Selling Your Brand with First Impressions
In his article about the importance of first impressions, Shawn Collins says, “The way you represent yourself tells a story about you. What is your brand telling strangers about you and your potential?”

Paulson To Speak at Affiliate Convention in Denver
If you plan to attend the Affiliate Convention that will be held in Denver, Colorado, on June 17-20, 2009, don’t miss hearing Heather Paulson speak on “Super Affiliate Marketing Techniques” on Thursday, June 18, 2009, from 11:00 until 12:15 PM.

New Chart: How Accurately Can You Gauge the ROI of Social Media Tactics?
This article tells us that because of constant pressure to measure everything they do, marketers often default to tactics that are more easily and accurately measureable, whether they are effective of not. “This is especially true in social media marketing which often requires qualitative measurement rather than quantitative metrics that are more familiar to online marketers.”

New Affiliate Payment Option from buy.at – Prepaid Debit MasterCard
Shawn Collins says, “The new payment option enables buy.at affiliates to receive commissions faster, safer, and more cost effectively than checks, wire, and even EFT/direct deposit.” Faster money – sounds like a good idea!

More Landing Page Examples
On the CDF Networks site, there is an interesting article that takes a look at three-lead generation landing pages in one of the most competitive industries around – mortgage leads.