5 Secrets to Improve Your Relationship with your Network

Working with a performance based ad network can make you a superstar, or can get you in the hot seat quicker than you can say Vonage. Here are a few tips that will help you as the advertiser get back into the control seat. Networks have a tendency to promise the moon, and deliver a hunk of cheese. … [Read more...]

4 Secrets to Success for Continuity Programs

Recently I've had conversations where I've touted the power of a good continuity program. From Ringtones, to Dating offers, continuity is the name of the game. After a small initial sign up fee the user is then obligated to pay on a (usually) monthly basis to the advertiser. 4 Secrets to success … [Read more...]

HEADACHES for NETWORKS

Ask any sales person at a network what year they were founded, and chances are the answer will be in or around 2000. Back then it was like the wild west for networks. Affiliates were making fast money, and most networks were not regulated. This was a fun time for sure. What most fail to tell … [Read more...]

Geek Cast

This week on Geek Cast - Shawn Collins goes solo while Lisa Picarille was away running her Social Media Marketing Summit. As usual Shawn does a great job covering new and exciting topics in the Affiliate Marketing world. I would however love to hear more about international affiliate marketing … [Read more...]

zanox Initiates Code of Conduct for Its Global Network of Affiliates

Leading Online Marketing Company Aims to Raise Industry Standards with International Code of Behavior for Its Advertisers, Publishers and Service Providers Worldwide NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--zanox, a global leader in performance-based online marketing, today announced the company has released a … [Read more...]

Free Credit Reports

After having worked at performance based ad networks for the past 3 years, you learn a lot about what offers work, and which don't. After our difficult economic downturn recently, people are panicking about their credit reports. These offers - or ones that seem to offer a "free credit report" don't … [Read more...]

Epic Advertising Appoints Rob Wilson

In an interesting twist, my former employer Epic Advertising (former AzoogleAds) has appointed Robert Wilson Senior Vice President and General Manager, Europe. It wouldn't be so interesting to me if Rob weren't my boss here at zanox, up until a few weeks ago. Yikes. I wish Epic Advertising the … [Read more...]

eTail

Last week was a whirlwind while attending the Affiliate Summit in Boston, but before I headed up to New England, I swung by the eTail show in DC. Immediately a few topics were defined as "hot" - Mobile Obviously this is nothing new, but to hear mobile being discussed as a valid channel in the … [Read more...]

The Fatal Flaw of Pay for Performance

Here's a copy of my article that appeared in Adotas: The Fatal Flaw of Pay for Performance The Harvard Business Review, however interesting, is not always at the top of my reading list for a seven-hour flight to the UK. I’m more of an Esquire kind of guy, but I recently relented and forked over … [Read more...]

Ad:Tech Miami Re cap

Ad:Tech Miami Conference attended – June 3rd After spending a full day in sessions and walking the floor at Ad:Tech Miami, the message is clear – the Latin market is growing exponentially Highlights/Insights Hispanic online market has grown 18% YTY Top 25 % of Latin consumers use the internet … [Read more...]