Posts Tagged "a4uexpo"
Bish Bash Bosh! Job Done!
Having just got back from a mini road trip in Canada in which we covered close to 2000 miles (3219km or 0.95 x Mars radius for the clever people out there), once again I’m finding I’m loving the online tool Animoto.
I know I’ve blogged about it before, but I really can’t get enough of Animoto’s simplicity. It links directly to your Flickr account so creating a short video is an absolute breeze. It also spares my parents from sitting through what would otherwise be 4 hours of torture 
Animoto has already been used for many commercial purposes, allowing photographs from business networking events to be brought together and presented in a professional yet fun way – maybe something for the A4UExpo that’s taking place? Some businesses have even used it to promote their services such as hotels and photographers.
If that’s not enough, you can download the video’s you’ve created and store them on your iPhone or iPod touch with the Animoto application from iTunes so you can share them with friends and family even if you don’t have an internet connection!
Simply love this little tool and know that ex CJ Heide is about to start using it. Looking forward to seeing some of her compositions
How Best To Promote A Niche Website
Whenever I’ve developed a new website, or had one developed for me, I’ve either left it to obtain traffic purely through search engines, cross promoted it via newsletter subscribers of my other websites or headed straight down the PPC route.
Over the coming weeks I’ll be launching three new websites that aim to do what they say on the tin, nothing more, nothing less – Buy Cheap Books. This time however, I am stumped as to how best to promote them and would welcome any suggestions people may have.
Had I been going to the A4U Expo this year, I would most certainly have posed this question to the Affiliate Doctors at their session on Day 1. I’ve still submitted it for possible inclusion via Keirons blog hoping that they may find time, or they may not have had many submissions.
Obviously I’ll be looking at swapping a few links and will most probably head down the route of writing a number of short articles which link back to my websites. This not only gives me links, but also gives friends/fellow affiliates a small piece of unique content for their website. Reciprocal “in content links” will, as always, be most welcome.
Due to taking far too many holidays this year, I couldn’t escape from work for the A4UExpo without my boss noticing. I’m sure had I been able to attend, I could have got all the answers to my questions. Hope all those attending enjoy it and look forward to catching up with some of you at next years Affiliate Summit in Vegas!<
Read MoreBuy.At and The Power Of Blogging
I’ve often wondered about the power of blogging after seeing Lee gets easter eggs and Kieron gets phones. Today I’m going to put it to the test and see if I can get myself a pen!
This quest isn’t for any ordinary pen… oh no! What I’m after is the “Montblanc” equivalent in the Affiliate Marketing world.
Platform-A, or Buy.At as most will know them, often appear at affiliate functions such as the A4U, AdTech, Affiliate Summit etc, and are usually world class leaders when it comes to goodie bags and the bits and bobs contained within.
In 2008, to promote their Platform-A branding exercise, they had some silver/black twisty ball pens created that were simply the dogs bollox in the pen world. These magical writing instruments screamed of beauty that Miss Universe can only dream of. The simple, yet effective smooth twist action revealed a ball that glided over paper similar to Torvil and Dean’s Ravel’s Bolero in 1984.
The problem with developing such a fine design, is that one must protect it due to its demand being so popular. Sadly the two specimens I managed to obtain have been “borrowed” – the joys of working in an office!
Sadly due to commitments, it’s unlikely that I will be able to get to any A4U gatherings this year (sigh of releif for those that pay the bar bills), so therefore will be unable to grab a goodie bag or two.
I wonder if my blog is enough to grab the attention of Platform-A / Buy.At and secure another fine example of writing finesse…
Read MoreA4U Expo – Its A Rap!
I survived another A4U Expo, slightly tired, but all intact.
Again, a fantasticly organised event represented by the key players in the industry from all corners which was well worth attending whether you were new to the industry or not. I even managed to track down the mystery person from the A4U Awards and was surprised that it was Darren from Linkshare.
The food was great and alcohol flowed as per usual, resulting in the A4UExpo Rap seen below. Be warned, some of the language is… well… expected from a rapper.
The usual suspects were there such as Kieron, Shane, Shak, Jason, John, Doug, Zak, Graham and a whole host of others, giving new affiliates the perfect opportunity to bleed them of their knowledge of the industry.
Sadly I didn’t manage to attend many sessions due to arriving late Tuesday afternoon, but from those I did attend, the quality of speakers was once again of a high calibre. The session I was involved in was full, with Hero from Webgains presenting and James Little (Affiliate Future), Duncan Jennings (eConversions), Richard Clark (Dxions) and myself making up the panel, sharing our views and trying to answer peoples questions. People had to stand due to lack of space which proves how hot a topic Voucher Codes are. Unfortuantely we ran out of time and were unable to give attendees the opportunity of asking many questions.
Read MoreFrostie Speaks Out At The A4U Expo
I’ve finally got round to confirming my acceptance as a speaker at the A4U Expo being held at the London ExCeL in October. I am due to join 3 other’s representing all 4 corners of the affiliate industry, Hero Grigoraki (Client Services Director, Webgains), Richard Clark (Marketing Manager, DSG International PLC) and someone from the agency Equator I believe.
The topic is one that’s a bit of a hot potato at the moment, Effective Voucher Code Implementation, and I expect it to be quite full and generate a good discussion and Q&A following the initial presentation. The sessions is due to take place between 11:00 – 12:00 on Day 2, in the Platinum Rooms 5 & 6. I’m guessing that from the start times, I’ll have to curb my usual drinking habits to ensure I am in some fit state, turn up on time and don’t doze off halfway through 
Get your rotten tomatoes and eggs at the ready!
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