9:00 –10:30 Session 1: Finding New Advertiser Partners & Revenue Sources, Leads & Customer Acquisition, International, and Mobile Optimization Seminar Series Agenda 10:45 – 12:00 Session 2: Advertiser Panel— What Do Advertisers Want? 12:00 – 1:00 LUNCH on your own 1:00 – 2:45 Session 3: Using BentoBox Tools to Create & Publish Links; Creating Reports to Grow & Manage Your Program; API Developer Portal & Events API EMPOWERING YOUR SUCCESS - COPYRIGHT 2014 LINKSHARE CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Publisher University Team Tim Mueller Director, Network Development Lissette Alvarez Strategic Network Development Manager Sally Anne Dishong Senior Education Strategist John Szendiuch Strategic Network Development Manager Alex Honnet Strategic Network Development Manager Patrick Henry Product Manager Ivan Pena Senior Account Manager Tiffany Williams-Jallow Senior Network Development Manager Contact us at: [email protected] EMPOWERING YOUR SUCCESS - COPYRIGHT 2014 LINKSHARE CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Amanda Gottlieb Network Development Manager Session 1: Finding New Advertiser Partners & Revenue Sources, Leads & Customer Acquisition, International, and Mobile Optimization EMPOWERING YOUR SUCCESS - COPYRIGHT 2014 3 LINKSHARE CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. EMPOWERING YOUR SUCCESS - COPYRIGHT 2014 LINKSHARE CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Tim Mueller Director, Network Development WELCOME & INTRODUCTION EMPOWERING YOUR SUCCESS - COPYRIGHT 2014 LINKSHARE CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Lissette Alvarez Strategic Network Development Manager FINDING NEW ADVERTISER PARTNERS EMPOWERING YOUR SUCCESS - COPYRIGHT 2014 LINKSHARE CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. How Can You Find New Advertiser Partners? EMPOWERING YOUR SUCCESS - COPYRIGHT 2014 LINKSHARE CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. How Can You Find New Advertiser Partners? Publisher Newsletter Rakuten LinkShare news Future Rakuten LinkShare events Upcoming industry tradeshows New products to help increase commissions Featured Advertisers offering competitive incentives Network resources EMPOWERING YOUR SUCCESS - COPYRIGHT 2014 LINKSHARE CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. How Can You Find New Advertiser Partners? Connections Newsletter: Intelligence, Building Partnerships, Network Resources EMPOWERING YOUR SUCCESS - COPYRIGHT 2014 LINKSHARE CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. How Can You Find New Advertiser Partners? Deal Dispatcher for Offers & Promotions Consumer Offers Publisher Offers EMPOWERING YOUR SUCCESS - COPYRIGHT 2014 LINKSHARE CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. How Can You Find New Advertiser Partners? Make a wish list of advertisers you want to work with, search for them in the interface and apply Are you currently working with their competition? Is your site/content relevant to the advertiser’s program? Create a Sell Sheet and Rate Card about your site to share with potential partners Communicate to the advertiser that you have applied to their program EMPOWERING YOUR SUCCESS - COPYRIGHT 2014 LINKSHARE CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Case Study: Publisher.com -- Company Overview Company history: Launched 3 years ago Has over 1,000 advertisers With 1,000+ of the best offers High quality design and unique editorial content Unique shopping blog, grocery online & in-store coupons, up-to-thesecond hourly offers Key differentiators All offers are edited Allows you to share your favorite offers with friends Has all the local deal sites in one place EMPOWERING YOUR SUCCESS - COPYRIGHT 2014 LINKSHARE CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Case Study: Publisher.com -- Stats Unique site visitors 500k unique visitors per month estimate Alexa ranking: 34,965 Site demographics Age: 25-45 Gender: 55% female, 45% male HHI: 45% greater than $100k Categories on site Health & Beauty, Clothing & Accessories, Computer & Electronics, Financial Services, Travel, Home & Living, Entertainment, Family Social Media Facebook: 205,000 Likes Twitter: 4,212 followers Pinterest: 2,023 pins International presence –US, UK, Canada Mobile capabilities – responsive website EMPOWERING YOUR SUCCESS - COPYRIGHT 2014 LINKSHARE CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Case Study: LinkShare Tools Used by Publisher.com Bento Box tools Coupon Web Service (feed) Link Generator Plug-in - Used daily to generate deep links for product specific promos to our partners’ sites Coupon Finder – helpful to find coupons by category/promotion Signature Orders Report via Web Services – Data pulled daily to analyze top performing links Merchandiser Product Data Feed EMPOWERING YOUR SUCCESS - COPYRIGHT 2014 LINKSHARE CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Case Study: Sell Sheet Example Business Model: Coupons and deals site specializing in flash sales Publisher.com www.publisher.com SID: 12345 LS Tools Required/Nice to Have: Merchandiser - required Coupons – nice to have About: We offer merchants the opportunity to reach our large audience and gain new customers. Coupons and deals in these categories are featured: Health & Beauty, Clothing & Accessories, Computer & Electronics, Financial Services, Travel, Home & Living, Entertainment, Family Contact: Name Title email phone EMPOWERING YOUR SUCCESS - COPYRIGHT 2014 LINKSHARE CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. How Can You Find New Advertiser Partners? Keep your Publisher Profile up-to-date Fill out the new Publisher Profile questions completely EMPOWERING YOUR SUCCESS - COPYRIGHT 2014 LINKSHARE CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. How Can You Find New Advertiser Partners? Inform advertisers of your traffic sources and customer reach EMPOWERING YOUR SUCCESS - COPYRIGHT 2014 LINKSHARE CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. How Can You Find New Advertiser Partners? Document other key information about your website and marketing channels EMPOWERING YOUR SUCCESS - COPYRIGHT 2014 LINKSHARE CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. How Can You Find New Advertiser Partners? Keep your Publisher Profile upto-date Advertisers rely on this data when reviewing potential publisher partners Here’s what your profile pop-up looks like to Advertisers: EMPOWERING YOUR SUCCESS - COPYRIGHT 2014 LINKSHARE CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Sample Full Publisher Profile EMPOWERING YOUR SUCCESS - COPYRIGHT 2014 LINKSHARE CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. How Can You Find New Advertiser Partners? Dealing with rejection Be proactive Reach out to the contact and ask why you were rejected Use your Sell Sheet to show why you are a good fit Build out that category with competitor merchants Give examples of success stories with competitors in the vertical Re-apply to the program Be realistic—you won’t be accepted into every program EMPOWERING YOUR SUCCESS - COPYRIGHT 2014 LINKSHARE CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. How Can You Sell More of Your Placements? Best Practices More transparency is better Screenshots of Placements Demographics Track everything and deliver post campaign results to the advertiser Advise advertisers on what offers will perform best for your site Free Shipping, % or Dollars Off, Hot Product Deals Include case studies in media kits, along with your Rate Card Advertiser’s Goals Execution Results EMPOWERING YOUR SUCCESS - COPYRIGHT 2014 LINKSHARE CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. About / Overview Sample Rate Card logo Name SID Contact info Brief overview of your model with emphasis on the reach of customer you get. The objective is to demonstrate how you will bring your Merchants customers they aren’t currently getting. Your consumer value proposition - what separates you from your competitors Any requirements you have from Merchants to partner (i.e. exclusive discounts, merchandiser feed) User demographics - Please include info about your users/subscribers here Age HHI Gender breakdown Reach and Capabilities Gauge the reach that their brand may experience (i.e. x amount of visitors per month, conversion of click % ) as a featured merchant/product to your audience Include: Users/views/subscribers Email – if you have an newsletter supply # of subscribers / frequency Tablet/mobile – (how many downloads? What is the mobile reach) Social Media – Twitter/Facebook profiles include # of followers/likes) International presence – what networks do you reach US, UK, Canada opportunity: New customer acquisition, etc. Want: what type of advertisers and rev share rate if you’d like to include that Include info for sister sites that run under this SID: Homepage screen shot EMPOWERING YOUR SUCCESS - COPYRIGHT 2014 LINKSHARE CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Placement Opportunities Include any/all placement opportunities here with pricing if available Homepage Site wide Category Site banners Email banners Newsletters Blogs Social media posts Guides/special promos Prime placement in App Editorial posts Custom Builds Sample Rate Card cont’d Examples / Screenshots of placements Calendar of Key Holiday Packages Valentine’s Day: February 1 - 14 Mother’s Day: April 25 – May 9 Back to school: July 1 – Sept 1 Holiday: November 15 – December 23 Logo here EMPOWERING YOUR SUCCESS - COPYRIGHT 2014 LINKSHARE CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Additional Resources Advertisers Enabled for Certain Features http://helpcenter.linkshare.com/publisher/categories.php?categoryid=265 • Advertisers Enabled for Near-Real-Time Reporting (Media Optimization Report) • Rakuten LinkShare Tracking and Mobile Commerce • Advertiser Mobile Status Table • Advertisers Enabled for Deep Links • Advertisers Who Commission Gift Cards • Advertisers Who Automatically Approve Publishers • Advertisers Who Include UPC in Merchandiser • Advertisers That Offer Merchandiser Query Tool • Advertisers Enabled for Flex Links Back to Basics: Growing Your Program [VIDEO] http://helpcenter.linkshare.com/publisher/questions.php?questionid=1302 (Includes Sell Sheet and Rate Card templates) Past Publisher Webinar Recordings: http://www.linkshare.com/campus/performance_marketing_resources/publisher_webinar_recordings/ EMPOWERING YOUR SUCCESS - COPYRIGHT 2014 LINKSHARE CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Tiffany Williams-Jallow Senior Network Development Manager, Customer Acquisition FINDING NEW ADVERTISER PARTNERS EMPOWERING YOUR SUCCESS - COPYRIGHT 2014 LINKSHARE CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Agenda What Is Customer Acquisition? How to Apply For Customer Acquisition Programs How to Find Customer Acquisition Programs How to View Program Details, Opt In and Grab Links Getting Started With Pay Per Call EMPOWERING YOUR SUCCESS - COPYRIGHT 2014 LINKSHARE CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Customer Acquisition: What Is It? Customer Acquisition team works with publishers to refer new customers to service-based advertisers Customer Acquisition includes: Form Lead/Quote Request Application/Set Appointment One-Time Purchase/Funding Valid Phone Call Publisher Commission is a Flat Fee $ [CPA] $21 90 Second Refinance Call $13 Auto Insurance Quote $80 Approved Loan EMPOWERING YOUR SUCCESS - COPYRIGHT 2014 LINKSHARE CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. How to Apply to The Lead Advantage Network EMPOWERING YOUR SUCCESS - COPYRIGHT 2014 LINKSHARE CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. How to Apply to The Lead Advantage Network To expedite approval, email: [email protected] EMPOWERING YOUR SUCCESS - COPYRIGHT 2014 LINKSHARE CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. How to View Programs In The Lead Advantage Network EMPOWERING YOUR SUCCESS - COPYRIGHT 2014 LINKSHARE CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. How to View Programs In The Lead Advantage Network EMPOWERING YOUR SUCCESS - COPYRIGHT 2014 LINKSHARE CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. How to View Programs in The Lead Advantage Network EMPOWERING YOUR SUCCESS - COPYRIGHT 2014 LINKSHARE CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. How to Find Programs In The Lead Advantage Network EMPOWERING YOUR SUCCESS - COPYRIGHT 2014 LINKSHARE CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. How to Join Lead Advantage Network Programs EMPOWERING YOUR SUCCESS - COPYRIGHT 2014 LINKSHARE CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. How to Grab Lead Advantage Program Links EMPOWERING YOUR SUCCESS - COPYRIGHT 2014 LINKSHARE CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. How to Grab Lead Advantage Program Links EMPOWERING YOUR SUCCESS - COPYRIGHT 2014 LINKSHARE CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Getting Started With Pay Per Call Earning more is as easy as 1,2,3! Use uniquely assigned phone numbers to drive call leads to clients EMPOWERING YOUR SUCCESS - COPYRIGHT 2014 LINKSHARE CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Getting Started With Pay Per Call EMPOWERING YOUR SUCCESS - COPYRIGHT 2014 LINKSHARE CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Getting Started With Pay Per Call To expedite approval, email: [email protected] EMPOWERING YOUR SUCCESS - COPYRIGHT 2014 LINKSHARE CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Why Become A Customer Acquisition Publisher? Consumer Offers/Coupons The Hartford AARP: “AARP MEMBERS SAVE AN AVERAGE OF $375 when they switch their auto insurance to The Hartford.” CashNetUSA: “Promo code: 50OFFLS Save 50% on initial loan fee for payday” Earn Up to $180 Per Valid Customer Referral! International Advertiser Opportunities EMPOWERING YOUR SUCCESS - COPYRIGHT 2014 LINKSHARE CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Thank You! Additional resources Lead Generation Offers by Vertical in Publisher Help Center http://helpcenter.linkshare.com/publisher/questions.php?questionid=1327 Lead Generation Offers by Channel in Publisher Help Center http://helpcenter.linkshare.com/publisher/questions.php?questionid=1432 FAQs about Lead Advantage in Publisher Help Center http://helpcenter.linkshare.com/publisher/categories.php?categoryid=241 For more information: [email protected] EMPOWERING YOUR SUCCESS - COPYRIGHT 2014 LINKSHARE CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Ivan Pena Senior Account Manager PUBLISHERS GO GLOBAL EMPOWERING YOUR SUCCESS - COPYRIGHT 2014 LINKSHARE CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. It’s Easy for Publishers to Go Global 1. Login into the Publisher Dashboard 2. Click on Marketing Channels under the My Account section 3. Click on the your site name or Edit to make changes to the channel 4. Find Advertiser Network, click checkbox to select the network you’d like to work with and click Save EMPOWERING YOUR SUCCESS - COPYRIGHT 2014 LINKSHARE CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Shipping Capabilities Publishers can view an advertiser’s shipping capabilities under the International Capabilities tab on that advertiser’s program page. Check with each advertiser to confirm commissions. EMPOWERING YOUR SUCCESS - COPYRIGHT 2014 LINKSHARE CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Publisher Reporting You can keep track of your success by pulling reporting based on the Network Sales and Commission will reflect the network country’s currency. Note you will not see a $ or £ in the sales or commission column. Publisher payments will be paid based on the currency of your account’s country EMPOWERING YOUR SUCCESS - COPYRIGHT 2014 LINKSHARE CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Payment Options Table -- “Cheat Sheet” The exchange rate is set using the bank's rate on the day of the transfer. Depending on the country your account is registered in, you can opt for payment in other currencies http://helpcenter.linkshare.com/publisher/questions.php?questionid=195 EMPOWERING YOUR SUCCESS - COPYRIGHT 2014 LINKSHARE CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Direct Deposit Sign Up To sign up for direct deposit Log in to the Publisher Dashboard Click My Account tab Click Account Info Scroll down to Payment Settings section Click >Edit EMPOWERING YOUR SUCCESS - COPYRIGHT 2014 LINKSHARE CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Global Challenges and Opportunities: Practical Considerations Language/spelling: EMPOWERING YOUR SUCCESS - COPYRIGHT 2014 LINKSHARE CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Global Challenges and Opportunities: Practical Considerations Local Seasonality December: Winter vs. summer in different hemispheres Opportunity to balance promotion & sales of seasonal goods Local Holidays – for content development and promotions Mother’s Day / Mothering Sunday – varies substantially by country Father’s Day – in Australia is the first Sunday of September (Spring) EMPOWERING YOUR SUCCESS - COPYRIGHT 2014 LINKSHARE CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Biggest Publisher Trends- What Are Global Partners Doing? Onsite/Cart Abandonment technology allows a website to convert their abandoning visitors into customers. Curation platforms driving social sales and new brand discovery Sub-Networks provide growth for programs by working with a network of content websites and bloggers Content for reward (real users writing real original content for advertisers, earning rewards and free products in return) Mobile developments with online to offline activity with geo-targeting enhanced campaigns. Card linked offers that give debit/credit card holders sometimes exclusive offers for instore or online shopping EMPOWERING YOUR SUCCESS - COPYRIGHT 2014 LINKSHARE CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Global Advertisers EMPOWERING YOUR SUCCESS - COPYRIGHT 2014 LINKSHARE CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Patrick Henry Product Manager MOBILE OPTIMIZATION TIPS & BEST PRACTICES EMPOWERING YOUR SUCCESS - COPYRIGHT 2014 LINKSHARE CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Mobile Optimization & Best Practices User Journey How does your user journey feel? Creative Do you have the correct creative for your consumers? Tracking If your advertiser is not tracking you’re not getting paid EMPOWERING YOUR SUCCESS - COPYRIGHT 2014 LINKSHARE CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Mobile Optimization & Best Practices User Journey How does your User Journey feel? Search – Google optimized results Affiliate – Publisher site Merchant – Merchants shopping cart and payment site 1. Do you have a mobile site ? Does it work well …does it engage or is it just responsive? 2. Have you optimized your search results to show your mobile URLs off Affiliate ?– Publisher site 3. Do your links work with your merchants? E.g., do they land on a mobile site or the desktop? EMPOWERING YOUR SUCCESS - COPYRIGHT 2014 LINKSHARE CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Mobile Optimization & Best Practices Creative Do you have the correct creative for your consumers? • What is the most popular device visiting your site? Check your analytics. • Ask your Rakuten LinkShare Representative for mobile and geo traffic data • If you’re getting decent mobile traffic 40%+, request mobile creative, HiDpi Banners, Rising Star Ad, mobile optmised text links from your advertisers • Ask for creative in other languages if necessary Be innovative – You can use offline media and other mobile technologies • NFC (Near Field Communication) • iBeacons • QR codes EMPOWERING YOUR SUCCESS - COPYRIGHT 2014 LINKSHARE CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Creative Sizes for Banners that Perform Best by Device EMPOWERING YOUR SUCCESS - COPYRIGHT 2014 LINKSHARE CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Mobile Optimization & Best Practices Tracking If your advertiser is not tracking you’re not getting paid Advertisers are checked monthly on: • iPhone, iPad, Android, Blackberry and Windows • Do they have a mobile site? • Do the links redirect there? This data is reported and is published in the Publisher Help Center > Advertisers Enabled for Certain Features category > “LinkShare Tracking and Mobile Commerce” article: http://helpcenter.linkshare.com/publisher/questions .php?questionid=917 Analyse who is visiting your site because of the brand and who is a genuine buyer • Look at which brands you are working well with in the mobile space • Don’t stop working with non-trackers EMPOWERING YOUR SUCCESS - COPYRIGHT 2014 LINKSHARE CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Summary Mobile Strategy Checklist Review Your Current Mobile Performance User Journey How does your user journey feel? Creative Use banners sizes that perform best on mobile sites Tracking Look at advertisers, identify those who are mobile and add to your site If advertisers aren’t tracking mobile, you’re not getting paid Speak to advertisers to encourage mobile tracking EMPOWERING YOUR SUCCESS - COPYRIGHT 2014 LINKSHARE CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Additional Resources Rakuten LinkShare Publisher Help Center Viewing an Advertiser’s Mobile Capabilities http://helpcenter.linkshare.com/publisher/questions.php?questionid=1295 Advertisers Enabled for Mobile Commerce http://helpcenter.linkshare.com/publisher/questions.php?questionid=917 Other Resources • NFC (Near Field Communication) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Near_field_communication • iBeacon http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBeacon • QR Code http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QR_code • Mobile Web Standards from W3C http://www.w3.org/standards/webdesign/mobilweb EMPOWERING YOUR SUCCESS - COPYRIGHT 2014 LINKSHARE CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Some Professional Development Resources for Publishers* Google Webmaster Tools, Help Center, Academy & Blog SEOMoz Blog, Bruce Clay SEO Blog, Search Engine Land Conversion Rate Optimization, Tim Ash – SiteTuners.com free resources; Landing Page Optimization Podcasts http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/landing-page-optimization/; https://www.optimizely.com/ Optimize Landing Pages for Conversions, free eBook from HubSpot http://offers.hubspot.com/how-to-optimize-landing-pages-for-conversion Extra Money Answer: How to Create, Promote, and Monetize an Affiliate Site low-cost eBook by Shawn Collins (focused on content sites) How to Write Your Own Money Making Websites paid course from AWAI http://www.awaionline.com/websites/p/ (for content sites) Univ. of San Francisco Mini-Courses & Certificates – Affiliate Marketing paid courses * This list is not all-inclusive and is not meant as an endorsement of any particular resource or provider EMPOWERING YOUR SUCCESS - COPYRIGHT 2014 LINKSHARE CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. https://rakutenlinkshare.zendesk.com/hc/en-us EMPOWERING YOUR SUCCESS - COPYRIGHT 2014 LINKSHARE CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Contact Information for Additional Publisher Support Call Toll-free Publisher support: 888-880-8430 Email Publisher Support via Publisher Help Center: [email protected] EMPOWERING YOUR SUCCESS - COPYRIGHT 2014 LINKSHARE CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Questions for our Experts? After the live session, contact the Campus team at: [email protected] EMPOWERING YOUR SUCCESS - COPYRIGHT 2014 LINKSHARE CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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