Archive for March 2008
Introducing a new AvantLink merchant:
We’re happy to announce a new program from Altrec.com Outdoors that will feature closeout gear and apparel with KILLER price points. AltrecOutlet.com is now live, and this Affiliate program launch coincided with an outstanding upgrade to their existing site, as well as the new outlet site that’s accessible as a site-wide tab. Your traffic can effectively move back and forth, and regardless of where the customer checks out you’ll be credited with the referred sale.
We established a relationship with Altrec early in 2006 shortly after we officially launched the AvantLink network, and the program has really made amazing advances. I’d like to especially suggest that Affiliates check out their datafeed, which is one of the best we’ve seen in terms of ingenuity and usefulness. I couldn’t help but nominate the Altrec Affiliate program as Best Improved Affiliate Program for 2007. Sharon and team have done a wonderful job. Subscribe to their branded Affiliate blog on AvantShare!
There is an average order value of $115 with Altrec Outlet, and so far so good. The program started out of the gate strong with high conversion. The terms include a 120-day cookie life, and a 10% payout. These are impressive terms for a site that’s offering brand name gear and apparel at outlet prices.
From the AltrecOutlet Affiliate program description:
Our support structure is aggressively designed to insure that we attract the best Affiliates and reward them for their hard work promoting our company. This, combined with our great product line and outstanding customer service, is designed to significantly increase your commissions from AltrecOutlet.com…
Read the program launch announcement on ABestWeb.
Let us know what we can do to help you get started promoting AltrecOutlet.com. Contact anyone at AvantLink or the program manager Sharon Page, sharonp/at/altrec.com.
Gary & AvantLink
We are thrilled and honored to be nominated as one of the “Best Networks of 2007” by the fine members of the Affiliate marketing forum ABestWeb.com! We would like to publicly thank Haiko de Poel, Jr., owner of ABW, for all he does. He’s a true class act, and a tireless supporter of all that’s good and ethical in the Affiliate marketing industry.
If you appreciate our Affiliate tools, merchants, technology and support, by all means cast your vote. Oh yeah, and cast the vote for us of course 
Note: you must register at ABestWeb.com to participate.
We are pleased to announce our newest exclusive addition to AvantLink:
I am extremely excited to be able to introduce our newest exclusive addition AmericanBridal.com to our special occasions category in AvantLink. Since 1987, they have been leading the way in the special occasions industry providing quality products such as personalized embroideries and engraved plates as well as unique bags, purses and totes to name just a few.
American Bridal has been featured in several well known publications like Martha Stewart Weddings, Modern Bride, Brides, and Real Simple. They already have excellent branding in the industry and their name just continues to grow!
If you are looking to promote a special occasions merchant dedicated to quality and service as well as running a successful affiliate program you need to check them out! Earn 12% commissions on American Bridals unique products offered with free personalization.
Here is a bit from the American Bridal program description page:
The company has a developed a commitment to quality and service which has helped thousands of couples find unique wedding favors and accessories with unprecedented ease.
Our specialty is personalized embroidered or engraved items, ranging from silver plated gifts to unique bags purses and totes. American Bridal has been featured in major national publications such as Modern Bride, Brides, Real Simple, & Martha Stewart’s Weddings.
Read the program launch announcement on AbestWeb
Let us know what we can do to help you get started promoting AmericanBridal.com. Contact anyone at AvantLink or the program manager Shirley Tan, shirley/at/AmericanBridal.com
Mark & AvantLink
Introducing a new AvantLink merchant:
We’re pleased to introduce the new category of “Home Furnishings” to the AvantLink platform. And even better, the HomelivingStyle Affiliate program gets to be a part of this big news with their program launch! HomelivingStyle.com was founded in 2002, and is a subsidiary of Finishing Touches Company. A partial Homeliving Style customer list includes Johns Hopkins University, U.S. Airways, U.S. House of Representatives and Holiday Inn Express.
This program can boast a huge average order value! In fact the 30 day average sale total is over $1000. With a 9% payout and 90 cookie life, that’s not to shabby. Another thing that should be mentioned is their 6500+ product datafeed, on the best datafeed distribution system in the Affiliate space.
They also have a dedicated forum on ABestWeb, and they’re managed by Geno Prussakov of AM Navigator.
From the HomelivingStyle Affiliate program description:
Our Retail Showroom in NY and our Online Store boasts a very luxurious and unique selection of Luxury Home Decor & Furniture Products…
Read our program launch announcement on ABestWeb.
Let us know what we can do to help you get started promoting HomelivingStyle.com. Contact anyone at AvantLink or the program manager Geno Prussakov, affiliates/at/homelivingstyle.com.
Gary & AvantLink
Today we rolled out functionality that will allow each merchant to utilize a co-branded application page for their AvantLink Affiliate program. These co-branded application pages pull in respective merchant logos on our Affiliate application page, as long as the link reference uses the “mi” parameter with a merchant’s unique id.
So for example if the Peter Glenn Affiliate program used the following href on their site’s Affiliate information page, their logo will show up on the application form: <a href=”https://www.avantlink.com/affiliate_app.php?mi=10242″>. Click their logo below to see what I mean.
Merchants, if you don’t know your merchant id in AvantLink feel free to email support/at/avantlink.com and we’ll send it over. Or you can just go to your public branded detail page, click the gradient yellow “Apply Now” button, then note the URL in your browser’s address bar. Your public detail page is linked up from our Merchant Directory.
Introducing a new AvantLink merchant:
I am pleased to introduce a new addition to our Health, Wellness, Beauty category: Tuccini.com! In 2003 Tuccini was established to provide genuine, brand name fragrances to consumers at discounted prices. Add their links right away and you’ll be one of the first Affiliates anywhere promoting this quality merchant. Based in New York City, Tuccini has plans to expand their product offerings to many things luxurious.
I would like to take the time to endorse Travis Robinson, the Director Of eCommerce Marketing, and your contact for this program. I have worked with Travis in the past and he is a class act (and knows this business VERY well). Drop him a line and he’ll bend over backwards to help you ramp up sales!
Tuccini.com will pay you a generous baseline commission of 12%, with the potential to earn up to 16% per sale! Cookie life is 90 days, Affiliate bonus opportunities are available and average order value is $50.00. Expect large volume with this program folks.
From the Tuccini Affiliate program description:
Tuccini, with its beginnings rooted in the fragrance industry by sourcing the best possible prices for designer fragrances amongst all major suppliers, we have now begun to expand own product offerings to provide luxury, elegant and unique lifestyle products. Thus representing, Pure. Life. Style.
Read the program launch announcement on ABestWeb.
Let us know what we can do to help you get started promoting Tuccini.com. Contact anyone at AvantLink or the program manager Travis Robinson, trobinson/at/tuccini.com.
Gary & AvantLink
About two months ago we added a new SEO friendly integration option to our Dynamic Coupon Feed, Product Display Builder and Deal of the Day tools. This option allows you to retrieve the HTML directly from our servers and display it on your site using a few lines of server side scripting code.
If you’ve used the RSS integration option, the end result is basically the same. You get the same benefit of always having up to date product information combined with SEO friendly HTML output. This option may be a little easier for some Affiliates to implement though since it gives you cut and paste sample code you can embed directly into your PHP or ASP pages and doesn’t require a separate library to parse the RSS XML.
To try it out just look for the “Dynamic HTML” integration option within the respective tool sign-up pages. Note: On the Deal of the Day sign-up page this option is referred to as “Datafeed: Customized Text/Html Ad (HTML)”
Scott & AvantLink
Introducing a new exclusive AvantLink merchant:
I would like to introduce another fly fishing Affiliate program that recently launched on AvantLink. Have a look at FlyFishExpress.com. If you have a fishing or outdoor themed site, FlyFishExpress.com would be a great and worthwhile addition for your customers. With top brands in the fishing industry like Simms and Orvis, and a good converting site, it will be exciting to see their program gain some traction. Be one of the first Affiliates to promote FlyFishExpress.com by signing up (if you’re already in AvantLink) or applying now (if you’re not).
FlyFishExpress.com will pay out a baseline commission of 7%, with a 60 day cookie and $210 average order value. Also note that they offer free shipping on all orders over $75, and they have a lowest price guarantee which certainly doesn’t hurt conversion!
From the FlyFishExpress Affiliate program description:
FlyFishExpress.com is the leader in online fly fishing equipment, accessories and clothing for fly fishermen and women the world over. Featuring top brands such as Simms, Fishpond, Sage, Orvis, William Joseph, Scott, Scientific Anglers, TFO and more. Their store offers more than 2,000 fly fishing-related products…
Read the program launch announcement on ABestWeb.
Let us know what we can do to help you get started promoting FlyFishExpress.com. Contact anyone at AvantLink or the program manager Gordon Englsih, gordon/at/albemarleangler.com.
Gary & AvantLink
We had an article drop in PRWeb.com today about our new Video Ad Tool we launched from Affiliate Summit in Las Vegas. Here is a segment of the press release:
Park City, UT (PRWEB) March 5, 2008 — The AvantLink Affiliate network announced recently the release of their Video Ad Tool (VAT), the first network-integrated tool of its kind available in the Affiliate space. Until now, merchants and Affiliates had to work with third party providers for video marketing solutions. This is yet another example of AvantLink’s progressive technology agenda, and commitment to providing cutting-edge marketing tools and data for Affiliate professionals. read more…
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