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eBay vs. Cheating Affiliates and Affiliate Summit Sells Out

Shawn Collins — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 22:03:44 +0000

This week on the Affiliate Thing podcast, Shawn Collins and Lisa Picarille talk about Affiliate Summit selling out, the new issue of FeedFront magazine, and impressive accolades for Stephanie Agresta and Tim Storm.

Also, affiliates focusing on back to school, a true hero is looking for work in online marketing, and affiliates indicted for cookie stuffing.

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Affiliate Summit West 2008 – Engaging Consumers with Video, Widgets and Rich Media

Amy Rodriguez — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:00:41 +0000

This session took place at Affiliate Summit West 2008 in February 2008.

Engaging Consumers with Video, Widgets and Rich Media

The panel will include brief (5-10 minute) presentations by the participants followed by a lively discussion and Q&A about how advertisers are using these kinds of media in their affiliate marketing programs.

•Mark Kirschner, VP Marketing, LinkShare (Moderator)
•Rick Galan, Director of Online Marketing , Overstock
•Trevor Jezierski, Affiliate Marketing Manager, drugstore.com
•Kyle Johnston, Affiliate Marketing Manager, Sierra Trading Post

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Affiliate Summit West 2008 – Video Innovation in Affiliate Marketing

Amy Rodriguez — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 14:00:12 +0000

This session took place at Affiliate Summit West 2008 in February 2008.

Video Innovation in Affiliate Marketing

Websites without video will go the way of the dinosaur. More video content means a wider long-tail. There is a wealth of opportunity for affiliate marketers to use video in innovative ways.

•Melissa Salas, Director of Marketing, Buy.com (Moderator)
•Tim Carter, Founder, AskTheBuilder.com
•Joel Comm, President, InfoMedia
•Brian McCarthy, SVP Business Development, Revver
•Steve Rosenbaum, CEO, Magnify.net
•Gary Vaynerchuk, Host, Wine Library TV

Interview with Google’s Analytics Evangelist, Avinash Kaushik

CT Moore — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:00:41 +0000

This is an interview with Avinash Kaushik, someone with one of the coolest job titles ever: Analytics Evangelist, Google. He is also the author of the book Web Analytics: An Hour A Day, as well as the blog Occam’s Razor.

In this clip, Avinash discusses the role that analytics play in “building better websites” and “increasing conversions.” I had the honor of meeting Avniash at the most recent Geek Dinner Montreal.

Affiliate Videos: Where Do They Work Best?

Shawn Collins — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 22:06:35 +0000

This session, Affiliate Videos: Where Do They Work Best?, took place Monday, January 12, 2009 at Affiliate Summit West 2009.

Session description:

How are videos being used by affiliates and merchants? A detailed look into how and where they are performing best with suggested hints and tips to drive better click through and conversions.

Marty M. Fahncke, President, FawnKey & Associates (Moderator)
Michael Jenkins, CEO/Founder, MarketLeverage
Melissa Salas, Director of Marketing, Buy.com
Jonathan Stefansky, EVP Sales and Marketing, Qoof

More Affiliate Summit West 2009 audio is available at http://geekcast.fm/archives/category/affiliate-summit/.

Interview with Scott Jangro

CT Moore — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 14:05:50 +0000

Alas, Affiliate Summit West 2009 is long over, and all the buzz is now on SXSW, but I’m still working through all the content I shot at ASW09 in January. This is an interview with Scott Jangro, an affiliate marketing blogger who actually has his own show here on GeekCast.fm. In this clip, Scott and I chat about upcoming trends in the new year (video and mobile) and how the economy might affect the industry.

GeekCast 47: The Really Ugly Twitter Cage Match

Shawn Collins — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 23:12:41 +0000

Episode 47 of the GeekCast show was heavy on Twitter mores, tools, and geek titans clashed on how Twitter should be used.

Also, the Mac vs. PC battle rages on, Shmuly takes on Microsoft, the annoying Mac guy in the movie Waiting, editing green screen video, and Sam Harrelson is down on scheduled sex.

Show notes:

Warren Whitlock’s podcast
TwitPwr.com (example link)
bit.ly
TweetLater Keyword Alerts and cli.gs via TwitterFeed
Microsoft Sics Lawyers on a Raving Fan
LifeTakesVista.com
Movies to See: Waiting (with the annoying Mac guy aping Jimmy Fallon) and Final Destination
Green Screens and Video

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Lessons Learned in Using Video for Affiliates

Shawn Collins — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 20:45:37 +0000

This session, Lessons Learned in Using Video for Affiliates, took place Tuesday, August 12, 2008 at Affiliate Summit East 2008.

Session description:

A discussion of what we have learned in terms of using video to drive higher click through and conversion rates.

Presenter: Jonathan Stefansky, EVP Sales and Marketing, Qoof

Lessons Learned in Using Video for Affiliates

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More Affiliate Summit East 2008 audio is available at http://geekcast.fm/archives/category/affiliate-summit/ and video is at http://www.affiliatesummit.tv.

Watching Obama Video On An iPhone – Video Ninjas

Jim Kukral — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 21:49:57 +0000

On today’s Video Ninjas Steve and Jim talk about a litany of online video topics. The show notes below.

Mainstream media networks are kidding themselves if they think that Hulu is turing the tide back to them.
Google can’t make money round two.
UCG and preroll is a bad option.
Madison avenue doesn’t want to let go of cpn.
Steve watching Obama video in iphone in airport.
All videos on Youtube do not work on the iphone.
Gannet invests in Mogulus.
Web Video and the Net’s Creaking Backbone. Video is going to crush the web with excess bandwidth?

Affiliate Thing Podcast – April 24, 2008

Shawn Collins — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:45:22 +0000

The April 24, 2008 episode of Affiliate Thing was a solo turn for me, as Lisa Picarille was busy at the Web 2.0 conference.

I covered all of the nuts and bolts involved in launching a new affiliate video blog, including the costs, resources, vendors and services I used to launch the site in a day.

The site is a video blog called AskTheMama.com where my wife is answering questions and talking about products related to pregnancy, babies, nursing, etc.

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