Archives for October 2013

I’ve posted the companies that have registered so far to attend Affiliate Summit West 2014 on the Affiliate Summit West 2014 page. Scroll down to see the companies.

See any companies there you would like to partner with to do business?

This list will be updated each Monday leading up to the conference.

If your company name was spelled incorrectly during the registration process, please contact us to make a correction.

And if your company is not showing, it’s because we don’t have any attendee registrations from you, yet.

Want to reach these people during the three days of Affiliate Summit? Booths are still currently available (sorry, Meet Market tables sold out last week).

The new book, How to Get the Most from Exhibiting at Conferences, is available for free this week on Kindle.

In the book, I share how you can make the most of your time at a conference, as well as pitfalls to avoid.

The advice is based on my ten years as Co-Founder of Affiliate Summit, both from being a fly on the wall and talking to countless people over that time about what they like and dislike.

Companies exhibit at conferences for a variety of reasons. Some look at the process as an expense as they seek to protect their market share.

Others approach exhibiting as an investment in their business. Those are the companies that build and maintain real relationships during and after the event.

It is essential to set measurable objectives in advance of the conference, so you can determine the ROI on your investment. Just showing up, setting up a booth, and waiting for the magic to happen is not going to cut it.

There are three outcomes that routinely result from having a presence at an event: hitting it out of the park with all sorts of new business and plans, maintaining a presence and achieving some branding, and then having a counter-productive experience.

It’s a short, quick read, and you can get it free on Kindle from October 28, 2013 through November 1, 2013.

How to Get the Most from Exhibiting at Conferences is available exclusively on Amazon in paperback and Kindle.

We are adding on a new, low-cost sponsorship opportunity for Affiliate Summit West 2014.

There will be a Virtual Attendee Bag Sponsorship, which will be an email to conference attendees with special deals from various companies.

The email will drop on Monday, January 6, 2014 to conference attendees, and the cost is $500 to participate.

Got a special deal, trial, discount, etc. on a product or service that would appeal to affiliate marketers? Then this sponsorship is for you.

Get details on this and other Affiliate Summit West 2014 sponsorships.

The Meet Market for Affiliate Summit West 2014 has sold out. Affiliate Summit West 2013 is taking place January 12-14, 2014 at Paris Las Vegas.

There are still a limited number of booths available for Affiliate Summit West 2014.

If you’re not familiar with the Meet Market, it is an extended session of structured, face to face networking on the Sunday of Affiliate Summit.

Affiliate programs and networks have tables set to meet with affiliates to discuss their offers and cut deals. Vendors that cater to affiliates and merchants will also have tables to share information about their products and services.

Each table is a meeting spot for teaching, learning, closing deals, creating partnerships and finding new opportunities.

Get on the Affiliate Summit West 2014 Meet Market Waitlist.

Affiliate Summit Press has published a new book, How to Get the Most from Exhibiting at Conferences, which I authored.

The book also includes contributions from Robert Adler, Ad Hustler, Tricia Meyer, and Kim Rowley.

Companies exhibit at conferences for a variety of reasons. Some look at the process as an expense as they seek to protect their market share.

Others approach exhibiting as an investment in their business. Those are the companies that build and maintain real relationships during and after the event.

It is essential to set measurable objectives in advance of the conference, so you can determine the ROI on your investment. Just showing up, setting up a booth, and waiting for the magic to happen is not going to cut it.

Over the ten years that we’ve run Affiliate Summit, we’ve seen thousands of companies exhibit, and there are some right ways and wrong ways to represent your company.

There are three outcomes that routinely result from having a presence at an event: hitting it out of the park with all sorts of new business and plans, maintaining a presence and achieving some branding, and then having a counter-productive experience.

You know that thing from the movie, Field of Dreams, “If you build it, they will come”? Well, that’s not true. There are strategies you should apply to make the maximum impact with your booth.

In the book, I share how you can make the most of your time at a conference, as well as pitfalls to avoid.

How to Get the Most from Exhibiting at Conferences is available exclusively on Amazon in paperback and Kindle.