The Week’s Top Affiliate Marketing News Stories (October 29, 2008)
Posted by AC Editorial Team in Affiliate Marketing, Affiliate Programs, Best Business Practices, Weekly eNewsletter Wednesday, 29 October 2008 09:52 1 Comment
Nominate Your Favorite Affiliate Industry Leaders for the Pinnacle Awards – The “Pinnacles” honor exceptional performance in affiliate marketing, and will be presented at Affiliate Summit West in January of 2009. Hurry, the deadline is October 31, 2008!
PepperJam Releases Affiliate Store Builder – Pepperjam Store Builder™ allows affiliates to “mix and mash” product feeds and create storefronts in minutes — and it’s free.
Linkshare Offers Publisher Training Webinars – LinkShare is offering interactive web seminars for affiliates. Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced level training will be offered on how to get the most out of LinkShare’s many features. Training starts today, October 29, so click here to check it out.
Google AdWords Display Ad Builder – Using AdWords display ads can sometimes result in plenty of high quality traffic at bargain prices. But if designing an ad just wasn’t your cup of tea, Google has now introduced an online builder with a selection of ad templates that make it easy to create display ads and test them. Check it out here.
Online Marketing Holiday Sales Forecast – Will it be a retail boom — or bust? Check out eMarketer’s assessment of what’s in store for online holiday retail during these tough economic times.
Survey on Paid Search Spending – According to eMarketer, the short-term future of online ad spending in the USA is still bright, despite problems in in other areas of media spending.
Separate Metrics for Google and Search Partners Now Available – Google has changed the way Campaign Summary and Ad Group Summary pages present statistics. Now they display one set of stats for Google and another set that aggregates search partners, which include AOL, Ask.com, and many other search sites.
Are You Tough Enough for the Affiliate Summit West Triathlon? – The next Affiliate Summit West in Las Vegas will feature an Affiliate Triathlon, with proceeds going to charity, including the National Breast Cancer Foundation.
eBay Users Angry Over Feedback Policies — Will They Revolt? – Many longtime sellers are angry at changes in eBay’s new ratings feedback policy, with some leaving for new upstart auction sites.
Automotive Concepts is starting an Affiliate Program that will allow you to generate income by sending traffic to our eCommerce site. The program will supply you with everything you need to set up a custom link for placement on your site, and track clicks, sales and income. We pay 8% on sales generated!