Why do they bother? Truth is they don’t need to do any kind of sale, and these little tiny discounts seem more likely to piss people off (it doesn’t take much) than get people to by who wouldn’t have already. I say they should just skip the lame deals and time the release of some hot new must have for Black Friday.

this is a joke. 10% off list? compared to what routine discount price at Amazon? a “sale” would be at least 20% off. a real sale would be at least 30% off.well, this will let Apple identify some very weak link in its retail management team.

@Rev. Dr.On the contrary, if people learn that there may be sales or promotions at unexpected times, they might just visit the Apple Store more frequently.and if I were planning on buying a present at the Apple Store, I would certainly not scoff at an extra 10% windfall.

This is Apple’s token offer for the “cyber Monday”. obviously, Apple’s marketing sees no reason for any deep discounting, so we get this just so that they can stay in the spirit of the day.It’s not like Apple has EVER offered any discounting anyway. This is par for course for Apple, and to be expected.

Great, can’t wait to save lots of money on this garbage

Let me see… I think I can sum up all comments here pretty easily;WAHHHH!! Waaah! Whaaah!OOOoohh, look at me!!! Bitch Bitch Bitch.oooh! this is so much fun!!!I have nothing better to do with my life!!WHAAAAAAA!!!!!!

Their deals SUCK. Knock computer prices down $200 for the new Air for example and I’d bite. FAIL.

They need bigger drops to attract more new buyers. in fact, it almost seems like arrogance… and it’s pushing me away instead of attracting someone else.

Are they serious ?? HANDBAGS ?????!!!!!!

@rineenriqSpammers posting ads are lame. Bugger off.

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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Nov. 30, 2010 /PRNewswire/ — Blue Global Media Network, a fast-growing affiliate marketing network launched earlier this year, has announced an increase in referral earnings for their affiliate referral program.

Blue Global Media Network affiliates who refer other affiliates to the network will now earn six percent of their referral’s overall sales.  This increase from five percent makes Blue Global Media’s affiliate referral program one of the highest-paying programs available.  There are no time restrictions within the program, so affiliate referral earnings will not expire at any point.  

“With this increase to six percent, we are offering affiliates one of the best referral programs out there,” said Jillian Zerwas, VP of Business Development.  ”In the long run, this one percent increase will result in significantly greater earnings for affiliates who refer others to our network.  This is a way of thanking our affiliates, as our business partners, for their hard work and continued commitment to success.”

In comparison to other affiliate networks, Blue Global Media Network now offers above-average affiliate referral earnings.  Commission Junction offers $2 per affiliate referral and five percent of referral sales, while ShareASale offers $1 per affiliate and five percent of referral sales.

The referral increase is a reflection of the growth Blue Global Media has experienced in the last year.  The company recently announced the addition of two chief officers in Cort Bucher, named its Chief Operations Officer and Chief Innovation Officer, as well as Tony Pagliocco, named Chief Technology Officer.  With this structural change, company president Chris Kay will now act as Chief Executive Officer and Chief Marketing Officer.

About Blue Global Media

Blue Global Media Network was launched by Blue Global Media in June 2010.  Founded by CEO/CMO Chris Kay in 2005, Blue Global Media is a customer acquisition and financial lead generation company based in Scottsdale, Arizona.  Blue Global Media provides comprehensive online marketing solutions for publishers and advertisers with a focus on customer-usability, in-depth market research and high return on investments for publishers and advertisers.

Rembrandt Hotel has recently launched an online marketing campaign with the help of Scandasia, one of the region

Whether you are an established marketer on the net or a novice who wants to jump into this seemingly attractive industry, wouldn

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Commissioning comScore to conduct a survey, iProspect set about uncovering the true effect of all digital media channels, and the effect of branding on customers’ purchase paths. the research spanned organic search impressions, paid search impressions, online display ad impressions, and all combinations thereof, across 15 brands within five vertical industries: retail, insurance, banking/financial services, software, and hotels.

Posted by Jonathan Allen on November 19, 2010 7:30 AM

Very interesting…I’d be interested to know if the study used brands big enough that there might be bleed from other media (tv radio, grocery store…etc) or if they used relatively unknown brands? It would be more useful to the average internet marketer to know what the results are like for non-national type brands.

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Nice article, we studied a lot of this with focus on affiliate marketing and get really good results on brand recognition even if low sales.I would not believe that to be the case on sponsored results on “search engines” as the logo or offer do not really come up.That’s my opinion though.

While this is interesting. the key question of course is what is the brand impact of the online mediums vs the offline mediums. does the online impression via paid or organic search, display advertising etc make users more likely to take action (visit, purchase etc) vs if they were to see the same brand on TV/newspapers

In light of Standard Bank’s announcement this week to end its sponsorship of cricket and soccer, this note – received by a colleague – set us to wondering . . . Of course, it may just be that we’re suspicious journalists . . . While it has nothing whatsoever to do with marketing, we are wondering if someone would continue to sponsor anyone who receives a note like this from its Audit, Finance and Remuneration Committees.

In its entirety and as we received it, here is the Statement by former Chairmen of Cricket South Africa Audit, Finance and Remuneration Committees

Re: Cricket South Africa (CSA) Review Committee Findings

We are former directors and chairmen of the CSA’s Finance, Audit and Remuneration committees involved at the time that the CSA tournament bonuses and travel expenses were raised by CSA’s internal auditor.  Legally we therefore remain accountable for what happened on our watch.

We have on a number of occasions requested a copy of the Review Committee’s findings in order to study them and if necessary make input to the Board deliberations. the report was not provided to us and we have had to rely on press reports in regard to the findings and board decisions.  We disassociated ourselves from the reported findings.

We are dismayed at the press reports of the decision taken at the Board meeting on Friday because it appears to be at odds with the facts and information available to us. We believe the Board was only presented with the report at the Board meeting. We believe that had Board members had the time to consider the points below and/or studied the verbal and written representations and independent legal opinion we made to the Review Committee, they may conclude that they were too hasty in making their objective decision in such a short space of time.  our dismay at the press reports on the findings is based on the following:

1 in the absence of a detailed forensic audit by the auditors of the relevant expenses, which would take a matter of days, and which we repeatedly recommended, it is difficult to see how any credible conclusions can be reached in respect of the alleged financial irregularities.  A forensic audit of the expenses would interrogate each item of concern and ensure that they were incurred on cricket business.  Similarly a forensic audit would interrogate and reconcile all payments relating to the bonuses.  Based on such a report a decision on appropriate action can objectively be taken.   

2 the IPL and ICC bonuses were not disclosed to Remco or the CSA Board.  It can reasonably be assumed that executives in their position should have the knowledge of basic governance to know that disclosure was required and they had ample opportunities to make such disclosure.  Disclosure was particularly appropriate during the very public dispute between CSA and the Gauteng Cricket Board (GCB) that lead to taking cricket away from the Wanderers in which the GCB alleged that the CSA CEO had prejudiced them in dealings with the IPL.

3 the Remco awarded the CEO and COO bonuses significantly in excess of the guidelines in 2009 and 2010.  Remco believed that the bonuses were warranted as they specifically compensated them for their performance in managing the relevant IPL and ICC tournaments.  Therefore the undisclosed payments from the IPL and ICC represent a duplication and would most certainly not have been approved by Remco had they been disclosed.  Alternatively,  Remco would not have awarded the additional CSA bonuses had these payments and their quantum been disclosed.  the money effectively “belongs” to CSA and in both scenarios CSA would have been millions of Rand better off.

4 A director/officer having an interest in a contract in which the company of which he or she is a director is involved, is required to make a detailed declaration of such interest in full and receive approval or not from the Board. Failure to do so is an offence in terms of the Companies Act.  We are not aware of any such declaration in respect of IPL bonuses and it is difficult to imagine why any company would approve such practice.

We are mindful of our duty as directors to provide independent oversight and act appropriately in the interests of cricket even if this is not in the personal interests of management and other directors. when these issues were reported to us our duty was to ensure that we preserve the financial resources of CSA in order to develop the game at grassroots level rather than allow them to go into the pockets of executives who had already been adequately compensated.  the amounts (R300 000 to R400 000 per affiliate) are material to the affiliates in whose interests we as CSA directors act.

We will further consider our duties and rights once we receive a copy of the report and may make a further statement if deemed appropriate.

Colin Beggs, former chairman of CSA Audit Committee

Paul Harris, former chairman of CSA Remuneration Committee

Prof Hentie van Wyk, former chairman of CSA Finance Committee

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Nov. 23, 2010 /PRNewswire/ — Blue Global Media, a customer acquisition company and affiliate network, has announced their sponsorship of Affiliate Summit West 2011, taking place in Las, Vegas, Nevada.

Blue Global Media will be a Silver Sponsor for the event, scheduled for January 9 – 11, 2011. Held at the Wynn Las Vegas, Affiliate Summit West is expected to be the largest Affiliate Summit conference to date. Though Blue Global Media has long participated in Affiliate Summit, this will mark the first time the company has been an official sponsor.

“We’re excited to be a sponsor for one of the industry’s most influential events,” said Chris Kay, president of Blue Global Media. “Affiliate Summit has played an integral role in the progression of performance marketing and we are honored to be a part of the industry’s success.”

In June 2010, the company launched Blue Global Media Network, an affiliate marketing network offering various high-performing financial affiliate offers. one of the network’s highest-earning affiliate offers is for 100DayLoans.com, a website offering small loans. The offer for 100DayLoans.com is also available on Commission Junction, where it’s the best performing offer in its highly competitive category.

Although Blue Global Media Network specializes in financial products, its base of offers has expanded into industries like health and wellness, life insurance and auto insurance. according to internal sales projections, Blue Global Media expects to see 200% revenue growth from 2009 to 2010.  

About Affiliate Summit

Founded in 2003 by Shawn Collins and Missy Ward, Affiliate Summit provides instructive sessions, seminars, workshops and other events for affiliate marketing professionals. Affiliate Summit conferences, held twice yearly, cater to affiliate networks, affiliates, vendors, merchants and affiliate agencies. Affiliate Summit West 2011 is expected to have more than 4,000 attendees.  

About Blue Global Media

Based in Scottsdale, Arizona, Blue Global Media is a lead generation and customer acquisition company founded in 2005 by president Chris Kay. in 2010, the company launched Blue Global Media Network, an affiliate network specializing in financial products, though its base of affiliate offers has diversified extensively since its inception. Utilizing in-depth market research and customizable marketing strategies, Blue Global Media Network has become one of the fastest expanding financial affiliate networks in operation.

Boulder, CO (PRWEB) November 29, 2010

Paulson Management Group, Inc. was recently asked to participate in the LinkShare Agency Advisory Board, an honor given to top affiliate agencies operating programs in the LinkShare affiliate network. The LinkShare Agency Advisory Board will meet at LinkShare Symposium West 2011, which will take place in San Francisco in January 2011. Paulson Management Group, Inc. Vice President, Joel Wood, will represent Paulson Management Group, Inc. at LinkShare Symposium West 2011, and take part on the LinkShare Agency Advisory Board.

“We are honored to have been selected to join the LinkShare Agency Advisory Board,” said Wood. “It’s a testament to our relationship with LinkShare, and our high level of management service. I look forward to representing Paulson Management Group, Inc. at the symposium, building new relationships, and discussing with the Advisory Board how we can better serve our clients in the LinkShare affiliate network.”

LinkShare Symposium West 2011 will kick off the evening of January 19, 2011 at the Intercontinental Hotel in San Francisco. LinkShare Symposium events are hosted biannually, one each on the east and west coasts. The event is an opportunity for e-marketing industry experts, LinkShare network representatives, and affiliates, merchants, and online performance leaders from across the Internet to gather, attend educational sessions, network, and learn from one another. each year the symposium is attended by hundreds who span every niche of the Internet marketing spectrum, from executives of top online companies, to affiliate marketers new to the business.

The LinkShare Agency Advisory Board, which PMG was asked to be a part of this year, is composed of representatives from several top affiliate management agencies who will all gather at LinkShare Symposium West to discuss the future of LinkShare. The Advisory Board will discuss best practices, new trends, ethical business standards, and future enhancements and upgrades to the affiliate network.

LinkShare Symposium East 2010 sold out early last year, but there are still spots available to both attend and sponsor at the upcoming LinkShare Symposium West 2011. next year will mark LinkShare’s 15th anniversary. Founded in 1996, LinkShare remains a leading provider of online marketing services, specializing in Search Marketing, Affiliate Marketing, and Lead Generation. LinkShare features an impressive client list of Fortune 500 companies, and prominent and up-and-coming businesses. LinkShare is headquartered in new York, but also has offices in San Francisco, Chicago, Tampa, London, and Tokyo.

Paulson Management Group, Inc. is a leading affiliate marketing and e-marketing agency, specializing in large brand launch initiatives in the CPA space. Based in the technology hub of Boulder, Colorado, PMG develops strategies, and executes the plans, for large brand affiliate program launches, utilizing a full suite of exclusive affiliate management technologies. PMG represents multiple clients with affiliate programs in the LinkShare affiliate network.

For more information on Paulson Management Group, Inc. or to inquire about launching an affiliate program with PMG management services in LinkShare, or any other affiliate network, merchants may visit paulsonmanagementgroup.com.

About PaulsonManagementGroup.com

Paulson Management Group, Inc. is located in the technology hub of Boulder, Colorado. PMG launches and manages affiliate programs for retailers interested in their affiliate channel’s success. PMG is the premier affiliate management agency with proprietary technologies built to streamline sales efficacy for the affiliate programs under their managed care.

Facebook is the most popular social media network on the planet with over 500 million users. Advertisers were frothing at the mouth just thinking about the traffic Facebook users could generate towards A) affiliate marketers or B) just flat out traffic to a site. But many pay per click advertisers remain skeptical. They have good reason to be.

24 percent of all display ads n the Internet have been displayed on Facebook in the U.S. That’s twice as many as the Yahoo Sites and four-times as much as Microsoft. Yet here is where Pay per Click advertising suffers on the social media giant: 9.5 percent of spending is attributed with the company.

On the surface, Facebook’s Pay per Click fees on the site range between the $1.5o to $9 range for a quick 1,000 views. of course, this totally depends on your targeting options. (It’s the same model used on Google and Bing.) Will the ad prices on Facebook being so slow, many online marketers believe that Facebook marks the new gold rush. (Think back to Adsense in the mid-2000s.)

Here’s the rub: people aren’t clicking and Facebook users aren’t buying.

“I’ve been trying to work Facebook’s Pay per Click model for about six months,” says Internet marketer, R. Ryan Thompson. “I’ve had mixed results. I’m nut sure if you’ve heard of the 80/20 principle but buying adspace on Facebook is my 80 percent of problems made from 20 percent of my advertising budget.”

Others haven’t been so lucky.

“Total waste of time,” said Thompson Hunter, a novice in the online marketing industry. “if I’m going the route of pay per click, then I’m rocking Adsense.”

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