Geno on January 19th, 2010

Just a couple of hours ago, the 2010 Pinnacle Awards have been handed to the winners at Affiliate Summit West 2010. And the winners are:

Affiliate of the Year – Nicholas Koscianski
Affiliate Manager of the Year – Matt McWilliams
Exceptional Merchant – eBay Partner Network
Affiliate Marketing Advocate – Angel Djambazov
Best Blogger – Jeremy Schoemaker
Affiliate Marketing Legend – [...]

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Geno on January 18th, 2010

Reporting from the Affiliate Summit West 2010. The question of restricting affiliates from joining your affiliate program based on their geographical location sprung up during the Q&A session after my yesterday’s presentation, and I’ve also heard participants of the “Affiliate Program Compliance” panel touch upon it today. The main difference between my reply and their [...]

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Geno on January 17th, 2010

As I was flying from from Washington, DC to Las Vegas for the Affiliate Summit West 2010 this morning, I’ve been reading this month’s Internet Retailer magazine, and here are some of the interesting things I’ve picked up so far:

Ashford.com – whose sales saw an increase from 6 million last year to $10 million this [...]

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Geno on January 15th, 2010

Back in mid-October I wrote about the upcoming Affiliate Summit West 2010, which as all previous West Coast summits is being held in Las Vegas, NV, and starts this Sunday (January 17) to go on through Tuesday (January 19). This is going to be the largest Affiliate Summit ever, gathering 4,125 affiliate marketers from [...]

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Geno on December 15th, 2009

The finalists of the fourth annual Affiliate Summit Pinnacle Awards (three per category) have just been announced.

I am privileged and humbled to make the “Best Blogger” category:

Thank you, everyone who nominated me. It’s a tremendous honor.

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For the fourth time in a row Affiliate Summit is planning on awarding its already traditional annual Pinnacle Awards.
They will be presented at Affiliate Summit West 2010 in Las Vegas, NV on January 19, 2010. Starting from today (through November 30, 2009), you can submit your nominations for the following six categories:

Affiliate of the [...]

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Today I have received a confirmation that my Affiliate Summit West 2010 speaking proposal has been accepted. This is going to be my third time presenting at this affiliate marketing conference, but it is always a great honor, and I am very much looking forward to feeling those butterflies in my stomach again.
Affiliate Summit [...]

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Geno on August 12th, 2009

After a smooth and easy drive from NYC back home (took us only 4.5 hours to cover close to 300 miles, regardless of making a stop for ice-cream and coffee), and three saturated days at Affiliate Summit East 2009, I found myself reflecting on the benefits of gatherings like this.
The least one can expect [...]

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It’s been another busy day at this Affiliate Summit for me — good busy. Several productive meetings with current and prospective clients and affiliates, an excellent audience of affiliate program managers and network reps [picture 1 here | picture 2] at my session on how to motivate affiliates, good new contacts, and presentations attended.
One thing [...]

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Geno on August 9th, 2009

It has been a busy day for me. I’ve spent most of it at the Affiliate Meet Market of Affiliate Summit East 2009 — 7 hours of talk to prospective affiliates, fellow-OPM’s, and other agencies we may collaborate with in the near future. The Meet Market officially starts at 12:00 pm and goes on until [...]

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