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Barack Obama Internet Marketing Strategy & Traffic Analysis
I wanted to dig deeper into the impressive traffic patterns of Barack Obama and his ride to Internet stardom. I reviewed various Internet statistics on unique visitors, average stay, attention, velocity, search, online advertising and how this all worked in his favor. Overall, I am really impressed with the Internet Marketing strategy of the Presidential [...]
Zappos Facebook Integration into E-Commerce Design
On Zappos today I purchased some shoes and as always was a great shopping experience.
I liked the final part of the shopping experience when they confirmed the order because they take the integration of social networking into e-commerce to heart and I believe it pays off for Zappos. I am always consulting at vastplanet with [...]
PopShops - Automatic Merchandiser for Affiliate Marketing
I originally posted a how to guide on using Popshops in the AffSpot.com Affiliate Marketing forum and and wanted to share with you on the blog as well.
PopShops & Grooming Lounge - Easy Merchandising Tips with datafeeds
We are huge fans of what PopShops.com is doing these days and wanted to make sure you know all [...]
Social Networking Meets E-Commerce - Radio Interview on Yahoo Store Power Hour with Michael Vorel & Shawna Fennell
During Affiliate Summit in Boston I was invited by Shawna Fennell of 1choice4yourstore.com to be on her weekly live radio show - Yahoo Store Power Hour Radio Show.
Shawna is the CEO of 1 Choice 4 Your Store, host of Yahoo Store Power Hour Radio Show, and lover all things SEO. I wanted to thank Shawna [...]
Affiliate Summit 2008 East - Day 2
Sunday was action packed, networking from 11:30 - 6:30 & PMA (performance marketing alliance) meeting till 9PM. After many conversations, had a great time learning about new vendors, offers and more. I took many pictures and videos so take a look below. You should attend Affiliate Summit if you don’t already!
View from the Boston Seaport [...]
Sharethis.com statistics on what people share online
Came across an interesting email from Sharethis.com who has an excellent tool for adding to web sites, e-commerce stores and blogs to aid in sharing information.
1. Email is king as a method of sharing - 35% (Just when you thought it was something else)
2. Facebook - 10% (Great rising popularity)
3. Digg - 7%Â (No wonder [...]
Second Life, Google Lively, Facebook, MySpace Google Trends - Who is most popular?
I was already in Google trends so decided to run the New Google Lively vs. Second Life than vs. Facebook and MySpace. The search requests for Second Life are definitely dropping and you can see an immediate spike when Google announced Lively on July 9, 2008. I prefer Second Life over Lively but curious about [...]
Facebook & MySpace in Japan Not Growing, US Facebook Adoption Booming
Caught an article on techcrunch about the failing adoption of Facebook and MySpace in Japan and wanted give my twist on it. You don’t hear things like that in US news so thought I would share. Sized at an estimated $5.6 billion in 2007, Japan boasts one of the biggest online advertising markets in the [...]
Web Celebrities - Who are Top 100 Emerging Names?
Came across TechCult’s Top 100 Web Celebrities List and was very impressed. In the article they outline 1 - 100 with a short bio and photo. They focused on impact on the web whether positive or negative and narrowed the list from 200 to just 100. I found it to be an excellent read and [...]
Have Affiliate Network Manage your Affiliate Program or an OPM - Outsourced Program Manager?
Looking to compare having an Affiliate Network or Outsourced Program Management firm manage your Affiliate Program? Watch this video from Donna McCarthy of SearchMarketingGurus.com
As an avid affiliate marketing professional since 1999 and Outsourced Affiliate Management firm (OPM) I know the differences but thought this video would be a great aid in helping merchants decide [...]