2008 January | Professional Affiliate Program Management

GTO Management is excited to be heading for Affiliate Summit at the Rio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas from February 24th to 26th.

We’ve been in attendance at pretty much every Summit event that has been held and the agenda for Summit West 2008 looks like the best and most topical yet.

It would be way too simple just to show up at Summit and network, so we’ve decided to make sure that we are running around like crazy the whole time in a variety of activities that we’ve either planned ourselves or are participating in.

Gospel Brunch
We’re heavily involved in kicking off Affiliate Summit 2008 on a spiritual high note through the 2nd Annual Gospel Brunch at the House of Blues – presented by the Christian Affiliate Marketing Association. If you are a fan of great food, fellowship and awesome foot-stompin’, clapping till your hands are numb Gospel music, this is the event to catch.

If you are interested in joining us, please visit www.christianaffiliatemarketingassociation.com for details and to buy your ticket. Seats are limited, so don’t dilly dally or you’ll miss out.

SinglesofFaith Las Vegas Workday
We’ll also be participating with our client SinglesofFaith.com in their Inner-city Workday in Las Vegas on Saturday, February 23rd. In this awesome event, we’ll pitch in with SinglesofFaith.com members and local volunteers to serve the needy, hurt and lost as Christ did in Las Vegas – a city that truly is hurting in many ways once you get past the glitz of “The Strip” Anyone who would like to attend and pitch in should email Mike McCartney at mike [at ]singlesoffaith.com

AffiliateClassRoomLive
We’ll also be attending the AffiliateClassroomLive affiliate manager training at the Rio. It’s important to keep up on all of the latest info, tips and tricks to help deliver maximum value to our clients. In the affiliate business, if you aren’t learning something new all the time, you are not trying hard enough.

This event is free and if you want to learn about what it takes to manage a program, you should check it out.

Parties
There are a number of awesome parties each year at Summit and it looks like this year is no different. If you’d like to meet us in person to discuss how we can help your affiliate program meet and exceed your goals, you can find us at the following parties.

AffiliateDinner/Brian Littleton Roast/ABW Awards – Saturday 2/23 7:00-10:00 PM
The Affiliate Dinner is always a good time with a chance to catch up with old friends and make new ones. This years event promises to be an awesome one as the guest of honor for the Roast will be Brian Littleton of Shareasale…so break out your sweater vests and come out and pay homage to one of the Industry’s leaders. This year, the Dinner is also expanding to feature the ABW awards, honoring the top players on Affiliate Marketing’s most popular forum. ABW Founder Haiko DePoel Jr. will be there in the flesh to present the awards. It’s a must go event.

Tickets are $75 now and $125 later – so we recommend signing up now.

RSVP at events [at] affiliatedinner.com

Buyat.com Pre-Summit Party at the Ghost Bar (Palms) Saturday 2/23 at 10:00 PM
Buyat.com is known for throwing a quality party with a networking friendly vibe and apparently word got around as this one is closed for new sign ups. If you have a ticket, you will find us there.

Shareasale/ABestWeb “Under the Stars” Party – Sunday 2/24
Set at the chic Palms Hotel, come join ShareASale for an industry-only party “Under the Stars”. The 2-story Sky Villa sits on top of the Palms Fantasy Tower and features an outdoor deck area, cantilevered Jacuzzi pool with unparalleled views of Las Vegas, and a glass elevator among other things that will help us all celebrate being together again for Affiliate Summit. This event is private, so please speak to either Brian Littleton or Carolyn Tang at the ShareASale table during the Meet Market on Sunday afternoon for information about invitations, etc…

Sharesasale is also known for their parties with great locations and networking friendly noise levels. We’ll be there with bells on.

More to come for sure..we’ll keep you posted.

Happy Selling!
Wade Tonkin