SIC 7299 | NAICS 812990
The following guide to industry information, research, and analysis provides sources for industry trends and statistics, market research and analysis, financial ratios and salary surveys, and more.
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Comprehensive market research reports provide in-depth industry analysis and five-year forecasts, with special focus on the underlying structure and external forces and relationships that affect industries and their performance. Report contents include:
Research reports provides in-depth analysis of the U.S. market for these services from a consumer standpoint, with recent reports including "15% of American Adults Use Online Sites or Mobile Apps", "Teens, Technology & Romantic Relationships", "Dating & Mating in the Digital Age", "Couples, the Internet, and Social Media" and "Online Dating & Relationships". Reports are available free online.
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Consumer ServicesFirst Research profiles cover key aspects of an industry's size, scope, and operations and include a five-year growth forecast. Profile contents include:
Industry Size and Growth
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Industry size and growth section provides three years of historical performance data and a five-year forecast
for the market overall and by market segment, with segments for which data is separately reported including
websites and apps, independent matchmakers, date coaches, phone chat lines, radio station datelines, brick-and-mortar
firms, singles organizations and events, and speed dating.
Online Services
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Online services section provides information on various aspects of this market segment, with topics covered
in this section including historical and forecast performance, client demographics and use
of services, major market developments, positives and negatives
of online vs. alternative services, niche and adult websites, trade associations, and company profiles and
estimated market shares.
The Matchmakers
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Matchmaker market section provides information on how matchmakers operate and why they are doing well, with
topics addressed in this section including market size on a historical and forecast basis, matchmaker survey
results, estimated income, expenses, and profit margins, training and certification programs, trade association
activities, and profiles of top independent matchmakers.
Date Coaching
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Dating coach section provides information on what coaches do and how they operate, typical fees charged
for their services, how they work in conjunction with matchmakers, estimated market size
on a historical and forecast basis, and profiles of leading dating
coaches (e.g., Evan Katz, Susan Bradley, Matt Titus, Susan Rabin, Lisa Shield, David Wygant, Barbara Elgin,
and Lauren Francis).
Personal Ads, Radio Datelines, & Phone Chat Lines
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Market segments discussed in this section include personal ads, radio station datelines, and phone chat
lines, with topics covered for each of these segments including discussion and analysis of the market, historical
and forecast market size, impact of changes in technology, roles of newspapers, radio stations, and telecom
companies in providing these services, and leading service providers.
Five-year financial statement analysis includes income statements, balance sheets, and key financial ratios, with data available by sales size range on a national, state, and metro area level.
Cost structure benchmarks section of this report provides an analysis of industry costs and profits as a percentage of revenue by major income and expense category for companies that provide services that allow an individual to find and contact other individuals to arrange a date, typically with the intent of developing a personal, romantic, or sexual relationship. Sample report can be viewed free online.
Free online service provides salary, bonus, and hourly wage rate data for job positions in this service sector such as marketing manager, product manager, software product manager, software engineer, senior software engineer, and operations supervisor, with employers for which salary or hourly wage data is provided including eHarmony, Inc., Match.com, L.L.C., Online Buddies, Inc., and Zoosk, Inc.
Five-year comparative income statement provides salaries, wages, and officer compensation in both dollars and as a percentage of sales for companies that provide services that allow clients to find and contact other clients to arrange a date, typically with the intent of developing a personal, romantic, or sexual relationship. Reports are available by sales size range on a national, state, or local area level.
