ShareASale Performance Awards

This marks the inaugural announcement of (to be) annual ShareASale Performance Awards.

While we reserve the right to add awards in the future, it was our goal this year to keep things pretty simple so we have designated 6 specific awards.

1. Exceptional Affiliate of 2008 - This award is presented to a single affiliate (which is hard because there are so many good ones) based upon the following criteria: a) Creativity/Ingenuity b) Value c) Merchant Feedback and d) Earnings/Earning Potential.

What that means is that you don’t necessarily have to be the biggest earner in the network to win this award. We look for Affiliates who continue to be the model for Affiliate Marketers everywhere by bringing creative solutions to the marketplace.

2. Exceptional Merchant of 2008 - While it is also difficult to pick out one from this category, we judged this based on the following criteria: a) Affiliate Feedback b) Creativity c) Earnings/Commissions d) Exclusivity/Consistency e) Responsiveness. Again, it isn’t necessarily just the biggest that are the best, but those Merchants who are the best to work with.

3. Exceptional Affiliate Manager 2008 - This is an individual award given to an Affiliate Manager who brought the most value to his/her Affiliate base. Affiliate Managers frequently have to take their Affiliate’s concerns up the ladder, and this award recognizes those that do it best. We judged this award on the following criteria: a) Responsiveness b) Willingness to listen c) Creativity in Problem Solving d) Affiliate Feedback e) Results

4. PowerRank Champion 2008 - This award is given to the 1 (one) Merchant who leads the “PowerRank” statistical category for the most cumulative days in an individual year. “PowerRank” is a ShareASale specific statistic encompassing things such as EPC, Volume, Reversal Rates, Conversion, Program Uptime, etc…

5. Emerging Technology 2008 - This award is given to the individual Affiliate or Merchant who displays above board, industry changing technological innovation. The Affiliate or Merchant does not necessarily need to be “new” to the industry, but their innovation must be new within the year of the award. The winner doesn’t need to be big or small, just innovative and inspiring.

6. Pay It Forward 2008 - This person doesn’t even have to be a ShareASale client. In summary we are going to recognize someone each year who is doing something positive and special within our internet marketing community. Something that makes our industry stronger, which in turn will help all of us thrive. The name is, of course, inspired by the movie of the same name which involved a boy doing remarkable things for his community, and asking those receiving help to then give it. On that note - while we will give this award annually, we will also be asking that the recipient of this award name an additional winner next year at this time - 2009. Of course, the choice will be theirs - but that is the spirit of the award.

We felt there were two deserving winners this year, and have awarded the following: