Archive for March 6th, 2009

Win a trip to Barbados with Think Bingo!

Friday, March 6th, 2009

Think Bingo is offering affiliates a chance to win a trip to the popular annual AffiliateFuture trip to Barbados this June!

All you need to do is make one sale for Think Bingo and you will be entered into the draw to win a ticket. Each additional sale earns you an extra entry, so the more sales you generate the more chances you have to win!

Think Bingo offers all affiliates 100% cash match on the player’s first deposit, up to £50. To qualify as a valid sale the player has to play 50% of their first deposit within 3 days of signup.

Sign up to the programme here if you’re not yet signed up

Good luck and happy promoting!
The Think Bingo & AffiliateFuture Team

Four chances to win a trip to Barbados with Foxy Bingo!

Friday, March 6th, 2009

It’s that time of year again, and Foxy Bingo is back with several chances to win a trip to the popular annual AffiliateFuture trip to Barbados! This year there are four tickets to be won, see details below for each incentive to find out how you can win.
1. New affiliates: if you have never made a sale for Foxy Bingo, generate one sale between 6 March and 30 April and earn one entry into the draw. Each extra sale earns another entry, so the more sales you make the greater your chances!

2. Most improved affiliate: affiliates who increase their sales by 50% between 6 March and 30 April (compared to the period 6 January – 28 February) will be entered into the draw to win a trip to Barbados.

3. Highest number of sales: the affiliate who generates the highest number of sales out of all Foxy Bingo affiliates between 6 March and 30 April will automatically win a trip to Barbados.

4. Best use of creative: Email the URL with your innovative use of Foxy Bingo creative, along with your affiliate ID, to enquiries@affiliatefuture.co.uk between 6 March and 30 April. Entrants will be judged and a winner selected after 30 April.

Sign up to the Foxy Bingo programme if you have not done so yet

FoxyBingo offers all affiliates 100% cash match on the player’s first deposit, up to £50. To qualify as a valid sale the player has to play 50% of their first deposit within 3 days of signup.

Good luck to everyone!
The Foxy Bingo and AffiliateFuture Team

Latest news, sales tips and offers from otbeach.com

Friday, March 6th, 2009

Dear all,

So we are out of Feb and into March…. that little bit closer to summer and there is no sign of bookings slowing down just yet!

Before we go any further, we would like to say a massive “thank you” for your efforts in Feb – we had a record month through affiliates and are very much looking forward to seeing what March will bring.

So far were off to great start, with 3 record days already within the first week!

To help you make even more of your activity, we have put together a few handy hints to point you in the right direction, including:

- What’s selling (based on sales data from 1st Feb – to 3rd March)
- Where to focus your attention – current deals, best landing pages…
- New site additions

So what are people booking…?

Sales data has shown that 74% of bookings are flight and hotel, flight only and hotel only are level pegging at 13% each.

Most popular departure airports are:

1. Gatwick (30%)
2. Manchester (22%)
3. Stanstead (6%)
4. Glasgow (6%)
5. Birmingham (5.8)
6. Newcastle (5%)
7. East Midlands (4%)
8. Bristol (4%)
9. Luton (3%)
10. Cardiff (2%)

(Remaining percentage = variety of small departure airports)

Top destinations are as follows:

Sun (in order of sales)

1. Turkey – Dalaman
http://www.otbeach.com/cheap-holiday…man/index.html
2. Egypt – Sharm el Sheikh
http://www.otbeach.com/cheap-holiday…ikh/index.html
3. Majorca – Palma
http://www.otbeach.com/cheap-holiday…rca/index.html
4. Tenerife – south
http://www.otbeach.com/cheap-holiday…ife/index.html
5. Turkey – Bodrum
http://www.otbeach.com/cheap-holiday…rum/index.html
6. Lanzarote
http://www.otbeach.com/cheap-holiday…ote/index.html
7. Gran Canaria
http://www.otbeach.com/cheap-holiday…ria/index.html
8. Egypt – Hurghada
http://www.otbeach.com/cheap-holiday…ada/index.html
9. Costa Blanca (Alicante)
http://www.otbeach.com/cheap-holiday…nca/index.html
10. Fuerteventura
http://www.otbeach.com/cheap-holiday…ura/index.html

City Breaks (in order of sales)

1. Barcelona
http://www.otbeach.com/cheap-holiday…ona/index.html
2. Prague
http://www.otbeach.com/cheap-holiday…gue/index.html
3. Amsterdam
http://www.otbeach.com/cheap-holiday…dam/index.html
4. Athens
http://www.otbeach.com/cheap-holiday…ens/index.html
5. Budapest
http://www.otbeach.com/cheap-holiday…est/index.html
6. Madrid
http://www.otbeach.com/cheap-holiday…rid/index.html

Snippet of our best offers (flight and hotel):

- 3* Tenerife from £233 pp http://www.otbeach.com/cheap-holiday…el-301490.html
- 3* HB Majorca from £158pp http://www.otbeach.com/cheap-holiday…ya-281067.html
- 4* HB Tunisia from £268pp http://www.otbeach.com/cheap-holiday…el-282181.html
- Barcelona from £139pp http://www.otbeach.com/cheap-holiday…ea-298394.html

NB: Offers sell fast and are subject to availability.

Generic Offers(all accessible from the home page http://www.otbeach.com/index.html)

- Save up to 50% on summer 09 holidays.
- Pay for your summer 09 holiday in instalments (providing your departure date is 13+ weeks out).
- Low deposits from £50pp.
- Free child stays in most hotels.
- 100% money back guarantee http://www.otbeach.com/money_back_popup.html this offer applies if your travel supplier ceases to trade prior to your travel commencing. Applies only to bookings made with On the Beach between 15 January 2009 and 11 March 2009, where departure date is after 1 July 2009)… Hurry, this offer is due to expire!!

New Stuff

We have made significant improvements to the speed of our site – which has helped to make the booking process much quicker. This has already seen an increase in conversion and will continue to do so.

There are also plenty of developments in the pipeline, due to roll out over the next few months, which will see a further increase in conversion. We will keep you posted on developments and any changes to the site!

OTbeach.com own User Reviews

Customers now have an allocated area within the site where they can post their comments and reviews and read others. Reviews are located here: http://www.otbeach.com/add_review.html?id=fKf5v6uZ
These are in addition to the Trip Advisor reviews, detailed on the destination, resort and hotel pages.

Barbados Incentive reminder

You still have 3 weeks to get those links up and be in with a chance of winning. All it takes is one sale to be entered into the draw! Obviously the more you sell, the higher your chances… Here’s a reminder of what’s on offer:

“On The beach are offering one lucky affiliate the chance to take part in the Affiliate Future Barbados 2009 trip. To give everyone a chance, criteria has been set as follows: Each time you deliver a sale on www.otbeach.com we will enter you into the Barbados 2009 prize draw. The competition kicked off on 1st Jan 09 and finishes on 31st March 2009. Winner will then be drawn at random”

Not promoting otbeach.com? Why Not?

With an average booking value of = £1100 for flight and hotel, at a 3% commission rate – you could be earning £33 for every sale you deliver. NB: Hotel only bookings = 5% commission and Flight Only 2%.

Affiliates who make that extra bit of effort may be invited to join the hidden programme.

Our affiliate programme still has an above average conversion rate of 2.5% – making it a market leader in travel affiliate marketing.
We have all the resource you need to help you promote effectively – including landing pages, hotel list etc. Log into your account to access.

To sign up to the programme – click here

If anyone would like anything specific to help with marketing campaigns, or even advice on how to promote, feel free to give us a shout. Victoria Mcquillan (Affiliate Future) is helping to manage the programme and can be contacted at Victoria.mcquillan@affiliatefuture.co.uk

Thanks and a very happy promoting!

OTBeach

Legoland Increase Commission to 5%

Friday, March 6th, 2009

We are pleased to announce that LEGOLAND Windsor have decided to change their commission structure ready for their grand opening on the 21st March 2009, making the programme even more enticing to affiliates.

Affiliates will now earn 5% of the booking value for all ticket sales!

At LEGOLAND Windsor the entertainment is certainly hands-on. Children aged 3-12 can take to the road, soar through the skies and sail the seas in complete safety. With over 50 interactive rides, live shows, building workshops, driving schools and attractions, all set in 150 acres of beautiful parkland; LEGOLAND Windsor is a unique family theme park.

What’s more, the Park unveils yet another new land, on the back of the hugely successful Land of the Vikings in 2008. This season guests are invited to explore Kingdom of the Pharaohs – with two brand new rides!

With the increased commission rate and spring just around the corner now is the perfect time to sign-up for the LEGOLAND Windsor campaign!

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact us.

Kind regards,
LEGOLAND Windsor