- Affiliate Summit
industry veterans Shawn Collins and Missy Ward and serves the affiliate marketing professional community. The mission of Affiliate Summit is to be the leading global source of learning and networking opportunities surrounding the affiliate marketing industry.
History of Affiliate Summit
Affiliate Summit started in November 2003 as a small, one day seminar at Baruch College in New York City. The conference has grown significantly over the first six events.
Affiliate Summit 2003 had 200 registered attendees and Affiliate Summit 2007 West had over 2,000 registered attendees.
Chronology of Affiliate Summit Events:
• November 3, 2003 (New York, NY): Affiliate Summit 2003
• June 24-28, 2004 (Cruise ship from New York, NY to Halifax, Nova Scotia): Affiliate Summit 2004
• June 13-14, 2005 (Las Vegas, NV): Affiliate Summit 2005
• January 8-10, 2006 (Las Vegas, NV): Affiliate Summit 2006 West
• July 9-11, 2006 (Orlando, FL): Affiliate Summit 2006 East
• January 21-23, 2007 (Las Vegas, NV): Affiliate Summit 2007 West
• July 8-10, 2007 (Miami, FL): Affiliate Summit 2007 East
• September 28, 2007 (London, England): Affiliate Summit 2007 London
• February 24-26, 2008 (Las Vegas, NV): Affiliate Summit 2008 West
• August 10-12, 2008 (Boston, MA): Affiliate Summit 2008 EastAffiliate Summit Pinnacle Awards
The First Annual Affiliate Summit Pinnacle Awards Show took place on Monday, January 22, 2007 in Las Vegas. Six awards were presented to recognize outstanding contributions to the affiliate marketing industry during the previous year.
2006 Pinnacle Award Winners:
Affiliate of the Year: Scott Hazard
Affiliate Manager of the Year: Angel Djambazov,Affiliate Manager of OnlineShoes.com
Exceptional Merchant: Amazon
Affiliate Marketing Advocate Award: Brian Littleton, Founder/President of ShareASale
Best Blogger: Jim Kukral
Wayne Porter Affiliate MarketingCommission Junction (1998-2006), VP of Sales and Business Development / OneNetwork byDigital River (since 2006)2007 Pinnacle Award Winners:
Affiliate of the Year: Connie Berg, Owner Flamingo World
Affiliate Manager of the Year: Melissa Salas,Affiliate Manager of Buy.com
Exceptional Merchant: CSN Stores
Affiliate Marketing Advocate Award: Haiko de Poel Jr., Owner ABestWeb.com
Best Blogger: Sam Harrelson
Wayne Porter Affiliate MarketingShareASale
Future of Affiliate Summit
Affiliate Summit typically place twice yearly in the United States, with the exception of an Affiliate Summit in London on September 28, 2007 at the Olympia Conference Centre.
There are tentative plans to further expand the conference Internationally in 2008, as well as adding more events in the U.S.
External links
* [http://www.affiliatesummit.com Official Affiliate Summit website]
* [http://blog.affiliatesummit.com Affiliate Summit blog]
* [http://video.affiliatesummit.com Affiliate Summit videos]
* [http://network.affiliatesummit.com Affiliate Summit Social Network]
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