Today I have received an envelope in the mail. It looked very official, and immediate got my attention. How? See below: First of all, US Code: Title 18, section 1702 really does talk about a fine and up to 5 years of imprisonment, but it has nothing to do with
Imprisonment as Way to Catch Customer Attention? Read More »
In late August 2009 eBay announced, and in September 2009 implemented their Quality Click Pricing affiliate compensation model which essentially meant moving from their previous CPA model to a CPC model (details in my eBay Partner Network Will Now Pay for Clicks post). The concept was developed back in late
Are Affiliates Happy with eBay's Quality Click Pricing? Read More »
Today’s news from Drs. Foster and Smith has already produced quite a resonance in the affiliate marketing world. The company, which has removed Virginia-based affiliates from their affiliate program 5 days ago, has now decided to shut their affiliate program down altogether. Mike Nunez broke the news: Then Trust posted
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Yesterday, I called AT&T Wireless to get the unlock code for my Blackberry. I have fulfilled my two-year contract obligations, and was eligible to have my phone unlocked. Unfortunately, (i) the customer support person spoke very poor English (I am especially sensitive to things like this, because English is not
Outsourced Customer Support Must Be Understandable & Competent Read More »
We’ve received 20 entries for the 400th Day Contest: Computer & Internet Jokes. It’s time to choose the winners, and I need your help with this. I’m posting a public poll below, and inviting you to vote for your favorite joke(s). The poll will be open from now until 02/25/2010,
Computer / Internet Jokes $1,000+ Contest – Time to Vote! Read More »
As the year 2009 was coming to an end, I was approached by the Revenue Performance magazine’s editor-in-chief, who asked me to share my thoughts on how I envisage the affiliate marketing landscape in 2010, what I believe to be the main areas growth, as what will be the areas
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Yesterday, on February 16, ValueClick, Inc. (VCLK) — the owner of Commission Junction affiliate network, Shopping.net, PriceRunner, and MeziMedia which operates Smarter.com and CouponMountain.com — has made their full 2009 fiscal data available to the public. MarketWatch reports: In the fourth quarter of 2009, revenue in the Media, Affiliate Marketing
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Just a couple of hours ago, ForeSee Results has released the results of the newest ACSI Annual E-commerce study. After a slight drop in 2008, the overall customer satisfaction with e-commerce sector has raised in 2009 back to the level of 2007. The drop in 2008, just as drops in
Progressive Competence of E-commerce & Best Online Retailers Read More »
With the Winter Olympics 2010 going on, and the first ice hockey match involving the Russian team (the 2008 and 2009 world champions!) coming up in just two days, I was happy to find out that one of the Russian channels I have here in the U.S. was going to
Vyacheslav Bykov, True Leadership and Affiliate Management Read More »
Every week I read dozens of articles published online. Naturally, the vast majority of them are directly related to online marketing in general, and affiliate marketing in particular. The abundance of excellent content published online is so great that I never have enough time to incorporate what I learn into
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