Back to school shopping season is NOW!

Google Affiliate Network News Back to school shopping season is NOW!

 • Review back to school publisher opportunities available. Click here. • Develop themed banners with notable vanity offer codes.
 • Create links frequently. Category, top sellers, clearance and features are great additions.
 • Offer your top publishers increased commission for additional placements and consumer cash back.
 • Pay for premium spots if your budget allows.
 • Consider publisher incentive plans to drive sales and increase average order size.
 • Keep your pending publisher queue current.
 • Review your declined publisher list for missed opportunities.
 • Use the publishers>recruiting filters to search for publishers by keyword, KID or name.
 • Create links frequently. Category, top sellers, clearance and features are great additions.
 • Offer your top publishers increased commission for additional placements and consumer cash back.
 • Pay for premium spots if your budget allows.
 • Consider publisher incentive plans to drive sales and increase average order size.
 • Keep your pending publisher queue current.
 • Review your declined publisher list for missed opportunities.
 • Use the publishers>recruiting filters to search for publishers by keyword, KID or name.

Network-Wide promotional communications Gain additional network-wide exposure for your clients.• Submit Halloween promotions by 9/17 here
• Submit Q3 October exclusive offers by 8/22 here
• Tweet an offer or message to over 17K @GoogleAffiliate followers here • Submit Q3 October exclusive offers by 8/22 here• Tweet an offer or message to over 17K @GoogleAffiliate followers here 
Publisher placement opportunities • Click here for Back to School publisher placements!  
Answers.com: coupons.answers.com

• KID: K385695 
• State: MO 
• Answers.com is very excited about getting into the affiliate space. Merchants will appear under the coupon site, coupons. answers.com, and have the option for enhanced site placement by providing "Answers" branded vanity codes. 
• If you are looking to run a test CPM/CPC placement on Answers.com contact Larry. He may consider a slotting fee in lieu of a CPM. 
• Contact: larry.tumacder@answers.com

Loylogic: URLs: http://shoptoearn.hhonors.com, http://morerewards.etisalat.ae/etearn, http://shop.balticmiles.com/bmearn, http://www.earnmiles.etihadguest.com/eyearn

• Publisher KID - K261849 
• Publisher Classification - Loyalty/Rewards • State - CH (Switzerland) 
• Opt-In - Y 
• Loylogic is a leading reward solutions provider to loyalty program sponsors worldwide. We help loyalty programs increase member engagement by combining loyalty innovation with state-of-the-art technology and the fastest-growing global merchant network. Loylogic has managed Earn Malls for the following loyalty programs: Etihad Guest (Etihad Airways), BalticMiles (airBaltic), Etisalat MoreRewards (Etisalat), and just launched the Hilton Honors Shop To Earn Mall (their first US-focused mall). 
• Contact : Nina.Stemson@loylogic.com, Baiba.Trainovska@loylogic.com 

 Pinshoppr:

• KID: K9997 
• State: Ontario 
• Data feed required 
• Pinshoppr.com is a social shopping engine that leverages the social sharing done on Pinterest. They've worked hard to verify hundreds of eCommerce retailers to allow their users to browse search and actually buy the hottest and most popular products pinned on Pinterest. 
• Contact: connect@pinshoppr.com

Back to school opportunities

Back to school season is in full swing. Make sure your site is ahead of the class by taking advantage of placement opportunities today. 

Increased Commission Opportunities

Offers.com

·         KID:  K47479

·         AdPlanner Data: 920K in US

·         July 15 – September 15

·         True Back to School Offer

·         Back to School Savings Center and Newsletter Sponsorship

·         Opt in: Yes

·         Contact: Jessica Seymour (Jessica.seymour@vertive.com)

Retail Benefit

·         KID:  K264823

·         AdPlanner Data: N/A

·         August 1, 8 or 15

·         3% commission increase

·         Email Opportunity: Only six merchants per email

·         Opt in: Yes

·         Contact: ngiarrusso@retailbenefits.com

$100 - $700

DBG Loyalty

·         KID: K44777

·         AdPlanner Data: 200K in US

·         7.23 – 9.9

·         Category Placements on Add It Up, World Points Mall and Marriott ($100)

·         Add it Up Welcome Page ($250)

·         Add it Up Recommended for you Offers ($500)

·         Add it Up Home Skyscraper ($500)

·         Add It Up Homepage ($750)

·         Opt in: Yes

·         Contact: Michelle Stappert (mstappert@dbg.com)

Coupon Cactus

·         KID: K107195

·         AdPlanner Data: 36K in US

·         August

·         $150

·         Top Coupon Category Placement

·         Opt in: Yes

·         Contact: David Fitterman (david@couponcactus.com)

  Box Tops Marketplace

·         KID: K9118

·         AdPlanner Data: 430K in US

·         August

·         $250 (Discounted 50%)

o   125x125 Category Banner Ads and Deal & Discounts

·         $300 (Discounted 40%)

o   Back to School Collection: 2 product suggestions and logo

·         Estimated Lift: 10 – 35%

·         Opt in: Yes

·         Contact: Sara Weis (sara.weis@genmills.com)

Coupon Mountain

·         KID: K8454

·         AdPlanner Data: 350K in US

·         August 4 – 31

·         $300 (Discounted 25%)

·         BTS Page Line Listing

·         Estimated Lift: 2 – 10x

·         Opt in: Yes

·         Contact: Diana Solatan (dsolatan@valueclickbrands.com)

Mr. Rebates

·         KID: K9997

·         AdPlanner Data: 200K in US

·         July 23 – August 31

·         Back to School Sponsorship ($500/Day)

·         Newsletter Placement ($300)

·         Estimated Lift: 5 – 10%

·         Opt in: No

·         Contact: Contact your account team

GoodShop

·         KID: K132462

·         AdPlanner Data: 1M in US

·         August and September (monthly buy)

·         $450/month

·         120x60 Fixed Banner on BTS Category Page

·         120x60 Rotating Banner on Homepage

·         Estimated Lift: 12 – 35%

·         Opt in: Yes

·         Contact: Kari McMinn (kari.mcminn@goodsearch.com)

Coupon Snapshot

·         KID: K43884

·         AdPlanner Data: 180K in US

·         Anytime

·         $100/day, $600/week, $2k/month

·         1^st Right Side Banner on all Site Pages

·         Estimated Impressions: 6M/month

·         Opt in: Yes

·         Contact: Ann Meng (annmeng@megainformationtech.com)

PromotionalCodes.com

·         KID: K174734

·         AdPlanner Data: 290K in US

·         July 15 – September 15

·         $420 - $550 (Discounted 15%)

·         Back to School Banners and Coupons

·         Opt in: Yes

·         Contact: Danielle Harris (Danielle.Harris@surfmyads.com)

$700 - $2,200

Deals.woot

·         KID: K207752

·         AdPlanner Data: 2.4M in US

·         July 26 – July 31

·         $700 (weekend day) $1,000 (weekday)

·         24 Hour Homepage Sponsored Deal

·         Estimated Lift: 4,000 Clicks

·         Opt in: Yes

·         Contact: Nathan Fenster (NFenster@woot.com)

MyCoupons

·         KID: K16608

·         AdPlanner Data: 240K in US

·         August 6 - 26

·         $2,000 (Discounted $4k)

·         Homepage Top Coupon

·         Estimated Lift: 20 – 40%

·         Opt in: Yes

·         Contact Erin Hudale (erin.hudale@wolfe.com)

ShopDiscover

·         KID: K114737

·         AdPlanner Data: 19M

·         August 2 – September 5

·         $2,175 (Discounted 10%)

·         Featured Merchant Category Placement

·         Opt in: Yes

·         Contact: breemcneal@shopdiscover.com

ShopatHome

·         KID: K9693

·         AdPlanner Data: 41M in US

·         August 13 – 19

o   $1,900 (Discounted $200)

o   Textbooks & School Supplies Extra Cash Back Event: Email inclusion (50K), Site Placement, Facebook posting to +3.5 MILLION FB Fans, Twitter posting to +290 thousand Twitter Followers

o   Estimated Lift: 10%

·         August 6 – 12

o   $2,100

o   K-12 Extra Cash Back Event #2 : Email Inclusion (50K), Site Placement, Facebook posting to +3.5 MILLION FB Fans, Twitter posting to +290 thousand Twitter Followers

o   Estimated Lift: 15%

o   Opt in: Yes

o   Contact: Stephanie Laughon (slaughon@shopathome.com)

$2,200+

Upromise

·         KID: K4311

·         AdPlanner Data: 2.6M in US

·         July 26 - August 31

·         $3,500 – $5,500

·         Back to School Page Banners

·         Opt in: Yes

·         Contact: Dave Youngers (dyoungers@upromise.com)

Retailmenot

·         KID: K108370

·         AdPlanner Data: 12M in US

·         July 26 – September 15

·         $4,500 (Discounted $3k)

·         Back to School Category Landing Pages: Shoes (1 left!), Books, Home, Tablets, Uniforms, Travel and Sports

·         Estimated Lift: 30% due to additional PR efforts

·         Opt in: Yes

·         Contact: Nicolle Spurgeon (Nicolle@whalesharkmedia.com)

Couponology

·         KID: K319006

·         AdPlanner Data: 64K in US

·         August 16

o   $2,500 - $3,000

o   Couponology Corner TV and Online Package

·         August 22

o   $2,500 – $3,000

o   NBC “New York Live” TV and Online Package 

·         August 6 – 12

o   $800 or $1,000

o   Home Page 450 x 250 Rotating Banner, Position 2 or 3

·         August 6 – 12

o   $800 - $1,200

o   Home Page “Best Online Coupon & Promo Code” (Position 1, 2, or 4)

·         August 6 – 12

o   $500

o   Category Placement “Above the Fold” 336 x 280 banner

·         August 13 – 19

o   $500

o   Category Placement “Above the Fold” 336 x 280 banner

·         August 1 – 30

o   $2,000

o   Home Page and Site Wide Logo placement

·         August 16

o   $500 or $700

o   Email Newsletter (Position 5 or 8)

·         August 30

o   $500 or $700

o   Email Newsletter (Position 5 or 7)

·         Estimated Lift: 200%

·         Opt in: Yes

·         Contact: John Rodriguez (jrodriguez@couponology.com)

ShopSocially- Publisher Opportunity

Social is said to be the next big disruption to retail since eCommerce.ShopSocially is helping merchants leverage this HUGE opportunity. Merchants can achieve up to 20% lift in revenue by enabling ShopSocially's social recommendation platform for their site.

ShopSocially's ‘Social Connect’ product aims to turns shoppers into brand ambassadors by allowing users to share their favorite products to Facebook from a retailer¹s site. It¹s similar to the Facebook Like button, but ShopSocially gives merchants the ability to access conversion rates on the links shared, number of clicks and more. Social Connect also helps retailers monetize their fan base by creating a shopping community called "Shoppers” on their Facebook fan page, where fans can see what their friends and other shoppers are buying at the retailer site. The Shoppers tab also shows who the top shoppers are for a retailer and the top products bought.

The super awesome news about this opportunity is that No Integration is required. ShopSocially just requires the offer, an exclusive code, and the merchant can play around with the copy, as well. ShopSocially does the hosting of the "viral  offer" page.

Click here for more information: 

http://image.emailcomm-google.com/lib/fef511747d6702/m/6/ShopSociallyViralDealSharing.pdf

http://image.emailcomm-google.com/lib/fef511747d6702/m/6/ShopSociallyReach.pdf

Feel free to Rob Danielson with any questions!

• Publisher KID - K316409
• Publisher Name - ShopSocially
• URL - shopsocially.com, shopsocial.ly
• Publisher Classification - Community & Content
• State - CA
• Opt-In - Yes

New Publisher Opportunity- Lockerz.com

We have a new Shopping & Promotions publisher for you, Lockerz.com. Originally Lockerz started as a photo sharing service but then morphed into the realms of social media. Think Picassa meets Pinterest meets Loyalty & Rewards.

Interested merchants must provide one of the following for placement on the Lockerz Dealz page: exclusive offer, semi-exclusive offer, or branded vanity code. Offer duration can be on-going or last only a day, and be geo-targeted or nation wide. Lockerz will also consider paid placements which they will convert into a CPM buy. 

"Lockerz is a social commerce site where members discover new things through friends and tastemakers and get rewarded for their engagement. Lockerz uses digital images of "Decalz" to represent a users interests and passions. Members earn PTZ for these actions to get discounts on great items in SHOP of on our Dealz platform. The Dealz platform offers exclusive local and national deals at food, apparel, entertainment, etc. locations. Lockerz also drives a great deal of traffic through our photos and video pages, in addition to our main site that boasts over 20M users."

Publisher KID: K518751
Publisher Name: Lockerz
URL: www.lockerz.com
Publisher Classification: Shopping & Promotions
State: WA
Opt-in: Yes
Alexa U.S. Traffic Rank: 860
What is the main source of traffic to the site? Social Media

• Email address: Lindsey Woodcock
• Requirements to partner: Merchant must provide exclusive or semi-exclusive offer, standard offer but with vanity code, or deal of the day

Traffic to this site is very strong (Alexa rank of 860, where a rank of 1 is the best). So don't hesitate to reach out to me or the contact if are interested.

Mother's Day Placements Available

Last minute publisher opportunities available. Please see below for publisher details. 

Increased Commission 

Student Universe: K90854 
AdPlanner Data: 270K in US 
5/2 – 5/13   
Many placements available.   
Student focused; Must already be an advertiser on Student Universe. 
Contact: affiliate@studentuniverse.com

Eckim, LLC (DefinitiveDeals, CouponChad, CouponConnex): K82579 
AdPlanner Data: 150K in US 
May 
Category, Newsletter and Homepage Placements Contact: Your account team for additional information 

Coupon Codes 4U: K151426 
AdPlanner Data: 820K in US 
5.3 – 5.14 
Newsletter Placement ($45) and Homepage Slider ($175)
Contact: marketing@couponcodes4u.com

$100 - $500 

DBG:  K44777 
* DBG Loyalty manages loyalty shopping portals for Fortune 500 companies including Bank of America, Marriott International, InterContinental Hotels Group and more. 
AdPlanner Data: 500K in US 
May 
$100 - $500: Category placements 50% Off.  All categories available but 
Gifts and Health/Beauty. 
Contact: mallteam@dbgloyalty.com 

Promotionalcodes.com: K174734 
AdPlanner Data: 240K in US 
5.1 – 5.13 
$199 
Mother’s Day Category Featured Logo 
Contact: google@surfmyads.com

Coupon Snapshot: K43884
AdPlanner Data: 180K in US
May 7
$300
Featured coupon in Mother’s Day Newsletter
Contact: pf@couponsnapshot.com

CouponAlbum: K104451
AdPlanner Data: 240K in US
May
$500
Category pages on middle and right navigation
Contact: ana@couponalbum.com

Dealmoon: K105270
AdPlanner Data: 630K in US
May
$500
Mother’s Day tab and other various placements
Contact: gumpfile@gmail.com

$500 - $1,000 

CouponWinner.com: K72623
AdPlanner Data: 290K in US
5.1 – 5.13
$599
Mother’s Day category featured banner #1
Contact: performics@surfmyads.com

Couponology: K319006
AdPlanner Data: 58K in US
5.3, 5.7 & 5.10
$500 - $640 ($20% discount)
5/3 Email Newsletter to 250,000 subscribers: $400 for position 5 and 6
5/7 Gift Category and Apparel Category Placements, “Above the
Fold” at $400 each for one week of placement.
5/10 Email Newsletter: Spot 2 at $640, Spot 4 at $480 and Spot 6 at $400 are available.
*Mention Jill’s 20% Discount
Contact: google@genushr.com

$1,500+

WhaleShark Media: CheapStingybargains.com K53626, RetailMeNot K108370, www.deals2buy.com K26451, CouponSeven, CouponShare, Deals.com K48864
AdPlanner Data: 12M in US
5.1 – 5.14
$1,500
Category placements in Clothing, Shoes, Jewelry
Contact: Your account team for additional information

Market America Corporate Portal: K20749 
AdPlanner Data: 560K in US
$1,500 (a $34k value)
Gift Basket Promotion on social channels, Homepage banner 2 weeks  -
BOTH MA/SHOP.COM, Category banner - entire placement duration, 2
Hot Deal Placements - 1 MA Deal of the Day Placement, Featured
Cash back Store Placement (2 weeks), Homepage Logo (2 weeks)
Contact: eddiea@marketamerica.com

CouponCabin.com: K33282 
AdPlanner Data: 1.8M in US
$1,500 (discounted $1,000)
Mother’s Day Homepage Tab, Spot 5 - 15
$2,000 (discounted $500)
Mother’s Day Newsletter Featured Store
Contact: gan@couponcabin.com

FreeCause Loyalty Network: K28
AdPlanner Data: 3.2M in US
Rate will be pro-rated.  
Bronze ($1K), Silver ($5K) and Gold ($10K) Packages still available.  
Bronze includes three placements including Mother's Day Buying
Guide, and Category Placement.  
Silver includes 12 placements including Mother's Day Buying Guide
and Mother's Day email.  
Gold includes 16 placements including Mother's Day Buying Guide,
Homepage Placements and Solo Email.
Contact: offers@freecause.com

BradsDeals.com: K16730
AdPlanner Data: 2.3M unique visitors in US
5.2 – 5.12
$5,000 (discounted $3k)
5 newsletter sponsorships (1.8M opt-in subscribers) and 5 days of
homepage "Hot Deals" & "Most Popular Deals" placement between
5/1-5/12.  This also includes 5 days of syndication to Yahoo Shopping
& MyPoint (we power offers for both), along with extra exposure on
Twitter (about 30k followers) and FaceBook (a combined 1M "likes" on
our FB pages.  These placements cover multiple channels including
onsite, newsletter, social media, and syndication
Contact: Your account team for additional information

Are you working with RetailBenefits? Mother's Day & Memorial Day Emails Available

RetailBenefits is planning two email blasts centered around Mother's Day and Memorial Day. Details below:

Mother's Day Email Blast- Reach: 20,000+ shoppers
- Email dates: 5/1 and 5/7
- Requirement: Increase commission by 3% for two weeks around the emails
- Submission Deadline: asap
- Contact: Nick Giarrusso


Memorial Day Email Blast- Reach: 20,000+ shoppers
- Email date: 5/21
- Requirement: Increase commission by 3% 5/21-5/31
- Submission Deadline: 5/16
- Contact: Nick Giarrusso


Publisher information:- Publisher KID - K264823- Publisher Name - Retail Benefits- URL: http://rb.retailbenefits.com/shopping- Publisher Classification -Loyalty & Rewards- State - FL- Opt-In - Yes- Contact: Nick Giarrusso

ShopDiscover Opportunity

ShopDiscover May placements are still available. See below for pricing and contact information. 

• Publisher KID:  K114737
• Publisher Name: Discover
• URL: http://www.discovercard.com/shop
• Publisher Classification: Loyalty & Reward
• State: IL
• Contact Info:  ColleenDelaney@discover.com

Featured Merchant - Fashion: $2,175
Featured Merchant - Baby and Toys: $2,175
Featured Merchant - Beauty and Health: $2,175
Featured Merchant - Books, Movies, Music: $2,175
Featured Merchant - Home and Office: $2,175
Featured Merchant -Jewelry and Flowers: $2,175
Featured Merchant - Outdoor and Garden: $2,175
Featured Merchant - Sports and Fitness: $2,175
Featured Merchant - Travel and Vacation: $2,175
Featured Merchant - Unique Gifts: $2,175 

Do you have Earth Day promotions and offers?

Earth Day is 4/22. Google Affiliate Network is collecting data from our Advertisers that have Green or Earth Day promotions and offers. Please help us by filling out this form for our Publishers. 

Techbargains Valentine's Placement Opportunity

Valentine's Day Landing Page presence:

• Publisher KID – K3736
• Publisher Name – www.techbargains.com
• URL – www.techbargains.com, www.planetbargains.com
• Publisher Classification – Deals and Coupons
• State - CA
• Summary - Valentines Day Landing Page presence -  http://www.techbargains.com/valentines_day_gifts.cfm
• Dates - 2.1 - 2.14
• Cost -  Meaningful increase in commission during this time and ideally an exclusive/vanity code for strong exposure placement. 
• Contact – Mark Walters

RewardStyle Commission Requirement

RewardStyle will be enforcing a 7% minimum commission across for all of their merchant partners as of 1/20/2012 (three days from now). This is non-negotiable and merchants will be removed from the RewardStyle program if the minimum commission is not met.

Reminder: RewardStyle is an invitation only web tool that helps fashion, beauty, and lifestyle bloggers monetize their posts by providing them with commission-earning affiliate product links and ads. They work with top brands including as Net-A-Porter, Neiman Marcus, J. Crew (all of whom are subject to the 7% minimum). 

See below for more information regarding their account and contact information:

Publisher KID-  K275069
Publisher Name- rewardStyle
Publisher Classification- loyalty & rewards
State- TX
Opt-in- yes
Contact- Amber Venz

Valentine's Day Publisher Placement Opportunities

Is Valentine's Day one of your hot shopping seasons?

RetailBenefits will be sending out three emails for the Valentine's Day holiday. The dates for the mailings are: 2/1,  2/8 and 2/14. Each email will go out to approximately 100,000 members. They are looking for increased commission for the month of February. Preferred categories include: Flowers, Gifts, Chocolate, Jewelry. Please reach out directly to Nick if you are interested. 

• Publisher KID - K264823
• Publisher Classification -Loyalty & Rewards
• State - FL

Coupon Codes 4U has Valentine's Day homepage sliding banners available 2/4-2/14. The cost to participate is $200. Please reach out directly to Wendy if you are interested. 

• Publisher KID - K151426
• Publisher Classification - Shopping & Promotions
• State - United Kingdom

50% off CouponCabin paid placement spots in December

All available paid placement spots in December have been discounted by 50%! Act fast as they are filling up. Please reach out to your account team or Jessica McGlothlen (jessica@couponcabin.net) if you are interested in additional exposure on CouponCabin during the upcoming weeks.

New Publisher Opportunity: Likeacoupon

Likeacoupon.com is a new Shopping & Promotion site in Google Affiliate Network interested in working with more of our advertisers. They are coupon and daily deal aggregator featuring exclusive/strong consumer offers and the best user-submitted deals from the web. Likeacoupon differentiates itself by proliferating deals using the social graph....users must share a deal in order to get it, generating direct value from the user and indirect value through the user's network. 

• Publisher KID: K391361
• Publisher Name: Likeacoupon
• URL: http://www.likeacoupon.com, http://www.facebook.com/likeacoupon
• Publisher Classification: Shopping & Promotions
• State: CA

Likeacoupon can also drive fans to a brand's Facebook page with exclusive affiliate offers. Likeacoupon creates high-converting word-of-mouth traffic that drives sales and leaves brands with a new fan base to engage. Here's how it works:

1. Likeacoupon partners offer a deal

2. The user “likes” the deal and shares it across their social network

3. The user receives the coupon and becomes a fan

* Driving fans to a brand’s fan page is an optional step for exclusive offers. Integrating this tab is as simple as adding Facebook’s Static HTML app with two snippets of code.

Likeacoupon has 160,000 fans on Facebook, 20k unique visitors a day, and 300,000 active users. They are interested in working with advertisers with well-known brands who can provide strong and/or exclusive offers that will be relevant to their current user base, which is heavily skewed toward women 25-34. If your clients have strong sales/promotions and interested in the social sharing space, please reach out to Eugene Lee (eugene.lee@likeacoupon.com).