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Affiliate marketing and other stuff from Shawn Collins, co-founder of Affiliate Summit.

Archives for August 2010

Affiliate Summit East 2010 Passes on eBay

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Affiliate Summit East 2010 is sold out and the auctions for registrations are starting to pop up on eBay.

Affiliate Summit pass on eBay

If you are interested in passes listed on eBay, please be sure to contact registration@affiliatesummit.com to confirm that the pass can be transferred.

All registrations have associated registration ID number. Request this number form the seller and provide it in your e-mail to the Affiliate Summit registration team, so they can determine whether the pass in question is transferable.

Just search for Affiliate Summit on eBay to find auctions selling the conference registrations.

Also, please note that the transaction is between you and the seller for any registration purchases on the secondary market. None of these passes are being sold by myself or anybody else that works for Affiliate Summit. Please ask any questions about the pass to the seller through eBay.

If you have questions specific to Affiliate Summit, send them to registration@affiliatesummit.com.

Bear in mind that Affiliate Summit starts Sunday, August 15, 2010 in New York City, so bid on auctions ending before that date.

Business Card Ideas

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How are your business cards, or do you even have any?

I know some Internet marketers don’t care for business cards and don’t bother with them. And then others have lame cards – terminally plain or really low quality.

Anyhow, here are some of the cards I’ve liked from the past year to help you get ideas.

This one was paper, but that made sense since it was supposed to be cash money.

You can’t really tell here, but this is a clear card. Thick plastic. It costs more, and it leaves more of an impact.

This card was interactive and shared a little about Eric Nagel, who gave it out. He likes Tim Horton’s coffee and there was a scratch and sniff coffee thing.

When you’re at a conference and gathering lots of business cards, it’s helpful when some have a picture of the person (I have a horrible memory).

And cards that are not a conventional size always jump out at me, whether they are smaller or bigger than usual.

Finally, there is the strategy to tie the business card to the business. With this one, it’s a company with a green focus and there are two cards connected, so you can easily share, or the person with the card could give away the half cards.

Personally, I like my metal business cards. I got these from PlasmaDesign.

My Metal Business Card

Win a Copy of Attention! This Book Will Make You Money by Jim Kukral

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Attention! This Book Will Make You Money by Jim Kukral was just published, and I’ve got some signed copies to give away.

I read the book as soon as I got it, and it’s a quick, valuable book. I recommend it highly.

Attention! This Book Will Make You Money by Jim Kukral

You can enter The Attention Sweepstakes on Facebook or Twitter.

There will be five copies of Attention! This Book Will Make You Money given away.

You must be 18 or older and reside in the United States to enter. The sweepstakes started on August 3, 2010 at 11:00 pm EDT and it ends August 9, 2010 at 11:00 pm EDT.

Winners will be selected in a random drawing from among all eligible entries received during the Sweepstakes Period. Winners will be notified via email and the books will be shipped by postal mail.

If you are going to be at Affiliate Summit East 2010, be sure to attend Jim Kukral’s keynote address on Tuesday, August 17.

Looking for a New Media or Marketing Hero in NYC?

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I was reading a story last week in the New York Daily News (“‘Lois Lane’, ‘Superman’ reunite one day after dramatic Manhattan pier rescue“) about Afghanistan war vet, Nicholas Przybyla, saving a woman who fell in the East River.

Nicholas Przybyla, Marketing Superhero

At the end of the story, they mentioned that Brooklyn-based hero Przybyla is currently looking for work in new media or marketing.

Nicholas Przybyla has a B.B.A. in Marketing from the University of Michigan, and he has worked as a Military Photographer, Hurricane Katrina Relief Communications Manager, and Multimedia Producer.

Sounds like a guy that has all the tools for a marketing or media position in New York City. And I don’t think you’d have to question whether he can perform under pressure.

See the resume for Nicholas Przybyla and learn more about Nicholas Przybyla on LinkedIn.

Video Innovation in Affiliate Marketing at Affiliate Summit West 2008

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Video Innovation in Affiliate Marketing presentation from Affiliate Summit West 2008, which took place February 24-26, 2008 in Las Vegas, NV.

  • Melissa Salas, Director of Marketing, Buy.com (Moderator)
  • Tim Carter, Founder, AskTheBuilder.com
  • Joel Comm, President, InfoMedia
  • Brian McCarthy, SVP Business Development, Revver
  • Steve Rosenbaum, CEO, Magnify.net
  • Gary Vaynerchuk, Host, Wine Library TV

Websites without video will go the way of the dinosaur. More video content means a wider long-tail. There is a wealth of opportunity for affiliate marketers to use video in innovative ways.

Slides: Video Innovation in Affiliate Marketing

Note: the companies and positions listed above were current as of the time of the conference. Some of this information may have changed since then.