Performance Marketing Summit 2013 Registrations Now Open
Registration is now open for Performance Marketing Summit 2013 for individual passes. The Performance Marketing Summit is taking place March 12, 2013 in New York City. The one day conference will take place at the Baruch College Vertical Campus (site of Affiliate Summit Social Media in 2008 and the first Affiliate Summit in 2003). Space will be limited to 200 people. The Performance Marketing Summit is an Affiliate Summit event. Early bird registration is just $99 through December 17, 2012. Then the price goes to $199 from December 18, 2012 until the conference. REGISTER NOW! The post Performance
New Board of Directors for the Performance Marketing Association
The Performance Marketing Association (PMA) has announced their new Board of Directors for 2012-2013. The PMA is a trade association, founded in 2008, by people in the performance marketing industry. Brian Littleton – CEO, ShareASale, Inc. (incoming Board President) Karen Garcia – CEO, GTO Management Robert Glazer – Founder and Managing Director, Acceleration Partners Patrick Grady – CEO, RhinoFish Media Peter Hamilton…
Shop Online If You Love your Family
Black Friday has been sneaking closer and closer to Thanksgiving over the years, and now we’ve got Gray Thursday. This year there are countless stores opening on Thanksgiving, including Target, Wal-Mart and Sears. I guess it wasn’t enough that some people were skipping Thanksgiving to camp out at stores …
Inside the Minds of Affiliates at Affiliate Summit West 2011
This was a conference session titled Inside the Minds of Affiliates from Affiliate Summit West 2011, which took place January 9-11, 2011 at Wynn Las Vegas. Speakers: Greg Hoffman, President, Greg Hoffman Consulting (Moderator) Tricia Meyer, Owner, Sunshine Rewards Eric Nagel, President, Eric Nagel & Associates, Inc Kim Rowley, Founder, Key Internet Marketing, Inc. Session description: CPS affiliates discuss datafeeds, coupons, communication & incentives in a merchant’s affiliate program. Merchants and networks will…
Affiliate Marketing in a Digital World at Affiliate Summit West 2011
This was a conference session titled Affiliate Marketing in a Digital World from Affiliate Summit West 2011, which took place January 9-11, 2011 at Wynn Las Vegas. Speakers Brian Chapman, Manager, Affiliate Channel, Amazon.com Session description: Affiliate marketers face challenges making money on lower priced items such as MP3′s and eBooks. We’ll present best practices and some tips and tricks that work. Experience level: Beginner, Intermediate Target audience: Affiliates/Publishers Niche/vertical: Digital Slides: Affiliate Marketing in a Digital World…
Anatomy of the Lead Generation Industry
ReviMedia has created an infographic that covers the “Anatomy of the Lead Generation Industry”. The infographic sums up trends and developments in the lead generation industry. Inforgraphic: Anatomy of the Lead Generation Industry The post Anatomy of the Lead Generation Industry appeared first on Affiliate Marketing Blog.
Branding Your Blog: You’re Doing it All Wrong
This guest post is by Julie Cottineau of BrandTwist. A while ago, on this very blog, I read a post about how to make a five-dollar logo for your blog. There were a few things about that post I disagreed with, but chief among them was the assumption that a cheap logo was somehow all you needed to brand your blog. A logo does not make a brand. Logos are important, but what’s most important is to have a crystal clear …
Advice from Famous Authors a Blog Writer Could Use Today
This guest post is by Colin Olson of Fresh Essays. Every high-school superstar longs to follow in his sport hero’s footsteps. Small business owners idolize those on the Fortune 500 list. Likewise, blog writers can hope for the greatness of past literary giants. While many of the world’s most famous authors are long gone, their words of wisdom still resonate today. Listen to the advice these famous authors have left for blog writers. “What I try to do is write… And it might be just the most boring and awful stuff. But I try. When…
Blogging in Brief: Targeting, Teasers, and Trends
The last few weeks have turned up some interesting new finds in the world of blogging. I’ve covered some of the more innovative ones here—let us know what cool ideas you’ve spotted in the comments. …and then she called me “Cupcake” I’m not in the target audience for Molly Maher’s Stratejoy website, and it’s clear as soon as I get to her homepage, which greets visitors with the words, “This site is for you, Cupcake.” This is…
Reusing Freelance Writing Online: the Pros and Pitfalls
This guest post is by Emma Merkas of $30 Date Night. It was my blog that landed me my weekly newspaper column. I’m a huge advocate of self-publishing, If you know you’re talented at something, and if you have an opinion you want to express, a song you want to sing, or a specific skill you want …
Revealed: The Super Powers James Clear Used to Become a Full Time Blogger in 6-Months
This guest post is by TT Fong of SpikingStrengths.com. James Clear runs the blog PassivePanda.com, which generates a full-time income. It took him only six-months to reach that point. After studying his site, listening to several interviews he’s done, and talking with him live, I uncovered one of the secrets to his success. This …
The Well-rounded Blogger: How to Become the Best at Your Craft
This guest post is by Brandon Yawa of Brandonyawa.com. It goes without saying that every writer who has excelled has his or her niche. A “niche” gives writers a focal point, a demographic, a particular place in the world where his or her voice resonates. But niches without proper attention kill great writers. The problem with specifications You are walking down a busy street and fall. Unfortunately…
Forget Everything You Think You Know About SEO
This guest post is by Mark Collier of www.DropMining.com. For the last year I’ve been spending my free time after school conducting Red Bull-fuelled coding sessions in the pursuit of one single goal: to bring more science to the SEO industry. As an industry we are still only taking our first few baby steps into the world of maths, stats, and data-driven decisions. For a seemingly data-dependent industry, SEO professionals are influenced to a surprising degree by rumour, anecdotal evidence, and unscientific tests. SEOMoz were the true visionaries in conducting …
Use Word-of-Mouth Promotion to Boost Blog Traffic
This guest post is by Jeszlene Zhou of First Communication Job. I love the idea of using a blog as your personal hub, and how it creates a centralised space for all your social media sites, your portfolio, and more. Most bloggers and social media professionals promote a link to their blog or website, and shamelessly direct traffic towards their personal hub. Yet interestingly, they do not promote their personal …
5 Fatal Mistakes Your Paid Content Marketers *Are* Making (and How Much it’s Costing You)
Businesses wanting to reach users in more subtle ways are jumping on the blogging bandwagon. Well and truly. In a recent Australian study, 62{57b8cc37fd24bce1cf64c8b05d9407ce9171516056c1f5e762677747187a0de4} of respondents said “blogs are the most appealing medium for business to promote a brand.” If you’re in a business that’s paying …
Become a Guest-post Ninja in 5 Steps
This guest post is by Timo Kiander ofProductive Superdad. There you are with a big smile, after slapping together another 400-word post. It took you 30 minutes to write, and now you are ready to submit it to some random blog. Although you didn’t really put your mind to the post, it got published anyway. Quite soon after this you start to wonder why you aren’t getting any great results in…
Search Engine Strategies 5 years later
While I will be staying in Chicago until Sunday – SES Chicago is pretty much done for all intensive purposes. This was the first Search Engine Strategies event I have attended since SES San Jose 2008 (photos) At first I felt like I didn’t know anyone. Where was the old gang? David Naylor, Marcus Tandler, Aaron Wall, Jim Boykin, Best Of The Web Dudes, Jenn Slegg, Boser and crew, and many many others…
Holy crap and nice to be back
Last thursday I checked out of the hotel I was staying in for SES.. Met my friend Michael Sprouse for lunch, then checked into a new hotel where my wife was going to join me through Sunday. I got settled in my room… about to take a 2 pm call and pull out my computer from my laptop… Where was my laptop? HOLY SHIT WHERE IS MY LAPTOP?!?! I am totally panicing. It’s not in my room. I bust it down to the desk I checked in it. It’s not there. I check with the door guy praying…
Too White Crew hip hop group is awesome
Last saturday night in Chicago my wife and I got to hook up with some of my high school friends. We went to the Cubby Bear to see this group called Too White Crew. They perform all 90′s rap/hip hop. They were awesome and hilarious. Their attire was very …
Info on the hottest party during ASW
Just when you think networks are done blowing it out, here comes a crazy party during Affiliate Summit West 2013. Mundo Media is throwing a huge bash at the Penthouse in the Cosmopolitan Hotel on January 14th, 2013. The event is a Candyland-themed party and it will be stacked with alcohol and local talent. What else does a pimp affiliate need? Rumors are they are blowing 100k+ on this event so it should be one for the books. While the Mundo Media Candyland event is strictly invite only they are giving away 40 passes to …