AffCon2010 – Denver, Conference Update
March 4, 2010 by Jim Hedger
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WebmasterRadio.FM is organizing a third affiliate marketing convention similar to our two previous shows in Denver and Los Angeles last year.
Re-branded and reorganized as AffCon2010 – Denver, the affiliate focused conference and tradeshow will take place at the Colorado Convention Center June 21st – 23rd. As with the previous conventions in the AffCon affiliate marketing series, working affiliate marketers are eligible for free full-access admission.
AffCon2010 – Denver is designed as a convention specifically targeting affiliate marketers. While there is a great deal of involvement from affiliate networks, managers, programs and merchants, the information panels and interactive sessions are primarily targeted to working affiliates. (Our definition of “working affiliate” is one who is promoting products or services on their own web pages through one or more unique affiliate programs or networks.)
Registration
We’ve made registration for AffCon2010 – Denver easier with a distinct registry process for Affiliates and another for Networks, Managers, Merchants and others. Those applying for free admission as affiliates will be asked a series of questions to determine their business and personal interests so we can match them up with relevant network sponsorship.
Accommodation
AffCon2010 has secured a large room block for the Denver convention and tradeshow at the Hyatt Regency Denver. The Hyatt Regency is offering a healthy discount on rooms for AffCon2010 attendees with rates starting at $164/night for a standard King sized or 2 double bed room. Book your room early to take advantage of this rate and to be placed near other AffCon2010 participants.
We’re getting another great agenda together and plan a larger show and a far more interactive experience. The two previous shows were considered tremendous successes and we look forward to hosting the affiliate marketing industry in Denver from June 21 – 23 at AffCon2010 – Denver. See ya there.
Affiliate Convention – One more day for free registration
June 11, 2009 by Jim Hedger
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Next week’s inaugural Affiliate Convention is shaping up to be a great conference. The speakers list is full, the keynote presentations are ready and the vast majority of the heavy lifting on the part of the organizers is complete.
When we started planning Affiliate Convention, one of WebmasterRadio.FM’s most important goals was to make the convention free to all working affiliates. WebmasterRadio.FM has a long and extremely proud history of bringing the best information to webmasters, Internet marketers and others in the online B2B marketspace. We take the same philosophy into all our endeavors in the hopes of building a stronger and more unified industry.
As much as we love giving stuff away for free, there has to be a cut-off point to allow us time to make lists and check them twice. For Affiliate Convention, that cut-off point comes tomorrow at the end of the business day (pacific-time).
If you are interested in attending Affiliate Convention for free, sign up in the next 24-hours!
Sign-up for a free pass to Affiliate Convention here.
Affiliate Convention Delegate Breakdown
May 14, 2009 by Jim Hedger
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The upcoming affiliate marketing conference, Affiliate Convention has released a several charts giving a detailed breakdown of exactly who is attending Affiliate Convention, where they come from, what they do and the promotion techniques they use to do it. The charts give an interesting glimpse into the make-up of the affiliate marketing industry.
The Delegate Breakdown Page on the Affiliate Convention website shows that 60% of all people who have registered to attend the affiliate marketing conference, June 17-20 in Denver Colorado, are working affiliate marketers. 10% come from affiliate networks, 9% are affiliate managers, 8% work for agencies, and 6% are merchants. The remaining 6% are sponsors, media, organizers and guests.
Attendance appears to be spread fairly evenly among segments of the affiliate marketing industry. The largest vertical sector represented will be diet, health and beauty (9%), followed by dating and finance (both around 7%), business (6%) and travel (5%).
Primary promotion tactics and techniques are fairly evenly distributed among registered attendees with 20% saying search engine optimization is their primary means of promotion, 19% identifying pay per click advertising, 16% saying blogs are their main promotion vehicles and 14% suggesting they use social networking or viral marketing techniques.
Information gained from registered attendees confirms the choices made by organizers when selecting speakers. There will be several sessions with well known SEO and PPC experts on them, along with a session devoted to social network affiliate marketing.
Affiliate Convention runs June 17 – 20 at the Denver Convention Center. The conference is free for all affiliate marketers who can prove they are working with a major affiliate network. Admission is also free to all members of the popular AffSpot Affiliate Forums.
Affiliate Convention Contest – 10 days left to enter
May 5, 2009 by Jim Hedger
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As most readers and listeners already know, WebmasterRadio.FM has partnered with AffSpot Forums and Ticonderoga Ventures to produce a new conference series known as Affiliate Convention. We’ve been busy the last few weeks getting the details together and honing the line-up for the Convention which takes place June 17 – 20 in Denver.
Because each of us at WebmasterRadio.FM and our partners have all been working webmasters at one time or another (many of us still are), we deeply value the efforts webmasters put in each and every day. In the affiliate marketing world, webmasters are the workers and we appreciate how hard that work is. To that end, any affiliate marketer who can prove their affiliation with a major network will receive free admission to the event.
Affiliate Convention Contest
One lucky registrant will receive a bit more than that. Anyone who registers for Affiliate Convention before May 15th (that’s a week from Friday), will automatically be entered into a draw for free round-trip airfare and accommodation at the conference hotel, courtesy of WebmasterRadio.FM and our Affiliate Convention partners.
Registration is fairly easy and the cost of admission is even easier. We’re still adding to the list of speakers and finalizing details of one of our legendary WebmasterRadio.FM parties to be held on June 18th. Watch the Affiliate Convention website for more details as they develop.
Win a FREE Trip to Affiliate Convention!
April 21, 2009 by Jim Hedger
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The Affiliate Convention is rapidly approaching and WebmasterRadio.FM wants to give you a free trip to Denver to attend!
Register for the Affiliate Convention before May 15 and you’re automatically entered in the draw.
The prize, a free round-trip ticket and hotel room, will be drawn on May 18th with the winner being informed by email or telephone. The winner will be announced live on WebmasterRadio.FM on May 20th.
Affiliate Convention takes place June 17 – 20 in Denver Colorado. Designed for working affiliate marketers, the Affiliate Convention is programmed to give information online entrepreneurs can use to improve their businesses and bottom lines.
WebmasterRadio.FM, in cooperation with AffSpot and Ticonderoga Ventures is coordinating the convention. Because we believe the working webmasters support the entire online marketing industry, any affiliate marketer who is currently working with an established affiliate network will get free admission.
Enter the draw as quickly as possible by registering for Affiliate Convention today.
Affiliate Convention Videos
March 20, 2009 by Jim Hedger
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Two videos recently added to the Affiliate Convention website suggest a grass-roots revolution is taking place in the affiliate marketing space. The first video, produced by professional convention organizer Mark Lesnick outlines the programming directions of the newest conference he is involved with.
The Affiliate Convention (which is being presented in part by WebmasterRadio.FM) will be designed and programmed with affiliate marketers in mind. The show, which is free for working affiliate marketers to attend, takes place in Denver Colorado from June 17 – 20 and is the first of a series of conferences for affiliate marketers and affiliate managers.
“Some conferences cost over $1700 to attend,†says Lesnick early in the video, “As a fundamental difference, we believe that affiliates should not have to pay an entrance fee to attend the eventâ€.
The show is being held in Denver in order to keep costs as low as possible for working affiliate marketers. Denver is the most central major city in the United States and is a hub airport for several national airlines. It also has lower hotel and accommodation costs than many other comparable cities.
“Think of Affiliate Convention as your home,†Lesnick continues, “it’s your place to negotiate for better revenue percentages; it’s also your soapbox, your place to state your issues. We want you to participate in Affiliate Convention as you will gain more for the industry and for your business.â€
One of the goals of Affiliate Convention is to give affiliate marketers and affiliate managers a greater say in the way their industry works. The focus on the grass-roots of the industry reflects organizers’ appreciation of the hard work and planning that goes into a successful affiliate marketing business.
Mark concludes his video with a cheery, “We look forward to seeing you at Affiliate Convention, welcome homeâ€. More on the second video, targeted at Affiliate managers on Monday.
An affiliate convention in Denver, June 21st – 23rd
February 3, 2009 by Daron Babin
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WebmasterRadio.FM is pleased to announce that we have launched a new Affiliate Convention to service the needs of those in the Affiliate Marketplace. We feel the performance marketing industry is rife with business that needs to be fostered along with the educational growth of its participants.
For anyone who knows us, knows that we have long had a hand in the affiliate marketing space. Most do not realize that we have been as involved as we were. To those ends, I had an idea to create a new trade show series after having spent a year working to those ends and just not quite so happy as I would be…if the project were solely in the hands of WMR.
The genesis of this plan was one that formed rapidly, as we knew there was a demand for our event. If you’ve never been to an affiliate convention programmed by WebmasterRadio.FM, than you’ll quickly discover how we differentiate ourselves from other conferences in the affiliate marketing space by focusing on the people who make the industry run, the actual affiliate marketers. Recognizing the cold realities of our current economic conditions, we wanted to present a low-cost, high-value show. In order to make an affiliate convention in Denver economically feasible for attendees, we decided to make admittance to the convention free for anyone who can prove they are a working affiliate marketer, which we take care of with a quick and painless phone call.
The offer of free admittance should remove a big barrier to entry for many affiliate marketers. Conventions give attendees a leg-up in an economy that is making many marketers feel unsure. The contacts, education and networking give us a chance to shore up our business ideas and relationships.
At AffCon2010 you will find value, benefit, education, and enormous networking opportunities in a beautiful setting. Focused entirely on affiliate marketing, the Affiliate Convention will feature keynote speakers Joel Comm, Jeremy “Shoemoney” Shoemaker followed by a line-up Heather Paulson, Jeannine Crooks, Tim Ash, Anita Edge and many more. Our goal is to provide a convention built around the needs and interests of the grassroots of this expansive industry, the actual affiliate marketers.
Over the coming weeks, the convention website, www.AffCon2010.com will continue fill out. We will be introducing a number of social media tools for delegates, speakers, attendees and organizers to use to communicate and help build a better affiliate convention.
WebmasterRadio.FM has consistently stood for the strength of the online marketing community. Together with our partners, WebmasterRadio.FM is proud to take a leading role in bringing the affiliate marketing community closer together by presenting the most inclusive experience possible. If you work in or around the affiliate marketing industry, AffCon2010 is for you.
WebmasterRadio.FM takes ownership position in Affiliate Convention
January 29, 2009 by Jim Hedger
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WebmasterRadio.FM, the premier B2B online radio and podcast network has taken an ownership position in the emerging Affiliate Convention scheduled for June 18th and 19th at the Denver Convention Center.
Registration and attendance at the Affiliate Convention will be FREE for those who can prove they are working affiliate marketers. The sign-up and registration pages should be active in the next 48-hours.
“Well, being the type of media property we are, we tend to have to be “Switzerland” most of the time,” said WebmasterRadio.FM co-founder Daron Babin, “This time, I heard my listeners…just as this nation wanted change…so does the affiliate marketing industry! As a consortium of non-biased owners, we are incentivezed to provide the best education and networking experience and at an affordable price. I suppose that’s the kicker….for verified affiliates…your cost to attend $0.00! As opposed to thousands of dollars in such a hard economic time, the affiliate needs every ounce of help they can get….and we’re here to do that!”
Sign-up and registration will be available through AffiliateConvention.com, WebmasterRadio.FM, AffSpot.com and WickedFire.com.
Affiliate Convention is being designed to provide the widest coverage of issues, techniques, opportunities and programs available to affiliate marketers. More information will be available at AffiliateConvention.com in the next seven days.
