Complete the AffStat 2012 Survey and Win a Pass to Affiliate Summit East 2012

May 9, 2012

As a reminder, the 10th annual AffStat survey of affiliate marketing statistics is now open through May 31, 2012. We’d like to encourage all affiliates to take part in the survey by rewarding three lucky respondents with a VIP Pass ($879 value) to Affiliate Summit East 2012.* This AffStat survey is focused on affiliates, so [...]

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Friendliest States for Small Business

May 8, 2012

Thumbtack.com, in partnership with the Kauffman Foundation, has released data indicating that Idaho, Oklahoma, Texas, and Utah are the friendliest states towards small businesses. Small business owners gave California, Hawaii, Rhode Island, and Vermont the lowest ratings. The Thumbtack.com Small Business Survey drew data from a nationwide universe of job creators and entrepreneurs to investigate [...]

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Affiliate Summit Central 2012 Exhibitor Guide and Agenda at a Glance

May 8, 2012

Want to take a sneak peek at the companies exhibiting at Affiliate Summit Central 2012 and read descriptions of each? We’ll be giving you a copy of the Affiliate Summit Central 2012 Exhibitor Guide when you check in, but you can read it online now to help you determine who you want to meet at [...]

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QR Codes, Austin, and Fighting Breast Cancer

May 8, 2012

This week on the Affiliate Thing podcast, Shawn Collins and Lisa Picarille talk about QR codes, parties in Austin, running a 5k in Yankee Stadium for charity, and Value Click stock. They also talked about affiliate marketer Heather Romiti on the news, the Pitch, coffee shops, and youth soccer. Show Links No Need for Business [...]

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Affiliate Summit East 2012 Early Bird Ends May 11

May 7, 2012

Early bird pricing for Affiliate Summit East 2012, taking place August 12-14, 2012 in New York City, ends May 11, 2012. Affiliate Summit East 2012 The keynote speakers will be Sara Levinson, Ntiedo (NT) Etuk, and Dave Cupples. The Early Bird registration rates for the Networking Pass ($99), Networking Plus Pass ($279), VIP Pass ($879), [...]

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#ASC12 is the Twitter Hashtag for Affiliate Summit Central 2012

May 7, 2012

The Twitter hashtag for Affiliate Summit Central 2012 is #asc12 and the Affiliate Summit account on Twitter is @affiliatesummit. And if you tag videos on YouTube, pictures on Flickr, and any other media, please use this tag: asc12 If you’d like to follow the Affiliate Summit Central 2012 speakers on Twitter, we’ve got a speaker [...]

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Leveraging Profits Through Social Media Connections

May 7, 2012

This was a conference session titled Leveraging Profits Through Social Media Connections from Affiliate Summit East 2010, which took place August 15-17, 2010 in New York City. Speaker: Warren Whitlock, Publisher, BestSellerAuthors.com Session description: Affiliates using social media for advertising alone are missing most of the profits. Experience level: Intermediate, Advanced Target audience: Affiliates/Publishers Niche/vertical: [...]

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New Lead Generation Models: Social-Mobile-Viral

May 5, 2012

This was a conference session titled New Lead Generation Models: Social-Mobile-Viral from Affiliate Summit East 2010, which took place August 15-17, 2010 in New York City. Speaker: Declan Dunn, CEO, Dunn Direct Media Session description: Lead generation in the new media game. How to turn friends into fans and customers. In this energizing, interactive session, [...]

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Who’s Exhibiting at Affiliate Summit 2012 Central?

May 5, 2012

If you’d like to see who is going to have a table at the Meet Market at Affiliate Summit Central 2012, here is an interactive map and list: Meet Market at Affiliate Summit Central 2012 The Meet Market is taking place in Salon C in the Hilton Austin from 9:00am – 5:00pm on Tuesday, May [...]

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No Need for Business Cards at Affiliate Summit Central 2012

May 4, 2012

We’re changing up the name-badges at Affiliate Summit Central 2012, so they’ll have QR codes this time around, instead of the barcodes we’ve had in the past. That means exhibitors won’t have a need to rent scanners, and anybody at the conference with a QR code reader on their phone can read the codes on [...]

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