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

Archives for August 2017

Misha Hettie on Depeche Mode, Bodily Functions, and Donuts

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Misha Hettie, an ace copywriter who runs Uncommonly Good Biz, joined me to chat on my podcast, This is Affiliate Marketing with Shawn Collins.

Misha Hettie

I wanted to learn more about the real Misha, so I asked her a variety of questions I figured she had not been asked in previous interviews.

Topics included…

  • Depeche Mode vs. Duran Duran
  • How she became a tile expert
  • Yoga and bodily functions
  • Studying film back in the day
  • Painted donuts

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This is Affiliate Marketing with Shawn Collins is focused on the people behind the affiliate management/OPM companies, advertisers/merchants, affiliates/publishers, and affiliate networks.

On each episode, Shawn interviews a new guest related to the industry, so you can learn more about the people of affiliate marketing.

After all, affiliate marketing is about the people; not the companies.

Jason Akatiff to Keynote Affiliate Summit West 2018

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Jason Akatiff, CEO & Founder at A4D, will be a keynote speaker at Affiliate Summit West 2018 on Monday, January 8, 2018 at the Paris Las Vegas Hotel.

Even after $500,000,000 in online sales across 100 verticals, Jason still loves to learn and grow every day.

He started as an affiliate back in 2003 after stumbling across a business opportunity (bizopp) ebook and its forum community. He started with Blackhat SEO and media buying based on what this ebook and community taught.

Since then, he has founded four different companies in the affiliate marketing space. The most well known of these is the A4D – Performance Network, an industry-leading whitehat affiliate network comprised of 2000+ merchants and 12,000+ media buying affiliates.

After 14 years in the business he now invests most of his time into analyzing market trends to create the future growth strategy for A4D. This involves talent acquisition, raising capital, market diversification, and building tech and automation. With the maturation of the performance marketing space, Jason sees big opportunities to grow highly profitable performance-driven teams and platforms that continually push the forefront of innovation.

One thing Jason truly believes in is building solid and sustainable businesses with long term value. He watches so many people try and make a quick buck in the affiliate world versus building something of true sustained value. His mission is to work with and grow people who share his vision of building sustainable, compliant, and long term performance businesses.

Get Your Pass for Affiliate Summit West 2018

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Affiliate Summit West 2018 will be returning to the Paris Las Vegas Hotel over January 7-9, 2018, where thousands of digital marketers from over 70 countries will gather for the performance marketing industry’s premier global event.

#ASW18 Affiliate Summit West 2018

The conference and tradeshow offers attendees:

  • three trade show areas packed with affiliates, merchants, vendors, networks, technology providers, digital agencies, traffic sources;
  • multiple tracks of relevant educational sessions delivered by industry experts;
  • a variety of networking events;
  • and online tools to help you connect with other attendees before, during and after the event.

Prices starting at $99 (early bird rate through September 29, 2017).

No Top Sponsorships are Available for Affiliate Summit West 2018

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The Affiliate Summit West 2018 top sponsorships have all been renewed.

The dogs wish they got a sponsorship

The following are the top sponsors…

Affiliate Summit West 2018 is taking place January 7-9, 2018 at the Paris Hotel Las Vegas.

While all of these sponsorships are taken, there are Meet Market tables, booths, and other sponsorships for Affiliate Summit West 2018 currently available.

Video of JB Glossinger Keynote at Affiliate Summit East 2017

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JB Glossinger, aka the Morning Coach, gave a keynote presentation at Affiliate Summit East 2017.

Keynote from JB Glossinger at Affiliate Summit East 2017

The keynote from JB Glossinger took place August 1, 2017 at the New York Marriott Marquis in New York, NY.

Shawn Collins and Missy Ward, founded Affiliate Summit in 2003 for the purpose of providing educational sessions on the latest industry issues and fostering a productive networking environment for affiliate marketers.

Since then, the Affiliate Summit Inc. brand has grown to include Performance Marketing Summit, FeedFront Magazine, GeekCast.fm, AffStat.com and ReveNews.com.

Attendees at Affiliate Summit events break out into six main categories: affiliate, affiliate management, advertiser, OPM/agency, solution provider, and network.

Affiliates typically account for about a quarter of attendees at Affiliate Summit.

Video of Larry Kim Keynote at Affiliate Summit East 2017

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Larry Kim, Founder and CEO of Mobile Monkey, gave a keynote presentation at Affiliate Summit East 2017.

Larry Kim keynote at Affiliate Summit East 2017

The keynote from Larry Kim took place July 31, 2017 at the New York Marriott Marquis in New York, NY.

Larry covered unusual strategies and tactics for using social media ads on Facebook and Twitter.

Shawn Collins and Missy Ward, founded Affiliate Summit in 2003 for the purpose of providing educational sessions on the latest industry issues and fostering a productive networking environment for affiliate marketers.

Since then, the Affiliate Summit Inc. brand has grown to include Performance Marketing Summit, FeedFront Magazine, GeekCast.fm, AffStat.com and ReveNews.com.

Attendees at Affiliate Summit events break out into six main categories: affiliate, affiliate management, advertiser, OPM/agency, solution provider, and network.

Affiliates typically account for about a quarter of attendees at Affiliate Summit.

Official Photos from Affiliate Summit East 2017

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The photos from Affiliate Summit East 2017 are now up at the Affiliate Summit Flickr page and the Facebook page for Affiliate Summit.

Meet Market at Affiliate Summit East 2017

Feel free to download and use these pictures on your site, but if you do so, we would appreciate if you’d link back to the Affiliate Summit site.

If you’re uploading any pictures to social media from Affiliate Summit East 2017, please use this hashtag: #ASE17.

Check out these albums and tag away!

The photos were taken by Steve Hall of Adrants – thanks a lot, Steve.

Earn a Free Pass to Affiliate Summit East 2018 by Exercising

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We just donated nearly $25,000 to fight breast cancer from the Race to Affiliate Summit East 2017, and now it’s time for affiliate marketers to start over again with battling breast cancer through exercise.

Run from the spider and earn a pass to ASE18

Affiliate Summit has created a dailymile Challenge (Race to Affiliate Summit West 2018) where we will donate $1 to benefit the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer in support of the Affiliate Marketers Give Back team for each mile exercised: cycling, fitness classes, running, swimming, or walking.

All participants with 50 miles or more will each receive a Networking Pass to Affiliate Summit East 2018.

The ten participants with the most total miles at the end of the challenge will receive a VIP Pass to Affiliate Summit East 2018.

The challenge runs August 7, 2017 through December 31, 2017. Affiliate Summit West 2018 is taking place January 7-9, 2018 at the Paris Las Vegas Hotel in Las Vegas.

dailymile syncs with a number of iPhone and Android apps, and there is also a dailymile iPhone app.

This should go without saying, but don’t fudge your numbers. And please post as you do the exercise, rather than bulk posting at the end.

In order to participate in dailymile activities, you will need to friend me on dailymile and I will invite you to the challenge. If you participated in a past dailymile challenge with Affiliate Summit, I have already invited you to this one.

Please note that all information you provide as part of the contest is public and may be used by Affiliate Summit in our marketing efforts for this event.

Affiliate Summit West 2018 Booths and Tables Selling Fast

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We opened registration for Affiliate Summit West 2018 Meet Market tables and exhibit hall booths a couple weeks ago, and about half of the tables and booths are already booked.

Raising the bar

The conference is taking place January 7-9, 2018 at the Paris Las Vegas Hotel in Las Vegas, NV.

Details and pricing are available at the Affiliate Summit West 2018 exhibitors page.

Prices go up after September 29, 2017.

Meet Market tables start at $3,495, and booths start at $5,750.

Exhibit hall booths and Meet Market tables sold out quickly for Affiliate Summit West 2017, so secure your spot while you can.

We offer real-time booth and table selections. Simply choose from an available location when registering and it’s all yours.

The Balancing Act of the Entrepreneur

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As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be my own boss. While I worked a series of minimum wage jobs as a kid, and then a succession of cubicle jobs in more recent years, I always had a side-hustle.

The risk brought stress, but there was so much satisfaction with the rewards.

But that’s the thing. People see the success, but the hard stuff is invisible. I am still licking my wounds from this time in college where I overestimated the demand for tickets to a Cure concert.

I bought something like $450 in tickets on a credit card, and it turned out I couldn’t even sell them at a loss. I was working at the campus gym for probably $4.50 an hour, so instead of a tidy profit, I put myself in a hole to work about 100 hours at my job to get back to zero (more when you figure in the interest).

At the time, I was too ashamed to tell anybody, and that was a mistake. It weighed on me, even as I reveled in my pretend success to friends. I needed support, but my foolish pride got in the way.

Don’t be like me. We need emotional capital, as much as financial capital.

But it’s key to find the right support during the entrepreneur journey. Over the years, I’ve spoken to so many people about how the people closest to them were their biggest critics, non-believers, and general downers.

Not just at the start of a company, when there is so much uncertainty and risk, but even after they make progress and profits. At later stages, instead of having doubt heaped on them, their success is met with jealousy and resentment.

As Morrissey once sang, “We hate it when our friends become successful.”

Maybe it’s a subconscious thing, or maybe they’re just assholes.

Either way, you’re not getting the support you need from some people you know. If there is no support from (certain) friends and family, you need to find outlets where there are people who will offer encouragement and believe in what you’re trying to do.

There are lots of places where you can find your tribe, such as meetups, co-working spaces, conferences, startup incubators and accelerators, or even the local coffee shop.

The important thing is that you have somebody out there to lend an ear or give advice as you go through those emotionally draining, time consuming periods with your company.

We, entrepreneurs, are fragile beasts, and we all need support. It’s not a weakness, it’s a necessity.