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Archive for November, 2008

International Options for US Affiliates

Posted by admin On November - 30 - 2008

This session, International Options for US Affiliates, took place Tuesday, August 12, 2008 at Affiliate Summit East 2008.

Session description:

Discussion of expanding business internationally.

Presenter: Jim Mansfield, CEO, Intela

Jim Mansfield at Affiliate Summit East 2008

Lead Generation for EMarketers

Posted by admin On November - 29 - 2008

This session, Lead Generation for EMarketers, took place Tuesday, August 12, 2008 at Affiliate Summit East 2008.

Session description:

Lead generation is one of the biggest tools of emarketing. The success of a lead generation campaign is the single most useful tool for advertisers to target their products and services to prospects.

  • Kelli Beougher, Senior Vice President, LinkShare Corp. (Moderator)
  • DC Cullinane, CEO, thinkingVOICE
  • John Engler, Vice-President and General Manager, UnsubCentral
  • Dave Wengel, General Manager, Interactive Markets, TARGUSinfo
Kelli Beougher at Affiliate Summit East 2008

Electronics to Buy on Black Friday

Posted by admin On November - 28 - 2008

I was just looking at Google Trends and see that many of the popular Black Friday searches are related to electronics and video games, so I figured I’d share a list of cameras, computers, video games and other items I purchased and liked a lot this year.

These items cover a wide price range, and they are not in any particular order, aside from the order I thought of them.

The one thing they all have in common is that I love and use each on a regular basis, so they could be a good treat for you or somebody on your gift list.

  • Canon VIXIA HV30 High Definition Digital Camcorder: well priced, great quality, and easy to use
  • Blackberry Bold: by far the best phone I’ve had
  • Apple iPod touch: I didn’t want an iPhone, but wanted the functionality and apps
  • Dell Vostro laptop: I got a 1400, but it’s no longer available
  • ASUS Eee PC 900-W017 Notebook: fantastic, small machine for travel
  • Nintendo Wii: get extra controllers and chargers - great fun playing 4 player games
  • BeerTender: not really consistent with the theme here, but a great toy for Heineken drinkers
  • GPS: I have the Garmin Nuvi 260W, which seems to only be available as a refurbished unit now
  • M-Audio MicroTrack 24/96 Professional 2-Channel Mobile Digital Recorder: great for podcasters
  • Broadband card: I have an AT&T USBConnect 881 and use it constantly - if you travel, you should have one
  • Sony PSP 2000: essential for cross-country flights

One last item I didn’t purchase yet, but I’m thinking about it, is the Flip MinoHD. However, while the video is better than previous Flip cameras, it still doesn’t have an external audio jack.

Happy Black Friday.

Lessons Learned in Using Video for Affiliates

Posted by admin On November - 27 - 2008

This session, Lessons Learned in Using Video for Affiliates, took place Tuesday, August 12, 2008 at Affiliate Summit East 2008.

Session description:

A discussion of what we have learned in terms of using video to drive higher click through and conversion rates.

Presenter: Jonathan Stefansky, EVP Sales and Marketing, Qoof

Jonathan Stefansky at Affiliate Summit East 2008

Black Friday and Affiliates

Posted by admin On November - 26 - 2008

This week on the Affiliate Thing podcast, Ronald Bell and Lisa Picarille talked about Black Friday and what’s hot for affiliates.

The show also includes talk of a new affiliate marketing conference, ASUS eee as a Christmas gift, Instant Form Pro from Joel Comm, a new affiliate control panel from AWeber, and the Affiliate Summit Twitter Contest.

Season of the ASUS eee

Show Links

  • Network Solutions and Black Friday
  • Holiday Shipping Deadlines for Affiliates
  • Will Affiliates Survive this Economy?
  • New Survey Tool for Affiliate Marketers
  • New Affiliate Control Panel at AWeber
  • Twitter Contest: Chance to Win a Free Pass to Affiliate Summit

Subscribe to the Affiliate Thing RSS feed or listen on iTunes. You can also send a blank e-mail to affiliatething@aweber.com to get each podcast delivered by e-mail.

Web 2.0 for Affiliates

Posted by admin On November - 25 - 2008

This session, Web 2.0 for Affiliates, took place Tuesday, August 12, 2008 at Affiliate Summit East 2008.

Session description:

You will quickly be left behind if Web 2.0 strategies are not part of your overall marketing blueprint. How are affiliate marketers using these new kinds of media and what impacts are they having?

Presenter: Ernie St. Gelais, CTO and Co-founder, LinkConnector

Ernie St. Gelais at Affiliate Summit East 2008

Network Solutions Widget for Black Friday

Posted by admin On November - 25 - 2008

Network Solutions has put together a Black Friday Deals widget based on the Mashable list of Black Friday deals.

The widget brings in feeds from many of the top sites along with buzz from Twitter on Black Friday.

You can even check it out on your iPhone, Blackberry or other smartphone at http://www.bffeed.com.

Aside from the convenience of having Black Friday deals in one place, another cool thing here is that Network Solutions has left the affiliate links intact from the feeds included.

If you’ve got a Black Friday site that’s not included, try leaving a comment at http://blog.networksolutions.com/2008/network-solutions-and-black-friday/ about it.