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Black Friday is Dead – Long Live Cyber Monday

November 27, 2015 by Shawn Collins

Black Friday is a violent mess, and so many of the items are instantly sold out. Why do people subject themselves to it when the following Monday is way easier?

I Love Cyber Monday

Dealing with big traffic and crowds just to find that the stuff you wanted is sold out (if it was ever even available), and then resorting to impulse buys, since you don’t want to waste the trip.

It’s a lost day.

Then you’ve got Cyber Monday – convenient, quick, and the ability to easily comparison shop.

And no crowds. No chance of fighting over junk you don’t really want. Oh yeah, and home delivery.

I like to let UPS do the driving, instead of me.

Happy Cyber Monday.

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Cyber Monday and Moscow Mules – Perfect Together

November 19, 2015 by Shawn Collins

ShareASale sold Cyber Monday shirts for the past two years to raise money for the Performance Marketing Association, but they’ve switched it up this year with Moscow Mule mugs.

Cyber Monday Moscow Mule Mugs

And that’s just awesome, because a Moscow Mule can be nice on such a tense, important day for affiliate sales.

Cheers to Cyber Monday.

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Paris Las Vegas Nearly Sold Out for Affiliate Summit West 2016

November 16, 2015 by Shawn Collins

Affiliate Summit West 2016 is less than two months away (January 10-12, 2016) at Paris Las Vegas in Las Vegas, NV, and rooms at our group rate are in short supply – single digit numbers of rooms on many days.

Paris Las Vegas

The special group rates start at $165/night.

The Affiliate Summit room rate will be available until December 8, 2015 or until the group block is sold-out, whichever comes first.

Please be sure to register for Affiliate Summit West 2016 before booking your hotel. We have a limited number of rooms, and when they fill up, anyone not registered for the conference is subject to losing the discounted rate.

To book your reservation, call 877-603-4389 and ask for the Affiliate Summit rate and provide Group Code SPASI6, or reserve your room online.

More details: Affiliate Summit West 2016 Travel

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E-Dreams – a Documentary About the Days of Kozmo.com is on Netflix

November 13, 2015 by Shawn Collins

If you were around Silicon Alley in the late 90s, you will remember Kozmo.com, the service with the orange messenger bags and uniforms that would deliver movies, snacks, and other stuff within an hour.

kozmo-messenger-bag
Photo by Jared Kim

Kozmo.com was a darling of the dot-com era – started in 1997 by Joseph Park and Yong Kang, the company raising more than $280 million in venture capital funding and from partnerships with big companies, including Starbucks and Amazon.com.

At their peak, Kozmo.com had 4,000 employees in 11 cities and was heading for an IPO.

But then the stock market collapsed in 2000. They ceased operations a year later.

E-Dreams is a fascinating documentary about the rise and fall of Kozmo.com, and it’s currently showing on Netflix.

It’s not only a neat time capsule of that era, but E-Dreams is also a good cautionary tale of hubris in entrepreneurs.

I was chatting on Twitter with Wonsuk Chin, Producer of E-Dreams, about the recently launched Amazon Prime Now, which somewhat resembles the Kozmo.com model.

@affiliatetip @jason It is interesting Amazon is now doing Kozmo 2.0. Maybe I should do a followup. 🙂

— Wonsuk Chin (???) (@wonsuk) November 3, 2015

In a “where are they now” twist, the former Kozmo.com CTO, Chris Siragusa, started up a company called Max Delivery in 2005 to provide one-hour grocery delivery in NYC. He also later resurrected the Urban Fetch brand, which was the main competitor to Kozmo.com.

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Affiliate Summit West 2016 Booths are Sold Out

November 4, 2015 by Shawn Collins

All Affiliate Summit West 2016 booths are now sold out. We’re compiling an Affiliate Summit West 2016 Booth Waitlist for any companies interested in exhibiting that waited too long.

Sorry, you missed the last booth

Affiliate Summit West 2016 is taking place January 10-12, 2016 at Paris Las Vegas in Las Vegas, NV.

This three day conference includes an exhibit hall with affiliate merchants, vendors, and networks, as well as multiple tracks of educational sessions covering the latest trends and information from affiliate marketing experts.

Meet Market tables have been sold out for a while. However, there are a few tables in the exhibit hall still available, as well as some other sponsor opportunities.

Get on the Affiliate Summit West 2016 Booth Waitlist.

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