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We have an amazing speaker lineup at Affiliate Management Days East 2012 which is taking place in Fort Lauderdale, FL on Oct 9-10, 2012. Come to hear 3 keynotes, affiliate networks' panel, 22 breakout sessions, and a total of 32 top-notch speakers! Early Bird registration ends Friday, Sept 7. Read More

On August 21 Performance Marketing Association (PMA) alerted the industry of the expected developments on the affiliate nexus tax front: regardless of the fact that earlier in April of this year an Illinois Circuit Court Judge declared this type of tax unconstitutional, we were expecting to see the Read More

It helps knowing what goes into each link -- to feel comfortable using them, and, as in our above situation, to be able to quickly link to a landing page without even going into your affiliate account. Affiliate managers can, in turn, add easy-to-cut-and-paste links into their affiliate newsletters Read More

"From January 2012 to June 2012, almost 70 percent of affiliate marketers on the major search engines (all Google networks, Yahoo, Bing, and Baidu) bid on trademark terms (47.22 percent) or, even more startling, direct linked (22.32%) from their paid search ads..." Read More

Bringing on guest bloggers to write posts is a great way to increase traffic – and thus revenue – for affiliates. These mutually beneficial relationships are a win-win solution, provided you do due diligence in making sure the posts are high quality. And who knows … if people like your own writing Read More

"Use your instinct. When it comes to finding a really good affiliate, don't be fooled simply by statistics or language. Use your instinct and knowledge of your own product and website to help you.

Too many Affiliate Managers are forced into relationships either by lack of understanding or throug Read More

Per Compete.com's study published by eMarketer: online reviews and search engine marketing win it hands down. Online ads came third. Don't forget comparison shopping too! These four, in my opinion, represent great affiliate opportunities for influencing the consumer at the product research phase. Read More

A recent blog post from the Harvard Business Review suggests that remote workers are more engaged than people who work as company employees. Does this mean that contracting an outsourced (affiliate) program manager (OPM) makes more sense than hiring an in-house manager? Read More

I believe there should be a CNC (covenant not to compete) clause in agreements with agencies to which you're outsourcing your online marketing. But it is apparent that the standard wording of an employer-employee NCAs just won't fly in these contexts. Read More

One of the best and quickest way to improve the overall affiliate program performance is to reach out to strong affiliates that are aboard the program, but aren't yet producing substantial results. Read More