Tuesday, August 4th, 2009
Two years ago, a group of affiliates gathered in Albany, NY, in the food court of a shopping mall, to get to know each other and talk some shop. A common consensus birthed the idea of affiliate advocacy...many affiliates work for themselves, without the safety net of a consistent paycheck, ...
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Monday, August 3rd, 2009
Met up with a great group over cheesesteaks and hoagies today! Discussion centered around what affiliates need and don't need in regards to creative and communication.
Interestingly enough, two of the affiliates that I met today, say they don't really need a lot of contact with the merchant. If a merchant ...
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Sunday, August 2nd, 2009
The ShareASale blog has been around for a long time, but I'm pleased to say that this is probably the first blog post written on a ferry. I am on Day 7 of the ShareASale RoadShow, and still going strong. Met up with two ABWebbers (http://www.abestweb.com) in Ocean City, MD ...
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Friday, July 31st, 2009
Three breweries in three days, and I'm not even a beer drinker, lol! But gotta say, everyone has been utterly fantastic. We really do work in a unique industry. It's still young enough, where you can put a couple of competitors together, and they'll trade best practices. Of course, as ...
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Thursday, July 30th, 2009
Awkward moment of the day. I rolled into Church Brew, the 1902 church that was converted into a stunning microbrewery. As I get out of the RoadShow-branded car, two women smile at me. I smile back and start walking towards them, they must be the two affiliates who had RSVP'd ...
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Wednesday, July 29th, 2009
This morning was fun...about fifteen miles after I depart Toledo, my GPS unit powers off. After lots of poking, prodding and moderate cussing, I determine that the unit itself isn't broken (thank goodness), it was the car charger. I look around. All I see are farm houses and a lone ...
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Tuesday, July 28th, 2009
First stop on the ShareASale RoadShow was Toledo, Ohio, where I had the great pleasure of meeting up with Scott Campbell (@scotch) and Shannon Weidermann (@marketingelf). We chatted shop over fried pickles, paprikas and hot dogs at Tony Packo's on Front Street.
Shannon brought up a really fun point...as affiliate marketers, ...
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Monday, July 27th, 2009
There's just about an hour left before the ShareASale RoadShow kicks off at Rockit Bar and Grill in Chicago! I'm definitely excited, most certainly giddy, and just a little bit nervous despite quadruple-checking all my travel arrangements.
A random selection of thoughts running through my head:
- What if the car rental ...
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