Archives for June 2007

I just heard that there is a “Beverly Jones” contacting folks in the UK under the guise of working for Affiliate Summit. According to Jess Luthi, this “Beverly” has contacted PrimeQ, DGM, and perhaps others.

Apparently, Ms. Beverly is offering free Affiliate Summit passes, and is asking for a list of conference attendees.

Anybody working with the conference has this information, and we’re not peddling free passes in such a manner.

If you happen to get a call from this character, it would be greatly appreciated if you would forward her phone number to realdeal@affiliatesummit.com, so I can call and say hello myself.

I was in New York City yesterday to give a lecture at NYU on affiliate marketing and had some time to kill beforehand. So I ventured up to the Apple Store on Fifth Avenue to see the people waiting in line for an iPhone.

It was a dedicated bunch, for sure, but ridiculous. Come on now – waiting a week to get a gadget.

I think it looks like a great product, though I am still a BlackBerry guy. Don’t get me wrong, I love some flavors of Apple Kool-Aid. I’ve got my MacBook and iPod right here in front of me.

And I may get an iPhone out of curiosity. But no way would I wait in the heat, humidity, rain and stink of the NYC summer. I’m all about buying my Mac products online.

The iPhone, nicknamed the “Jesus Phone” on some blogs, is being unleashed on the world at 6pm EST on June 29.

Commission Junction has announced that their affiliate marketing technology is used by more advertisers on Internet Retailer’s Top 500 Guide to Retail Web Sites than the next two affiliate marketing providers combined.

CJ also states that they lead in powering programs for 10 of the 14 market categories being used by advertisers to expand reach and increase online revenues.

Internet Retailer reports that 335 of the top 500 retailers have affiliate programs that they either manage through affiliate networks or in-house with their own tracking technology.

“Once again, Internet Retailer’s survey reaffirms Commission Junction’s leadership in providing the Web’s largest retailers with powerful affiliate marketing programs. With the CJ Marketplace our advertisers increase their online revenue and expand their reach into new markets,” said Tom Vadnais, CEO of ValueClick, Inc., and general manager of Commission Junction and Mediaplex.

“As the affiliate channel grows, Commission Junction will continue to lead in the development and delivery of the best affiliate marketing solutions to support our advertisers and the publishers who promote them.”

More details on the Internet Retailer Top 500 Guide at http://www.internetretailer.com/top500/.

LinkShare has posted the video from the Golden Link Awards 2007. The video features bits from the emcee, Kevin Meaney, as well as announcements of the awards.

This is the same video they showed to kick off the LinkShare Symposium last week – nice work that they get it all edited over night.

The one problem with the edit was that my dramatic pause was removed when announcing AffiliateFairPlay.com as Performance Marketing’s Most Vocal Advocate.

Otherwise, it served as a sharp recap of the event. Also, this video is the first in hopefully many videos posted to the LinkShare channel on YouTube.

More on the Golden Link Awards at http://www.linkshare.com/symposium2007/glawards_overview.shtml.

Sponsor the videos from educational sessions at Affiliate Summit 2007 East.

There is an auction on eBay running through July 5, 2007 to sponsor the Affiliate Summit educational session videos.

Your company logo will be featured for three seconds before and after each educational session video from Affiliate Summit 2007 East. Videos will be made available to the general public.

All proceeds go to the March of Dimes.

This sponsorship requires a high resolution logo from the sponsor prior to the conclusion of the show in Miami. Specifications: 600 dpi (dots per inch) preferred, 300 dpi acceptable; 1280×1024 minimum resolution; .TIF(preferred), .GIF, or .JPG file types. We need the capability of zooming in 800% on the logo without any real loss of resolution. All of this will ensure that the logo will look it’s best on the video.

Premature birth affects more than half a million babies in the U.S. every year. It’s the #1 cause of newborn death, and babies who survive may suffer lifelong consequences, such as cerebral palsy, mental retardation, chronic lung disease, and vision and hearing loss. The March of Dimes, a nonprofit health organization that works to prevent premature birth and other serious threats to infant help, can really make a difference in an unborn baby’s life.

Affiliate Summit believes that the March of Dimes is a great choice for the Affiliate Marketing industry’s charitable efforts.

Bid now to brand your company and save the babies!