Affiliate Marketing is traditionally a sport played best by the big guys - the big beasts of the industry. Companies such as eBates, ShopAthome, RetailMeNot, Vertive or SurfMyAds always are near the top of any affiliate manager’s list when considering who should be targeted. Yet the truth is that there are often huge potential traffic sources that are ignored in this situation. … [Read more...]
MediaWhiz Retires MonetizeIt Brand – Expands Campaigns Worldwide
The acquisition of MediaWhiz by Matomy Media Group has been one of the big stories for the last few months and its effects are now being seen. MediaWhiz announced today a “brand consolidation” that will retire their long-lived MonetizeIt, TLA and White Delivery brand names. Instead, the MediaWhiz brand name will be applied across all performance marketing product lines. This … [Read more...]
Amazon's $4 Billion E-Commerce War Chest
Forrester Research senior analyst Andy Hoar delivered a fascinating keynote at the Rakuten Linkshare Symposium last week. His theme was the continuing evolution of e-commerce and the insights he brought will have a lot of consequences for the performance marketing sector. Some of his points restated things that anyone that has been paying attention already knows: mobile is … [Read more...]
SmarterChaos.com Forges Strategic Alliance with Credit.com
Press Release SmarterChaos.com LLC – Castle Rock, CO — 1/11/2013 — The Premier Affiliate Marketing and Online Performance Management Agency is pleased to announce its partnership with Credit.com. SmarterChaos.com has been retained to help bolster the online performance marketing and affiliate channels for this “best in class” financial online portal. This deal represents a … [Read more...]
Avangate Affiliate Network
Europe's Biggest Software Affiliate Network Comes To America Avangate is a network that ranked well in our 2012 BLUE BOOK survey and so deserves a closer look. Judging by what we have seen this year and the early survey results for 2013, that position seems likely to improve. We will see for sure when the new BLUE BOOK rankings are released in January, but in the meantime we … [Read more...]
The Benefits Of Going Performance
Big Brands and Direct Marketers Alike Can Recognize Greater ROI Through Dynamic Profiling. One of the most common demands from brand managers and CMOs is the ability to access good quality traffic at scale. The problem is that all too often, it is hard to differentiate good traffic from bad because not enough is known about the potential customer. If more information was … [Read more...]
Google Profits Down 20% As CPC Plummets 15%
The day's big news of Google's precipitous drop in share price concealed the fact that Google's average CPC is down 15% from a year ago. This decline in one of Google's key performance metrics has potentially far more long-term consequences than a silly printer's mistake. Yesterday’s premature release of Google’s disappointing quarterly earnings caused a major melt … [Read more...]
The Future Is Bright for Digital CPS
Affiliate marketing is in a constant state of flux and with the recent changes in the CPA space it is easy to see why many online marketers have adopted a cautious outlook. But there is hope for the future. A viable alternative to CPA has stepped into the limelight and that alternative centers around digital offers in the Cost Per Sale (CPS) space. CPS— A Stronger Revenue … [Read more...]
46% of Small Businesses Still Don't Have Websites
Sponsored Partner Content It’s hard to believe, but true: A recent Ad-ology survey found that a whopping 46% of small businesses still don’t have a website. Without an online presence, you may be missing out on the millions of customers who search for your product or service each day. A website can help you promote discounts and specials, generate interest in events, provide … [Read more...]
Adperio Expands Leadership, Names New Vice President
DENVER, CO (February 1, 2012) – Adperio, a leading online media company, has named Brian Fox as Vice President of Business Development and Emerging Markets. Fox, who has been with the company since 2003, was promoted to guide the company’s next phase of strategic growth. In his new role, Fox will be tasked with broadening Adperio’s focus on emerging markets and new … [Read more...]