I am excited to announce the keynote speakers for Affiliate Summit East 2009, taking place August 9th-11th in New York City: Chris Brogan and Peter Shankman.
Chris Brogan (Twitter @chrisbrogan) is President of New Marketing Labs, a social media agency and events organization. He is a ten year veteran of using social media and technology to build digital relationships for businesses, organizations, and individuals. Chris speaks, blogs, writes articles, and makes media of all kinds at chrisbrogan.com, a blog in the top 10 of the Advertising Age Power150, and in the top 100 on Technorati. He is co-founder of PodCamp, the international new media conference series. Chris won the Mass High Tech All Stars award for thought leaders for 2008. He has been quoted in US News & World Report, The Montreal Gazette, Newsweek, and some other places.
Peter Shankman (Twitter @skydiver) is the founder and CEO of The Geek Factory, a marketing and PR firm. He launched HelpAReporter.com to connect journalists with sources via social media. He launched AirTroductions, which was acquired and re-launched as TripLife. He is the author of “Can We Do That?! Outrageous PR Stunts That Work and Why Your Company Needs Them.”
Chris will be delivering his keynote on Monday, August 10, and Peter is speaking on Tuesday, August 11. More details on Affiliate Summit at http://www.affiliatesummit.com.