Comments on: Guest Post: Eddy Ankrett, Chairman of Dateline PLC http://onlinedatingpost.com/archives/2009/04/guest-post-eddy-ankrett-chairman-of-dateline-plc/ Online Dating Industry Consulting & Commentary Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:48:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Slow Dating http://onlinedatingpost.com/archives/2009/04/guest-post-eddy-ankrett-chairman-of-dateline-plc/comment-page-1/#comment-238056 Slow Dating Mon, 27 Apr 2009 15:54:48 +0000 http://onlinedatingpost.com/archives/2009/04/guest-post-eddy-ankrett-chairman-of-dateline-plc/#comment-238056 They run on two different business models. Some people do want the personal contact, yet for every one person happy to pay for the personal matchmaking service, there are many others who feel burnt by the high fees charged. There is room for both models of course, yet most of the previously exclusively offline matchmaking services (such as Dateline in the UK) have scaled back these services to take a share of the online cake. They run on two different business models. Some people do want the personal contact, yet for every one person happy to pay for the personal matchmaking service, there are many others who feel burnt by the high fees charged. There is room for both models of course, yet most of the previously exclusively offline matchmaking services (such as Dateline in the UK) have scaled back these services to take a share of the online cake.

]]> By: Dan Yorke http://onlinedatingpost.com/archives/2009/04/guest-post-eddy-ankrett-chairman-of-dateline-plc/comment-page-1/#comment-237590 Dan Yorke Sat, 11 Apr 2009 11:17:41 +0000 http://onlinedatingpost.com/archives/2009/04/guest-post-eddy-ankrett-chairman-of-dateline-plc/#comment-237590 I agree with all comments that UK singles are looking for something different and our members on <a href="http://www.XfactorDates.com" title="XfactorDates.com" rel="nofollow"> and <a href="http://www.XfactorOnlineDating.com" title="XfactorOnlineDating.com" rel="nofollow"> have recently confirmed to us from our member surveys that it is not all about volume, but more the personal selective service. Most UK singles just don’t have the time these days to either send lots of mails in hope of getting a few replies, nor sift through hundreds of search results in the hope of finding "the one" or several possible "ones”. As Terry says above, regularly the attractive females are inundated with hundreds of mails from guys, of which not all can of course be a perfect match by shear reality. This therefore often results in the ladies responding to only a few of the mails due to time taken to sift though all the profiles and mails received and therefore often the possibility of true matches being missed out unfortunately. It’s for this reason and in response to our members’ comments that Xfactor are now blending the 2 offerings – online and offline, which we have been doing very successfully for almost 6 years now, into a completely new offering soon to be released into the UK market. We truly believe this will shake the market up move it in the right direction with a perfect combination of both markets – the personal matchmaking service complimented with latest online technology to bring UK singles the very best of both worlds. Will keep you posted on progress. I agree with all comments that UK singles are looking for something different and our members on and have recently confirmed to us from our member surveys that it is not all about volume, but more the personal selective service.

Most UK singles just don’t have the time these days to either send lots of mails in hope of getting a few replies, nor sift through hundreds of search results in the hope of finding “the one” or several possible “ones”.

As Terry says above, regularly the attractive females are inundated with hundreds of mails from guys, of which not all can of course be a perfect match by shear reality. This therefore often results in the ladies responding to only a few of the mails due to time taken to sift though all the profiles and mails received and therefore often the possibility of true matches being missed out unfortunately.

It’s for this reason and in response to our members’ comments that Xfactor are now blending the 2 offerings – online and offline, which we have been doing very successfully for almost 6 years now, into a completely new offering soon to be released into the UK market.

We truly believe this will shake the market up move it in the right direction with a perfect combination of both markets – the personal matchmaking service complimented with latest online technology to bring UK singles the very best of both worlds.

Will keep you posted on progress.

]]> By: David Evans http://onlinedatingpost.com/archives/2009/04/guest-post-eddy-ankrett-chairman-of-dateline-plc/comment-page-1/#comment-237581 David Evans Fri, 10 Apr 2009 18:07:02 +0000 http://onlinedatingpost.com/archives/2009/04/guest-post-eddy-ankrett-chairman-of-dateline-plc/#comment-237581 Thanks for the clarification. Thanks for the clarification.

]]> By: Terry Fitzpatrick http://onlinedatingpost.com/archives/2009/04/guest-post-eddy-ankrett-chairman-of-dateline-plc/comment-page-1/#comment-237580 Terry Fitzpatrick Fri, 10 Apr 2009 17:19:20 +0000 http://onlinedatingpost.com/archives/2009/04/guest-post-eddy-ankrett-chairman-of-dateline-plc/#comment-237580 Dave, Two distinct business models! The Right One & Together Dating business model is “matchmaking”. Members rely on their personal matchmaker to arrange compatible introductions. The GE model relies on members picking members (video dating NO matchmaking). Obviously this creates the same problems you see with online dating … the good looking female getting all the attention and no emphasis on compatibility. To make a great match there’s nothing like the intuition of an experienced matchmaker. Dave,
Two distinct business models!

The Right One & Together Dating business model is “matchmaking”. Members rely on their personal matchmaker to arrange compatible introductions.

The GE model relies on members picking members (video dating NO matchmaking). Obviously this creates the same problems you see with online dating … the good looking female getting all the attention and no emphasis on compatibility.

To make a great match there’s nothing like the intuition of an experienced matchmaker.

]]> By: David Evans http://onlinedatingpost.com/archives/2009/04/guest-post-eddy-ankrett-chairman-of-dateline-plc/comment-page-1/#comment-237579 David Evans Fri, 10 Apr 2009 14:47:07 +0000 http://onlinedatingpost.com/archives/2009/04/guest-post-eddy-ankrett-chairman-of-dateline-plc/#comment-237579 All good points but why are you saying that GE's business model is defunct, isn't it the same at TRO? All good points but why are you saying that GE’s business model is defunct, isn’t it the same at TRO?

]]> By: Mark Brooks http://onlinedatingpost.com/archives/2009/04/guest-post-eddy-ankrett-chairman-of-dateline-plc/comment-page-1/#comment-237578 Mark Brooks Fri, 10 Apr 2009 11:26:40 +0000 http://onlinedatingpost.com/archives/2009/04/guest-post-eddy-ankrett-chairman-of-dateline-plc/#comment-237578 The two worlds/industries can learn from each other. Its interesting to have attended multiple Internet Dating Conferences, and multiple Matchmaking Conferences. iDate is male dominated and marketing focused. The Matchmaking Conference is heavily dominated by very charismatic females and internet marketing is still somewhat of a new proposition. The simple tie-in between the two worlds is lead generation. But the matchmaking industry is rather fragmented around the USA so its tough to coordinate. A few national footprint matchmakers exist. Its Just Lunch, The Right One and Together Dating (full disclsure: TRO/TD are clients of Courtland Brooks) and Great Expectations. GE's model is a tad defunct at this stage with the rise of live online video sites like Speeddate.com and Woome.com. Take a look at Baihe.com and Zhenai.com in China, and BharatMatrimony.com and Shaadi.com in India. These services have successfully fused online and offline. The combination of agents and the internet and are doing well for them. They've fused online and offline because both countries have a respect for traditional matchmaking services, and the people have a very local inclination and ability to plug in a credit card number to an online service. The two worlds/industries can learn from each other. Its interesting to have attended multiple Internet Dating Conferences, and multiple Matchmaking Conferences. iDate is male dominated and marketing focused. The Matchmaking Conference is heavily dominated by very charismatic females and internet marketing is still somewhat of a new proposition. The simple tie-in between the two worlds is lead generation. But the matchmaking industry is rather fragmented around the USA so its tough to coordinate. A few national footprint matchmakers exist. Its Just Lunch, The Right One and Together Dating (full disclsure: TRO/TD are clients of Courtland Brooks) and Great Expectations. GE’s model is a tad defunct at this stage with the rise of live online video sites like Speeddate.com and Woome.com.

Take a look at Baihe.com and Zhenai.com in China, and BharatMatrimony.com and Shaadi.com in India. These services have successfully fused online and offline. The combination of agents and the internet and are doing well for them. They’ve fused online and offline because both countries have a respect for traditional matchmaking services, and the people have a very local inclination and ability to plug in a credit card number to an online service.

]]> By: Guillaume Theoret http://onlinedatingpost.com/archives/2009/04/guest-post-eddy-ankrett-chairman-of-dateline-plc/comment-page-1/#comment-237480 Guillaume Theoret Wed, 08 Apr 2009 17:10:12 +0000 http://onlinedatingpost.com/archives/2009/04/guest-post-eddy-ankrett-chairman-of-dateline-plc/#comment-237480 I hear a lot of people saying change is needed and some, like above, saying the changes are so simple. But no one offers any suggestions and everyone complains that the changes aren't happening. I have a feeling the changes needed aren't simple at all. I hear a lot of people saying change is needed and some, like above, saying the changes are so simple. But no one offers any suggestions and everyone complains that the changes aren’t happening. I have a feeling the changes needed aren’t simple at all.

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