Stephanie Lichtenstein

Meet some of the publishers that attended the LinkShare Symposium East 2010. They will tell you a bit about themselves and why they like partnering with the LinkShare network. The following interviews will be with the advertisers, agencies, and select Golden Link Award Nominees. Lastly, in case you missed our live tweets find out the Winners of the 8th Annual Ceremony.

Melanie Seery
@mellies President and Founder of Affiliate Advocacy @affadvocacy
Golden Link Nominee: Performance Marketing’s Most Vocal Advocate

How many years have you been working with the LinkShare network? 5 years
How many LinkShare Symposiums have you attended? 2
What is your favourite thing about the LinkShare network? The technology and tools that they provide.

Shawn Collins
@affiliatetip http://blog.affiliatetip.com, Co-Founder of Affiliate Summit
Golden Link Nominee: Performance Marketing’s Most Vocal Advocate

How many years have you been working with the LinkShare network? 11 years
How many LinkShare Symposiums have you attended? 6
What is your favourite thing about the LinkShare network? I really like the fact that I can sort the creatives by size, it saves time. It’s not a very glamorous answer but it’s practical.

Nathan Fenster
@TheFenst http://deal.woot.com
Golden Link Winner: Best New Publisher

How many years have you been working with the LinkShare network? 1
How many LinkShare Symposiums have you attended? 2
What is your favourite thing about the LinkShare network? The variety of advertisers.

CJ Jedrziewski
@freeshippingcom Freeshipping.com

How many years have you been working with the LinkShare network? 9+ years
How many LinkShare Symposiums have you attended? 5
What is your favourite thing about the LinkShare network? Besides the people, the level of retailing.

Golden Link Award Winners and Live Tweets from the Event:

At the LinkShare Luncheon for the Golden Link Awards:

Upright Citizens Brigade is hosting the LinkShare Golden Link Awards Show:

2010 Golden Link Award Winners

• Best New Advertiser: The Limited

• Best New Publisher: Deals Woot

• Innovative Advertiser of the Year: Macy’s

• Innovative Publisher of the Year: Clicks2Customers & RingRevenue

• Affiliate Manager of the Year: Gus Brito of TigerDirect

• OPM/Agency of the Year: The JAR Group

• Advertiser’s Choice: Savings.com

• Publisher’s Choice: CheapOair

• International Advertiser of the Year: ASOS

• Technology Genius Award: Skimlinks

• Performance Marketing’s Most Vocal Advocate: Steve Schaffer

Stay tuned for two more interview posts and hear from top advertisers and agencies in the industry!