Augsburg. Deutschland wählt mit dem Affiliate NetworkxX Award 2009 die beliebtesten Affiliate-Netzwerke, Parterprogramme, Affiliate-Blogs und herausragende Persönlichkeiten. Ab dem 01.02.2009 sind die Internet-Nutzer dazu aufgefordert, ihre Favoriten in sechs Kategorien unter www.affiliate-networkxx.de/award/ zu wählen.

Am 26.03.2009 wird der Affiliate NetworkxX Award, der sich bereits zum Gütesiegel im Affiliate-Marketing etabliert hat, im Rahmen der Affiliate NetworkxX im Airbräu-Tenne am Münchner Flughafen verliehen.

Die Nominierung der Teilnehmer erfolgte über eine 13-köpfige Vorschlags-Jury aus renommierten Kennern und Spezialisten der Affiliate-Branche wie etwa Frank Kemper von der INTERNET WORLD Business, Martin Sinner von Idealo.de und Karsten Windfelder von 100partnerprogramme.de.

In einem Online-Voting können die User ihre Sieger in folgenden Kategorien wählen:

Kategorie 1. Innovativstes Affiliate-Netzwerk 2009
Kategorie 2. Affiliate-Netzwerk Best Support Affiliates 2009
Kategorie 3. Affiliate-Netzwerk Best Support Merchants 2009
Kategorie 4. Innovativstes Affiliate-Programm 2009
Kategorie 5. Best Affiliate-Blog 2009
Kategorie 6. Best Affiliate Public Relation 2009

Jede Person kann nur einmal an der Wahl des Affiliate NetworkxX Award teilnehmen. Der User muss sich zur Wahl registrieren. Seine Stimme wird erst gezählt, wenn der User innerhalb von 24 Stunden den Link in der Bestätigungs-E-Mail aktiviert. Bei der Wahl hat jeder User pro Kategorie jeweils nur eine Stimme. Alle Adressen der User werden in der Datenbank abgeglichen. Doppelte Eintragungen, Einträge durch Skripte, die automatisch generiert werden, sowie Fantasie-Adressen werden von der Wahl ausgeschlossen.

Unter allen Usern, die am Online-Voting für den Affiliate NetworkxX Award 2009 teilnehmen, werden Preise im Gesamtwert von über 5.000 Euro verlost, wie z.B. ein Fluggutschein für 2 Personen nach Paris, Asus Eee Netbook, Beamer Epson, Sony PS3, Festplattenrecorder Samsung, DVD-Player und Handys.

Die Sachpreise werden gesponsert von 1&1, Air France, Arcor, Beate Uhse, herrenausstatter.de, Fox Mobile Distribution, Jochen Schweizer, Lands’ End, neckermann.de GmbH, O2, Schlecker, Sparhandy.de, TUIfly.com, Vodafone und Yves Rocher.

Der Affiliate NetworkxX Award 2009 wird freundlicherweise von explido WebMarketing als Hauptsponsor sowie den Affiliate-Netzwerken Adcell, TradeDoubler und Zanox, dem Versandhaus Quelle sowie der Partnerprogramm-Suchmaschine AffilixX.com unterstützt.

Weitere Informationen finden Sie auf: www.affiliate-networkxx.de/award/

Augsburg, den 22.12.2008 – Deutschland wählt mit dem Affiliate NetworkxX Award 2009 die beliebtesten Affiliate Netzwerke, Parterprogramme, Affiliate-Blogs und herausragende Persönlichkeiten. Ab dem 01.02.2009 sind die Internet-Nutzer dazu aufgefordert, ihre Favoriten in sechs Gewinn-Kategorien unter www.affiliate-networkxx.de/award/ zu wählen.

Der Affiliate-NetworkxX-Award wird dann am 26.03.2009 im Rahmen der Affiliate NetworkxX im Airbräu am Münchner Flughafen verliehen. Er hat sich bereits als Gütesiegel im Affiliate-Marketing etabliert.

Die Nominierung erfolgt diesmal erstmals über eine 13-köpfige Vorschlags-Jury, welche die Teilnehmer bis zum 31.01. vorstellen wird.

Folgende Gewinn-Kategorien werden mit dem Affiliate NetworkxX Award ausgezeichnet:

1. Innovativstes Affiliate-Netzwerk 2009
2. Affiliate-Netzwerk Best Support Affiliates 2009
3. Affiliate-Netzwerk Best Support Merchants 2009
4. Innovativstes Affiliate-Programm 2009
5. Best Affiliate-Blog 2009
6. Best Affiliate Public Relations 2009

Die Vorschlags-Jury besteht aus renommierten Kennern und Spezialisten der Affiliate-Branche. Sie setzt sich zusammen aus Vertretern der Affiliate-Netzwerke, Affiliates, Medien- und BVDW-Vertretern:

1. Markus Kellermann (Jury-Vorsitz)
2. Frank Kemper (INTERNET WORLD Business)
3. Ralf Hein (BVDW – AK Affiliate-Marketing)
4. Sabine Haase (affilinet)
5. Birgit Scheffler (Zanox)
6. Torben Heimann (TradeDoubler)
7. Manuel Kester (adbutler/belboon)
8. Albrecht Fischer (Commission Junction)
9. Karsten Windfelder (100partnerprogramme.de)
10. Günther Giani (affiliate-marketing.de)
11. Rene Roth (affiliates.de – Gewinner des Award “Publisher des Jahres 2008″ von TradeDoubler)
12. Torsten Latussek (coupons4u.de – Gewinner Affiliate NetworkxX Award 2008)
13. Martin Sinner (Idealo.de)

Markus Kellermann, Jury-Vorsitz und Head-of-Affiliate bei explido WebMarketing freut sich auf den Start des Affiliate-NetworkxX-Award: „Der Award hat sich als einer der wichtigsten Preise der deutschen Affiliate-Branche etabliert. Das Wahlverfahren wurde diesmal so geändert, dass die Internet-Nutzer direkt die Gewinner bestimmen können.“

Für das Wahlverfahren kann jede Person einmal an der Wahl der Affiliate-NetworkxX Award teilnehmen. Der User muss sich zur Wahl registrieren. Seine Stimme wird erst gezählt, wenn der User innerhalb von 24
Stunden den Link in der Bestätigungs-E-Mail aktiviert.
Bei der Wahl hat jeder User pro Kategorie jeweils nur eine Stimme. Alle Adressen der User werden in der Datenbank abgeglichen. Doppelte Eintragungen, Einträge durch Skripte, die automatisch generiert werden, sowie Fantasie-Adressen werden von der Wahl ausgeschlossen.

Der Affiliate-NetworkxX-Award 2009 wird freundlicherweise von explido WebMarketing als Hauptsponsor sowie dem Affiliate-Netzwerk Adcell unterstützt. Weitere Informationen sind auf www.affiliate-networkxx.de/award/ zu finden.

Der Affiliate-AWARD ist der Qualitätspreis für bestes Online-Marketing auf Basis von Produktvermarktung und Kundengewinnung. Er prämiert deutschsprachige Internet-Angebote in den 7 Kategorien Affiliate-Netzwerke, Advertiser (Merchants), Affiliates (Publisher), Affiliate-Marketing Agenturen, Lifetime Partnerprogramme, Affiliate-Tools und Affiliate-Portale / -Blogs. In jeder Kategorie werden drei Preise vergeben.

Der unabhängige Affiliate-AWARD ist der erste AWARD speziell für Affiliate-Marketing im deutschsprachigen Raum. Die Bewertungsmaßstäbe sind streng. Der Affiliate-AWARD zeichnet herausragende Internet-Angebote aus, die durch Service in Excellence die Erwartungen ihrer Kunden und Internet-Nutzer übertreffen. Darüberhinaus werden inhaltliche, innovative und ethische Aspekte bewertet. Der Affiliate-AWARD ist ein Qualitätspreis: Eine quantitative Bewertung findet bewusst nicht statt! Read more…

Leading experts to discuss the top concerns in nonprofit PR and how SEO and the latest PR tools can help overcome the hurdles.

Lanham, MD January 22, 2008 — Vocus, Inc., (NASDAQ: VOCS) a leading provider of on-demand software for public relations management, today announced that it will sponsor a free webinar offering marketing and public relations professionals advice on developing a comprehensive and successful PR/communications strategy for non profit and trade associations. Titled “Creating a Successful PR and Marketing Plan for the Non Profit World,” the webinar will be held on Friday, January 25, 2008 at 2:00 pm ET. To register for the webinar, please visit tinyurl.com/2uee2l.

Shonali Burke, ABC, Vice President of Media & Communications for ASPCA and John Spagnuolo of the New Media Institute will examine the concerns, constraints and success of non-profit and trade association’s PR efforts. The webinar will explore how to leverage the latest tools and technologies, including search engine optimization to maximize the resources available for a successful PR program.

Part of Vocus’ monthly series, this webinar is designed to provide an educational and informational resource for organizations to gain insight into the best practices for public relations and practical techniques that can be applied to their everyday communications campaigns. A replay of the webinar will be available free of charge following the event on the Vocus web site at onlinepressroom.net/vocus/, under Events.

About Vocus, Inc.
Vocus, Inc. (NASDAQ: VOCS) is a leading provider of on-demand software for public relations management. Our web-based software suite helps organizations of all sizes to fundamentally change the way they communicate with both the media and the public, optimizing their public relations and increasing their ability to measure its impact. Our on-demand software addresses the critical functions of public relations including media relations, news distribution and news monitoring. We deliver our solutions over the Internet using a secure, scalable application and system architecture, which allows our customers to eliminate expensive up-front hardware and software costs and to quickly deploy and adopt our on-demand software. Vocus is used by more than 2,000 organizations worldwide and is available in five languages. Vocus is based in Lanham, MD with offices in North America, Europe, and Asia. For more information please visit www.vocus.com or call 800.345.5572.
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PromotionWorld Honors the SEO Firm for “Effectiveness, Skilled Staff, and Superior Customer Service”

Atlanta, GA January 17, 2008 — Medium Blue Search Engine Marketing, the premier Atlanta search engine marketing company, has been recognized as the number one organic search engine optimization firm in the world for 2007 by PromotionWorld. Competing against national and international firms, Medium Blue was the only SEO firm on PromotionWorld’s entire top ten list headquartered in the Southeast United States. This is the second year in a row that Medium Blue has been honored in this manner by PromotionWorld and the eighth time the SEO firm has been named number one in a monthly or yearly PromotionWorld list since 2005.

“Following our strongest year yet, we are pleased to once again be honored by prestigious, unbiased resource PromotionWorld and to be named the number one organic SEO firm in the world,” said Scott Buresh, CEO of Medium Blue Search Engine Marketing. “As always, our goals for the new year are to maintain controlled growth while also maintaining our reputation for excellent results and superior client service in this ever-changing industry.”

Among its many accomplishments in 2007, Medium Blue Search Engine Marketing was honored with a National Vendor of the Year award by client Panel Systems Unlimited. The SEO firm also helped client OneSource to win a prestigious AMY award from the American Marketing Association. In addition, Medium Blue Search Engine Marketing added a number of high-profile clients to its roster, including The Maids Home Services and golf community Currahee Club, while it continued its campaigns with high-profile clients such as DS Waters, Inviro Medical Devices, and Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. The SEO firm also advanced its “Promotion through Education” campaign with the Technology Association of Georgia – a program in which Medium Blue’s team of experts search engine optimize informative articles from TAG members – and published an informative whitepaper, “Adding Search to Your Marketing Mix,” to rave reviews.

“For the second year in a row, we felt that Medium Blue deserved recognition as one of the outstanding firms in its field,” said Darren Tabor, CEO of DevStart, PromotionWorld’s parent company. “In 2007, Medium Blue continued to demonstrate its ability to keep clients satisfied and to constantly surpass itself in terms of the organic search engine results it was able to achieve.”
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The Radian6 social media monitoring solution will enable Carmichael Lynch to determine which ideas, opinions and trends are catching the attention of consumers while eliciting the greatest response and going viral. The firm is currently utilizing Radian6 with a number of clients and will be rolling it out to additional clients as part of its Emerging and Social Media practice.

Minneapolis, MN January 17, 2008 — Carmichael Lynch announced today that it has partnered with Radian6 to bring enhanced social media monitoring to its clients.

The social media monitoring solution will enable Carmichael Lynch to determine which ideas, opinions and trends that are not only catching the attention of consumers of the brands they work with but also which are eliciting the greatest response and going viral.

“For our clients, it isn’t enough to simply track how often various brands are mentioned in social media but how consumers are engaging with these brands,” said Carmichael Lynch Emerging Research Strategist Herb Sawyer. “Radian6 provides us with in-depth, real-time analysis by topic or brand and allows us to determine which sites are influencing consumer opinion the most. As a result Carmichael Lynch has the ability to uncover timely strategic insights to help our clients properly position and market themselves both online and off.”
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Viva9.com, premier provider of performance and affiliate marketing technology and services, announced today the launch in February of CommissionMonster Solutions, a world-first, solutions-based platform, allowing ad agencies and brand marketers to tailor their performance marketing strategy to meet their specific needs.

London, United Kingdom January 15, 2008 — Viva9.com, premier provider of performance and affiliate marketing technology and services, announced today the launch in February of CommissionMonster Solutions, a world-first platform allowing ad agencies and brand marketers to take full control of their performance marketing strategy, through a full service solutions-based platform.

Last year, CommissionMonster.co.uk (www.commissionmonster.co.uk) became the first network not to charge affiliates or advertisers sales commissions. Of this latest product launch Shane Murray, CEO of Viva9 said, ‘For many years now we have been analysing the performance market in the UK and globally, and asking advertisers and agencies what key challenges they face. The most common response seems to be that of flexibility and control over affiliate campaigns.

Brand advertisers and the agencies that represent them seek the power to determine where their ads are run, when their ads are run and how much they spend. CommissionMonster Solutions will be the first to market that delivers on this level of control.’

‘This year we have set a strategic goal to be amongst the top 3 networks in the UK. In a very competitive market, the only way forward is to offer a solutions-based product that meets the needs of the marketer. It is through identifying and then meeting these needs with innovative products like CommissionMonster Solutions that we believe we can realise this goal.’
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Product launched to enable easy access to consumer data.

Evanston, IL January 12, 2008 — ConsumerBase celebrated the second anniversary of its ResponderInfo product this week. ResponderInfo is a website (www.responderinfo.com) that enables marketers to run counts and purchase consumer data instantly.

ResponderInfo was conceived by ConsumerBase to provide smaller data users with a convenient, cost effective list-building tool. Customers can go to the website, enter in parameters for consumer data and purchase lists with a credit card. The data in ResponderInfo comes directly from ConsumerBase’s database of more than 77 million U.S. consumers.

Upon its initial release, ResponderInfo caused a stir in the relatively calm world of consumer data due to wider than usual media coverage. Privacy advocates raised concerns about allowing such easy access to consumer data. However, ConsumerBase continued to market ResponderInfo and no privacy or security issues have surfaced in the two years that the product has been available.

Customers of ResponderInfo have ranged from independent insurance brokers looking to prospect in their own neighborhoods to large data brokers looking for a convenient fulfillment tool.

ConsumerBase Chief Executive, Larry Organ, stated that he is pleased with the success of ResponderInfo and plans on expanding its role in the future.

About ConsumerBase
ConsumerBase is a Chicago-based multi-channel data marketing agency with regional offices across the U.S. ConsumerBase offers integrated marketing solutions through behavior-enhanced consumer data, proprietary websites and digital marketing services. For more information, visit www.ConsumerBase.com or call (877) 440-3282.
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“Adding Search to Your Marketing Mix” Details How to Achieve Internal Buy-In, Leverage Existing Assets, and Deal with Search’s Unique Challenges

Atlanta, GA August 21, 2007 — Medium Blue Search Engine Marketing, an Atlanta-based Internet marketing firm, has today announced the release of a free whitepaper entitled “Adding Search to Your Marketing Mix.” This informational piece is targeted toward marketing executives who may be considering search engine marketing for the first time but are uncertain how to align it with their existing marketing strategies. The whitepaper is available for download here.

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PromotionWorld features the company as a top search engine optimization firm for 18 consecutive months.

Atlanta, GA August 1, 2007 — Medium Blue Search Engine Marketing (www.mediumblue.com), an award-winning Atlanta search engine optimization company, has been named the number one search engine optimization (SEO) firm in the world by PromotionWorld this month in their independent study. This marks the fifth time this long-trusted online resource has chosen Medium Blue for this prestigious honor. Read more…