PartnerCentric Affiliate Advisory Board
We recruited some of the top talents in affiliate marketing to form the PartnerCentric Affiliate Advisory Board, which meets monthly to discuss topics of interest to our affiliates and merchants. The Affiliate Advisory Board tackles old issues and emerging trends with equal parts interest and intellect. Recently the board has discussed merchant's policies regarding affiliates who do PPC marketing and ways in which affiliate marketers can leverage social networking sites and technologies .
Meet the Members of the PartnerCentric Affiliate Advisory Board
The following people meet monthly to share their insights and instincts with us on a wide range of topics:
Mike Allen
President, Shopping Bargains
www.shopping-bargains.com
Mike Allen founded Shopping-Bargains.com in February 1999 and currently serves as President and "Chief Executive Shopper." Designed to be everything you need to save money online, Shopping-Bargains.com was a finalist for the LinkShare Golden Link Merchant's Choice Award in 2005.
Mr. Allen was a 2008 Affiliate of the Year finalist for the Affiliate Summit Pinnacle Awards. Mr. Allen started Shopping-Bargains.com in early 1999 as a hobby to help family and friends save money shopping online. In 2003, he quit his job and turned his hobby into a thriving business. Mr. Allen is also a blogger at ReveNews.com.
Anne Fognano
Founder, Clever Moms
www.CleverMoms.com
Anne Fognano founded CleverMoms.com in Oct. 1999. The popular site offering free coupons and deals for more than 800 online retailers. CleverMoms is 100% mom created and run and provides thousands of coupons, sales, and shopping deals for web savvy shoppers. Additionally, Clevermoms, LLC offers coupons and bargains for men at www.CleverDads.com, and for maternity and baby needs at www.CleverBabies.com.
Michael Coley
Founder, Amazing Bargains
www.amazing-bargains.com
Michael Coley founded Amazing-Bargains.com in 1999. Amazing-Bargains.com is one of the first sites offering online coupons. Prior to entering the field of affiliate marketing, Mr. Coley was a software developer for a major office products company. He is a vocal advocate for affiliate marketing, serving as both moderator and active participant on ABestWeb.com. Michael is active in several advisory boards in the affiliate industry.
Scott Hazard
Owner, Brightside Media Inc.
Scott owns and operates Brightside Media Inc., a marketing and development firm that is very active in the affiliate channel. Scott also operates web stores on Amazon and general e-commerce web sites that he owns. His firm also manages e-commerce sites for his clients. He lives in a small town in East Texas where he can be found fishing or enjoying life with his girlfriend, Judi, and their two Standard Poodles, Creole and Gumbo, when he is not working.
Todd Martini
Founder and Owner, Alex's Coupons
www.alexscoupson.com
Todd Martini founded Alex's Coupons in 2001 to raise money for his daughter Alex's Leukemia treatments. Today Alex is doing quite well and the site she inspired donates part of its profits to cancer-related charities. The goal of the site is to offer information about fighting childhood cancer while presenting special offers, coupons and discounts at online stores.
Elena Potoupa
Owner, Wow Coupons
www.wow-coupons.com
Elena founded Wow-coupons.com, which is one of the fastest-growing coupons sites on the web. Her site won the 2005 LinkShare Gold Link Innovative Affiliate award. The site offers an extensive list of in-store and online coupons from such merchants as Borders, Ann Taylor, Target and Overstock.com. Elena built Wow Coupons with a focus on printable retail, printable grocery, printable restaurant and printable travel coupons. In 2007 her company Wow Things, Inc. was named Finalist in The 4th annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business, presented by Infiniti, in 2 categories: “Best Entrepreneur – Service Businesses - Up to 100 Employees” and “Best Turnaround of the Year”.
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