Affmeter has been honored by being short listed for The Affiliate Marketing Awards under “Best Third Party Tool” Category. The winners will be announced on April 12, 2011 at the W Hotel in San Francisco. 350 affiliates and industry veterans will join this spectacular event .

First of all, we would like to thank you to all our loyal user base and Affmeter Fans! Their support and encouragement always pushes us forward to develop more and find new ways of solutions for the problems. Actually, Affmeter is not only a statistical tool for affiliate marketers to aggregate their network commissions and clicks into one dashboard, but it is also an analytics tool to be able to make performance comparisons over time . Affmeter’s unique customized features separates its from other tools and adds more value for an affiliate to use Affmeter.

We are more than happy to make contributions for our industry and help set up higher standards for the future of Performance Marketing.

Our aim is to produce cutting edge solutions for Affiliate Marketing Industry . So our memento is only on innovation and creativity. Affmeter is continuing to develop new solutions and will be excited to announce the launch of new project in Summer 2011 in Affiliate Summit East 2011, NYC.

The Judges of The Affiliate Marketing Awards are all recognized names, innovators, and industry shapers:

• Shawn Collins (Co-founder of the Affiliate Summit),
• Jay Weintraub (Founder of LeadsCon),
•Joseph Morin (CEO & Co-Founder of Social Rewards),
• Peter Bordes (Founder CEO and Chairman of the Board of MediaTrust),
• Oliver Roup (Co-founder and CEO of VigLink),
• Steve Hall (Co-founder of MarketingVOX, co-founder of the ad:tech),
• Deborah Carney (Founder of Team Loxly a Personalized Affiliate Management and Consulting),
• Brian Nelson (Chief Executive Officer of Trancos, Coreg Media and Adfish)

Join this event and celebrate innovation and progress all together with the respectful names of our Industry in San Francisco April 12, 2011.

Year 2011 has been started with a fresh news regarding a much anticipated event for Affiliate Marketing in North America: “The Affiliate Marketing Awards which will be held 12th of April, 2011 in San Francisco at the W Hotel”.

Affiliate Marketing is a rapidly developing segment of Internet Marketing dating back to Amazon’s first initiatives to commission people who would like to promote Amazon’s books and CD’s via their own sales channels such as web sites or web portals. I can remember how I was surprised and excited to get my first $150 check from Amazon in 1998. It was a revolutionary business model for internet entrepreneurs and marketing executives like me who would like to experience the benefits of the internet and grow up alongside with it.

Since then lots of things have been changed. Affiliate Marketing becomes an industry together with its affiliate networks, merchants, affiliate marketers, ad networks, conferences, third party solution providers and industrial association (Performance Marketing Association).

Increasing volume of affiliate marketing’s share in online marketing, technological developments and expanding number of industrial visionaries and gurus are giving us hope about the future of our industry.

However, Affiliate Marketing becomes a target point of tax applications for many of the US States . Unfortunately  State Governments can not appreciate the development path of an industry which is at its infancy. Many of them are just trying to kill the process by imposing advertising taxes which in return causing moving affiliates from the states and closing of affiliate programs by merchants. In fact the cycle is by contrast destroying the future stream of  income tax.

It is just time to attract attention, gain public exposure and sympathy, increase morale’s and encourage our industry members to work harder for increasing quality, raising industrial awareness and playing a crucial role for online marketing practices and technological innovation.

Murray Newlands is one of our industry’s visionaries who can see the urgency of giving Affiliate Marketing a strong boost to grow more, reinforce quality, extend awareness, respect and credibility. Rewarding of industry members is a big bonus in order to get noticed by the public. There is nothing more important then being appreciated by the public, industry members and industry veterans.

The Judges of The Affiliate Marketing Awards are composed of great entrepreneurs and forward thinking characters who are perfectly aware of all these points and the list is including:

Industry Gurus are coming together

• Shawn Collins (Co-founder of the Affiliate Summit),
• Jay Weintraub (Founder of LeadsCon),
•Joseph Morin (CEO & Co-Founder of Social Rewards),
• Peter Bordes (Founder CEO and Chairman of the Board of MediaTrust),
• Oliver Roup (Co-founder and CEO of VigLink),
• Steve Hall (Co-founder of MarketingVOX, co-founder of the ad:tech),
• Deborah Carney (Founder of Team Loxly a Personalized Affiliate Management and Consulting),
• Brian Nelson (Chief Executive Officer of Trancos, Coreg Media and Adfish)

To help our industry for growing on a strong foundation; either attend to this special Award Ceremony Night or share your talent with industry members and nominate your favorites to one of the award matching categories .

The Judges will be voting on the nominees, and the finalists in each category will be announced to 12th of April 2011.

Check out the Award Categories and Claim your Prize!

• Best CPS Network
• Best CPL Network
• Best Coreg Network
• Best Merchant Campaign
• Best Agency
• Best Affiliate Manager
• Best Banners
• Best Overall Affiliate
• Content Affiliate
• Best PPC Affiliate
• Best Merchant Innovation
• Best Affiliate Innovation
• Best Sales Campaign
• Best LeadGeneration Campaign
• Best Mobile Campaign
• Best use of Social Media
• Best use of Data feeds
• Best Third Party Tool
• Best Marketing Affiliate Blog
• Hottest Affiliate Manager
• Hottest Affiliate

Let’s carry on Affiliate Marketing Standards to the next level!

Best of Luck:)

Leveraging social media for online marketing or building up strong brand awareness campaigns becomes more important than ever. As Facebook’s and Twitter’s current success becomes more obvious, we have found ourselves into the land of new marketing opportunities. It is so true that online marketing will never be the same again. We need to get our gears up and ready for the next adventure of exploring the wild jungle of Social Media Marketing.

Reading and researching for social media marketing is just one part of the story. What’s missing is the part regarding the real expert reviews, experiences and visions. Murray Newlands is one of the leading visionaries for opening up the Social Media Marketing pipeline and helping us to envision the future of online marketing. That’s why he dedicated himself for gathering up industry veterans all in one place and let them share their ideas and experiences together with us.

His ambition for helping people to learn more about Social Media Marketing & Advertising and networking leads the way of his Conference Series. Now you have the chance to join one of his unique events in MIAMI, 30th SEPTEMBER

¨SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING & ADVERTISING CONFERENCE¨

Just let yourself go with the flow, enjoy learning more about Social Media and join the team of marketing experts to explore the latest tools and techniques for running effective social media marketing and advertising campaigns.Topics which will be covered include:

• Insights into High Profile Viral Marketing Campaigns;
• How to Leverage Social Media & Paid Search;
• Location-Based Marketing Tips & Techniques;
• How to Monitor & Manage Social Media via Email;
• How to Create Highly Effective Ad Campaigns; Blogger Outreach & Marketing;
• Tools and Trends to Watch in 2010

A-list speaker list includes:

• Mark Schmulen (Constant Contact),
• Evan Weber (Experience Marketing),
• Craig Agranoff (author of “How to Use Gowalla, Foursquare and other Geo-Location Applications for Fun and Profit”),
• E.J. Garcia (Purple, Rock, Scissors),
• Murray Newlands (Influence People & Founder of the London Blog Club).

For more information and tickets visit:
http://socialmediamarketing.co.uk/socialmarketing&advertisingmiami/

Places are limited so early booking is advised
** Enter the discount code: affmeter to get an extra 10% off the ticket price **

Shawn Collins who is one of the Co founders of Affiliate Summit has years of experience in affiliate marketing together with Missy Ward. Their insights and leadership channel a new way of sharing their experience since 2003. Its the well known Trade Show “Affiliate Summit“. Personally I always appreciate their true, kind and sincere attitude for affiliates, merchants, affiliate networks and agencies. They are always putting their heart and soul into what they are doing.  Today I am so glad to announce that Missy and Shawn have provided a 10% discount rate for the attendees of Affiliate Summit West 2010. Just using the special coupon code ASW10AFFMETER while registering, will help you out for increasing your understanding of affiliate marketing industry.

Unlike last year ASW 2009, there are two key-note speakers: Dr. Robert Cialdini who is the author of best seller books in the fields of persuasion, compliance, and negotiation and Brian Clark who is the author of CopyBlogger.com and owner of many successful internet ventures producing millions of dollars in sales.

If you look at the educational sessions running on during the Show, you will be amazed by their extent of coverage for affiliate marketing, Social Media, blogging and SEO issues.

Here is a quick list of the Sessions. Just check them out and you will get surprised to see that the topics addressed are really the ones that you are searching for the answers:
1.    A Primer On Search Engine Optimization
2.    Effective Social Media Techniques
3.    Increase Search Revenue While Protecting Your Brand
4.    Merchant Challenges in the Affiliate Space
5.    Monetizing Blogs for Affiliate Marketing and SEO
6.    MommyBloggers: Changing the Face of Affiliate Marketing?
7.    Using Pay-Per-Call to Grow Affiliate Programs
8.    Affiliate Program Case Studies: Strategies and Practices
9.    Start Monetizing Your Blog Today
10.    Video: Biggest Affiliate Marketing Opportunity Since Google
11.    20 Affiliate Program Management Mistakes To Avoid
12.    De-Duping: the Great Unknown in Affiliate Marketing
13.    Five Reasons Why SEO Efforts Fail
14.    Product Datafeeds: The Next Level
15.    Law Enforcement Risks for Advertisers, Affiliates, Networks
16.    Affiliate Marketing by the Numbers
17.    Self-Promotion Will Save The World
18.    Killer Facebook Advertising Tactics
19.    Running a Network: Business, Legal & Practical
20.    Affiliate Program Compliance: Working with the Networks
21.    SEO Site Review/Clinic
22.    Oprah, Flogs and FTC: Hot Topics 2010
23.    CPA Affiliate Marketing Opportunities in Europe
24.    Ask the Experts
25.    Site Clinic by the Women of SEO
26.    Scaling Article Marketing For Affiliate Marketers
27.    Coupon Problem Solving Clinic
28.    E-Commerce Site Deconstruction: Strategies for Affiliates
29.    How To Get Motivated For Success!
30.    Igniting Viral Campaigns by Creating Relevant Conversations
31.    Creating Lasting Publisher and Advertiser Relationships
32.    Using Thought Leadership to Generate Leads
33.    GeekCast.fm Live!

So what are you waiting for? Grab your discount code ASW10AFFMETER, register and claim your seat at Affiliate Summit!

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Performance Marketing Trade Shows are always the most powerful venues for establishing social networks, having empowered relations with your customers, getting acquainted by industry veterans, learning more about your business and business practices. Plus catching up with new developments and feeling the vivid organism of Affiliate Marketing industry gives you more motivation than you can ever imagine.

For any affiliate marketer (beginner/intermediate or pro) Affiliate Summit is a must go event.  Let me go over briefly how you will get the most during and after the “Affiliate Summit“:

Outcome: You will meet countless affiliates, merchants, network members or agencies and develop your business further.

Tip1: Don’t be shy. Always turn every opportunity to your advantage for meeting up with new people. You can meet them while you are waiting at the Starbucks Coffee Queue, during and in between the sessions, at expo hall, meet market place, parties or walk ways. Don’t buy the common saying that “Being alone at Affiliate Summits sucks”. Instead I found it to my advantage to meet up with new people. I become more open to any conversation by being alone. If you consider my situation, I’ve only visited US once a year and I have no opportunity left but to talk, meet with new people and enjoy their friendship. This MOTTO always worked out very well and makes everything so much fun. If you like you can also join mentor program of Affiliate Summit!

Tip2: Introduce yourself and briefly explain what you are up to in terms of affiliate marketing business. Do not forget to exchange your business cards.

Tip3: Keep a small notebook with you to in order track down your acquaintances. Give reference to where you met, how you met and what you two talked about. If you don’t keep them as simple introductory notes, believe me when you get back to home, you can easily miss out an important acquaintance for the future of your business.

Tip4: Even you do not feel obliged to or thought that it’s not necessary, issue nice and simple business cards for yourself. You do not need to be designer; internet has penty of resources to get yourself a business card. Be sure to have lots of them.

Tip5: Establish links with some of the people even before you go to the Affiliate Summit. Many of the sponsors are waiting to meet with you at Expo Hall or Meet Market Place. Send them an e-mail and set up a suitable time to meet.

Tip6: Don’t expose yourself like a sales person or don’t be so pushy to build relations with new people. Be very polite and let the dialog between you and your acquaintances flows in its own natural course but be proactive whenever you feel its necessary.

Tip7: Exchange ideas and opinions with people and get a deeper insight and understanding about the industry. Join the conversations and sessions. Don’t hesitate to ask questions during the sessions or panels.

Check out what other affiliates are up to. This way you can analyze where the affiliate marketing trends are going and compare your position in affiliate marketing to get a wider picture of your business.

Tip8: When you get back to home, the most important thing is to ping an e-mails to the people that you have met during the Summit. This is a fresh start for keeping your relations alive and a good way to found a solemn relationship and friendship with your industry liaisons.

Tip9: Follow up any social gatherings, events or parties via Affiliate Summit web site or Abestweb Forum and do not hesitate make fun. Join Affiliate Summit’s social Website and get to know more people even before you arrive.

Tip10: Always wear comfortable shoes and clothing. I, by myself, always prefer to be on flats for avoiding aching feet and legs.

I hope that the above will help you to get the most out of Affiliate Summit!

By the way don’t forget to attend the Premier Affiliate Summit West taking place  January 17-19, 2010, in Las Vegas!

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