Top news and stories from EWORLDWIRE http://www.eworldwire.com/ http://www.eworldwire.com/logos/logo40x60.gif http://www.eworldwire.com/ 40 60 (C) Copyright 2007 EWORLDWIRE Sat, 01 Mar 2008 13:40:22 -0500 http://www.eworldwire.com/pressreleases/18221 The Affiliate Summit Pinnacle Awards Show on Monday, February 25, 2008, recognized outstanding affiliate marketers in six categories: Affiliate of the Year: Connie Berg Affiliate Manager of the Year: Melissa Salas Exceptional Merchant: CSN Stores Affiliate Marketing Advocate Award: Haiko de Poel, Jr. [EWORLDWIRE] Fri, 29 Feb 2008 13:44:25 -0500 http://www.eworldwire.com/pressreleases/18155 Affiliate Summit 2008 West, a three-day conference starting on February 24 in Las Vegas, held a charity auction for the sponsorship of staff shirts. The winning bid of $12,100 came from Advertising.com's Buy.at Affiliate Network. All 100 percent of the winning bid from Advertising.com's Buy.at Affiliate Network is going directly to the Starlight Starbright Childrens Foundation. [EWORLDWIRE] Mon, 11 Feb 2008 11:09:43 -0500 http://www.eworldwire.com/pressreleases/18124 To support U.S. troops and military families in need, ShipToTroops.com ('http://www.ShipToTroops.com') is making it easy to shop and save with online merchants that ship to APO/FPO addresses, and to fortify non-profit Operation Homefront. The cause-focused ShipToTroops.com Web site operators, Shawn Collins and Missy Ward, recognized that painless giving, made easy and convenient, allows everyone to participate and make a tangible difference in the world. [EWORLDWIRE] Wed, 06 Feb 2008 09:00:02 -0500 http://www.eworldwire.com/pressreleases/18127 The Affiliate Summit eBay auction kicking off Monday, February 4, 2008, is in keeping with tradition: affiliate marketers worldwide will go for the coveted Affiliate Summit Staff Shirt Sponsorship opportunity available for the Affiliate Summit 2008 West Conference to run February 24 through 26 at the Rio All-Suites Hotel in Las Vegas. [EWORLDWIRE] Mon, 04 Feb 2008 10:00:01 -0500 http://www.eworldwire.com/pressreleases/18098 Affiliate Summit 2008 West, a three-day conference starting on February 24 in Las Vegas, is on schedule to sell the maximum number of registrations by Friday, February 15, 2008. "As of this morning, we are at 85 percent capacity," said Affiliate Summit Co-Founder Shawn Collins. "Based on historical data, the rest of the space is going to go quick." The keynote speaker for Monday, February 25 will be Jason Calacanis, founder of Mahalo.com. [EWORLDWIRE] Mon, 28 Jan 2008 10:00:01 -0500 http://www.eworldwire.com/pressreleases/18090 Eight of Affiliate Marketing's most eligible super-affiliates will be up for grabs during Affiliate Summit's First Annual Super-Affiliate Auction to benefit the Starlight Starbright Children's Foundation. Along with various sponsorships and activities to generate donations from the affiliate marketing community, Affiliate Summit will be hosting a Super Affiliate Auction. [EWORLDWIRE] Wed, 23 Jan 2008 16:34:12 -0500 http://www.eworldwire.com/pressreleases/18026 The votes have been tallied for the finalists of the Affiliate Summit Pinnacle Awards. These awards recognize exceptional performance in affiliate marketing. The Second Annual Affiliate Summit Pinnacle Awards Gala is taking place during the Affiliate Summit 2008 West conference on Monday, February 25, 2008 at the Rio All-Suite Hotel&Casino in Las Vegas. Below are the finalists for each of the six categories: . Affiliate of the Year Mike Allen Connie Berg Tim Storm . [EWORLDWIRE] Fri, 04 Jan 2008 13:40:19 -0500 http://www.eworldwire.com/pressreleases/17985 Affiliate Summit, the premier affiliate marketing conference, has made a priority in organizing the industry to give back to worthy causes. Affiliate Summit 2008 West, the next conference in the series, taking place February 24-26, 2008 at the Rio All-Suite Hotel&Casino in Las Vegas, will include sponsorships and activities to generate donations from the affiliate marketing community to the Starlight Starbright Children's Foundation. [EWORLDWIRE] Mon, 17 Dec 2007 09:34:10 -0500 http://www.eworldwire.com/pressreleases/17978 Registration fees for Affiliate Summit, the premier affiliate marketing conference, will be increasing at the conclusion of the Early Bird period on December 21, 2007. Through December 21, 2007, a full conference pass is $949. Starting December 22, the cost will rise to $1,449. Exhibit hall-only passes, currently at $99, will become $199 after the Early Bird deadline. [EWORLDWIRE] Thu, 13 Dec 2007 08:53:05 -0500 http://www.eworldwire.com/pressreleases/17836 The premier affiliate marketing conference, Affiliate Summit, has announced that affiliate marketers will be convening in Boston for Affiliate Summit 2008 East - the tenth Affiliate Summit conference - from August 10-12, 2008. Affiliate Summit 2008 East will berth at the Boston Seaport Hotel, an independently owned, deluxe hotel, meeting, exhibition and event/function facility nestled amongst historical seaside attractions. [EWORLDWIRE] Fri, 02 Nov 2007 09:00:02 -0500 http://www.eworldwire.com/pressreleases/17823 Affiliate Summit, an affiliate marketing conference programmed by renowned affiliate marketers Shawn Collins and Missy Ward, today announced an exclusive opportunity for affiliate marketers: a half-price pass to the Search Marketing Expo - SMX West search marketing conference. Through the Affiliate Summit/SMX West partnership, attendees who purchase: . Full conference registration for Affiliate Summit will receive half off their full conference registration at SMX West . [EWORLDWIRE] Tue, 30 Oct 2007 09:53:43 -0500 http://www.eworldwire.com/pressreleases/17817 Affiliate marketers who demonstrate exceptional performance may be nominated for one of six Affiliate Summit Pinnacle Awards through November 30, 2007. Those selected will be awarded at Affiliate Summit 2008 West, February 24-26, 2008 at the Rio All-Suite Hotel&Casino in Las Vegas. This second annual event from Affiliate Summit is celebrated by the largest affiliate marketing conference, Affiliate Summit. The Las Vegas venue will be the ninth Affiliate Summit forum. [EWORLDWIRE] Fri, 26 Oct 2007 10:42:21 -0400 http://www.eworldwire.com/pressreleases/17805 Following a successful Affiliate Summit UK 2007 in London on September 28, industry veterans Shawn Collins and Missy Ward are accepting speaker proposals for Affiliate Summit 2008 West, taking place February 24-26, 2008 at the Rio All-Suite Hotel&Casino in Las Vegas. The submission deadline is October 26, 2007. Any submissions after this date will not be considered. The largest affiliate marketing conference, Affiliate Summit 2008 West will be the ninth Affiliate Summit event. [EWORLDWIRE] Thu, 25 Oct 2007 10:15:29 -0400 http://www.eworldwire.com/pressreleases/17802 Thought-leaders who have blogs within the affiliate industry will be lead by Blog Captain Mark Wielgus, popular blogger and video blogger at 45n5.com, when they meet up at Affiliate Summit West February 24-26, 2008 in Las Vegas. Wielgus will act as liaison to Affiliate Summit and the attending bloggers in the Affiliate Summit Blogging Room, overcoming one of the biggest issues bloggers face while at trade shows - the ability to blog live at the event. [EWORLDWIRE] Wed, 24 Oct 2007 08:59:27 -0400 http://www.eworldwire.com/pressreleases/17729 When industry affiliates convene at Affiliate Summit 2008 West February 24-26, 2008 at the Rio All-Suite Hotel&Casino in Las Vegas, they'll share the wisdom Jason Calacanis will share during his keynote address. Most people recognize the name when it's coupled with Mahalo.com or Weblogs - two of the companies he helped to establish. As founder and CEO of Mahalo. [EWORLDWIRE] Thu, 04 Oct 2007 16:09:01 -0400 http://www.eworldwire.com/pressreleases/17658 Affiliate marketers with questions about anything on the affiliate marketing industry now have a free resource to get knowledgeable answers - in the Ask Affiliate Summit application on Facebook. Directed by Affiliate Summit co-founders and affiliate marketing experts, Missy Ward and Shawn Collins, The Ask Affiliate Summit application is a Web-based program that interacts with core Facebook features and is available for free use to any registered Facebook members. [EWORLDWIRE] Fri, 21 Sep 2007 18:32:06 -0400 http://www.eworldwire.com/pressreleases/17650 Affiliate marketers are making a strong showing at the inaugural Affiliate Summit conference in the U.K., as registrations, exhibition and most sponsorship opportunities have sold out. On September 28, 2007, attendees of Affiliate Summit London will meet at the Olympia Conference Centre in West London. [EWORLDWIRE] Fri, 21 Sep 2007 10:39:13 -0400 http://www.eworldwire.com/pressreleases/17641 Affiliate marketers are making a strong showing at the inaugural Affiliate Summit conference in the U.K., as registrations, exhibition and most sponsorship opportunities have sold out. On September 28, 2007, attendees of Affiliate Summit London will meet at the Olympia Conference Centre in West London. [EWORLDWIRE] Wed, 19 Sep 2007 13:50:45 -0400 http://www.eworldwire.com/pressreleases/17585 Affiliate marketers looking to take advantage of the early bird rate for Affiliate Summit London taking place September 28, 2007, at the Olympia Conference Centre must register by September 21, 2007. The early bird rate is £229 (plus VAT when applicable) and conference registrations are open at 'http://www.affiliatesummit.co.uk'. Registration for Affiliate Summit London increases to £329 (plus VAT when applicable) from September 22-28, 2007. [EWORLDWIRE] Fri, 07 Sep 2007 08:23:34 -0400 http://www.eworldwire.com/pressreleases/17578 Nominations for the Affiliate Summit Pinnacle Awards, which recognize exceptional performance in affiliate marketing by the largest affiliate marketing conference, Affiliate Summit, may be submitted through November 30, 2007 . The Affiliate Summit Pinnacle Awards will be presented at Affiliate Summit 2008 West, taking place February 24-26, 2008 at the Rio All-Suite Hotel&Casino in Las Vegas. [EWORLDWIRE] Thu, 06 Sep 2007 09:39:47 -0400 http://www.eworldwire.com/pressreleases/17473 Following a successful Affiliate Summit East 2007 in Miami, industry veterans Shawn Collins and Missy Ward are issuing a global call for speaker proposals for Affiliate Summit 2008 West, taking place February 24-26, 2008 at the Rio All-Suite Hotel&Casino in Las Vegas. The largest affiliate marketing conference, Affiliate Summit 2008 West will be the ninth Affiliate Summit event. [EWORLDWIRE] Tue, 14 Aug 2007 14:47:12 -0400 http://www.eworldwire.com/pressreleases/17402 Businesses have for years hired tradeshow models - known in the trade as booth babes - to attract attention and draw visitors to their booths at tradeshows, but a recent poll indicates that the effectiveness of these representatives is at best questionable. Affiliate Summit, the largest international affiliate marketing conference, conducted a poll of attendees recently to gauge their impressions of companies which incorporate booth babes into their exhibitor booth presence. [EWORLDWIRE] Mon, 30 Jul 2007 19:49:25 -0400 http://www.eworldwire.com/pressreleases/17376 A limited number of exhibit hall only passes are available for Affiliate Summit in London. Scheduled September 28, 2007 at the Olympia Conference Centre in London, the keynote address will be provided by Linus Gregoriadis, head of research of e-consultancy. The London Affiliate Summit will mark the first time in several years that an affiliate marketing-specific conference has been held in Europe. Affiliate Solutions, presented by Refer-it and hosted by Internet. [EWORLDWIRE] Fri, 27 Jul 2007 09:10:42 -0400 http://www.eworldwire.com/pressreleases/17344 Many of the thousands who attended Affiliate Summit 2007 East - the largest conference and tradeshow for the affiliate marketing industry - joined Affiliate Summit Corporation founders, Shawn Collins and Missy Ward, in fundraising efforts for the March of Dimes, to raise just shy of $16,000, with additional funds continuing to come in. [EWORLDWIRE] Thu, 19 Jul 2007 08:15:58 -0400 http://www.eworldwire.com/pressreleases/17182 Reaching out across the pond, the Affiliate Summit's first U.K. event and the company's eighth will be held in London on September 28, 2007 at the Olympia Conference Centre. AffiliateProgramAdvice ('http://www.AffiliateProgramAdvice.com'), an independent affiliate marketing consultancy agency and respected U.K. authority in affiliate marketing best practices, and Affiliate Summit co-founders, Shawn Collins and Missy Ward, have partnered to unite the affiliate marketing community. [EWORLDWIRE] Tue, 19 Jun 2007 15:01:21 -0400 http://www.eworldwire.com/pressreleases/17155 Affiliate Summit 2007 East, a three-day conference starting on July 8 in Miami, is on schedule to sell the maximum number of registrations by Friday, June 22, 2007. "As of this morning, we are at 85 percent capacity," said Affiliate Summit Co-Founder Missy Ward. "Based on historical data, the rest of the space is going to go quick." The keynote speaker for Monday, July 9, will be humorist Ze Frank. [EWORLDWIRE] Tue, 12 Jun 2007 09:26:14 -0400 http://www.eworldwire.com/pressreleases/17101 While nearly everyone has heard of the March of Dimes, they may not be familiar with the staggering statistics the organization works to address - more than half a million babies in the U.S. every year are born prematurely, resulting in either loss of life or any number of other lifelong consequences such as cerebral palsy, mental retardation, chronic lung disease, and vision and hearing loss. [EWORLDWIRE] Fri, 01 Jun 2007 08:41:00 -0400 http://www.eworldwire.com/pressreleases/17039 Affiliate marketing professionals preparing for the Affiliate Summit 2007 East conference in Miami, Florida, from July 8-10, 2007 are gearing up to the event with a a series of free Webinars designed to educate attendees about how to gain optimal ROI from the show. The second in this series, scheduled Thursday, May 24 at 12:00 p.m. (EST), is titled Exhibitor Tactics to Ensure a Winning Tradeshow. [EWORLDWIRE] Mon, 21 May 2007 17:39:10 -0400 http://www.eworldwire.com/pressreleases/16996 From July 8-10, 2007, affiliate marketing professionals at the Affiliate Summit 2007 East conference in Miami, Florida, will gather and learn from one another in a cooperative environment, while attendees gain intimate knowledge and experience about the affiliate marketing industry and network with industry leaders. Leading up to Affiliate Summit 2007 East, a series of free Webinars are offered to prepare attendees for optimal ROI from the show. [EWORLDWIRE] Mon, 14 May 2007 18:59:26 -0400