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Bhavik Modi on Karaoke, Steak in Las Vegas, and Flight Upgrades

July 29, 2019 by Shawn Collins

Bhavik Modi joined me to chat on my podcast, This is Affiliate Marketing with Shawn Collins.

Bhavik Modi

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

Topics included…

  • Not singing karaoke
  • Interning for the State of CT Teacher’s Retirement Board
  • Getting upgraded on US Airways
  • Sporadic Instagram posts
  • Gordon Ramsey Steak in Las Vegas

Links from this episode

  • Bhavik on Facebook
  • Bhavik on LinkedIn

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Filed Under: Affiliate Resources Tagged With: Bhavik Modi, Gordon Ramsey, Instagram, karaoke, Las Vegas, steak, US Airways

Remembering Jim Bouton and His Keynote at Affiliate Summit

July 22, 2019 by Shawn Collins

Jim Bouton, former New York Yankees pitcher, author of Ball Four, creator of Big League Chew, sportscaster, activist, and a bunch of other things, passed away on July 10, 2019, at 80 years old.

Shawn Collins, Jim Bouton, and Missy Ward

I discovered his book, Ball Four, in the 1990s, and I just loved the book. So much that one of my first affiliate sites was BallFourBook.com, which I started in 2000 to promote the book with Amazon links. Jim’s site still has me listed as one of the fansites.

In the late 1990’s I interviewed Jim for a zine I was publishing at the time called Velocity NYC. The interview also ran on NJ.com, the online version of the Newark Star-Ledger, where I was the weekend sports editor for years for the online edition.

Bouton updated Ball Four every decade, and in the 2000 update, he mentioned my affiliate site in his book. I was out of my mind excited.

BallFourBook.com

So anyway, I was in touch with him over the years and as Affiliate Summit was taking off I thought he’d make an awesome keynote speaker. We had him come in and keynote Affiliate Summit East 2006 in Orlando.

I loved his keynote, but even better we chatted for a couple of hours before the keynote and he had me in stitches with his old baseball stories. It was amazing to hear first-person accounts of times with Mickey Mantle, Whitey Ford, and other legends from the 60s.

It was one of my favorite days, and I will always cherish it.

RIP Jim.

“A ballplayer spends a good piece of his life gripping a baseball, and in the end it turns out that it was the other way around all the time.” – Jim Bouton

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Filed Under: Affiliate Summit Tagged With: Affiliate Summit, Ball Four, Jim Bouton

Chris Brogan on Ketamine, Farmer’s Markets, and Trans Day of Visibility

July 18, 2019 by Shawn Collins

Chris Brogan, President of Chris Brogan Media, joined me to chat on my podcast, This is Affiliate Marketing with Shawn Collins.

Chris Brogan

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

Topics included…

  • Quiet by Susan Cain
  • His book “Superheroes in the Basement”
  • Trans Day of Visibility and his son Vincent
  • Giving a middling review to a farmer’s market
  • Pet Sematary, the book and movies
  • Using Ketamine to treat depression

Links from this episode

  • ChrisBrogan.com
  • Chris on Twitter
  • Chris on LinkedIn
  • Chris on Instagram

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Filed Under: Affiliate Resources Tagged With: Chris Brogan, depression, ketamine, Pet Sematary, Susan Cain, trans

The 20 Hottest Cloud-Based Tools for Websites and Businesses from Affiliate Summit East 2017

July 8, 2019 by Shawn Collins

This was a conference session titled The 20 Hottest Cloud-Based Tools for Websites and Businesses at Affiliate Summit East 2017, which took place July 30 – August 1, 2017, at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City.

Evan Weber at Affiliate Summit East 2017

Session speaker(s):

  • Evan Weber, CEO, Experience Advertising

Session description:
Learn about the most exciting, functional, and business building cloud-based tools for businesses and websites. All levels welcome!

Experience Level: Intermediate
Target Audience: Affiliate/Publisher, Merchant/Advertiser
Niche/Vertical: Web Tools

Slides: The 20 Hottest Cloud-Based Tools for Websites and Businesses

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.

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Filed Under: Affiliate Summit Tagged With: Affiliate Summit East 2017, ASE17, cloud-based tools, Evan Weber, tools

3 Reasons Blogs & Influencers Avoid Your Affiliate Program from Affiliate Summit East 2017

July 1, 2019 by Shawn Collins

This was a conference session titled 3 Reasons Blogs & Influencers Avoid Your Affiliate Program at Affiliate Summit East 2017, which took place July 30 – August 1, 2017, at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City.

Mike Nunez at Affiliate Summit East 2017

Session speaker(s):

  • Mike Nunez, CEO, AffiliateManager.com

Session description:
Learn the three biggest mistakes advertisers are making with their affiliate program with regards to content sites, bloggers, and influencers, and how to fix those issues.

Experience Level: Intermediate
Target Audience: Affiliate/Publisher, Merchant/Advertiser, Network
Niche/Vertical: Influencers

Slides: 3 Reasons Blogs & Influencers Avoid Your Affiliate Program

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.

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Filed Under: Affiliate Summit Tagged With: Affiliate Summit East 2017, ASE17, influencers, Mike Nunez

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