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The Next Affiliate Summit is July 9-11 in Orlando, FL. Register now.
Read past issues of the Affiliate Summit Real Deal newsletter in the newsletter archive.
Topics in this issue:
- Affiliate Summit Advance Registration Closes 7/3
- Set Up Meetings for Orlando, Yet?
- Affiliate Buyer's Guide - Offline Listings Not Online
- Affiliate Marketing Classifieds and Other Stuff
- Who will be the Affiliate Marketing Legend?
The Full Conference Pass, which includes access to all conference events and lunches, is $1,449 through 7/3/06.
If passes are still available, they will be sold onsite at a cost of $1,999 for the Full Conference Pass.
Exhibit Hall Only Passes can be registered through 7/3/06 for $299. The Exhibit Hall Only passes will be sold onsite, if not sold out, at a rate of $399 each. Note:
The Exhibit Hall Only Passes enable access to the Keynote Address and the Exhibit Hall only. No other sessions or lunches are included.
Details and registration at http://www.affiliatesummit.com/.
After creating an account, be sure to leverage the tools there to network with other Affiliate Summit attendees.
Find people in the Meet section and request that they add you as a friend. You can search for attendees by type (affiliate, merchant, etc), zip code and country.
There will be lots of people hosting tables at the Affiliate Meet Market & Vendor Showcase on Sunday, July 9 from 2pm to 6 pm - see who has a table. Also, everybody is welcome and encouraged to come into that session to kick things off and meet people.
On the Monday and Tuesday of the conference, the exhibit hall will be open - see the map of exhibiting companies to figure out who you'd like to meet.
So unfortunately, when we launched the online version of the Affiliate Buyer's Guide, we were not able to bring the previous information into the new database.
If you haven't submitted your information to the online edition, please do so now at http://www.affiliatesummit.com/buyers-guide/.
There are two types of listings:
- Free - you can select one category, a short description, your phone, e-mail and Web site details.
- Enhanced - you can submit up to 9 categories, a long description, contact name, phone, fax, cell, e-mail, IM, logo, listings of products or services, upload documents and photos. Also, the enhanced listings are displayed above free listings.
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Snapfish Increases and Expands Commission
The base commission for Snapfish affiliates is going up to $10.00 (a $.50 raise) on every new customer. Also, for the first time ever, all affiliates will get an 8% commission on repeat customer purchases and a 60 day cookie. In order for current affiliates to receive these new terms, check your pending offers on CJ and accept the Snapfish offer. Visit snapfishaffiliates.com for details on the Snapfish affiliate program.
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The first award was presented to Wayne Porter last January at Affiliate Summit in Las Vegas.
The purpose of this award is to recognize individuals in affiliate marketing who have distinguished themselves as leaders and innovators.
After Wayne received the honor, the award was renamed the Wayne Porter Affiliate Marketing Legend Award.
The winner will be announced on the morning of Monday, July 10, following the Affiliate Summit keynote address from Jim Bouton.
Be sure to be there to see the newest Affiliate Marketing Legend. If you haven't already registered for Affiliate Summit, you can still buy a pass through Monday, July 3 at www.affiliatesummit.com
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