Missy Ward

FeedFront Magazine Issue 21 Now Available

by Missy Ward

The 21st issue of FeedFront, the official magazine of Affiliate Summit, is at the printer and it will be hitting mailboxes in early January 2013.

FeedFront Magazine, Issue 21 will also be distributed at Affiliate Summit Meetups and Affiliate Summit West 2013.

This issue of FeedFront Magazine includes Resolve to Become a Fierce Competitor by me :), Finding Office Space on Craig’s List by Shawn Collins, Ten Steps to Audit Your Affiliate Program by Sarah Bundy, and Affiliate Summit West 2013 agenda and speaker bios.

Also, why you should stop building affiliate sites; coupon code compliance; the importance of compelling copy; datafeeds; creative marketing; and more.

Issue 21 of FeedFront Magazine can now be viewed online, downloaded, and printed from issuu.com.

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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Affiliate Summit News

Affiliate Summit West 2013 is Almost Sold Out

by Missy Ward

Affiliate Summit West 2013 is on schedule to sell out in late December or early January, based on sales patterns of previous Affiliate Summits.

As of this morning, there are a little more than 700 registration slots remaining out of more than 5,000. This will be the biggest Affiliate Summit to date!

If you haven’t registered, don’t risk getting buried in the holidays and missing out. Once we're sold out, there really is nothing I can do.

Affiliate Summit West 2013, the premier affiliate marketing conference, is taking place January, 13-15 2013 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 2013 will be a keynote panel from affiliates who have grown from traffic arbitrage into building well-recognized, very successful businesses (January 13), Daniel “Rudy” Ruettiger (January 14), Julie Clark (January 15), and Tim Ash (January 15).

Affiliate Summit will feature an exhibit hall and Meet Market with hundreds of booths and tables. Sorry, all booths and Meet Market tables are long SOLD OUT.

There are a limited number of other sponsorships still available.

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

Don't miss out. Register today!

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Affiliate Marketing

Charity Poker Tournament during Affiliate Summit West 2013

by Missy Ward

Join Affiliate Marketers Give Back for the Affiliate Summit West 2013 Charity Poker Tournament to raise funds for the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer.

Affiliate Summit West 2013 Charity Poker Tournament Info

When: Saturday, January 12, 2013 • 9pm
Where: Caesar's Palace Poker Room, Las Vegas
Event Registration Fee: $150
Tournament Style: No limit Texas Hold'em. Play will start with 10 tables of 12 players each. The final table will be eligible for the Grand Prize. The starting chips and number of rebuys allowed, will be determined on the day of the tournament and contingent on Caesar's Palace rules. Game details are subject to change.
Prizes: We will have prizes for all participants as well as special prizes for those lucky twelve people who make the final table (Prizes are being added daily. See abbreviated list below).
Seating Limited: Seats are limited and we do expect to sell out. Reserve yours today!

(100% of the event registration's $150 cost goes to the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer. This registration covers the initial buy-in to the poker tournament. 100% of all re-buys during the tournament will also go to the Avon Foundation Walk for Breast Cancer.)

Last time this event was held, $14,000 was raised for breast cancer. This year, with your help, we intend to surpass that!

Thank you very much for participating in this fundraiser for the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer. Looking forward to seeing you in Vegas!

Prize List (more prizes being added daily)

All Participants (120 participants/1 per participant):

System Mechanic Pro from Iolo (Prize valued at ($70).
Code for 20% Off any PopShops.com subscription.
One bottle of Reserve Syrah from Pyrenees Vineyard and Cellars

Final Table (12 participants/1 per participant):

Free Enterprize Level Account for 1 year from PopShops.com (Prize valued at $360).
Autograph from a MLB or NBA player of their choice up to a $50 value from egraphs.com (Prize valued at $50).

Grand Prize (1 winner)

All Access Pass to Affiliate Summit East 2013. Prize includes access to all Affiliate Summit East activities including:

Exhibit Hall, Meet Market, All Keynotes, All Sessions, Session Videos and DVDs of Sessions, All Conference Meals on Monday & Tuesday and access to the Affiliate Summit Newcomer Program

PLUS 3 nights stay at the official conference hotel during Affiliate Summit East 2013 (Prize valued at $2,849).

Please not that no cash prizes will be awarded. All prizes final, non-exchangable, and cannot be redeemed for a cash value.

Sponsorship Opportunities

Table Sponsors: $1,000 (11 remaining)

Sign on individual tables
Logo on Event page

Prize Sponsors:

Prize(s) can either be for all attendees or for final table and are subject to approval by event organizers.
Logo on Event page

Interested in Sponsoring? Please contact Angel Djambazov at a…@c…g.com for more information.

Please note that you must be 21 years of age to participate and an Affiliate Summit West 2013 badge is required to be shown at the event site. If you are unable to attend the event after registering, you may contact Angel Djambazov via email to a…@c…g.com up to 24 hours prior to the event to transfer your registration to someone else who is over the age of 21 and an attendee of Affiliate Summit West 2013. Registration fees are non-refundable.

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Performance Marketing Association Announces New Board of Directors

by Missy Ward

The Performance Marketing Association (PMA) has announced their new Board of Directors for 2012-2013.

The PMA is a trade association, founded in 2008, by people in the performance marketing industry.

Performance Marketing Association 2012-2013 BOD:

Brian Littleton – CEO, ShareASale, Inc. (incoming Board President)
Karen Garcia – CEO, GTO Management
Robert Glazer – Founder and Managing Director, Acceleration Partners
Patrick Grady – CEO, RhinoFish Media
Peter Hamilton – CEO, HasOffers
Mike Nunez – CEO, AffiliateManager.com
Tony Pantano – CEO, Imwave
Craig O’Neill – Merchant Support, Savings.com
Oliver Roup, CEO, VigLink
Isabelle Meyer Stapf – Senior Director, Advertiser Development, Commission Junction
Missy Ward – Co-Founder, Affiliate Summit, Inc.

I'm excited to participate along side of this great group of affiliate marketers and be able to provide input on the issues and challenges facing our industry.

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