This was a conference session titled 5 Profitable Businesses To Build Around a Non-Fiction Book at Affiliate Summit East 2017, which took place July 30 – August 1, 2017, at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City.

Session speaker(s):

• Jim Kukral, Founder, Business Around a Book

Session description:
A well written, problem-solving nonfiction book is key, but it’s the great business around the book that makes the real money. Learn 5 ways to profit from creating a business around your book.

Experience Level: Intermediate
Target Audience: Blogger
Niche/Vertical: Business Creation

Slides: 5 Profitable Businesses To Build Around a Non-Fiction Book

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This was a conference session titled Affiliate Marketing’s Past, Present and High Stakes Future at Affiliate Summit East 2017, which took place July 30 – August 1, 2017, at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City.

Session speaker(s):

• Oliver Roup, Founder & CEO, VigLink
• Leigh Montville, Director of Business Development, The Daily Beast

Session description:
The affiliate marketing industry is poised to hit 6.8 billion dollars by the year 2020. Oliver Roup will discuss the driving factors behind it’s rise to prominence.

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

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This was a conference session titled Affiliates and Affiliate Managers: A Show in Partnership at Affiliate Summit East 2017, which took place July 30 – August 1, 2017, at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City.

Session speaker(s):

• Cindy Ballard, CEO, CBM
• Tricia Meyer, Owner, Sunshine Rewards

Session description:
How do affiliate managers and affiliates work together for mutual success? What part does each play in negotiations, communication, and goal setting? Get practical tips from different perspectives.

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

Slides: Affiliates and Affiliate Managers: A Show in Partnership

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Article proposals for issue 46 of FeedFront magazine (April 2019) are being accepted through Tuesday, February 5th.

Articles in FeedFront are 500 words or less, and we want content with concrete takeaways, such as ‘5 ways to optimize a paid search campaign’ or ‘3 steps to recruit more targeted affiliates’.

The magazine is broken up into the following sections and proposals include the section of one: Affiliate Marketing, Conversion, Legal, Search Marketing, Social Media Marketing, and Technology & Innovation.

Submit your proposal before it’s too late – just one sentence on what you’d like to write about.

This was a conference session titled The First Date Theory – How to Write Seductive Sales Copy at Affiliate Summit East 2017, which took place July 30 – August 1, 2017, at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City.

Session speaker:

• Misha Hettie, Copywriter, Uncommonly Good Biz

Session description:
Ever read sales copy so hot your credit card practically launched itself out of your wallet? Here’s the smooth and easy method to write that kind of copy for yourself.

Experience Level: Intermediate
Target Audience: Blogger
Niche/Vertical: Copywriting

Slides: The First Date Theory – How to Write Seductive Sales Copy

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This was a conference session titled The Podcasting Gold Rush at Affiliate Summit East 2017, which took place July 30 – August 1, 2017, at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City.

Session speaker:

• Colin Thomson, Founder, Kast Media

Session description:
The podcasting boom is upon us. What makes podcasts the best format for content marketing? And how do you go from 0 to 1 million downloads within 3 weeks of launch, and $40k revenue in 2 months?

Experience Level: Beginner
Target Audience: Blogger
Niche/Vertical: Podcasting

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