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Affiliate Marketing Fanatics 45: Interviewing Lucas Brown

Posted on Dec 15, 2010 in Affiliate Marketing, Affiliate Marketing Fanatics, Conferences & Networking |

Affiliate Marketing Fanatics – A couple of hyper-caffeinated affiliate marketers (Mike Buechele) and (Trisha Lyn Fawver) talk about all things Affiliate Marketing. From blogging to branding, social media to search, video and more!

We’re continuing our series of interviews with some speakers at Affiliate Summit West 2011, coming up in just a month at the Wynn in Las Vegas. This time, we talk to Lucas Brown about his origins in affiliate marketing & his panel “Identifying Scam Networks”. Lucas tells us about his software-as-a-service product, HasOffers.com, as well.  In in this episode we discuss:

  • Lucas’ panel with his fellow speakers: Kim Riedell (VP Client Development, Commission Junction), Rebecca Madigan (Executive Director, Performance Marketing Association), & Hersh Sandhoo (CEO, HealthConverter.com).
  • Lucas’ origins in affiliate marketing and the high costs that used to exist to get started.
  • The HasOffers.com Offer Exchange and what it’s doing to lower the barrier of entry for people to get started as merchants.
  • The possibility of a future certification or vetting system for networks within the industry.

Want to catch up with us & ask questions for the next show? Find us on Twitter: @AMF_Podcast, @MikeBuechele & @TrishaLyn. Like us on Facebook! You can also ask Trisha questions through FormSpring.me. Or leave us a comment!

Special thanks to GeekCast.fm for hosting Affiliate Marketing Fanatics.

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Affiliate Marketing Fanatics 44: Interviewing Rob Duva

Posted on Dec 8, 2010 in Affiliate Marketing, Affiliate Marketing Fanatics, Conferences & Networking |

Affiliate Marketing Fanatics – A couple of hyper-caffeinated affiliate marketers (Mike Buechele) and (Trisha Lyn Fawver) talk about all things Affiliate Marketing. From blogging to branding, social media to search, video and more!

We’re continuing our series of interviews with some speakers at Affiliate Summit West 2011, being held at the Wynn in Las Vegas, NV this January. This time, we talk to Rob Duva about his origins in affiliate marketing & his panel “Evolution of Affiliate Marketing”. Through a series of case studies, the panel will explore how affiliate marketing has grown from text links and banners to geo-targeted mobile campaigns. In in this episode we discuss:

  • Ring Revenue just secured $4 million in funding to do great new things!
  • Rob’s fellow panelists are Eric Collins (COO, Mobile Posse), Mark Silliman (CEO, Spadout.com), & Carolyn Tang Kmet (Director of Affiliate Marketing, Groupon.com).
  • Ring Revenue is hiring!  Talk to Rob or check out their jobs page.
  • Rob got his start at CallWave, which kept me sane my first year in college using dial-up internet and living 300 miles away from friends & family!

Want to catch up with us & ask questions for the next show? Find us on Twitter: @AMF_Podcast, @MikeBuechele & @TrishaLyn. Like us on Facebook! You can also ask Trisha questions through FormSpring.me. Or leave us a comment!

Special thanks to GeekCast.fm for hosting Affiliate Marketing Fanatics.

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Affiliate Marketing Fanatics 43: Interviewing Marty Fahncke, Jim Kukral, & Barbara Rozgonyi

Posted on Dec 1, 2010 in Affiliate Marketing, Affiliate Marketing Fanatics, Conferences & Networking, Marketing |

Affiliate Marketing Fanatics – A couple of hyper-caffeinated affiliate marketers (Mike Buechele) and (Trisha Lyn Fawver) talk about all things Affiliate Marketing. From blogging to branding, social media to search, video and more!

We’re continuing our series of interviews with some speakers at Affiliate Summit West 2011, being held at the Wynn in Las Vegas, NV this January.  Today we have a full house, chatting with Marty Fahncke, Jim Kukral, & Barbara Rozgonyi about their panel “Leverage Your Personal Brand for Affiliate Success”.  We get a little background about Marty & Barbara, and dive right into their branding secrets!  In in this episode we discuss:

Want to catch up with us & ask questions for the next show? Find us on Twitter: @AMF_Podcast, @MikeBuechele & @TrishaLyn. Like us on Facebook! You can also ask Trisha questions through FormSpring.me. Or leave us a comment!

Special thanks to GeekCast.fm for hosting Affiliate Marketing Fanatics.

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Affiliate Marketing Fanatics 42: Interviewing Dave Taylor

Posted on Nov 24, 2010 in Affiliate Marketing, Affiliate Marketing Fanatics, Conferences & Networking |

Affiliate Marketing Fanatics – A couple of hyper-caffeinated affiliate marketers (Mike Buechele) and (Trisha Lyn Fawver) talk about all things Affiliate Marketing. From blogging to branding, social media to search, video and more!

We’re continuing our series of interviews with some speakers at Affiliate Summit West 2011, being held at the Wynn in Las Vegas, NV this January.  This time, we talk to Dave Taylor about his origins in, heck, the creation of the interwebs & his closing keynote, “Listen To This! Achieving Work/Life Balance”.  It’s a fantastic episode to be our 42nd, as Dave knows the answers to EVERYTHING!  In in this episode we discuss:

Want to catch up with us & ask questions for the next show? Find us on Twitter: @AMF_Podcast, @MikeBuechele & @TrishaLyn. Like us on Facebook! You can also ask Trisha questions through FormSpring.me. Or leave us a comment!

Special thanks to GeekCast.fm for hosting Affiliate Marketing Fanatics.

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Affiliate Marketing Fanatics 41: Interviewing Greg Rollett & Murray Newlands

Posted on Nov 17, 2010 in Affiliate Marketing, Affiliate Marketing Fanatics, Conferences & Networking | 1 comment

Affiliate Marketing Fanatics – A couple of hyper-caffeinated affiliate marketers (Mike Buechele) and (Trisha Lyn Fawver) talk about all things Affiliate Marketing. From blogging to branding, social media to search, video and more!

Interviewing people is fun! Affiliate Summit West 2011 is fast approaching, so we’re beginning to talk to the speakers about their panels to give you a taste of why they’re qualified to talk about this stuff and what their panels will be about (without them giving away all their secrets, of course)! Today we’re talking to Greg Rollett, CMO of Cognitiv and Murray Newlands, Founder of Influence People, about their session “Dominating Your Niche With Blogger Outreach”. In this episode we discuss:

  • The panelists that will be joining them: John Chow (CEO of TTZ Media, Inc.), Eric Schechter (Social Media Manager of Carnival Cruise Lines), and Jonathan Volk (CEO of Surge Marketing, Inc.)
  • How Greg & Murray got started in internet marketing and affiliate marketing, respectively.  Interesting stories for sure!
  • A gen-y blogger circle genyrockstars.com.
  • Murray’s whitepaper on blogger outreach, which can be downloaded at Blogging Outreach Book.

Want to catch up with us & ask questions for the next show? Find us on Twitter: @AMF_Podcast, @MikeBuechele & @TrishaLyn. Like us on Facebook! You can also ask Trisha questions through FormSpring.me. Or leave us a comment!

Special thanks to GeekCast.fm for hosting Affiliate Marketing Fanatics.

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Affiliate Marketing Fanatics 40: Interviewing Susan Bratton #BWE10

Posted on Oct 13, 2010 in Affiliate Marketing, Affiliate Marketing Fanatics, Conferences & Networking |

Affiliate Marketing Fanatics – A couple of hyper-caffeinated affiliate marketers (Mike Buechele) and (Trisha Lyn Fawver) talk about all things Affiliate Marketing. From blogging to branding, social media to search, video and more!

We’re continuing our series of interviews, this time talking to one of the keynote speakers at Blog World Expo, coming up in a couple of weeks in Las Vegas at Mandalay Bay.  Today we talk to Susan Bratton about her origins in podcasting & her panel interview “The Future of Web Video”.  Susan shares with us some great information and was truly a delight to speak to . In in this episode we discuss:

Want to catch up with us & ask questions for the next show? Find us on Twitter: @AMF_Podcast, @MikeBuechele & @TrishaLyn. Like us on Facebook! You can also ask Trisha questions through FormSpring.me. Or leave us a comment!

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