>> WELCOME BACK TO CHEDDAR'S
OPENING BELL, EVERYONE, A FALL
IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER AND
WITH THE ONSET OF CUFFING
SEASON DURING THE
PANDEMIC MORE MORE PEOPLE ARE
TURNING TO DATING APPS TO MAKE
CONNECTIONS JOINING ME NOW IS
THE CEO OF MATCHES SOME SEE ME
AS SOME IT'S GREAT TO HAVE YOU
WITH
ME TODAY. I LOVE I LOVE THIS
TOPIC HOW IS THE PANDEMIC
IMPACTED MATCHES MONTHLY ACTIVE
USERS ARE YOU SEEING A SURGE.
>> SO WE ARE SEEING A THE LAST
FEW MONTHS OF THE SUMMER OF
ACTUALLY HAD SOME RECORD
MONSTER S A G I FOREMAN WAS UP
40%. AND THIS JULY WE ACTUALLY
HAD WHERE USERS THAT WE HAD
EVER IT'S TYPICALLY A PEAK
MONTH FOR US IN
DOWN TIMES.
>> OKAY SO DESPITE THE CONCERNS
ABOUT COVID PEOPLE
OBVIOUSLY FEEL COMFORTABLE
ENOUGH AT LEAST HAVING
CONVERSATIONS IS THAT THE DEAL.
>> SO EARLY ON DURING THE
SINGLES HAD VERY DIFFERENT
QUESTIONS. THEY'RE ASKED TO USE
THE SHUTDOWN SHOULD I BE
GETTING OUT OF
THE BUILDING. AS TIME HAS GONE
SEEN THAT SINGLE IS STILL
LOOKING FOR
A CONNECTION. YOU KNOW IT'S ONE
OF THE FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN
NEED THAT AT AND THOSE
QUESTIONS THAT REALLY SHIFTED
NOW TO HOW DO I GIVEN I STILL
WANT TO GET OUT THERE AND
THE FOLKS NOT WHAT LED US TO
THE LAUNCH OF THE LATEST THE
DATES HAVE WHICH
ALLOWS ACTUALLY WAS AN AVID ME
SOME OF THESE COVID RELATED
QUESTIONS.
>> THEY OKAY.
I LOVE THIS YOU TALKED ABOUT
SOME OF THE COVID RELATED
QUESTIONS. I THINK MEETING UP
IN PERSON CAN SORT OF A SCARY
FACTOR AT LEAST WHAT EXACTLY
DOES THE FUTURE ALLOW PEOPLE TO
ASK AND HOW HAS YOU HAVE YOU
SEEN ENGAGEMENT CHANGE ON THIS.
>> SO THERE ARE REALLY 2
INSIGHTS THAT LEAD US TO WATCH
THE SPEECH OR THE FIRST IS THAT
SINGLES ARE SPENDING MORE TIME
GETTING TO KNOW IN ADDITION THE
FIRST THINGS GOING FOR STACKED
THE FIRST IN PERSON, THE FORCE
A LITTLE BIT AND SO GIVEN THAT
FIRST THING THAT THEY LETS YOU
FOCUS ON WHAT POLICY
IN ACTION. THE FOLKS EVEN YOU
CAN TALK TO YOU FOR A WEEK OR 2
DIGITALLY HOW DEDICATED PLACE
NASA TO FOCUS ON THEM. THE
FOCUS ON PROGRESS AND
EVOLUTION.
THE
INSIDE THE LAST YEAR WAS HOPING
SINGLES NAVIGATE
COVID TALK. SO IF YOU THOUGHT I
WAS NERVE WRACKING ASKING
SOMEONE ON THE FIRST DAY BEFORE
THE PANDEMIC A WHOLE ANOTHER
LAYER TO
IT NOW. SHOULD OUR MASTER THEY
WANT ME TO WEAR
A MASK, WHAT WHERE THEY WISH WE
HAD TODAY ARE THEY OKAY WITH
THE RESTAURANT AND THEY WANT TO
KEEP
IT OUTDOORS THOSE KIND OF
QUESTIONS YOU PRETTY DAUNTING
THAT APPLE AND
OFFERED GRANT. SO OUR FUTURE
ALLOW BOTH SIDES JUST LEON
PREFERENCES VERY
STRAIGHTFORWARD. SO THE APP
THAT'S THAT OUT OF
THE WAY AND SO I MEMBERS AND
FOCUS ON ACTUALLY HAVING A
GREAT FIRST DATE.
>> THIS IS SO GREAT OUT OF A
SENIOR COMPANY ALSO GATHERING
SOME INTERESTING INFORMATION ON
PEOPLE'S PANDEMIC DATING
PREFERENCES YOU MENTIONED SOME
OF THESE COVID QUESTIONS HERE
SO LET'S RUN THROUGH THE DATA
MORE THAN 96% WERE WILLING TO
MEET IN PERSON BUT ONLY 88%
WERE OPEN TO
GETTING DRINKS. HOW ARE PEOPLE
MEETING UP NOW THAT BARS ARE
CLOSED INTO ANY OF THESE
NUMBERS SURPRISE YOU LET'S RUN
THROUGH
THE REST OPEN TO VIDEO DATE 69%
MENTIONED GETTING
DRINKS 88 PERCENT OPEN TO A
HUG. HELLO AND 71% WOMEN.
>> THE BEST SPOTS IT'S THE
FIRST TIME THAT WE SEE
SCORE HIGHER THAN RESTAURANTS
FOR REALLY ANY OTHER LOCATION
FOR FIRST DAY SPA. SO WE'RE
KIND OF GOING TO SCHOOL AGAIN
ALL YOU NEED IS THAT IS A PARK
AND A GREAT CONVERSATION OR A
FIRST DATE.
>> HOW DO YOU USE THIS AS A
MEANS TO DRAW
ON PEOPLE OR A LITTLE BIT
AFRAID OF THE DATING APPS SOUND
I THINK YOU KNOW THE REALITY IS
THAT SOME OF THEM DO GET A BAD
RAP IN TIME EVEN NOW ALL OF US
MANY OF US HAVE
SEEN SUCCESSFUL OFFER FULL
RELATIONSHIPS, DRIVE FROM THEM
AT THE FACT THAT YOU CAN HAVE
MORE A RUNWAY AND A DIGITAL
TECH SEEM
LIKE CONVERSATION AND ADDRESS
SOME OF THESE VERY IMPORTANT
QUESTIONS HAS THAT
MEANS FREE TO ACQUIRE NEW
CUSTOMERS WHO WOULD BE
APPREHENSIVE OF DATING APPS TO
BEGIN WITH.
>> SO NOW THE FOCUS IS REALLY
ON SERVING OUR MEMBERS AND WE
BELIEVE THAT IF STAYING NIMBLE
WE KEEP OUR POLLS
ON WHAT I'M ASKING FOR EVEN
THESE AVERAGE EVEN TIME THAT
WILL BE GOOD FOR BUSINESS LONG
RUN SO WE DON'T THINK ABOUT IT
AS A WAY TO ATTRACT USERS.
BUT I JUST ARE NOT
CURRENT MEMBERS. YOU KNOW LIKE
I SAID TO FEATURE THAT WE JUST
TALK ABOUT WHEN IT MEETS IN 6
MONTHS AGO THE QUESTION VESSELS
HAD A
VERY DIFFERENT. OUR JOB IS
REALLY TO KEEP OUR FINGER
ON THAT CALLS UNDERSTAND OF
WHAT SINGLE THEY'RE LOOKING FOR
AND TO SERVE THEM. WELL
WE DO THAT IS YOU MATCH IS NOT
JUST THE DATING APP WE HAVE TO
KNOW THAT BEHIND THE SCENES
WORKING
TO HELP AND MEMBERS OF
SUCCESSFUL AS IN FACT SINCE THE
PANDEMIC
BEGAN WE TALK TO OUR EXPERTS
HAVE TALKED TO OVER 15,000 OF
OUR MEMBERS OF THE ONE ON ONE
CONVERSATION. THAT'S BEEN AN
INVALUABLE TOOL
IN UNDERSTANDING. WHAT IS TOP
OF MIND FOR A SINGLE AND TO
MAKE SURE THAT I WOULD NOT
REFLECT THEIR NEEDS MET IF WE
CAN YOU
DO THAT. THAT WE'LL TALK NEWS
AND BUSINESS WILL YOU FIND.
>> WHAT USUALLY HAPPENS DURING
CALVING SEASON HITS ON THE
SCENE MORE PEOPLE JOINED THE
APP AND THE ENGAGEMENT OF
OR IS IT MORE THAT PEOPLE HAVE
SETTLED DOWN AND THEY FOUND A
DATE THAT THEY LIKE AND THEY
STICK TO THAT PERSON.
>> SO WE DO SEE ENGAGE MEN GO
UP, BUT YOU KNOW THIS YEAR I
WAS THIS YEAR'S GOING TO BE
DIFFERENT. WE
KNOW THAT. IT'S OUR JOB IS TO
STAY HUMBLE AND STAY ON TOP OF
WHATEVER TRENDS LIKE A.
>> OKAY WHAT IF THIS PANDEMIC
LAST EVEN LONGER HOW ARE YOU
PREPARED WITH MORE FEATURES ARE
DIFFERENT MEANS TO CONNECT
WITH PEOPLE IF WE DO FIND
OURSELVES IN POTENTIALLY
ANOTHER LOCKDOWN WITH THE
SECOND WAYS.
>> THE VIDEO DATING IS A TREND
THAT WE SEE CONTINUE TO SEE JOB
AND I THINK THAT'S HERE TO
A LOT OF EVENTS LIKE THIS LIKE
THAT AND THEN IT CAN SERVE AS A
CATALYST FOR SOME NEW TRENDS.
IT IS ONE THAT REALLY WASN'T
GETTING MUCH. INTEREST BEFORE
THE PANDEMIC BUT NOW A THRIVING
IS AN ESSENTIAL FEATURE THAT
IS ACTUALLY THE FIRST OUTPOST
ENDEMIC TO
LAUNCH ONE ON VIDEO I THINK
WILL BE A CONTINUED TREND THAT
WILL SEE AND LIKE I SAID IT'S
REALLY HARD TO PREDICT THE
FUTURE RIGHT NOW.
>> THE STADIUM WILL FOLLOW THE
NUMBERS LOOKING FOR. I THINK
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