Affiliate Summit

Walkers, Supporters and Sponsors Needed to Fight Breast Cancer

Missy Ward — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:27:27 +0000

In 2007, I founded AffiliateMarketersGiveBack.com (“AMGB”) with a goal to raise money for to support Breast Cancer research, treatment, awareness and community programs through combined efforts within the Affiliate Marketing industry.

Since then, through efforts with Affiliate Summit (Affiliate Summit) and Affiliate Marketers Give Back, we have raised a combined total of $165,000 for charities such as the Avon Foundation, Susan G. Komen for the Cure and The National Breast Cancer Foundation.

On June 5-6, 2010, I will again be leading Team Affiliate Marketers Give Back as we take to the streets of Chicago for the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer.

Last year, we raised over $53,000 during our walk in Los Angeles. It is our hope to surpass that this year.

Here’s where you fit in.

We’re now ready to take on additional walkers. So, if you’re interested in potentially walking with us in Chicago, please read this post which contains information about joining the team.

If you would like to make a donation in support of the team and the cause, please visit DonateToTeamAMGB.com and select the walker of your choice to donate to. The suggested minimum donation is $40.00 ($1.00 per mile), but please feel free to donate what you are comfortable with.

We are also looking for team sponsors and have a number of sponsorship opportunities available. This is a great opportunity to get your brand noticed and make a charitable donation for a great cause at the same time.

Lastly, we will again be running the Not-So-Silent, Silent Auction like we did last year.

If you have an item or service that you would like to donate for us to auction off, please send me an email containing the item or service description, estimated value and any images that you might like to include. (Donated items will be listed on the AffiliateMarketersGiveBack.com website (along with information on the donor and a link back to their website).

All the money raised on this walk will be managed and disbursed by the Avon Foundation Breast Cancer Crusade to help provide access to care for those that most need it, fund educational programs, and accelerate research into new treatments and potential cures.

Thank you for your continued support, my fellow affiliate marketers.

Affiliate Summit West 2011 at the Wynn Las Vegas – Save the Date

Shawn Collins — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:36:57 +0000

Affiliate Summit West 2011 is taking place January 9-11, 2011 in Las Vegas. We’re moving to the Wynn Las Vegas.

This will be the 16th Affiliate Summit and it is expected to be the largest Affiliate Summit to date.

More details to come shortly. Registration will open in August 2010.

See http://www.affiliatesummit.com/about/ for the history and growth of the premier affiliate marketing conference.

And for any folks also interested in the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), this event is taking place January 6-9, 2011.

Contribute to Issue 10 of FeedFront Magazine

Shawn Collins — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:47:29 +0000

The ninth issue of FeedFront Magazine is out, so we’re on to issue 10.

The next issue of FeedFront will be coming out in April 2010, and the deadline for articles for issue 10 of FeedFront is March 1, 2010.

If you are interested in writing an article, go to the FeedFront proposal form to submit a one sentence summary on what you’d like to cover.

Articles are a maximum of 500 words – no exceptions. Anything longer will not be considered.

Do not submit a complete article now – just a one sentence summary.

Want Affiliate Summit Tickets to Give Away?

Shawn Collins — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:47:08 +0000

We receive a large volume of requests for Affiliate Summit passes to give away in contest and promotions and a limited number available.

So we’ve created a form for anybody that would like to request passes.

Note that if you are granted passes to give away, you must notify the recipients that they cannot be transferred, and the pass codes become invalid in the event the conference sells out.

Also, tell them that anybody registering for a complimentary pass who neither checks in at the conference nor cancels will be ineligible for future complimentary passes.

Submit your request at http://www.affiliatesummit.com/want-affiliate-summit-tickets-to-give-away/.

Brian Clark Keynote Video from Affiliate Summit West 2010

Shawn Collins — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 21:26:06 +0000

Keynote address at Affiliate Summit West 2010 from Brian Clark, a ten-year-veteran of Internet publishing and marketing.

Brian’s companies produce millions of dollars in annual revenue thanks to a mix of online educational content and direct response copywriting, and his influential blog Copyblogger is read by over 67,000 people.

Brian is also the co-founder of DIY Themes, creator of the innovative Thesis Theme for WordPress; the Teaching Sells interactive training program; and the creativity blog Lateral Action.

Keynote description:

Entreproducer: The Affiliate Marketer as Media Mogul
Thin affiliate sites are disappearing from search engines, while social media is powered by content sharing, not sales pitches. It’s time to start thinking like a new media producer first and foremost, with affiliate relationships as just one form of monetization.

Video: Brian Clark Keynote from Affiliate Summit West 2010
Audio: Brian Clark Keynote Audio from Affiliate Summit West 2010

Submit Your Affiliate Summit East 2010 Speaking Proposal

Shawn Collins — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 20:15:20 +0000

Speaking proposals for Affiliate Summit East 2010, taking place August 15-17, 2010 in New York City, are now being accepted.

The submission deadline is April 30, 2010.

Accepted speakers will be notified no later than May 14, 2010. Due to the volume of submissions, we will not notify applicants if they have not been accepted. Therefore, if you have not been contacted by May 14, 2010, your proposal was not accepted.

Submit your speaking proposal at http://www.affiliatesummit.com/10e-speakers.

Affiliate Summit Helped Raise $25,470 For National Breast Cancer Foundation

Amy Rodriguez — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:52:28 +0000

The tally is in and it is official - Affiliate Summit helped raised $25,470 for National Breast Cancer Foundation from the various efforts during the Vegas show. We thank everyone for your generosity and efforts to make this donation possible. THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!

Congrats to the top 3 poker tournament winners:

1st place – Nathaniel McNamara
2nd place – Carl Knight
3rd place – Elliot Pittman

Donation breakdown:

$15,670 – Affiliate Summit Poker Tournament - Thanks Purpose, Inc and Sandals Resorts for making it possible!
$2,300 - Strike Out for Breast Cancer Event – Thanks GTO Management! Check out the photos from GTO’s bowling event: http://gtomanagement.com/strike-out-breast-cancer-event-photos/
$7,500 - Thanks DIYthemes – Affiliate Summit T-shirt Sponsor

Note: if you do not know what place you came in at the Poker Tournament, please contact us to find out.

Book Your Hotel for Affiliate Summit East 2010

Shawn Collins — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:44:57 +0000

Affiliate Summit East 2010 is taking place August 15-17, 2010 at the Hilton New York in New York City.

The special group rate is $229/night, plus tax & service (single or double occupancy). The discount code for this rate is: ASC.

This rate is refundable and is based on block availability until July 22, 2010.

There is also a lower, nonrefundable rate of $189/night, plus tax & service (single or double occupancy) This rate is valid through June 10, 2010 and requires code: ASEBNF.

Contact Affiliate Summit with any registration questions.

The address for the Hilton New York is 1335 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY, USA 10019.

To book the refundable $229 rate, click here.

To book the $189 non-refundable rate, click here.

Photos from Affiliate Summit West 2010

Shawn Collins — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 05:48:29 +0000

The photos from Affiliate Summit West 2010 are now up on Flickr.

They have been sorted out to the following categories:

Feel free to download and use these pictures on your site, but if you do so, please link back to the Affiliate Summit site.

There are also three sets of Affiliate Summit photos on Facebook set one / set two / set three – please visit and tag anybody who hasn’t been tagged.

The photos were taken by Brad Crooks – more on Brad at www.TrippingTheGlobe.com.

Thank you to our ASW10 mentors

Jen Goode — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:45:54 +0000

ASW10 was full of fantastic opportunities to network, learn and connect for new revenue growth. Once again I had the opportunity to coordinate the mentor program, and once again I was overwhelmed with the generosity and involvement of the mentors who volunteered their time and know-how to help new comers to the show. This program wouldn’t happen if it weren’t for all the fabulous people that get involved to lend a helping hand. I had a number of Affiliate Summit first time attendees come up to me throughout the show thanking me for connecting them to their mentor.

I couldn’t do this without all of these fantastic people – Big thanks to:

Brent Elias, Brett Bumeter, Brian Hawkins, Brian Williams, Cari Birkner, Daniel M. Clark, Dina Riccobono, Enock Belony, Eric Nagel, Erica Myones, Ian Fernando, Jason Rubacky, Jeannine Crooks, Joe Sousa, Karen Garcia, Kendyl Leverton, Kim Salvino, Kristin Kinsey, Kyle Murphy, Lisa Picarille, Melanie Seery, Michael Pomposello, Rey Pasinli, Robert Adler, Sal Conca, Stephanie Lichtenstein, Stephen Robinson, Todd Farmer, Tom Wozniak, Tricia Meyer, Trisha Lyn Fawver, Wade Tonkin, Erik Hom, Gilad Somjen

Additionally thanks to Buy.at for providing the delicious food and the following people who stepped up to share ideas and insight about the industry during our discussion group time at the mentor meetup:
Jay Berkowitz, Trisha Lyn Fawver, Lisa Picarille, Lisa Riolo, Scott Jangro, Stephanie Lichtenstein, Tricia Meyer