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Topics in this issue:
- Teleseminar on Viral Video and Global Affiliate Marketing
- Affiliate Summit Video Channel
- Affiliate Marketing and Loyaltyware - Four Years Later
- Affiliate Marketing Classifieds and Other Stuff
- Lessons Learned from Affiliate Marketing Experts
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The calls are full of tips and strategies that will help you grow your business, no matter how you are related to the affiliate marketing industry. If you are a merchant, publisher, affiliate, or Internet marketer, you cannot afford to miss these calls.
Todd Taylor from TaxBrain.com will be discussing the anatomy of a viral video and how to achieve maximum ROI. TaxBrain.com gained notoriety because of a viral video that created mass attention both online and in mainstream media. Go behind the scenes to learn how it was done, the risks, and the ROI.
Sean Crotty from Art.com is going to speak about taking an affiliate program global. He'll share his experience from the front on taking your affiliate program and affiliate business to multiple countries.
The calls are hosted by Marty M. Fahncke, Founder of Conference Call University. You can listen to the Affiliate Summit Preview call archives at http://www.cculearning.com/summitreplay2007.
Videos include conference sessions, interviews with attendees, networking events and more.
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The event took place at the Yale Club in New York City and featured a roster of folks speaking about the state of affiliate marketing and loyaltyware.
Minutes from the Performance Marketing Summit were recorded and summarized the presentations by many names still familiar today:
- Elisabeth Archambault (BuckWorks.com)
- Keith Kochberg (iMarketing ltd.)
- Paul Nichols (eBates)
- Henri Asseily (BizRate.com)
- Shawn Collins
- Joe Hatch (BuyersPort)
- Tim Storm (FatWallet)
Check out copies of Elisabeth's presentation and my presentation.
Read the minutes from the Performance Marketing Summit at http://www.affilipedia.com/index.php/Performance_Marketing_Summit.
The conversation on loyaltyware has evolved over the years. Changes have been made, but there are still lots of dissenting views - time for another Performance Marketing Summit?
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The speakers for the Lessons Learned session were as follows:
- Vinny Lingham, Founder, incuBeta
- Seán Crotty, Senior Manager Affiliate Programs, Art.com
- Jim Lillig, Dir. Business Development, LobsterGram International
- Peter Figueredo, CEO, NETexponent
- Mark Widawer, President, West Hills Web, Inc.
- Marty Fahncke, President, FawnKey & Associates
- Beth Kirsch, Director of Marketing, Riya
- Sam Harrelson, Independent E-commerce Consultant
- Kristopher B. Jones, President and CEO, Pepperjam
- Rob Key, CEO, Converseon
- Jeff Molander, CEO, Molander & Associates
See the video and read the transcript at http://www.affiliatesummit.com/lessons_learned.php.
The Lessons Learned transcript is also available for download as a PDF file.
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