Shawn Collins and I will be sponsoring up to 8 merchants at Affiliate Summit East 2012, providing them with free tradeshow space in the Exhibit Hall or Meet Market, as part of our new “Pay it Forward Merchant Endowment” Program.

The goal of the endowment is to make the tradeshow networking experience of Affiliate Summit available to merchants who might not otherwise be able to exhibit.

Each recipient of the Pay it Forward Merchant Endowment be awarded their choice of one (1) 8×10 booth package (non corner), valued at $6,825 or a Meet Market with Platinum Pass package, valued at $5,295. For more information on these packages please visit: http://www.affiliatesummit.com/12e-exhibitors/.

Endowments are limited to U.S. based Merchants with active affiliate programs. Applicants will be considered based on current participation in; and future contribution to the affiliate marketing industry.

All applicants must answer ONE of these questions in essay form in 300 words or less:

1. What is a problem in affiliate marketing and how do you propose it be fixed?

2. What are the top two unique value propositions for affiliates in your affiliate program?

All applications will be reviewed by the Affiliate Summit Advisory Board and winners of the scholarships will be notified by Friday, March 9, 2012.

To be considered for a Pay It Forward Scholarship, please complete the online application. The deadline for submission is Wednesday, February 29, 2012.

Good luck!

Jeremy Schoemaker delivered a keynote address at Affiliate Summit West 2012 on Tuesday, January 10, 2012.

He was informative and entertaining at the same time.

More about Jeremy Schoemaker:

Jeremy’s skills have led him on a wild ride swinging from unemployment to an 8 figure income in only a few years.

Jeremy “Shoemoney” Schoemaker is one of the most successful internet marketers of our time. He has proven his skills online in the PPC community, time and again in affiliate marketing, and is legendary for his $133,000 Google AdSense check.

In 2007 Jeremy launched the AuctionAds advertising network and added more than 25,000 affiliates in a mere 4 months of operation who generated millions a month in revenue. Whether its his blog or any of his companies

ShoeMoney has proven that he has the dedication, drive, and at times the audacity to get the job done.

More details on Affiliate Summit at http://www.affiliatesummit.com/.

Video: Jeremy Schoemaker Keynote at Affiliate Summit West 2012

Didn’t get to Affiliate Summit West 2012? Here’s a video of Eric Thomas (The Hip Hop Preacher) Keynote. If this doesn’t motivate you, you should make sure you have a pulse

YouTube sensation Eric Thomas has taken the attention of students, athletes, educators and corporate execs of all ages, interests, and backgrounds hostage with his energetic and heartfelt messages of hope, persistence, and moving beyond your circumstances.

The Detroit native’s understanding of the importance of education and the obstacles that hinder its pursuit remains unparalleled by colleagues in his field and enables him to connect with his audience on a more intimate level.

Eric grew up in an environment that worked to challenge his educational and social beliefs and was forced to learn to cope and manage the stressors of life without the guidance or counsel of his biological father.

Having followed the generational path of high school drop outs in his own family, Eric transitioned from being hopeless and homeless to being an iconic figure of the process of success and the determination it takes to obtain it.

He has committed his life to speaking across the country to enlighten others of the importance of education, the access it provides, and the way to the American dream.

ShareASale ThinkTank 2012 will be held in Austin, TX from May 16 to May 18, immediately following Affiliate Summit Central 2012, which is also taking place in Austin.

{Two great tastes that taste great together}

ShareASale ThinkTank is an annual event from ShareASale that brings together their top merchants and affiliates, as well as their rising stars.

I’ve been fortunate to attend the last four and I can tell you first-hand, that the event is always top-notch in terms of networking, education and incredible location. This time around, ShareASale ThinkTank is taking place at the Lakeway Resort and Spa on Lake Travis in Austin.

The conference kicks off with a ThinkTank Golf Outing where attendees can join ShareASale CEO Brian Littleton for “Golf with the CEO”. This is followed by a ShareASale Staff Meet & Greet and ThinkTank Welcome Reception.

The following days are all about education and networking.

So prepare to spend the week in Austin for Affiliate Summit and ThinkTank.

Check out my recaps of some of the past ShareASale ThinkTanks:

ShareASale ThinkTank 2009

ShareASale ThinkTank 2008

More details, agenda, description of the venue, and pre-registration at http://www.shareasale.com/thinktank/.

The sixth annual Affiliate Summit Pinnacle Awards were presented on Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at Affiliate Summit West 2012, which took place at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.

The Affiliate Summit Pinnacle Awards are affiliate marketing’s most prestigious, competitive honor for the leaders in the space. Award winners are recognized because they are innovative leaders with vision and influence.

Below are the finalists for the Pinnacle Awards at Affiliate Summit West 2012 and the winners are in bold:

Affiliate of the Year

• CouponCabin
• Tricia Meyer
• Eric Nagel

Affiliate Manager of the Year

• Carolyn Kmet
• Amy Miller
• Kim Salvino

Exceptional Merchant

• Amazon
• Overstock
• Tiny Prints

Affiliate Marketing Advocate

• Brian Littleton
• Rebecca Madigan
• Tim Storm

Best Blogger

• Mr. Green
• Sam Harrelson
• Tricia Meyer

Affiliate Marketing Legend

• Kim Rowley
• Brad Waller
• Adam Weiss

Video: Affiliate Summit West 2011 Pinnacle Awards

There are a lot of evening networking opportunities taking place during Affiliate Summit West 2012. Below is a listing of the parties during the conference.

Please note: As some of the parties are “by invitation only”, we suggest you contact the company directly for more information.

Friday, January 6, 2012

Friday ASW Drinks in Vegas!

• Sponsor(s): No sponsors – just turn up and buy your own drink!
• Time: 6:00pm – 10:00pm
• Location: Galleria Bar in Ceasar’s Palace
• How to RSVP: RSVP at http://www.facebook.com/events/285348488179825/.
• Who is invited?: Everyone.

Saturday, January 7, 2012

Affiliate Summit West 2012 Tweetup at Gilley’s

• Sponsor(s): Adrants (Steve Hall), Murray Newlands, Heather Smith
• Time: 7:30pm – 11:30pm
• Location: Gilley’s inside Treasure Island
• How to RSVP: RSVP at https://www.facebook.com/events/216247098460701/.
• Who is invited?: All Affiliate Summit West 2012 attendees.

Sunday, January 8, 2012

Affiliate Meet Up of The Year

• Sponsor(s): Stackthatmoney, Adsimilis
• Time: 4:00pm – 7:00pm
• Location: Suite at Caesars Palace
• How to RSVP: RSVP at https://www.facebook.com/events/303084089713840/.
• Who is invited?: Affiliates.

Mailer Meetup

• Sponsor(s): XY7 Elite, Digital Bulldogs, RTK Media, VoloMP, Impressionwise
• Time: 7:00pm –
• Location: Kingpin Suite @ Palms
• How to RSVP: Registration at mailermeetup.com.
• Who is invited?: Email marketers.

Las Vegas Classic Basketball Tournament

• Sponsor(s): XRev Media, Fanatics.com, Crush Ads
• Time: 7:00pm – 9:30pm
• Location: Impact Basketball 121 E. Sunset Rd
• How to RSVP: RSVP at http://www.lasvegasclassic.net.
• Who is invited?: Everyone.

ShareASale Under the Stars Party

• Sponsor(s): ShareASale
• Time: 8:00pm – 12:00am
• Location: Chateau Nightclub (Paris Las Vegas Hotel & Casino)
• How to RSVP: See us at the Meet Market Sunday from 12-6 to pick up your ticket! You’ll need a ticket to attend so come early to ensure we’ll have enough left!
• Who is invited?: Everyone.

Neverblue VIP Event

• Sponsor(s): Neverblue
• Time: 9:30pm – 12:30am
• Location: PURE Night Club (Red Room)
• How to RSVP: Contact your Affiliate Manager.
• Who is invited?: Invite only.

Badger Ball

• Sponsor(s): Sytropin.com, Webair.com, Aaronkellylaw.com, Freshadsmedia.com, Sellhealth.com, Snapterms.com, eaglewebassets.com, PerformTel.com
• Time: 10:00pm –
• Location: The Palms Penthouse B
• How to RSVP: Request an invite at honeybadgerwebassets.com/badger-ball.
• Who is invited?: Invite only.

Tip Off Party

• Sponsor(s): Infinite Traffic, React2Media, CPAWAY, Optimal Fusion
• Time: 10:00pm –
• Location: The Hardwood Suite at the Palms Hotel
• How to RSVP: Click RSVP at tipoffparty.com.
• Who is invited?: Affiliates.

Strike Out Breast Cancer Charity Bowling

• Sponsor(s): BowlingShirt.com, GTOManagement.com, and ThingsFromAnotherWorld.com
• Time: 12:00am – 3:00am
• Location: Goldcoast Lanes, 4000 W Flamingo Rd
• How to RSVP:
  1. Register at http://asw12bowling.eventbrite.com.
  2. Make a donation of $25 or more to any of the walkers on this year’s Affiliate Marketer’s Give Back Team for the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer.
  3. Forward your email confirmation of your donation to bowlASW12@gtomanagement.com
• Who is invited?: Affiliate Summit attendees.

Monday, January 9, 2012

MGECOM VIP Cocktails

• Sponsor(s): MGECOM
• Time: 5:00pm – 8:00pm
• Location: MGECOM suite, Caesars Palace Las Vegas
• How to RSVP: Invite only.
• Who is invited?: Affiliates and merchants.

Meet SeaWorld’s Animal Ambassadors

• Sponsor(s): SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment
• Time: 6:00pm – 7:00pm
• Location: Neopolitan I & II, Caesars Palace Las Vegas
• How to RSVP: RSVP at http://seaworldasw.eventbrite.com/.
• Who is invited?: Everyone!

RevenueWire VIP Party

• Sponsor(s): RevenueWire
• Time: 6:00pm – 9:00pm
• Location: TBA
• How to RSVP: Invite only.
• Who is invited?: Invite only.

Affiliate Karaoke

• Sponsor(s): Affiliate Summit
• Time: 9:00pm – 12:00am
• Location: Neopolitan III-IV, Caesars Palace Las Vegas
• How to RSVP: Not necessary.
• Who is invited?: All Affiliate Summit attendees

Affiliate Ball

• Sponsor(s): MaxBounty
• Time: 9:30pm –
• Location: Crown Theater, Rio Hotel
• How to RSVP: Get a pass at the Affiliate Ball table in the Meet Market.
• Who is invited?: All Affiliate Summit attendees.

Affiliate Fight Night with Randy Couture

• Sponsor(s): Clickbooth, Authorise, Calculated Creativity, Dating Gold, Molding Box, Optizmo
• Time: 10:00pm – 3:00am
• Location: Xtreme Couture (4055 W. Sunset Rd.)
• How to RSVP: Go to affiliatefightnight.com.
• Who is invited?: All Affiliate Summit attendees.

If you’re running a party, dinner, etc. during Affiliate Summit, submit your details to us and we’ll add you here.

This post will be updated as we get more details.

Affiliate Summit West 2012, starting on Sunday, January 8 at Caesars Palace Las Vegas, is now sold out.

This conference makes it 19 times in a row that attendee registrations for Affiliate Summit have closed before the event, due to capacity.

As we process cancellations, the registration page will open up and additional registrations will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.

Check http://www.regonline.com/asw12 for availability. If you’re able to enter your registration — you’re good to go.

In the event registrations are open onsite, based on last minute cancellations, the rate will be $449 for a Silver Pass, $749 for a Gold Pass, $1,749 for a Platinum Pass, and $2,749 for a Diamond Pass.

More information on Affiliate Summit at http://www.AffiliateSummit.com

Affiliate Summit West 2012 is on schedule to sell out towards the end of this month, based on sales patterns of past Affiliate Summits.

As of this morning, there are a little more than 500 registration slots remaining out of a total of approximately 5,000. This will be the biggest Affiliate Summit to date.

Make sure your lock down your registration before the sell out, or you might be forced to pay twice the amount (if not more) picking up a ticket on eBay.

Affiliate Summit West 2012, the premier affiliate marketing conference, is taking place January 8-10, 2012 in Las Vegas.

This three day conference includes an exhibit hall with affiliate merchants, vendors, and networks, as well as multiple tracks of educational sessions covering the latest trends and information from affiliate marketing experts.

The keynotes for Affiliate Summit West 2012 will be Jon Spoelstra (January 9), Eric Thomas (January 10), and Jeremy “ShoeMoney” Schoemaker (January 10).

This time around, Affiliate Summit will feature the largest exhibit hall and Meet Market of all of the Affiliate Summit shows with hundreds of booths and tables, and they are all SOLD OUT already.

There are a limited number of sponsorships still available.

More details at http://www.affiliatesummit.com/.

If you missed Affiliate Summit’s free affiliate marketing webinar, “Avoid Rejection – A Crash Course on How To Get Into the Affiliate Programs You Want To Work With”, don’t sweat it. It’s now available to watch online at your leisure.

Watch this webinar to learn the process top affiliate managers use to review affiliate applications that will give you the best chance of getting approved for the programs you want to work with.

Video: Avoid Rejection – A Crash Course on How To Get Into the Affiliate Programs You Want To Work With

Want more?   View past and present webinars here.

Join Affiliate Summit for another free webinar,  Advanced Affiliate Recruitment Tactics that Work,  with Mike Nunez and Jon Nunez of Affiliatemanager.com on Thursday, December 1st, 2011 at 2:00pm EST.

Register now – space is limited: Advanced Affiliate Recruitment Tactics that Work

What is the webinar about:
This special presentation will feature several advanced tactics on how to find and communicate with prospect affiliates.

About Mike Nunez:
Mike Nunez began his affiliate marketing career while taking Computer Science classes at the University of Central Florida. Upon graduation, he leveraged his newfound knowledge to launch the Wyndham Vacation Ownership affiliate program, which quickly became the the highest converting lead source in the company. Mike was then recruited to launch the LastMinuteTravel.com affiliate program, where he grew sales from $0 to $500,000 in under 3 months. Upon realizing that affiliate management was in high demand with a low supply of quality managers, Mike co-founded AffiliateManager.com. After our first year, the firm won “Best New OPM” (outsourced program manager) on the most popular affiliate marketing forum. The company quickly grew to over 15 clients, where we currently maintain a solid client to employee ratio. To better serve our affiliates, Mike spearheaded the creation of BounceLinks.com, a tool to monetize user generated content as well as streamline product level link creation. Mike has served as a member of the Linkshare Advisory Board, and currently serves as a member of the Affiliate Summit Advisory Board, the largest affiliate related convention. Lastly, Mike often speaks at industry events and meetups to educate current affiliates as well as those new to the space.

About Jon Nunez:
Jon Nunez began his affiliate marketing at LastMinuteTravel.com in 2002. After identifying the need for a quality outsourced affiliate management service, he Co Founded AffiliateManager.com in 2004, which has become one of the leading Affiliate Program Management companies in the industry and has since expanded managing programs for more than 20 major brands that span across many product verticals. AffiliateManager.com has also won many awards in the affiliate marketing industry. Jon Nunez has managed the affiliate programs for several of the leading brands in the nation such as FootballFanatics (Best Affiliate Program – 2009), Golfnow.com, GolfChannel/NBCUniversal/Comcast.

Be sure to register for the this FREE Webinar: Advanced Affiliate Recruitment Tactics that Work – space is limited.

If you are interested in presenting in the Affiliate Summit Webinar series, please contact Mary Poiley by email.

Also, you can see a list of all past and present webinars.