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Just Local Ads – a Charity Musical Tribute to Dennis Yu

by Shawn Collins on September 21, 2009

Missy Ward ran a number of silent auctions last month to raise funds for the 40-mile Avon Walk for Breast Cancer, which took place in Los Angeles last week. One of the auctions was for a customized song on the Affiliate Thing podcast. This song appeared on the September 21 edition of Affiliate Thing. I [...]

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My guest today is Brian Littleton, one of the sharpest and most humble online marketers that I know. He is the CEO of ShareASale, a Chicago-based provider of e-commerce tracking and affiliate management solutions.

Brian is known for being a crusader of fair affiliate practices for many years; he’ll tickle the ivories to entertain friends and business associates on command; and has to be one of the top ten most eligible bachelors in the affiliate marketing industry.

In this podcast, Brian talks about:

  • What he was doing before he founded ShareASale and how he came up with the idea for the company.
  • Some of the hurdles he’s had to overcome as the company grew.
  • Protecting the rights of affiliates and merchants alike, even if it means walking business.
  • Affiliate Marketing trends and tips for new folks getting into the industry.
  • Where he sees ShareASale heading in the future.
  • Affiliate marketing’s biggest problems today.
  • What he would be doing if he wasn’t doing what he’s doing now :)
  • The song that he wish he’d never have to play on the piano again.
  • … and so many other juicy tidbits about him…
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    TheSpew

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    Missy Ward (@missyward) of Affiliate Summit moderated this week with panelists:

    • Lisa Picarille (@lisap), a consultant focusing on online marketing, social media and content creation
    • Lisa Riolo (@LisaRiolo), Internet Marketing Consultant
      • Women in Power. Is it possible to command power without reference to her gender?
      • Web Thinking vs. Step Thinking. Will it be the female species that ultimately solves our healthcare crisis, saves our planet and stops poverty?
      • Advertisers Still Don’t Get It. How to market to the 40+ female crowd.
    • The topics that were spewed today were:

      Additionally, there is a reference to Aunt Bee, a fictional character from the 1960′s sitcom, the Andy Griffith Show. After further investigation, it turns out she was as old as she looked. However, Lucille Ball was only 40 years old when I Love Lucy first aired and she sure looked a lot older than that. Just sayin’.

      Podcast Warning:

      There is a whole lot of 40+ estrogen flowing throughout this podcast. This is not for the faint-hearted, nor those who prefer to hide from the truth ;-)

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    Missy Ward’s guest today was Jen Goode, the Founder and Illustrator (the doodler in charge if you will) of JGoode Designs, a company offering unique art featured on apparel, gifts and handmade goodies.

    Jen has taken hold of the excitement surrounding new media; combining the fast-paced worlds of print-on-demand, social media and performance marketing, as a means to promote herself and her work.

    In this podcast, Jen talks about:

  • Incorporating her “Inspiring smiles every day” motto into her work and family life.
  • The back story of her leap into design and turning it into a lucrative career.
  • How she made the leap from client-focused graphic design to becoming a self-promoted artist offering “doodles on t-shirts” and advice to budding artists who want to make that shift, too.
  • The story behind the Penguin, her most recognized piece and her favorite illustration to date.
  • The things she would have done differently with her career if she received the mighty “do-over”.
  • What she’s blogging about on JGoode.com, MomsWhoMakeStuff.com, and her new gig as the “Denver Work-at-Home Moms Examiner“.
  • How she began integrating affiliate marketing and social media as a way to promote art sales.
  • The thing that irks her most these days.
  • The business she would start if Google gave her $5mm for a startup.
  • Why she’s the first one to volunteer to help other folks, whether it be with business advice, participating in causes such as AffiliateMarketersGiveBack, heading up the Affiliate Summit Mentor Program and more…
  • His worst habit, super-power that she’d most want, favorite alcoholic beverage (in case someone one wants to buy her one) and more…
  • Now, this is classic Jen…

    She couldn’t think of an answer for one of the questions that I had for her on the podcast. But, being the perfectionist that she is, she emailed me her answer, so that no stone is left unturned.

    Missy: What is one thing about you that not many people know, but you’d like more people to know about you.

    Jen: I’ve created every aspect of my business from the design to the programming to the advertising and marketing and everything in between. I also hand make a number of items associated with my online products/designs which I sell in a retail shop – The only thing I don’t do is run my own server to host my sites. What others can do with that info? Hmm.. Remind me I don’t need to do it all myself all the time, even when I say I like to. :D

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    Affiliate Marketing Fanatics 12: Affiliate Summit Pre-Show

    by Trisha Lyn Fawver on July 31, 2009

    Affiliate Marketing Fanatics – A Publisher (Mike Buechele) and an Affiliate Manager (Trisha Lyn Fawver) talk about all things Affiliate Marketing. From blogging to branding, social media to search, video and more! We’re back together again!  It feels like it’s been 10 years, but with technical problems and schedules we’re finally back in the saddle.  [...]

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