Comments on: 3rd Annual Matchmaker Conference Review

By: Fred Penner

Fred Penner — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 14:36:56 +0000

Great Review…should really add it here: http://www.conferencereviewer.com

By: David Evans

David Evans — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:30:36 +0000

What exactly can matchmakers can offer the dating industry? I don’t think dating sites want to learn anything from matchmakers.

Dating site thinking: Why in the world would you actually talk to people? We buy ads on ad networks and then hope our landing page converts well enough to turn visitors into subscribers. You spend a lot of time luring people in on the phone, we have thousands of people coming to our site every day with little effort (I don’t know what conversion rate for matchmakers is). We are more efficient and we don’t like talking to people and our success rate is higher than yours and who cares if people are a credit card number we don’t need the warm-n-fuzzy inter-personal relationships you rely on to make sales. Or something like this. Curious to hear it from the matchmaker side.

An attendee said to me that they go to iDate for business and Matchmaker conference for friendships.

By: Alain

Alain — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:16:57 +0000

The Matchmakers Conference is over 80% female, and predominantly attended by more sales-oriented people-people. I wish the two industries would come together and learn from each other. The matchmakers need the marketing wisdom of the internet dating marketeers. The internet dating industry could use some of the many years of matchmaking wisdom that the matchmakers bring to the table.

By: Dope

Dope — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:04 +0000

If you’re going to hit a reader with that much text, you need to break it up visually with images, etc.

By: Jessica Deal

Jessica Deal — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 03:33:14 +0000

Really interesting post. What percentage of people do you think, let’s say, in the next 5 to 10 years will meet online and start serious relationships or even marriage, compared to the people that are doing it now?

By: Corporate Dating

Corporate Dating — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:17:58 +0000

Are you looking for a new way to meet that special someone? In the case that you are in the market for a new partner there are many options available, such as expanding your horizons with a new class, enabling you to meet a person with similar interests and therefore having something to talk about to help avoid the awkward silences that can come in those first conversations while you are establishing a sort of chemistry with each other.

By: David Evans

David Evans — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:38:41 +0000

Curious to hear what people think they learn from each other?

Various new initiatives are in place to further bridge the gap between online dating and offline matchmakers, the Matchmaker Institute CRM system is supposedly solid and the on/offline dating software should make it easier for matchmakers to share leads.

By: Mark Brooks

Mark Brooks — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:34:16 +0000

I missed this conference, but keynoted at the last Matchmakers Conference. Irena, my wife is due for a baby any day now. :-)

Its interesting to compare the attendee group at this conference vs the Internet Dating Conference. iDate is predominantly male. About 70%, I’d say. Mainly marketeers. The Matchmakers Conference is over 80% female, and predominantly attended by more sales-oriented people-people. I wish the two industries would come together and learn from each other. The matchmakers need the marketing wisdom of the internet dating marketeers. The internet dating industry could use some of the many years of matchmaking wisdom that the matchmakers bring to the table. But the two industries don’t really get along so well. It’s classic case of marketers not mixing with salespeople.

Now Dave, tell me I’m completely wrong. ;-)