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Topics in this issue:
- Affiliate Summit Opens Nominations for the First Annual Pinnacle Awards
- Affiliate Marketing is Exploding in the UK
- How to Go to Affiliate Summit for Free
- Affiliate Marketing Classifieds and Other Stuff
- Is Scott Richter a Chicken?
These awards recognize exceptional performance in affiliate marketing.
The Affiliate Summit Pinnacle Awards will be presented at Affiliate Summit 2007 West on the evening of Monday, January 22, 2007.
The categories for the Affiliate Summit Pinnacle Awards are listed below:
- Affiliate of the Year
- Affiliate Manager of the Year
- Exceptional Merchant
- Affiliate Marketing Advocate
- Best Blogger
- Affiliate Marketing Legend
Nominations can be submitted at http://www.affiliatesummit.com/pinnacle-awards.php
The Affiliate Marketing Networks Buyer's Guide features useful insight from key industry players like Jess Luthi and Steven Brown, as well as detailed profiles of the affiliate networks for the UK market.
Some other highlights from the report:
- Affiliate marketing networks seek to differentiate themselves through service and specialization within increasingly competitive marketplace.
- ‘Super affiliates’ lead the way in move towards ‘Affiliate 2.0'.
- Rise in number of merchants using affiliate marketing for lead generation and brand building activity.
- Wider adoption of hybrid payment models, with some publishers charging advertisers on a cost-per-click (CPC) basis and cost-per-mille (CPM) basis as well as cost per acquisition (CPA).
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- Files can be submitted in .AVI, .MOV, and .MPG file formats
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- Video must include the name (Affiliate Summit), dates (January 21-23, 2007), location (Las Vegas), and url (http://www.affiliatesummit.com)
- Minimum of 30 seconds and maximum of 60 seconds in length
- No copyrighted material can be included
Submitted Affiliate Summit commercials will be reviewed by the Affiliate Summit Advisory Board to verify that they conform to the ground rules. Only videos deemed accepted by the Affiliate Summit Advisory Board will be given an Affiliate Summit pass. All decisions are final.
The full conference pass to Affiliate Summit is compensation for accepted videos. There will be no other monetary compensation or compensation in kind other than the complimentary pass.
Submitted videos become property of Affiliate Summit. All entries must be made by November 15, 2006.
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