
Archive for April, 2007


You have twenty four hours to take advantage of the early bird discount for Affiliate Summit East 2007. As of 1st May prices for the Full Conference Pass rise from $949 to $1,449 so you can save $500 today. If you just want the Exhibit Hall Only pass then you’ll save $100 on that today otherwise tomorrow you’ll be paying $299.

Affiliate Summit Registration
Affiliate Summit 2007 East is in Miami July 8th to 10th


a4uexpo have chosen the Novotel and Ibis hotels which are both situated within minutes of ExCeL,
London as the “Event†hotel for a4uexpo 2007 which runs October 25 - 26.
Rooms in both hotels have been reserved for a4uexpo delegates at the following rates:
Ibis ExCeL London +44 (0)800 587 3931
- Single -£70 B&B
- Twin - £75 B&B
- Double - £75 B&B
Download the Ibis booking form
Novotel ExCeL London +44 (0)870 850 4560
- Single - £110 B&B
- Twin - £130 B&B
- Double - £130 B&B
Download the Novotel booking form
This rooms could sell out fast so to book a room at either of these hotels download their booking form and fax it directly to the hotel. I imagine a means of booking via email or over the telephone at these rates will be added soon.


Wednesday May 2nd
- Evening - Pre-event party sponsored by Casino Partners
Thursday May 3rd
- Evening - First night party sponsored by Zipang
Friday May 4th
- Evening - Second night party sponsored by BeTheDealer
Saturday May 5th
- Afternoon - Pub Social sponsored in part by Casinomeister
- Evening - Details TBA


The votes have been cast and the decision is here, Affiliate Summit West will be going back to Las Vegas in 2008 after it was selected as the most popular destination for the American Affiliate conference.
Affiliate Summit are now looking for a hotel in the price range $140 to $169 in Las Vegas to host the event after that was the most popular option selected by users for the question asked: “What is the maximum amount you would be willing to spend per night for a hotel?”


Focused on merchants, a one day affiliate marketing course aimed at experienced practicioners and covers issues such as managing your pay per click affiliates and working with reward sites.
- London - 24th July 2007
- Manchester - 26th July 2007
- Glasgow - 31st July 2007
Advance topics to be discussed include:
- Understanding your affiliates
- Motivating your affiliates
- Achieving the ideal affiliate mix
- Working with pay per click affiliates
- How do you control your brand?
- Working with incentive sites to mutual benefit
- A review of emerging technologies


- London - 12th June 2007
- Glasgow - 19th June 2007
- Manchester - 14th June 2007
A one day course ideal for companies (merchants) with an active affiliate programme but looking to review and improve the performance of their programme. Topics to be covered include:
- Understanding the affiliate marketplace
- Increasing your affiliate results
- Achieving the ideal affiliate mix
- Working with pay per click affiliates
- Is it better to work in house, with just one network or with multiple networks?
- A review of emerging technologies
Costs £425 for more information and to book online click here.


The first affiliate marketing 5-a-side football tournament will be hosted in London on Friday 15th June by buy.at
To be held at Goals Wembley; the tournament will be played in a Champions League format, with four groups of four teams with the top 2 of each group progressing to the knockout stages. Buy.at will present the winners with a trophy and the title of Affiliate Marketing Football Champions 2007.
Space is limited to 16 teams to enter, registration is open to all affiliates, merchants and agencies. Teams to include a maximum of seven players, that is with the two recommended substitutes
Entry costs £50 per team, get registered ASAP as by sending your team name and the team members to events@buy.at
Affiliates looking to join a team can PM Kandevil via the a4uforum as he is trying to organise a Affiliate Rovers FC team. Or you can post a comment to this thread and he will be in touch.


Boot Camp for those running affiliate programmes as merchants from Friday 13 July 4pm to Sunday 15 July 12 noon at the luxurious Ettington Chase conference centre, located near to Stratford-upon-Avon, in Warwickshire, England, CV37 7NZ.
Boot Camp includes affiliate marketing focused sessions, lunches, dinner with contributions from the well known members of the affiliate community Zak Edwards of Prezzybox and Matt Reid Commission Junction.
For more information read here.
Costs £545 for the weekend and Boot Camp Partners only with no seminar attendance cost £295. Book online here.


For all enquiries and availability of Delegate advertising please contact Claire Hoyland on +44 (0)1179 723269, quoting reference “affmeet”. All artwork needs to be supplied in the correct format by the specific deadlines, an origination cost may apply.
Delegate Badges
With all delegates being issued with a badge for the two day expo, your brand has an excellent opportunity to been seen by everyone.
- Your company logo on all conference & exhibitor badges
- Entry into the supporters section of the conference programme
- Half page advert in the conference programme
- Company mentioned in a4uexpo programme supporter section
Exhibition Bags
- All delegates receive a bag on registration
- Highly visible branding opportunity which continues after the event
- Your brand presence on the front panel of the bag
- Promotional insert into every bag
- Entry into the supporters section of the event programme
Lanyard advertising
The rope or cord worn around the neck to carry the Delegate badge
- Branded with your company logo
- All delegates issued with lanyard on registration
- Half page advert in the conference programme
- Entry into the supporter section of the a4uexpo programme
A4 Paper Pad Branding & Branded Pens are now already taken


Communicate your key message directly to delegates with inserts distributed in all delegate bags
- £595 + VAT per Delegate Pack Insert
Optimize your present at a4uexpo by displaying your message on the Platinum Suite’s four plasma screens.
- 5 sec rotating advert per day - £100 + VAT
- 10 sec rotating advert per day - £175 + VAT
The a4uexpo Conference & Exhibitions Guide is an essential tool for all delegates and is used throughout the course of the two days.
- Full Page (4 Colour) - £475 + VAT Black & WHite, £395 + VAT
- Half Page (4 Colour) - £325 + VAT Black & WHite, £245 + VAT
- Qtr Page (4 Colour) - £175 + VAT Black & WHite, £95 + VAT
All exhibitors have a listing in the conference and exhibition guide as standard. Enhanced your directory presence and make the most of this opportunity by personalising your entry with a one hundred word entry.
- 100 word entry £50 + VAT
- Colour Logo £50 + VAT
With all delegates booking online and the a4uexpo being visited in the run up to the event, support of the website will ensure your branding is noticed by our delegates and also by the wider audience.
- Acknowledgement and link through to your website from a4uexpo website home page
- Branding on post-event web pages, including speech and presentation download area.
- Two complimentary affiliate passes
Speak to Claire Hoyland on +44 (0)1179 723269 for availability and enquiries, quoting “Affmeet”.









