Dear Merchants I Don’t Manage
I was told I should post these somewhere other than 3:00 AM rants on Facebook. So here’s some Black Friday week funny from a very frazzled Affiliate Manager! I’ve even added some that aren’t on Facebook, so enjoy!
Read MoreVouch for my Expertise: Utilizing Affiliate Manager Relationships
Photo Courtesy of Affiliate Summit
For the first time ever, I submitted a solo speaker proposal for Affiliate Summit. I’ve spoken on 5 panels in the past, all of which were terrific experiences. For Affiliate Summit East 2014, coming up in August back in New York City, I decided that I’d dip my toe into the solo speaking with an Ask the Experts round table discussion proposal.
You can vote for it here: Utilizing Affiliate Manager Relationships
Whenever affiliates ask me for advice, I always recommend creating a good relationship with their affiliate manager. I think there is endless possibility to grow your business when you take advantage of someone who has expertise that you don’t have. This goes for any person, but it’s the most accessible for affiliates to reach out to an affiliate manager. There’s nothing a good affiliate manager wants more than to make a connection with an affiliate, so why more affiliates don’t take advantage of good managers who work with the merchants day in and day out is beyond me.
Why Should You Vote For Me?
I have been an affiliate manager since late 2006, managing a variety of programs in different niches. I’ve been both an in-house manager working for the merchant and an outsourced program manager working for a third party agency. I have been a speaker at marketing conferences in the past, as well as contributing many guest articles for industry-leading publications like FeedFront Magazine, Marketing Pilgrim, and others. I know what I’m talking about, I promise 🙂
Take Action
Please do me the favor and vote for my proposal. You will have to register for the site in order to vote, but it’s a very quick registration process so please don’t let that deter you! Voting closes on March 14th, so be sure to vote before then. Speakers at Affiliate Summit are based on this voting process, so your vote for my proposal definitely makes a difference. If you haven’t already, you can also register for Affiliate Summit East 2014, taking place August 10-12 at the New York Marriott Marquis in Times Square.
I’m very happy to report that, as of last night, my submission is among the most popular, so thank you to those that voted already. I’m looking forward to making a return to being a speaker at summit after a few Summits off. If you’ve already voted, please do me a favor and share the link with your audience for more votes! Thank you!
Read MorePolish Addict? Yeah, I Think So…
Hello, my name is Trisha, and I am a nail polish addict.
At least, I think I am, thanks to a keen eye for discounted polishes and my Julep Maven subscription. I never set out to be a polish addict, but somehow that’s where I’ve found myself. Most of the time when I get a new polish, I use it right away, or at least within the next couple of weeks. Since December, I’ve added at least 33 new polishes to my collection, some of which were provided to me by affiliate managers and Influenster (see Disclosure Policy) but most I saw on other nail blogs or in the store and purchased.
Read MoreMy Affiliate Management Days Goal
I’m always looking to learn from those colleagues in our industry who have been doing this longer than I have. It’s for this reason that I’d LOVE to attend Affiliate Management Days 2013 in San Francisco. I wouldn’t have to pay for a hotel, or flight, or much of anything outside of my normal daily expenses since it’s just across the SF bay from me. There’s just one not-so-tiny problem.
The registration price tag.
It’s a lot to ask – $1200 – not that it’s not worth it. This will be their second conference in San Francisco and I heard terrific things about last year’s show. Which was their first-ever, so that’s considerably impressive. I’d love to go hear insights from folks who do the same things I do. They’ve been where I’ve been. They know the daily stresses, challenges, and rewards that being an affiliate manager holds. So I’d be pretty crazy not to want to go!
These are challenging economic times. While it’s an incredible investment and can easily be claimed as a business expense (because it is), bills are still due. In an effort to offset the costs and make my goal of attending a reality, I’m asking for your help. You can help in a number of ways:
- If you’re a fellow affiliate manager and haven’t already registered, but intend to, please do so through my affiliate link. The commission I earn will help me to pay for the pass.
- Share my post so others can potentially help.
- If you’re not attending, but want to help me reach this goal, I’ve set up a ChipIn campaign to help raise funds towards the conference registration cost. If I do not make my goal, you will be refunded your donation. You can donate through the widget below:
Thank you so much. Please – share my goal and help me contribute to the industry I so love by learning more and sharing my own knowledge at Affiliate Management Days SF 2013!
Read MoreNo One Wants A Free #ASW12 Gold Pass?
Not a single person entered my contest. No one wants to win?
I still have a Gold Pass for Affiliate Summit West 2012 to give away. You tell me – how should I give it away?
Read MoreAffiliate Marketing Fanatics 41: Interviewing Greg Rollett & Murray Newlands
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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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