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Welcome to the AffiliateTip.com Newsletter. Be sure to check out the AffiliateTip.com blog for the latest news and information at http://www.affiliatetip.com/blog/
Topics in this issue:
- How Big is Affiliate Summit?
- Things Mainstream Affiliates Won't Promote
- Program Spotlight: Orbitz
- Affiliate Program News
- New Features from GoldenCAN
- What Happened to Speed Networking at Affiliate Summit?
1. How Big is Affiliate Summit?
The Affiliate Summit passes are going fast. As of today, registrations are 50% higher than they were for Affiliate Summit 2005. If you haven't registered already, the rates to register for Affiliate Summit are $1,449 (full conference) and $299 (exhibit hall only).
Visit https://www.regonline.com/90769 to register.
The last two conferences sold out a couple of weeks in advance and passes were being sold for well more than face value on eBay.
If you're interested in having a promotional item in each attendee bag, you have to get all of your material to our fulfillment company by June 23. Book the Promotional Attendee Bag Distribution sponsorship for $1,000 at http://www.regonline.com/91108.
2. Things Mainstream Affiliates Won't Promote
There were some threads on ReveNews a while back about whether they should have coverage of the adult and gaming industries. Responses were divided on the subject with some affiliates vehemently against the adult and gaming industries.
That got me curious about whether affiliates in the so called mainstream - those who generally promote retail offers - are willing to promote adult, alcohol, gaming, pharmaceutical and tobacco affiliate programs.
In speaking recently with some folks running gaming affiliate programs, many of them are proactively recruiting top performing retail affiliates, so I'd imagine that practice is also being explored by the other controversial categories.
I surveyed a couple hundred affiliates with the question, "Would you promote affiliate programs in the following categories?," and also gave them the opportunity to share their candid thoughts on these types of affiliates programs.
Continued at http://www.affiliatetip.com/blog/archives/
things_mainstream_affiliates_wont_promote.html
3. Program Spotlight: Orbitz
Orbitz Affiliate Program: The Premiere Travel Affiliate Program. The Faster, Easier way to earn the commissions you want.
Affiliate Manager: Angela Conley
e-mail: Send message
Affiliate Pay Out: $2-22
Tracking: LinkShare
Newsletter: Yes
Return/Cookie Days: 30
Commission Frequency: Monthly
Commission Threshold: 0
Data Feed: No
4. Affiliate Program News
Bodog.com Marketing Conference at Wynn Las Vegas
Ignite your online gaming business at the third annual Bodog.com Marketing Conference at Wynn Las Vegas, July 23-35, 2006. Learn how to get new business, keep customers loyal and grow your enterprise. Be there for Earvin “Magic” Johnson's keynote speech. Email registration@bodogconference.com or register online.
Hydra Network
Hydra Network is the leading CPA source for affiliate publishers. Over 800 campaigns and more than 200 exclusive offers available. Find all the right campaigns, market them to your site, email, path, pop or other audience, and get paid fast! Sign up today to begin maximizing your inventory profitability, while getting the attention you deserve from one of our Affiliate Managers. Call 310-659-5755 or visit: http://network.hydramedia.com/.
OneShare.com – CJ’s Top 3-Month EPC Gift Merchant
Join CJ's #1 ranked gifts merchant, OneShare.com. We sell fun and unique gifts for kids and adults, real shares of America’s favorite companies. With the holidays coming, sign up now and receive $10 per sale, plus a free share of stock on your first sale! Join the OneShare.com Affiliate Program.
New Payless.com Promotions
There is the Sandal Spectacular Sale - select womens styles up to 50% off (no coupon needed), as well as free standard ground shipping & handling with $40 Purchase (no coupon needed). Also - we've got a coupon for you that gives $5 off purchases of $50 or more. Coupon: PSS5OFF50. The dates for the offer will be 6/15 - 7/5. Landing page is http://www.payless.com/Offers/AffOffers.htm
Snapfish Now on GoldenCAN
Snapfish is happy to announce that we now have a GoldenCAN Data Feed available. Start displaying the entire inventory of Snapfish products, categories, coupons and special promotions on your Web site within minutes. For more details, please visit our page on the GoldenCAN site or here for a store integration sample.
5. New Features from GoldenCAN
GoldenCAN has announced that their Coupon Integration (coupons and recent price drops) feature will now be available in XML, RSS and preformatted HTML (GetData).
GetRSS will return a valid RSS document that you can use in any RSS Reader and get the data on your website.
GetXML will enable affiliates to make a simple http call to GoldenCAN and get an xml document back with coupons and recent price drop products of selected merchant.
Continued at http://www.affiliatetip.com/blog/archives/
new_features_from_goldencan.html.
6. What Happened to Speed Networking at Affiliate Summit?
I've had a handful of people ask why the speed networking session was dropped from the Affiliate Summit agenda.
Back in 2003 when I came up with the idea to have speed networking (hybrid of speed dating and networking) at the conference, we had a comparably small crowd.
As we've scaled up, the speed networking concept has become more problematic. The more people that sign up, the more difficult it is for everybody to get the arranged matches the request.
Combine that with no shows and the occasional glitch in the matchmaking process, and you've got an idea that has seen better days.
So anyway, the next Affiliate Summit (taking place July 9-11) will feature a new method for networking magic - Bingo Networking.
Continued at http://www.affiliatetip.com/blog/archives/
what_happened_to_speed_networking_at_affiliate_summit.html
As always, I'd love to hear from you! Drop me a line and let me know if you have any suggestions or questions.
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Take care,
Shawn Collins
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