Archives for February 2019

Technology Will Save Us from All Our Affiliate Ills from Affiliate Summit East 2017

February 25, 2019 by Shawn Collins

This was a conference session titled Technology Will Save Us from All Our Affiliate Ills at Affiliate Summit East 2017, which took place July 30 – August 1, 2017, at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City.

Session speaker:

Brian Littleton, CEO, ShareASale
Ernie St. Gelais, Co-Founder/CTO, LinkConnector Corporation
Jamie Birch, CEO, JEBCommerce
Michael Jones, CEO, Pepperjam
Scott Chaplain, Vice President of Global Sales Operations, AvantLink
Todd Crawford, VP, Impact Radius

Session description:
I will be pulling in representatives from various networks to discuss the technological features each network must have to combat the main threat to the affiliate channel’s sustainability.

Experience Level: Advanced
Target Audience: Merchant/Advertiser
Niche/Vertical: Technology

If you liked this video, be sure to register for the next Affiliate Summit.

Note: the companies and positions listed above were current as of the time of the conference. Some of this information may have changed since then.

SEO: Ask Me Anything from Affiliate Summit East 2017

February 20, 2019 by Shawn Collins

This was a conference session titled SEO: Ask Me Anything at Affiliate Summit East 2017, which took place July 30 – August 1, 2017, at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City.

Session speaker:

Bruce Clay, President, Bruce Clay, Inc.
Duane Forrester, VP, Industry Insights, Yext
Stephan Spencer, Manager, Koshkonong LLC

Session description:
Audience questions drive this session. Same as the sessions previously at East and Vegas. Last year East keynote session.Expect new questions from the audience.

Experience Level: Advanced
Target Audience: Merchant/Advertiser
Niche/Vertical: SEO

If you liked this video, be sure to register for the next Affiliate Summit.

Note: the companies and positions listed above were current as of the time of the conference. Some of this information may have changed since then.

Rob Merlino on Hot Dogs, Shark Tank, and Trading Snow for Florida

February 18, 2019 by Shawn Collins

Rob Merlino, Chief, Cook, and Bottle Washer at the Shark Tank Blog, joined me to chat on my podcast, This is Affiliate Marketing with Shawn Collins.

I wanted to learn more about the real Rob, so I asked him a variety of questions I figured he had not been asked in previous interviews.

Topics included…

The last time he had a hot dog with ketchup
Moving from Massachusetts to Florida
The SubSafe from Shark Tank
Going from being a broker to a marketer
Getting a degree in high school English
Posting cartoons to his blog

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Jay Berkowitz on Working at McDonald’s, @garyvee Sneakers, and Brett Hull

February 11, 2019 by Shawn Collins

Jay Berkowitz, Founder, and CEO of Ten Golden Rules joined me to chat on my podcast, This is Affiliate Marketing with Shawn Collins.

I wanted to learn more about the real Jay, so I asked him a variety of questions I figured he had not been asked in previous interviews.

Topics included…

How he ended up in south Florida from Canada
Gary Vaynerchuk sneakers
His dogs as a kid and now
His dapper style
Working at McDonald’s and then eDiets.com
Playing tennis

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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.

Automate Your Super Affiliate Empire with WordPress from Affiliate Summit East 2017

February 7, 2019 by Shawn Collins

This was a conference session titled Automate Your Super Affiliate Empire with WordPress at Affiliate Summit East 2017, which took place July 30 – August 1, 2017, at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City.

Session speaker:

Brian Messenlehner, Co-Founder, AppPresser
David Vogelpohl, VP Web Strategy, WP Engine

Session description:
Tired of death by blogging? Don’t spend your life creating content. Join this session to learn techniques super affiliates use to fine tune WordPress into an automated commission earning machine.

Experience Level: Intermediate
Target Audience: Affiliate/Publisher
Niche/Vertical: WordPress

Slides: Automate Your Super Affiliate Empire with WordPress

If you liked this video, be sure to register for the next Affiliate Summit.

Note: the companies and positions listed above were current as of the time of the conference. Some of this information may have changed since then.

5 Ways to Get Your Affiliate Program Ready for Q4 from Affiliate Summit East 2017

February 4, 2019 by Shawn Collins

This was a conference session titled 5 Ways to Get Your Affiliate Program Ready for Q4 at Affiliate Summit East 2017, which took place July 30 – August 1, 2017, at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City.

Session speaker:

Adam Dahlen, Director of Performance Marketing, iAffiliate Management

Session description:
This session will focus on practical tips for merchants to prepare for Q4. Topics explored include: planning promotions and contests, securing placements, and finalizing new affiliate integrations.

Experience Level: Intermediate
Target Audience: Merchant/Advertiser
Niche/Vertical: Q4

Slides: 5 Ways to Get Your Affiliate Program Ready for Q4

If you liked this video, be sure to register for the next Affiliate Summit.

Note: the companies and positions listed above were current as of the time of the conference. Some of this information may have changed since then.