Social Media Marketing, Affiliate Marketing Consulting and Network Development

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Simple lessons, timeless truths.

While I served as a modifications agent for Website Pros, often our customers would express concern that they did not have the site traffic they hoped for. Besides suggesting PPC, I have three standard responses... add content, build links, and promote off line. Now that I'm in a corporate marketing seat, I see no more effective way to accomplish these rudimentary tasks then through the social media channels... Now how do we justify it to the investors and the board?… Continue

Added by Benjamin on April 8, 2009 at 11:33am — No Comments

New Merchant Partners through Share-A-Sale

Here are some new merchant partners we've affiliated with through teh Share-A-Sale affiliate management program.

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Added by Stephen G. Barr, Group Publisher on March 17, 2009 at 3:00pm — No Comments

Affiliate Summit West 2009 - Las Vegas

I'm off to cover Affiliate Summit West 2009 in Las Vegas which starts at Noon tomorrow through the end of Tuesday. Although I've now been in affiliate marketing industry for three years full-time, this will be my first time at an Affiliate Summit so I'm very excited about attending and reporting back to you all my experiences and latest news daily and of course, as per usual, I'll be posting a ton of pic from the event since Shawn Collins was kind en… Continue

Added by Stephen G. Barr, Group Publisher on January 10, 2009 at 9:46pm — No Comments

9 Ways Social Media Can Expand Your Online Marketing

When every news report warns of global doom and gloom, the business owner’s first instinct is to cut all extraneous costs. You run your production team lean, run your sales force lean, and everything else goes into the deep freeze. Too many people see marketing as something irrelevant, as vague feel-good fluff that neither makes the product nor closes the sale. That’s crazy talk.When the sales pipeline is running dry, or at least no longer gushing, it’s marketing that fills that pipeline, and ev… Continue

Added by Stephen G. Barr, Group Publisher on November 25, 2008 at 4:17pm — No Comments

3rd Arizona Entrepreneurship Conference

If you missed Steve at the Ignite Phoenix event last night, you missed the presentation that got the most heartfelt applause from the 120 or so in attendance. Nice presentation Steve and great job! Just a quick note on the upcoming 3rd Annual Arizona Entrepreneurship Conference (also referred to as the 3AEC) at the Marriott Buttes in Tempe. The event benefits a non-profit, Opportunity Through Entrepreneurship Foundation (OTEF) who works with disadvantaged populations to show that there is anoth… Continue

Added by Steven Groves on October 30, 2008 at 2:45pm — No Comments

Welcome to SGB Media Group's Social Network

Hey All, Welcome to our new social network and website. This will be the new jumping off point for all SGB Medias Group's blogs, websites, forums and social networks. Please join and bookmark this site to gain access to all our web properties. Thanks! Steve Barr Continue

Added by Stephen G. Barr, Group Publisher on August 23, 2008 at 9:58am — No Comments

New Affiliate Partners from Pepperjam Network

These just in through the Pepperjam Network: Here is a selection of some new additions this month:

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Added by Stephen G. Barr, Group Publisher on August 21, 2008 at 10:00pm — No Comments

New Partners through the LinkShare Affiliate Network

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Added by Stephen G. Barr, Group Publisher on July 29, 2008 at 12:30pm — No Comments

New Partners through the Commission Junction Network

We've partnered with over 300 new advertisers through the Commission Junction affiliate network. Here are some of the newest advertisers:

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Added by Stephen G. Barr, Group Publisher on July 19, 2008 at 8:30pm — No Comments

My name is Steve and I'm a Ningaholic!

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Added by Stephen G. Barr, Group Publisher on June 3, 2008 at 4:48pm — No Comments

Essociate Opens Patented Affiliate System to All Webmasters

April 11, 2008 For Immediate Release Contact: Kendra Rivera, (415) 750-2570 Essociate Opens Patented Affiliate System to All Webmasters Legendary Innovator Offers Boutique-Level Service San Francisco, CA: Essociate has officially opened its patented affiliate system to all webmasters, finally giving access to the airtight affiliate pooling technology that the performance-based marketing community has been anticipating for years. After a decade of private consulting and behind-the-scenes IP de… Continue

Added by Stephen G. Barr, Group Publisher on May 20, 2008 at 4:30pm — No Comments

Forex? What is it, anyway?

The market

The currency trading (FOREX) market is the biggest and the fastest growing market on earth. Its daily turnover is more than 2.5 trillion dollars, which is 100 times greater than the NASDAQ daily turnover. (click here to read full market background by Easy-Forex™).

Markets are places to trade goods. The same goes with FOREX. The Forex goods (or merchandise) are the cur… Continue

Added by Stephen G. Barr, Group Publisher on May 15, 2008 at 2:23pm — No Comments

Shawn Collins - "I Get You!"

I asked a rather sensitive question about why the adult content affiliate industry and the non-adult affiliate industry don't seem to share information, technology or even speak about each other in their respective circles and once again Shawn Collins, co-founder of The Affiliate Summit gave me a very tactful answer to my question proving to me once again what a true gem he is to the greater affiliate marketing industry! Maybe a political office lies in store for our "Gentleman from the Mid-Atla… Continue

Added by Stephen G. Barr, Group Publisher on May 14, 2008 at 4:38pm — No Comments

Current trends in corporate logos

Timely subject for me as I struggle over corporate branding and logo designs. http://www.gdusa.com/feature/4_03/trends.php Continue

Added by Stephen G. Barr, Group Publisher on May 14, 2008 at 3:30pm — No Comments

Internet Strategy Forum Jumps to 1200 Members

Internet Strategy Forum Jumps to 1200 Members, Prepares for 2008 Summit, 1st International Chapter Corporate Internet Strategist members report more than $7 billion in combined Internet-related budgets Portland, Ore.— April 15, 2008 — Today, the Internet Strategy Forum (ISF) announced that its highly-targeted membership of corporate Internet strategists has reached 1200. Recently-added new members hail from organizations as diverse as Amnesty International, AT&T, Cisco, Coca-Cola, eBay, Eli… Continue

Added by Stephen G. Barr, Group Publisher on May 13, 2008 at 7:30pm — No Comments