Networking Fest at the Affiliate Summit
Sundays will never be the same again at the Affiliate Summit. The expectation as the crowd formed at the entrance to the first day’s 6 hour Meet Market networking bonanza was almost palpable!
It’s unusual for us ‘tech folks’ to actually arrive on time, but unbelievably the queues had formed forty minutes before the scheduled opening time. Eventually the securitycouldn’t hold the crowd back any further and they swarmed into the room. The venue was abuzz with affiliates, merchants, agencies & networks mingling and networking as I’ve never before seen!
I have a long tradition of association with The Affiliate Summit and after 6 hours of high energy charged networking I was truly exhausted! It’s a testament to the growth of our industry that so many first-timers attended.
It reminded me of an African open air market as people jockeying for position at tables, grabbed swag and of course did business!
The Forge table did phenomenal trade and it was great to connect with so many of our affiliate friends and make new connections.
We launched 2 new products at the show including ForgeInsight, our analytics package for Affiliate Managers & the Offline Coupon Generator, a free offline affiliate marketing tool.
Of course, the most sought after man for the day was the ever popular Brian Littleton, who handed out highly sought invites to the ShareASale Party under the Stars!
That’s the subject of another post though, as it’s now Monday and it doesn’t seem as if everyone has actually returned from the party!
If only Tylenol had an affiliate program their booth would be swamped this morning!
forge meet market table at the affiliate summit
Crowds at the Affiliate Summit
August 12th, 2009 at 11:04 pm
Hey Jonathan – great to see you and I'm happy to hear the Meet Market was productive for you.