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MGECOM Launches Dognition Affiliate Program on CJ!

Jun 20 2013 by Matt Enders

MGECOM is proud to announce the Dognition Affiliate Program is now Live on CJ and we would love to partner with you!

THE HISTORY
Dognition began with a dog lover's gut reaction. When The Genius of Dogs author and Dognition founder Dr. Brian Hare watched chimps fail a simple hand gesture test, he blurted out, “My dog can do that!” The professor performing the test challenged Dr. Hare to prove it, sending him on a 15-year quest to unlock the many mysteries of our four-legged friends.

Dr. Brian Hare and Vanessa Woods have written a book about this, called The Genius of Dogs. How Dogs are Smarter Than You Think. This New York Times bestseller explains how all dogs think. Dognition allows you as an owner to apply these findings to your four-legged friend and discover how your individual dog thinks. Dognition presents fun, science-based games that provide an unprecedented understanding of the specific ways that your dog interacts with the world. The result is an expanded view into makes your dog special, and a chance to connect in new ways that you’ll both love.

THE BRAND
Dognition provides dog lovers with a wealth of information that help them answer this question and more, allowing you to see the world through your dog’s eyes. Dognition has helped thousands of owners from over 40 countries get a fresh perspective on their four-legged friends.

The Dognition Customer is tech savvy and has a variety of interest besides their dogs, including Cooking, Fashion and Fitness. They are intelligent and social people who love their pets!

THE MARKETING MESSAGE

For dog owners who treasure a deeper relationship with their dog, Dognition delivers fun, science-based tools that help you nurture what is extraordinary about your dog, while contributing to the greater good of all dogs. 

As our valued affiliate partner, you can expect fantastic earnings from the Dognition Affiliate Program. More than 7 in 10 US households own a pet, with dogs being far and away the most popular companion of choice. Dog lovers increasingly lavish time and money on their four-legged friends, no matter the economy. And while experiencing seven years of consecutive growth, experts believe the pet market will continue to accelerate as discretionary incomes grow, with pet services, such as Dognition, expected to grow the fastest.

For these reasons and many more, Dognition has proven to be a very popular service and our Affiliate Program enables you to take advantage of this new, exciting service in a rapidly expanding market segment.

AFFILIATE PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

Highest Commission of all CJ Pet Merchants!
60 day cookie duration (return days)
Deep linking availability
Affiliate-friendly PPC bidding rules!
Dedicated, proactive, and easy-to-contact affiliate management
Apply for the Donation Affiliate Program today!

Gabby Mackle is the dedicated MGECOM account manager that will be managing the brand-new Dognition Affiliate Program. If you have any questions, please send her an email. We hope to work with you soon!

RST Outdoor and FlowWall Affiliate Program's continue to shine!

Jun 18 2013 by Matt Enders

MGECOM is proud to announce the latest RST Outdoor and FlowWall.com Affiliate Program rankings. Based on Commission Junction statistics, both RST Outdoor and FlowWall have become 4-bar advertisers, as well as being ranked #1 in their category for the past 3 months!

We welcome you to join the RST Outdoor and FlowWall Affiliate Program! You'll earn an 8% commission on all RST Outdoor sales and 10% commission on all FlowWall sales. With the 14-day cookie and the open PPC-policy, you'll earn fantastic commissions as this program continues to thrive! We have a data-feed for you to promote any or all of our products, ongoing coupons, Free Shipping and many other things to help you earn super-high commissions!

If you have any questions, please contact Affiliate Program Manager Lara Hollaway. She will help you out in anyway she can!

We look forward to working with you. Join us today!

Google Affiliate Network Closing: Affiliate Program Migration Checklist by MGECOM

Jun 12 2013 by Matt Enders

GAN Affiliate Program Migration Checklist:

for merchant advertisers with programs on the Google Affiliate Network

With the GAN closing next month it is critical that you understand the steps you need to take so you don’t lose revenue from your affiliate channel. Based on our experiences with other network migrations, here is what MGECOM recommends:

3 Steps for a successful GAN Affiliate Program migration:

1. Really get off the GAN

Select your new affiliate network and open your new account.
Be sure to remove the GAN pixel and replace it with new network pixel. This has to be done before July 31^st!
Test the new pixel, to be sure it's tracking.
Place a test order on your new network to ensure all is tracking correctly.

2. Get a list of your current affiliates

Email all existing affiliates in your GAN program with the sign up information to move to your new network program
Get all affiliates to move over to the new network. Send individual emails and/or calls to your top converting affiliates to ensure they move to your new program before July 31.
Ensure all affiliates remove their GAN links and swap with new program links.
Communicate, communicate, communicate with your affiliates to ensure they are easily transitioning and all of their questions are answered.

3. Optimize your program

Analyze your current affiliates and those who are on your new network to see who you want to work with. Since time is of the essence, you may want to take the time to optimize your affiliate program after your migration.
Optimize your affiliate program to grow on your new network.

Sound like more than you want or have resources to deal with right now? MGECOM is standing by to Migrate your program for you.

Contact us today to Migrate from GAN!

info@mgecom.com or 866.494.7183

New Product Data Feeds for RSTOutdoor.com and FlowWall.com

Jun 06 2013 by Matt Enders

Great News! The Red Star Traders Affiliate Program has just launched 2 product feeds for our brands RST Outdoor (RSTOutdoor.com) and FlowWall Systems (FlowWall.com). By adding these product feeds to your site(s), you will increase your opportunity to earn commissions on these top selling products.

RST Outdoor offers premier outdoor living furniture to enhance customers’ outdoor living space. Featuring a number of collections of cushioned outdoor couch sets, interchangeable configurations, dining sets and many more.

FlowWall Systems offers high-quality, durable, garage and home organization systems. FlowWall offers a free planning service to ensure customers find the solutions and the products that will solve their home and garage organization issues.

Red Star Traders Affiliate Program Details
If you have not yet joined our CJ affiliate program, now is a great time to sign up! Summer is coming and we are now in the peak season for our products. We have a very competitive commission structure and provide a number of creatives, text links and now our 2 new product feeds.

** 8% commission on all RST Outdoor sales.
**10% commission on all FlowWall sales.
**A 45-Day cookie.

**Monthly sales and coupons.

**Bonus incentives for affiliates.

**Please contact us at flowwall@mgecom.com or rstoutdoor@mgecom.com for specifics.

Lara Hollaway is the Affiliate Manager for the Red Star Trader Programs. If you have any questions on the program or regarding our new product feeds, please send her an email.

Have you heard? The Google Affiliate Network is closing!

Apr 18 2013 by Matt Enders

Opportunity disguised as a PITA.

Google created a headache for nearly 1000 merchants with the pending short-notice shut-down of the Google Affiliate Network. Read the official notice at the bottom of this post. Affiliates are already changing links to promote merchants on other affiliate networks. Sure, it is a huge pain for both affiliates and merchants to deal with, but it is also an opportunity for affiliates and merchants to improve their affiliate activities! Make the most of this “do-over” and leap-frog your competition.

For GAN Merchants wondering what to do:

What you do next really matters.

Make the right decisions in the coming days and your company will profit from this change. Make the wrong decisions and… well, lets just say that a lot of brands will lose a lot of sales due to Google Affiliate Network closing. If you take weeks to think about it, you will be giving away money to your competition. Proactively managing the transition of a merchant affiliate program to a different network AND actively helping affiliates with the transition are both key tasks that must be timely and effective. There is no room for error, especially with such a tight timeline.

Here are the key dates you need to be aware of regarding to the Google Affiliate Network closure:

GAN Advertisers Services will be shut down on May 1.
GAN Publisher Support will be ending July 31st.
GAN Reporting and tracking will be ending October 31st.

Free Consultation & Guidance.

You don't have to go this alone. We are affiliate program specialists who live and breathe affiliate marketing, and we will be happy to point you in the right direction. The award winning MGECOM team is standing by to help you understand your options and help you answer critical questions like:

What network is the BEST fit for YOUR brand?
How to save money on a new network launch?
How to keep from losing affiliates?
How can your brand use this opportunity to improve your affiliate program

If you prefer, we'll do the work for you.

For merchants that hired MGECOM to grow their affiliate sales, GAN closing is a non-issue. They know that MGECOM will do the heavy lifting to strengthen their customized affiliate program strategy and relaunch their program on a better network. If you would like MGECOM to take this headache off of your hands, contact MGECOM today (contact info below). We will not only take this unplanned pile of work off of your plate, you will also enjoy the unfair advantage that all MGECOM clients enjoy:

Improved sales & ROI
Intense Brand protection
Reduced risk & headaches

Contact MGECOM with any questions!

East: Jeff Cress, VP BD & Marketing
Direct: 919.439.0013
Email: jeff.cress@mgecom.com

West: Mike Bump, Director of BD
Direct: 919.439.0415
Email: mike.bump@mgecom.com

For affiliates:

Great programs for you to promote

MGECOM works with a wide-variety of merchants who span many verticals. Visit mgecom.com for a list of all MGECOM managed affiliate programs, with easy sign-up links.

Here is the test of the official post from Google announcing the closure of GAN:

“An update on Google Affiliate Network

Our goal with Google Affiliate Network has been to help advertisers and publishers improve their performance across the affiliate ecosystem. Cost-per-action (CPA) marketing has rapidly evolved in the last few years, and we’ve invested significantly in CPA tools like Product Listing Ads, remarketing and Conversion Optimizer. We’re constantly evaluating our products to ensure that we’re focused on the services that will have the biggest impact for our advertisers and publishers.

To that end, we’ve made the difficult decision to retire Google Affiliate Network and focus on other products that are driving great results for clients.

We’ll continue to support our customers as we wind down the product over the next few months. And there are other products that can help you achieve your goals. Affiliate publishers can continue to earn AdSense revenue through the AdSense network. And marketers can take advantage of other CPA-oriented Google tools like Product Listing Ads, remarketing and Conversion Optimizer to drive valuable online sales and conversions. These areas are growing rapidly and we’re continuing to invest heavily in them.

Thanks for your support of our affiliate product, and we look forward to helping you grow your business in the future.

Posted by: J.J. Hirschle, Head of Google Affiliate Network”

MGECOM-Managed Programs Continue to Thrive!

Mar 26 2013 by Matt Enders

We wanted to let you know the recent success of two of MGECOM clients' affiliate programs.

Musicians Recommended and RedStarTraders are both ranked as the #1 merchant in their respective categories in Commission Junction!

When you join RedStarTraders, you have access to both FlowWall.com and RST Outdoor. FlowWall is a leader in the home-organization market; and RST Outdoor sells fantastic, high-quality outdoor furniture for patios and outdoor living spaces. As we are approaching the Spring and Summer season, this is a great time to join and promote these great programs!

Joining Musicians Recommended gives you access to 12 great systems to sell to your customers. From a variety of drumming lessons to piano lessons, you can be sure to find the right product to market to your customers.

Click here to join the RedStarTrader programs!

Click here to join the Musicians Recommended program!

We look forward to working with you!

French Toast Affiliate Program – Now Live on CJ!

Mar 26 2013 by Matt Enders

MGECOM is happy to announce that the French Toast Affiliate Program is now live on Commission Junction!.

French Toast Official School Wear™ is America's leading brand of school uniforms! Since 1958, the company has provided families with quality children’s wear and boys and girls school uniforms at great prices. Their selection of over 6,000 uniform styles and sizes, from toddler size uniforms through young adult, is available all year round!

As a French Toast Affiliate, you will earn 5% commissions on all sales you generate using the variety of marketing tools we offer. You will be able to promote French Toast via:
* Text links – our text links are perfect to place in editorial copy and have proven to be high converting and performing links for the program.

* Banner links – We have ready-made, high converting banners in many different popular sizes for your use today.
* PPC – We do restrict Trademark only bidding, however bidding on “Trademark + (terms)” is permitted.
* Coupons – We offer a number of coupons to increase your conversions. Branded coupons can be created as well to help your marketing.

As an MECOM-managed program, you can trust that our full-time management team will help you with any questions or concerns. Our veteran affiliate manager, Adam Russo, is the Account Manager for the French Toast Affiliate Program. Please contact him at frenchtoast@mgecom.com today! We look forward to an exciting and profitable relationship!

MGECOM Announces the Clever Training Affiliate Program (CJ)!

Mar 13 2013 by Matt Enders

MGECOM.com is proud to announce that the CleverTraining.com Affiliate Program is now LIVE on Commission Junction and we want you on our team!

About Clever Training:

Clever Training is a multi-channel specialty retailer & leading provider of innovative athletic training gear. Whether preparing elite athletes for competition or helping individuals lead healthy lifestyles, our fitness experts focus on providing our customers with the latest fitness tools & innovations to help them achieve their specific training goals.

Clever Training carries the most-well known brands in the fitness and training industry, including: Nike, K-Swiss, Teva, Saucony and Smartwool. The Clever Training team is always looking for and testing the newest products to help athletes reach their fitness goals. Please take a moment to see the great products that CleverTraining offers their customers.

So, are you a fitness enthusiast that runs a website or a blogger who writes about the latest exercise trends and products? Are you a part of a fitness or triathlon training club? If so, we want you on the Clever Training Affiliate Team! Join the Clever Training Affiliate Program today and you'll be offering your customers the latest fitness products to help them achieve their training goals!

The Clever Training Affiliate Program Benefits:

10% Commission on all products
30 day cookie
Datafeed, updated daily, containing hundreds of products.
PPC Policy with limited restrictions (Contact Ziggy for specifics)
Proactive and dedicated Affiliate Manager from MGECOM
Note, gift cards are non-commissonable items

We also offer an ongoing Free Shipping promotion that you can always promote to help your conversions and increase the Average Order Size – thereby increasing your commissions!

Ziggy Kopetti manages the Clever Training Affiliate Program and would love to talk to you about this brand-new program! Please send her a note anytime to discuss program strategies, keyword lists, etc.

Thank you for considering and joining the MGECOM-Managed Clever Training Affiliate Program. We have many great promotions and offers to bring you this year, and we look forward to working with you to maximize your earnings promoting Clever Training

Five Social Media Privacy Concerns

Mar 13 2013 by Matt Enders

The past few years have provided tremendous growth and challenges for social media websites. Although more people and companies are finding innovative ways to use these websites, their successes have been marred by privacy concerns. In fact, as the popularity of social media continues to grow, the focus on privacy protection becomes even sharper among those who use these websites.

Here are 5 privacy concern to look for in 2013:

Privacy policies may be overlooked when websites merge

As smaller and up-and-coming social media websites merge and larger websites continue the trend of acquiring start-ups, companies some privacy policies and features can sometimes be overlooked. When companies merge they often add plug-ins and applications to help promote the acquisition. As they rush to add more features and functionality to their websites, they could potentially overlook key privacy considerations. After all, when one company merges with another or when they add new technological features, there always seem to be a few “growing pains” along the way.

Single access sign-on can be a red flag for privacy

Many websites are using single access sign-on technology. This function allows users to log-in once and then use multiple websites without the need to sign-in again. As the use of single access sign-in becomes more common, it is likely that websites will also start to share information allowing social media websites to show your actions and activities on other websites. Social media websites will have to take care to ensure user privacy; otherwise this highly convenient feature could become a liability.

Universal legislation

As people increase the amount of information they share on social media websites, the need for heightened security and privacy controls also increases. The big giants in the social media world possess a mind-boggling amount of personal information about the people who use their websites. Without good universal guidelines on how this information can be gathered and used, it could be misused, either intentionally or unintentionally. Additionally, most people do not really understand how to recognize the potential for information misuse. People often share information innocently because they want to use a specific feature, or because they wish to qualify for a free product or service.

It is likely that there will be further progress made in 2013 towards universal legislation on privacy regulations and security.

Using social media marketing without privacy intrusion

In recent years there has been an explosion of companies that have been utilizing the advertising and marketing benefits of social media.

Social media websites as well as the companies who use them for marketing will have to be careful to walk a fine line between effective marketing and privacy intrusion. As more people become aware of privacy intrusion issues, they will also likely become more leery and distrustful.

Companies that wish to be successful with these kinds of marketing and advertising efforts will have to pay close attention to the privacy needs of their users.

Social media websites using location-based services need to avoid privacy nightmares

Social media websites are increasingly using mobile devices and location-based services. This creates even more privacy concerns. Without the guidance of overall legislation and privacy laws, websites will be on their own to figure out how best to leverage location-based services.

Social media websites that utilize location-based services will have to focus on user privacy and security concerns, if they expect people to put their trust in them. If used properly, these services open up a whole new world of social media interactivity. However, if used improperly, the results could be a privacy nightmare.

Keep in mind some of these privacy concerns the next time you are using a social media website or as you advertise your business online. In the future will become even more important for individuals and business to take the proper actions and precautions to protect themselves against privacy and security risks.

(Image credit to pcworld.com)

Nano Essentials Affiliate Program News

Mar 13 2013 by Matt Enders

Nano Essentials is excited to announce a new, very unique and interesting product for affiliates to promote called CleanEzze. Please read on for more information about this great product.

New Product CleanEzze

CleanEzze is a natural hand sanitizer made with herbal extracts and Vitamin E that will not dry or crack your skin. Unlike other brands that work only until the solution evaporates, CleanEzze will sanitize and nourish your skin, plus give you 3+ hours of protection against bacteria and viruses. You only have to apply a few drops of CleanEzze every 3 hours for ultimate hand sanitizer protection.

If you can target your marketing efforts to travelers, moms, parents, campers and backpackers, hunters, construction workers, health care workers – then this is the product you will want to promote.

Keywords you could use in your CleanEzze marketing could include: natural hand sanitizer, alcohol free hand sanitizers, all natural hand sanitizer, hand sanitizer alcohol free, travel hand sanitizer, best hand sanitizer. Please contact our program manager if you would like to discuss additional keyword strategies or to have new banners created.

Nano Essentials Coupon Code

Nano Essentials wants to remind affiliates to promote the 20% off coupon code, NANO20. This code is vaid until April 30. Please be sure to promote this coupon to help your sales even more this month.

March Affiliate Bonus

As a reminder, Nano Essentials is offering an instant $50 bonus to the affiliate who generates the most number of sales by March 31. There is still plenty of time to promote Nano Essentials to earn that bonus payment!

If you are not yet an affiliate of Nano Essentials, join us today at ShareASale! Nano Essentials offers a 30% commission, with the potential for 45% commission! With a 60-day cookie, an unlimited PPC policy the potential for earnings is huge. Please join us on ShareASale today and promote our innovative and healthy nutraceutical products. As always, we are here to help you succeed- contact our program manager today with any questions!

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