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Re: March Madness Doba Bonus Tournament

JEBCommerce — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 00:44:18 -0000

I wish, it is actually a Lance Armstrong signed race poster from 1996.

Re: Are You Adding Value - Something Unexpected?

JEBCommerce — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 10:57:33 -0000

Very good point Andrew. If you don't have a good product or company to promote, pre selling and adding value won't do much.

Re: Clean Data - Why it’s important to honor coupon policies.

JEBCommerce — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 14:35:38 -0000

Right on the money Mike!

Re: Clean Data - Why it’s important to honor coupon policies.

JEBCommerce — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 13:21:16 -0000

Thanks for commenting Denver, see you on Friday!

I'd love to chat with you more, offline, about turning off your program. I think affiliates need to know why merchants do this and how this effects what other merchants are doing. It's a domino effect. One merchant pulls the program because of these issues and others feel justified in doing the same.

Re: Clean Data - Why it’s important to honor coupon policies.

JEBCommerce — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 13:20:16 -0000

I try Rick :) I just hate having these same conversations over and over again about value. I know affiliates add value, but when there are more than a few bad apples, it sure makes it difficult over and over again and we spend most of our time defending or policing don't we? I hope affiliates read this and get a better feel for the perception of the industry from the other side, the merchant side and maybe make some changes to how they do business. I keep thinking of the Jerry McQuire - "Help me help you!"

Re: Clean Data - Why it’s important to honor coupon policies.

JEBCommerce — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 13:18:02 -0000

Thanks for stopping by again Mike! To your first point, when managing FactoryCard's program, we did a lot of that. Unfortunately, some of the coupons we weren't allowing affiliates to use were friends and family coupons. These were large discounts that the client could never afford to be out there widely used. It was a coupon intended for a small audience. What do you suggest in that instance?

Your second point is a huge one. Often times, the networks' or the merchants own resources and technology keep them from doing the appropriate things, things like coupon links. I'm not sure many merchants use them at all, or know how to. Even with some coupon links though, the code is shown in the checkout, it would have to be around that. Anyone know technology that merchants could use?

Thanks for your comments Mike. We've talked about the merchants side a bit, but what is a better way to get affiliates to comply. You and I have worked together for a long time and you definitely are one I am proud to discuss with any executive.

Re: Clean Data - Why it’s important to honor coupon policies.

JEBCommerce — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 18:27:21 -0000

Your last point is spot on. Engage with them and you'll earn their trust and they'll earn yours. It also helps identify the ones that won't abide.

Re: Clean Data - Why it’s important to honor coupon policies.

JEBCommerce — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 18:26:31 -0000

You make some very good points, ones I hope that more merchants get to see and more affiliates understand what they should be pushing towards - stronger relationships with more give an take. Thanks for commenting!

Merchants, many of them, don't look at affiliates as partners. Mainly because of these type of problems. They should though, the affiliates that are doing this well are getting that information. I've also found that it is a function of time. An overworked AM at the merchant can't respond or be proactive with everything.

Re: Clean Data - Why it’s important to honor coupon policies.

JEBCommerce — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 18:24:16 -0000

BigAlRap, can you elaborate on your final point?

Re: Clean Data - Why it’s important to honor coupon policies.

JEBCommerce — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 18:23:42 -0000

You bring up a very good point, and one I hope to elaborate on and get your input in as well - that of new customer acquisition. I remember working at Coldwater Creek, that was a metric we looked at by affiliate by day. But there was never a way to coordinate our goals, more new customers, with incentives for affiliates. I think that may be a very big change coming in the future - the ability to reward base on customer status and provide bigger bounties for those customers.

I can't agree more about the defense of the channel. I have been walked out of executive meetings after trying to defend why we are working with affiliate XX.

Re: Coupon Use - more stats from Internet Retailer

JEBCommerce — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 01:40:52 -0000

They definitely are. I think a lot of it is a function of the economy, but there is a bit to be said about the traffic that coupon sites are generating on their own and how important they are.

Re: JEBCommerce now managing the Doba Affiliate Program

JEBCommerce — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 12:12:33 -0000

Bill,

The program is now active again in CJ. I do apologize for the inconvenience. If you encounter any other problems, please don't hesitate to contact me.

Re: JEBCommerce now managing the Doba Affiliate Program

JEBCommerce — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 00:10:33 -0000

Bill,

Thanks for commenting. There was some confusion during the transition this past week. We are currently taking care of the balance and everything should be fine by tomorrow morning. If you email me at jamie@jebcommerce.com, I will be sure to notify you the moment it is active again. I do apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you. You can also reach me at 208-635-5164 if you need anything else.

Re: Washington State Destination Based Sales Tax

JEBCommerce — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:41:14 -0000

We shouldn't believe what the Department of Revenue of Washington State puts on their website?

Re: Coupon sites becoming increasingly important - #3 in series

JEBCommerce — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:31:16 -0000

Wow, great comment Mike. I totally agree. I think that demand curve also gets shifted, and those products most likely influenced by price increase, as the economy turns downward.

Re: AvantLinks’ Advanced Link Encoder - One Cool Tool

JEBCommerce — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 16:54:33 -0000

Thanks for stopping by Gary. It seems I got the commenting feature fixed, had to switch to another provider. I can't wait to see the tool in action.