Archives for July 2017

Dear Affiliate Summit Community,

We’ve got some big news to share with you – Affiliate Summit has new ownership.

We have been acquired by Clarion Events. We have been working on this since the start of the year, and everything fell into place just before we kick off Affiliate Summit East 2017.

As far as Affiliate Summit operations are concerned, Missy and I are the Co-CEOs and aren’t going anywhere. You’ll see our team, that you’ve gotten to know over the years, in NYC, and we’re all working on Affiliate Summit West now, too.

So, everything is the same, and nothing changes?

Not exactly – under this partnership we have a big opportunity to develop the brand both domestically and internationally and are looking at a possible third Affiliate Summit in the U.S., as well as Affiliate Summit in other countries. This is something we’ve wanted to do for many years, but we didn’t have the resources and know-how to expand globally. Now we do. Look out for announcements soon.

Please ask us any questions you may have. We’re at the Marriott Marquis starting today and we look forward to chatting with you in person.

It is a new chapter for Affiliate Summit, and we look forward to an exciting 2018 and beyond with you.

Thank you,
Missy Ward & Shawn Collins
Co-CEOs
Affiliate Summit

We’ve received a number of inquiries about whether passes to Affiliate Summit East 2017 can be upgraded. And the answer is yes.

The cost of upgrades is the difference in the price of your pass when you registered and the price of the higher level pass at the time of the upgrade.

The Networking pass ($249) is best for those who want basic networking access.

Then there is the Networking Plus pass ($349), which is geared towards folks that want to network with other industry professionals and receive access to select content.

Finally, there is the VIP pass ($649), and it’s ideal for people looking to connect with and learn from industry insiders. This pass also includes meals, access to all sessions, and many other perks.

Contact us about upgrading your Affiliate Summit pass. Get more details on the pass types.

The Race to Affiliate Summit East 2017 has ended. This was an exercise challenge where Affiliate Summit committed to donating $1 for each mile to benefit the Avon Breast Cancer Crusade.

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

There were 63 folks involved in the challenge, and overall, there were 24,103 miles tallied by the participants, so the total donation was $24,103.

Additionally, everybody who tallied 50 miles or more in the challenge will be receiving a pass to Affiliate Summit West 2018 (January 7-9, 2018 in Las Vegas), and 31 participants had 50 miles or more.

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 was Benjamin Liu with 4,291 miles.

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 August.

Affiliate Summit East 2017, taking place July 30 to August 1, 2017 in New York City, provides fresh food buffet breakfasts and lunches on Monday and Tuesday, as well as Sunday snacks, to VIP pass holders.

Networking breakfast on day 2 of Affiliate Summit #asw17

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That’s good news for the folks that have VIP passes, but bad news to the people that make all of those boxes for conference lunches.

Lunches will be running for 75 minutes to provide attendees with some downtime to grab some food, relax, and meet up with current and future business partners.

Here are the planned menus for Affiliate Summit East 2017 (subject to change):

Breakfast

• Freshly Squeezed Orange Juice
• Chilled Cranberry Juice
• Chilled Grapefruit Juice
• Variety of Individual Yogurts
• Organic Fruit Smoothies
• Fresh Cut Fruits and Berries
• Homemade Granola
• Dried Cranberries and Golden Raisins
• Assorted Marquis Muffins
• Cinnamon Rolls
• Mini Bagels
• Butter, Nutella®, Preserves, Honey and a Variety of Cream Cheeses
• Scrambled Eggs with Chives
• Roasted Tri Color Fingerlings with Caramelized Sweet Onions
• Crisp Bacon Strips
• Pork Sausage

Monday Lunch – Asian Pacific Buffet

• Chili and Lime Prawn Glass Noodle Salad
• Central Thai Green Papaya Salad
• Salmon Poke with Pickled Radishes
• Miso Soup
• Blond Miso Glazed Chicken Breast
• Chili Thai Beef
• Dark Ginger Fried Rice
• String Beans with Water Chestnuts
• Sticky White Rice
• Chicken Lemongrass Dumplings in Bamboo Steamers
• Green Tea Macarons
• Mandarin Meringue Spoon
• Lychee Panna Cotta

Tuesday Lunch – Midtown Kitchen Buffet

• Baby Broccolini Salad
• Gemelli, Asparagus, Parmesan, Green Peas, Light Italian Dressing
• Marinated Shrimp, Roasted Corn, Cucumber, Ricotta Salata, Oreganata
• Mixed Field Greens, Marinated Garbanzo Beans, Roasted Tomato, Cucumber, Pickled Red Onion, Feta, Balsamic Vinaigrette
• Grilled Chicken Breast
• Balsamic Braised Beef Short Ribs
• Atlantic Seared Salmon
• Sautéed Rapini with Roasted Tomatoes
• Homemade Fruit Pizza
• Tuscan Tiramisu, Almond Anise Cookies

See what is included with each pass type at Affiliate Summit.

The lobby of the New York Marriott Marquis is a great place to meet people during Affiliate Summit East 2017, but not so great if that’s where you plan to spend the whole conference.

While people may resort to the lobbycon (spending the conference in the hotel lobby) experience for a variety of reasons, such as lack of funds, the conference selling out, etc., there are a lot of reasons why you’re better off getting a Networking pass, at a minimum, for Affiliate Summit.

The Networking pass, which costs $249, enables you to get into the…

• Meet Market
• Exhibit Hall
• Exhibit Hall Pub Crawl
• RevShare Roundup
• Networking Lounge
• Demo Day Sessions
• Networking for Introverts Workshop
• Early Birds of a Feather Networking
• Network and Chill Cocktail Event
• First Timers Orientation

There will be several thousand affiliate marketers at the conference that you can meet over the three days. All of this for $249!

Don’t put it off – we’re closing in on another sellout literally any minute now. After that, your best bet for a pass is eBay.

Did you know that you can request a meeting with any of the attendees of Affiliate Summit through the conference app.

You can also send a message to fellow attendees through the app, which is available via iOS, Android, and on the desktop.

Attendees can be searched by name, city, title, and a number of other options.

Don’t wait to request meetings – schedules are filling up. Be clear about why you want to meet, and before you request a meeting, fill out your profile.

Get to networking.

Affiliate Summit East 2017 is just weeks away (July 30 – August 1) in New York City, and rooms at our group rate at New York Marriott Marquis are close to selling out (July 29 is just about gone).

The special group rate is $309 per night. Room rate includes in-room high-speed internet access for up to 5 devices.

The Affiliate Summit room rate will be available until July 11, 2017 or until the group block is sold-out, whichever comes first.

To book your reservation, call 877-303-0104 and ask for the Affiliate Summit rate, or reserve your room online.

The New York Marriott Marquis is located at 1535 Broadway New York, NY 10036.

Affiliate Summit East 2017 passes are selling quickly this week – it looks like we’ll be sold out as early as July 19.

Affiliate Summit East 2017 is taking place on July 30 – August 1, 2017 at the New York Marriott Marquis.

There will be attendees from 70+ countries — over 1,600 companies are being represented so far.

Attendees will come looking for online publishers, bloggers, traffic sources, retailers, networks, technology firms, digital agencies, and other solution providers. And if you’re there, it could be you that they find.

There is no substitute for being there and building face-to-face relationships.

Affiliate Summit will feature an exhibit hall, Meet Market, and RevShare Roundup with hundreds of booths and tables. Sorry, all booths and tables are SOLD OUT.

There are a limited number of other sponsorships still available.

Rooms at the group rate in the New York Marriott Marquis are very low some nights – book your room now.

Do you remember your first time attending Affiliate Summit or some other conference? If you didn’t already have a bunch of connections in the industry, it could be uncomfortable to break into the groups of people who know each other.

Affiliate Summit has been addressing this for years through the Affiliate Summit Newcomer Program, which helps connect first-time attendees (registered with a VIP pass) with Affiliate Summit conference veterans.

The conference veterans volunteer their time to share their past experiences, ideas, and information to help newcomers optimize their time at the conference.

If you would like to take advantage of this program, complete the short application by July 7, 2017.

Please contact Jenae Reid if you have any questions about the program for Affiliate Summit East 2017.