Performance Marketing Insider

A recent compilation of studies done by LTU Technologies has found a trend that is very concerning to people throughout the marketing and business world.  On twitter today about 36% of all links that are shared go to an image of some sort, but since data mining programs only see the text and tags that [...]

Affiliate marketing network DGM has expanded its operations to Melbourne off the back of business from The Iconic, Kogan and Microsoft. However, the agency said Australian retailers still aren’t up to scratch.
DGM said the company has added 20 retailers to its network in the past six months which also included the likes of Marks & [...]

Leading penny auction authority Beezid.com is giving affiliates the opportunity to increase their online revenue. Qualified affiliates are being invited to join a flourishing network of affiliate partnerships during 2Q13. Having recently exceeded 5000 members through affiliate programs in top-rated networks such as LinkShare and PepperJam, Beezid is committed to quality online marketing collaborations and [...]

FFL123.com, the online Federal Firearms Licensing expert and creator of the popular FFL Kit, has signed a marketing agreement with Inc. 500 organization AvantLink. The partnership between the two organizations cements FFL123.com as a leading online merchant that offers value-added products and services to its customers.
When asked about the new agreement with AvantLink, FFL123.com President Brandon [...]

The Apple iPad is in a league of its own in web traffic and ad impressions, according to two recent reports.
According to a new report from mobile advertising firm Veti, iPad users accounted for 97.8 percent of advertising impressions in the tablet category amongst their peers, the Amazon Kindle Fire and the Samsung Galaxy Tab. [...]

Performics, the performance marketing agency owned by Publicis Groupe, announces the elevation of Michael Kahn to Global President. The appointment of Kahn, who previously led the company’s global account management practices, marketing and sales departments, solidifies Performics’ continued commitment to global business in performance marketing.
As Global President, Kahn will continue to lead and expand upon [...]

What had looked like a very good deal for T-mobile is now getting it into the hot water because the State Attorney of Washington has passed orders to the company which states that they make changes to their deceptive no contract ads. Bob Ferguson, the Attorney General entered into an agreement that had been ordered [...]

Wednesday 24th saw the inaugural Mobile Retail Awards take place following Mobile Marketing Magazine’s, Mobile Retail Summit. Affiliate Window took home the accolade for Best Mobile Affiliate Campaign for “Making Mobile Count,” an ongoing project which ensures that all sales generated through mobile devices within the performance channel, are accurately attributed to the affiliates generating [...]

Despite claiming initially that they were both pressured by eBAY into performing cookie stuffing, one-time affiliate celebrities Shawn Hogan and Brian Dunning have both plead guilty to wire fraud stemming from charges brought by the US Justice Department in 2010. They had both been arrested by the FBI and indicted on multiple charges of wire-fraud [...]

NEW YORK and TEL AVIV (April 9, 2013) — Global performance marketing company Matomy Media Group announced today the consolidation of search and social marketing services daughter company Mediasheva and the search engine marketing (SEM) services of New York-based MediaWhiz under the global Matomy brand.
Mediasheva was founded in 2010 by Matomy Media Group as the [...]

 
CashFly.com is a link shortening service that allows users to enter a longer url and receive a short one as is often needed for social media platforms or when sending SMS text messages. Only, CashFly.com adds a twist in that they pay users each time they share a link with someone. “We thought about the [...]

NEW YORK (April 18, 2013) — Performance marketing agency MediaWhiz today announced the expansion of its affiliate network, MonetizeIt, as part of its cross-publishing capabilities with parent company Matomy Media Group. MediaWhiz now offers a broader selection of domestic and international affiliate marketing campaigns, including game and mobile app downloads, as well as entertainment and [...]

 
SARASOTA, Florida (April 17, 2013) - The Google Affiliate Network has announced they will officially be closing their doors in the coming months. For CPA Advertisers that may feel left out in the cold while seeking a Google Affiliate Network alternative, Clickbooth welcomes them with open arms and is happy to offer up to $1,000 in [...]

With absolutely no press, no notice, absolutely little attention, Google will be closing it’s affiliate network, GAN. This was completely ignored by the mainstream press and as of this writing, no one had even noticed that the scuttling of the network — and if the company hadn’t had a small blog post about it, perhaps [...]