It's a pretty good business model, acquiring monopoly power over processing payments for a popular event
It is an isn't a monopoly.
The reality is there are LOT'S of choices in event registration companies. I worked in the business for 3 years. At one point in North America, a few years back, there were over 60 companies all offering online event registration in the endurance sports events space. But this is NOT a choice, that the end-user (you/race-participants), is involved in. It's a business-to-business decision and deal between the online registration company and the event!
It SEEMS like a monopoly for Active, if you are only entering in and racing IRONMAN races, and perhaps a few other select, endurance sports events, because Active has the contract with IRONMAN for all of their races, as well as many other marquee, popular and big running, cycling and triathlon races/events.
Steve Fleck @stevefleck | Blog
It is an isn't a monopoly.
The reality is there are LOT'S of choices in event registration companies. I worked in the business for 3 years. At one point in North America, a few years back, there were over 60 companies all offering online event registration in the endurance sports events space. But this is NOT a choice, that the end-user (you/race-participants), is involved in. It's a business-to-business decision and deal between the online registration company and the event!
It SEEMS like a monopoly for Active, if you are only entering in and racing IRONMAN races, and perhaps a few other select, endurance sports events, because Active has the contract with IRONMAN for all of their races, as well as many other marquee, popular and big running, cycling and triathlon races/events.
Steve Fleck @stevefleck | Blog