchcom-sells-eu-business-to-meetic-retains-27-stake/#comment-238991 "The UK is the battlefield for the World War of dating." How about Africa? We want to meet our true love too. “The UK is the battlefield for the World War of dating.”

How about Africa? We want to meet our true love too.

]]> By: Matthew Pitt - The Dating Lab http://onlinedatingpost.com/archives/2009/02/matchcom-sells-eu-business-to-meetic-retains-27-stake/comment-page-1/#comment-235742 Matthew Pitt - The Dating Lab Mon, 23 Feb 2009 10:49:40 +0000 http://onlinedatingpost.com/archives/2009/02/matchcom-sells-eu-business-to-meetic-retains-27-stake/#comment-235742 I agree with Ross, this is a very strange decision that looks like it has been made on cost cutting grounds and one has to question IAC's longer term strategic commitment to Dating as a business. Match 'won the war' in the UK as far as I am concerned versus Dating Direct (Meetic) and if the UK was 'the dating battleground of Europe' why take this decision? Emphasis seems to be on cost savings that will (in time) benefit both businesses, but having spent so much money and effort building up Match's presence in the UK and installing a good management team this seems a very odd decision. For dating sites with a good business model and brand positioning, the growth outlook for online dating in Europe is very positive. However going forward I believe that people will increasingly move away from the large dating 'portals' such as Match and Meetic in favour of smaller dating sites with a more targeted audience base, better suited to their particular dating needs. When looking for a partner online quality of potential matches with high levels of suitability will win over quantity every time. As for ‘Free’ versus ‘Paid For’ dating, here again I believe that an element of Match and Meetic's user base will defect to free sites as both share a mass appeal 'one size fits all' business model and audience migration is inevitable. That said certain demographics and women in particular will continue to pay to use online dating services as they realise and appreciate that such sites deliver a higher quality of potential matches over their free counterparts. All in all, a very strange decision and only time will tell if it proved to be pivotal to the demise of Match.com as the World’s Largest Online Dating site. Matthew I agree with Ross, this is a very strange decision that looks like it has been made on cost cutting grounds and one has to question IAC’s longer term strategic commitment to Dating as a business. Match ‘won the war’ in the UK as far as I am concerned versus Dating Direct (Meetic) and if the UK was ‘the dating battleground of Europe’ why take this decision? Emphasis seems to be on cost savings that will (in time) benefit both businesses, but having spent so much money and effort building up Match’s presence in the UK and installing a good management team this seems a very odd decision.

For dating sites with a good business model and brand positioning, the growth outlook for online dating in Europe is very positive. However going forward I believe that people will increasingly move away from the large dating ‘portals’ such as Match and Meetic in favour of smaller dating sites with a more targeted audience base, better suited to their particular dating needs. When looking for a partner online quality of potential matches with high levels of suitability will win over quantity every time.

As for ‘Free’ versus ‘Paid For’ dating, here again I believe that an element of Match and Meetic’s user base will defect to free sites as both share a mass appeal ‘one size fits all’ business model and audience migration is inevitable. That said certain demographics and women in particular will continue to pay to use online dating services as they realise and appreciate that such sites deliver a higher quality of potential matches over their free counterparts.

All in all, a very strange decision and only time will tell if it proved to be pivotal to the demise of Match.com as the World’s Largest Online Dating site.

Matthew

]]> By: Online Dating Insider Links for Friday February 20, 2009 | Online Dating Insider http://onlinedatingpost.com/archives/2009/02/matchcom-sells-eu-business-to-meetic-retains-27-stake/comment-page-1/#comment-235686 Online Dating Insider Links for Friday February 20, 2009 | Online Dating Insider Fri, 20 Feb 2009 18:21:11 +0000 http://onlinedatingpost.com/archives/2009/02/matchcom-sells-eu-business-to-meetic-retains-27-stake/#comment-235686 [...] track of the Meetic/Match conversation and leave a comment with your thoughts about the [...] [...] track of the Meetic/Match conversation and leave a comment with your thoughts about the [...]

]]> By: Dating in France http://onlinedatingpost.com/archives/2009/02/matchcom-sells-eu-business-to-meetic-retains-27-stake/comment-page-1/#comment-235680 Dating in France Fri, 20 Feb 2009 15:33:11 +0000 http://onlinedatingpost.com/archives/2009/02/matchcom-sells-eu-business-to-meetic-retains-27-stake/#comment-235680 I wonder how Meetic will compete against european free online dating sites! Tony I wonder how Meetic will compete against european free online dating sites!

Tony

]]> By: Ross Williams - WhiteLabelDating.com http://onlinedatingpost.com/archives/2009/02/matchcom-sells-eu-business-to-meetic-retains-27-stake/comment-page-1/#comment-235676 Ross Williams - WhiteLabelDating.com Fri, 20 Feb 2009 09:59:36 +0000 http://onlinedatingpost.com/archives/2009/02/matchcom-sells-eu-business-to-meetic-retains-27-stake/#comment-235676 This is great news for other European Online Dating companies - the two largest players will be kept tied up over the next year trying to integrate their businesses. It seems crazy that Meetic is taking over Match in the UK - from our perspective, the team at Match UK were far better than those at DatingDirect.com (Meetic's brand in the UK) and I'm surprised that they've taken this decision. We've seen DatingDirect.com decline significantly over the last year in terms of market dominance - very strange decisions going on in Texas!! Ross This is great news for other European Online Dating companies – the two largest players will be kept tied up over the next year trying to integrate their businesses.

It seems crazy that Meetic is taking over Match in the UK – from our perspective, the team at Match UK were far better than those at DatingDirect.com (Meetic’s brand in the UK) and I’m surprised that they’ve taken this decision.

We’ve seen DatingDirect.com decline significantly over the last year in terms of market dominance – very strange decisions going on in Texas!!

Ross

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