Thursday, March 5th, 2009
NMA published an article in their latest weekly edition about some new research that was conducted with AffiliateFuture and The iD Factor (part of the TMN group) recently.
The research was completed by 105 merchants who use a variety of different networks and paints a very positive image for the affiliate industry given the currently economic climate.
Some of the topics covered include:
- Budgets and how they may change in 2009
- Satisfaction with quality and volume of leads and sales
- Voucher codes and the IAB
Here are a few snippets of statistics from the research:
- 66.7% of merchants surveyed consider affiliate marketing a cost of sale and don’t have budget restrictions
- 33.4% of merchants surveyed were either satisfied or very satisfied with the quality of the leads/sales generated
- 38.9% of merchants surveyed use Voucher codes and will continue to do so
- 61% of merchants surveyed were unaware of the IAB guidelines on Voucher codes
You can download a copy of the NMA article here for some more insights into the research.
We’ve been doing regular research for a while with both of affiliates and merchants and if you want to be involved in further panels please do get in touch via enquiries@affiliatefuture.co.uk
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Thursday, March 5th, 2009
Virgin Atlantic are celebrating their 25th Birthday and affiliates are invited to join in the celebrations.
To get in the party mood commission tiers have been refined rewarding those who generate more than 25 sales instead of 40 – double commissions (1% – 2%), making it even easier to earn increased commissions.
No birthday would be complete without presents and Virgin Atlantic are giving customers one amazing offer each week until 22nd June – Virgin Atlantics official 25th Birthday.
This week’s fabulous offer is to Hong Kong:
Visit Hong Kong with Virgin Atlantic and experience the sights and sounds of east meeting west in a display of modern radience entwined with traditional echoes. Whether sight seeing, shopping or wanting just to soak up the atmosphere within a city that has it all – Hong Kong has just become even more affordable.
Economy from £325
Premium Economy from £699
Offer is valid from Thursday 5th March until Wednesday 11th March.
Deeplink:
http://www.virgin-atlantic.com/en/gb/specialoffers/fareoftheweek.jsp
New offers launch every week and affiliates will be given a head start to update affiliate channels with the latest birthday presents as soon as the special fares are released.
Special creative is available in the 25th Birthday Folder.
Join the party!!
If any affiliates need any assistance or marketing information please feel free to contact the dedicated Virgin Atlantic ACM Team.
Happy Promoting
The AffiliateFuture Travel Team
On behalf of Virgin Atlantic.
travelteam@affiliatefuture.co.uk
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Thursday, March 5th, 2009
AffiliateFuture is pleased to announce a new Car Hire Search tool covering all of the major world-wide Airports and featuring leading suppliers such as Auto Europe, Ebookers & Skycars. Similar to our holiday search functionality we allow you the flexibility to display either a Car Hire search box or build customizable deep links:
Customisable search boxes
- There are several search box size formats available, and each can be colour customised to fit in with your website design.
You can edit the descriptive text on certain search box sizes.
You can also allow the search box to default to a particular Airport
Customisable deeplinks
Send traffic directly to a results page based on specific criteria; choosing the pick-up destination, hire period, vehicle type and price range.
Dynamic results pages
- Search results are displayed in a new window with a generic ‘carhiresearchresults.com’ url in colours that match your selection.
Results load individually, making filtering easy and quick to load. Results can be filtered down by key requirements to display concise requirements with up to date pricing pushing your site conversions even further.
Integrating a car hire search box into your website is easy, simply copy and paste the line of HTML code that is generated into your page. To view and integrate this new search tool simply login to your account.
This new tool offers a unique opportunity to easily display some of the best converting offers in the market place and to drive up earnings per click on your site.
Happy promoting
The AffiliateFuture Travel Team
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