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

Archives for January 2015

Who Wants to Write for Issue 30 (May 2015) of FeedFront Magazine?

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We are now accepting article proposals for issue 30 of FeedFront magazine through February 23, 2015.

Got a good idea for a FeedFront article?

The next issue of FeedFront will be coming out in May 2015.

Articles in FeedFront are 500 words or less, and we want content with concrete takeaways, such as ‘5 ways to optimize a paid search campaign’ or ‘3 steps to recruit more targeted affiliates’.

If you are interested in writing an article, go to the FeedFront article proposal form to submit a one sentence summary on what you’d like to cover.

If you didn’t get the last issue, you can read Issue 29 of FeedFront Magazine online.

Submit Your Affiliate Summit East 2015 Speaking Proposal

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Speaking proposals for Affiliate Summit East 2015, taking place August 2-4, 2015 in New York City, are now being accepted.

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The submission deadline is Friday, March 20, 2015. Any submissions after this date will not be considered.

One complimentary VIP pass is provided to speakers. Travel and hotel are not included.

Accepted speakers will be notified no later than Friday, April 10, 2015. If you have not been contacted by Friday, April 10, 2015, your proposal was not accepted.

Get more details and submit your speaking proposal for Affiliate Summit East 2015.

Affiliate Summit West 2015 Day 1 Recap

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Sunday, January 18, 2015 was the first day of Affiliate Summit West 2015 at Paris Las Vegas. Registration check-in and set-up for the Meet Market kicked off the day at 8:00 AM.

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I gave my First Timers Orientation for Affiliate Summit West 2015 session at 10:00 AM, and I was glad to see a packed crowd of folks eager to learn how to optimize their time at the conference.

There was a selection of breath fresheners set up at the orientation, so the first time attendees could make big things happen with the best breath at the conference.

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This was followed by twenty breakout sessions throughout the day that covered conversion marketing, email marketing, inbox zero, pay-per-call, social media, WordPress, and more topics.

The Meet Market opened at noon and ran through 6:00 PM with a steady stream of attendees meeting with the table exhibitors.

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During the day, exhibitors built out their booths in the exhibit hall for Monday and Tuesday.

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The day wrapped up with a series of Ask the Experts Roundtables, where experts on various topics held interactive discussions.

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The agenda finished up with a Blogger meetup, as well as a get together of participants in the Newcomer Program.

There were lots of networking options in the evening for Affiliate Summit West 2015 attendees.

I checked out the ShareASale Under The Stars Party at Hyde @ The Bellagio Hotel. It was a great event that was up close to the Bellagio fountains where folks in the industry celebrated the 15th anniversary of ShareASale.

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On to day two of Affiliate Summit West 2015.

Slides for Affiliate Summit West 2015 Sessions

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The presentation slides from Affiliate Summit West 2015, taking place January 18-20, 2015 in Las Vegas, have been posted.

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The slides have options to share on Facebook, Google+, LinkedIn, and Twitter. You can also embed them into your own site or blog.

Check out the slides to help decide which sessions on the agenda for Affiliate Summit West 2015 you should attend. Please share with your friends and colleagues if you enjoy them.

Videos from Affiliate Summit West 2015 will be available in about a month. Attendees of Affiliate Summit West 2015 who registered with Networking Plus, VIP, or All Access passes will receive an email with access information.

Want to upgrade your pass to get access to the session videos in February?

Who’s Exhibiting at Affiliate Summit 2015 West?

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If you’d like to see who is going to have a table at the Meet Market or a booth in the exhibit hall at Affiliate Summit West 2015, we’ve got an interactive map and list of exhibitors.

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The exhibitor map is also in the Affiliate Summit West 2015 app – be sure to install it on your smartphone.

The Meet Market is taking place in the Paris Ballroom – Concorde ABC in Paris Las Vegas from 12:00pm – 6:00pm on Sunday, January 18.

The Exhibit Hall will be in the Paris Ballroom – Rivoli ABC at Paris Las Vegas from 10:00am – 5:00pm on Monday, January 19 and 10:00am – 4:00pm on Tuesday, January 20.

See the complete Affiliate Summit West 2015 agenda to start working on your schedule.

Also, there are a limited number of Affiliate Summit West 2015 sponsorships still available (for now).

Affiliate Summit West 2015 Donates $14,870 to Fight Breast Cancer

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The Race to Affiliate Summit West 2015, an exercise challenge where Affiliate Summit committed to donating $1 to benefit AVON 39 The Walk to End Breast Cancer in support of Affiliate Marketers Give Back for each mile in the challenge, has completed.

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Participants cycled, run, swam, walked, and did other workouts to add up miles for the charity competition.

There were 54 folks involved in the challenge, and overall, there were 14,870 miles tallied by the participants, so the total donation was $14,870.

Thank you so much to everybody who participated and helped to make this charity donation from Affiliate Summit.

The participant with the most total miles at the end of the challenge, Justin Ball with 2,837 miles, will receive a VIP Pass to Affiliate Summit East 2015.

The 2nd to 5th place finishers will each receive a Networking Plus Pass to Affiliate Summit East 2015, and 6th to 10th place finishers will each receive a Networking Pass to Affiliate Summit East 2015.

Affiliate Summit East 2015 is taking place August 2-4, 2015 at the New York Marriott Marquis in New York, NY.

If you would like to participate in the next Affiliate Summit exercise challenge, be sure to keep an eye on the Affiliate Summit blog for an announcement in the next month.