Missy Ward

2009 Linkshare Golden Link Award Finalists

by Missy Ward

LinkShare has announced the finalists for the 2009 LinkShare Golden Link Awards.

Affiliate Summit is up for Performance Marketing's Most Vocal Advocate, and we can't be more honored to be selected as a finalist.

The awards are taking place during the sold out LinkShare Symposium East on June 23 in New York City.

This is one of my must-attends, every year. Linkshare always puts on a very classy event packed with hundreds of top-notch affiliates, high-quality speakers and awesome networking opportunities. This year's comedian host is Joan Rivers.

Here are my pictures from last year's event:

Innovative Publisher of the Year

Airmiles.ca

TheFind.com

Vertive for Offers.com

Innovative Advertiser of the Year

Andragroup (herroom.com)

drugstore.com

Walmart

Best New Advertiser

Dollar Rent-a-Car

Electronics Expo, LLC

The North Face

Vera Bradley Designs

Best New Publisher

Aeroplan eStore

DBG Loyalty for Bank of America

Skimlinks

Advertiser’s Choice Award

CouponCabin

Shop It To Me

Upromise

Publisher’s Choice Award

Gaiam.com

Ice.com

TigerDirect

International Advertiser of the Year

Dell Canada Consumer and Dell Canada Small Business

Forzieri/AMWSO

LEGO

Pingo

Best Communication Strategy

Bare Necessities

Bloomingdale’s

Costume SuperCenter

Gaiam.com

MVP – Most Valuable Publisher for Lead Generation

GoClickGo Marketing, Inc.

Nelnet

RetailMeNot

Technology Genius Award

iStorez

Shazam

Skimlinks

Best Distribution Strategy

Karmaloop

Omaha Steaks

SmartBargains

TigerDirect

Performance Marketing’s Most Vocal Advocate

Affiliate Summit

Performance Marketing Association

Scott Jangro

Congratulations to all the finalists!

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Free Affiliate Marketing Statistics Report – 2009 Affiliate Summit…

by Missy Ward

AffStat Logo If you're into examining affiliate marketing statistics and trends like I am, you're going to love the 2009 Affiliate Summit Affstat Report available for free on Monday, June 15th.

While the report might not be as wildly anticipated as the launch of Facebook User Names this coming Saturday, if you're in the affiliate marketing industry (whether it be as an affiliate, merchant, network, OPM, consultant or service provider), you're going to want to get your hands on the 2009 Affiliate Summit Affstat Report!

Over four-hundred and fifty affiliates were surveyed on their methods, preferences, and strategies and the report features dozens of pages of data results, based on the responses from the participating affiliates.
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Also included, is an unabridged and raw view into the opinions of affiliates on a variety of other subjects including complaints, ideas, suggestions or opinions they have regarding affiliate marketing.

Plus, some great resources for affiliate marketers: a glossary to explain industry terms, as well as lists of suggested message boards, blogs, and Twitter accounts that you should know about.

The 2009 Affiliate Summit AffStat Report marks the 7th annual edition. Shawn Collins gives a look back at AffStat's origins here.

So while you're adding a calendar event to grab your Facebook name on Saturday, remember to add one for Monday, June 16th, (or use the handy dandy Google Calendar button below) to be one of the first people to download your copy of the 2009 Affiliate Summit AffStat Report for free at http://affstat.com/.

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FeedFront Magazine Issue #6 is Now Available

by Missy Ward

The sixth issue of FeedFront, the official magazine of Affiliate Summit, is at the printer and it will be hitting mailboxes later in the month and will also be distributed at the Linkshare Symposium East in NYC.

This issue marks FeedFront's 1-year anniversary and I can hardly believe that time has gone by this fast!

FeedFront Magazine, Issue 6

The cover features super-affiliate, Connie Berg, founder of FlamingoWorld.com, and the issue includes a frank discussion about her career, her thoughts on the affiliate marketing industry and the fight against advertising tax in Minnesota.

There are also articles on social media tactics, tips for keeping WordPress running smoothly, things to look for in an affiliate programs, search engine marketing strategies, and more.

Issue 6 can now be downloaded in PDF format, as well as on Scribd.

Get the FeedFront RSS if you'd like to get all of the articles as they are published to the feed.

If you haven't subscribed, you can get the magazine for free at http://feedfront.com/free-subscription/.

Also, become a fan of FeedFront on Facebook to see past issues, covers, etc.

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My Interview on IncomeDiary.com

by Missy Ward

I recently had the pleasure of being interviewed by Michael Dunlop for his blog, IncomeDiary.com.

Michael is an online marketer who launched his first profitable website at 16 years old. Now, at a “ripe old age of 20”, he makes a full-time living online.

Michael reminds me a lot of Zac Johnson, who was 17, when I first met him back in 2001. Both are savvy internet marketers who have a very bright future ahead of them.

Click here to read the full interview.

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