Geno Prussakov on February 9th, 2009

If you are an advertiser or an affiliate that markets to modern moms, the recently released “Digital Mom” Report is a must-read for you! The publication was put together by Razorfish and CafeMom, and it is chock-full of useful data on how moms utilize and engage with the channels that make up the very Web [...]

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Geno on February 8th, 2009

Today has been an absolutely beautiful day in Northern Virginia. The temperature went up as high as 64°F (18°C). The sun was shining, the little breeze was there… and I decided to go to a local trout stocked lake to fish. I didn’t catch anything today, but this doesn’t upset me. I got more fresh [...]

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Geno Prussakov on February 8th, 2009

Today has been an absolutely beautiful day in Northern Virginia. The temperature went up as high as 64°F (18°C). The sun was shining, the little breeze was there… and I decided to go to a local trout stocked lake to fish. I didn’t catch anything today, but this doesn’t upset me. I got more fresh [...]

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Geno Prussakov on February 7th, 2009

Some merchants are just too busy (or is it too lazy?) to do affiliate marketing the right way. From the setup of their affiliate program [see my yesterday's post] throughout the very life of it, some merchants just refuse to pay attention to important things… And, at the end of the day, they are the [...]

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Geno Prussakov on February 6th, 2009

Today is the day when I’m starting to use videos in my blog, and I have decided to devote the first one to a question we’ve been discussing with Nancy (aka 2busy) via e-mail after she posted this comment of hers in my blog. After reading her comment I came up with a term “merchant [...]

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Geno Prussakov on February 4th, 2009

Doesn’t the title of this post sound like a diagnosis? That’s only because it is one — one that I have frequently made upon analyzing the reasons for growth stagnation in affiliate programs across different verticals. A syndrome is defined as a combination of symptoms that helps one make a conclusion about the clinical case. [...]

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Geno Prussakov on February 4th, 2009

Affiliate Summit is the largest affiliate marketing conference available. The next one is going to be held between 9 and 11 August 2009 in New York City. These conferences are great to attend, and while the ones on the West Coast generally attract more attendees, the East Coast ones have been growing rapidly, and I [...]

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Geno Prussakov on February 3rd, 2009

Many of you know that I am, but today has been a truly special day. She has learned to swim! It is a very special day for me, because I myself have been swimming competitively for close to 15 years, and learned to swim when I was just about her age. Upon returning home, she [...]

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Geno Prussakov on February 2nd, 2009

A poll was posted at ABestWeb today where one of the affiliates is asking other affiliates to express their opinion on whether ShareASale, an affiliate network known to stand up for affiliates’ interests, should start allowing affiliates to use downloadable toolbars in their marketing. The question stems from this post in ShareASale’s blog and this [...]

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Geno Prussakov on February 1st, 2009

I’ve been reading the current issue of the Search Marketing Standard magazine, and the article by Laura Callow  draw my attention. She wrote on why PPC marketing is recession-proof, and the 5 reasons for her conclusion were: (i) the growth of end user exposure Internet and use of search engines, (ii) ease of building geo-targeted [...]

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