Archive for October, 2007

Sunday, October 21st, 2007

RESEARCH ALERT-Emirates Telecom gets HSBC "overweight" rating (Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News)
DUBAI, Oct 21 – Emirates Telecommunications Corp gained an "overweight" recommendation from HSBC and target share price of 25.50 dirhams on expectation population growth and its Saudi affiliate will spur profits.
Publ.Date : Sun, 21 Oct 2007 06:27:02 GMT

• Can You Become A Super Affiliate? Five Steps To Success (Turks.US)
Affiliate marketing is a novel method of promoting web businesses (merchants and advertisers), wherein an affiliate (or a publisher) is rewarded for every visitor, subscriber, customer, and/or sale provided through their efforts.
Publ.Date : Thu, 18 Oct 2007 15:09:19 GMT

Saturday, October 20th, 2007

First Advantage affiliate offers shares in DealerTrack (bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance)
DealerTrack Holdings Inc. said it would sell 4.5 million shares of common stock in a public offering.
Publ.Date : Fri, 19 Oct 2007 21:48:10 GMT

Cerberus sells GDX to Wynnchurch affiliate (Crain's Detroit Business)
Madison Heights-based MAPS Holdings Inc. on Friday announced plans to the Farmington Hills-based automotive sealing supplier GDX Automotive for an undisclosed amount.
Publ.Date : Fri, 19 Oct 2007 22:28:26 GMT

Can Affiliate Images Affect Google Rankings? (Search Engine Roundtable)
A WebmasterWorld member is afraid of having affiliate images on his website because he has seen that many sites with similar listings have been dropped out of the SERPs. Should he follow suit? It's possible, says tedster: I can't say with 100% certainty, but this wouldn't surprise me, either. Google is very wary of affiliate sites and wants them to add significant and unique value when …
Publ.Date : Thu, 18 Oct 2007 13:58:06 GMT

Friday, October 19th, 2007

NetDimensions and Atlantic Link Limited Establish Affiliate Partnership (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
NetDimensions , a global provider of learning, knowledge and performance management systems, today announces the establishment of an Affiliate Agreement with Atlantic Link Limited, a provider of advanced rapid e-learning tools.
Publ.Date : Thu, 18 Oct 2007 06:00:00 GMT

LDS Church affiliate plans Hawaii housing project (Provo Daily Herald)
HONOLULU — The LDS Church's land management company, Hawaii Reserves Inc., is planning to build up to 650 homes, including affordable housing, on land next to Laie on Oahu's North Shore. The land includes a 227-acre parcel newly acquired for about $4 million from an affiliate of nearby Turtle Bay Resort owner Oaktree Capital Management LD. Hawaii Reserves President R.
Publ.Date : Thu, 18 Oct 2007 07:47:18 GMT

Thursday, October 18th, 2007

Travel industry making most effective use of affiliate marketing: study (eyefortravel.com)
The survey into how brands (merchants) use affiliate marketing found that travel marketers spend an average of 16 per cent of their online budget in the channel to drive 18 per cent of their online sales.
Publ.Date : Thu, 18 Oct 2007 08:17:56 GMT

Wednesday, October 17th, 2007

Borden Elliott & Pierce: Announce Another New Affiliate Opens (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
Borden Elliott & Pierce and their affiliated offices use common web development providers; common online resources; common marketing vendors; and other resources.
Publ.Date : Wed, 17 Oct 2007 07:01:00 GMT

USAA Real Estate Co. Affiliate Begins Construction on 428,400 SF Dual-Rail Served Distribution Warehouse in Railhead … (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Texas-based USAA Real Estate Co. through its affiliate, Zephyr Rail Industrial, L.P., has announced that they are breaking ground on a 428,400 square foot distribution facility.
Publ.Date : Tue, 16 Oct 2007 16:37:00 GMT

Tuesday, October 16th, 2007

LinkWorth Introduces their Innovative, New Affiliate Program (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
Among all other forms of advertising, word of mouth still creates the biggest buzz when trying to reach out to your potential clients. Why not get paid for your heroic efforts of trying to spread the word? LinkWorth, a full service Search Engine Marketing company, can help you do just that. They have recently re-innovated their Affiliate Program.
Publ.Date : Mon, 15 Oct 2007 07:01:00 GMT

Commercial Capital Alliance is Proud To Announce Our Commercial Mortgage DVD Training Affiliate Program (PRWeb)
Founded by Charles Wallshein Esq., a nationally recognized closer and trainer, Commercial Capital Alliance has been involved in the market as a commercial mortgage lender/broker, CE provider and commercial mortgage market trainer for over 16 years.With over 500 copies of our DVD program sold in less than 6 months through only our own internal marketing, we have created our Affiliate Program in …
Publ.Date : Mon, 15 Oct 2007 07:27:55 GMT

Dom Bonvissuto: 5 Things We've Learned (Sports Illustrated)
Want to know how un-obsessed Atlantans are with the Michael Vick story now? Witness the local ESPN radio affiliate in the hours leading up to Monday night's game between the Falcons and the Giants. The hosts spent a 10-minute segment making fun of the male producer, who had spent part of his weekend getting a manicure, pedicure and his eyebrows waxed. "Nothing wrong with taking care of …
Publ.Date : Tue, 16 Oct 2007 04:37:26 GMT

Monday, October 15th, 2007

Calsonic, Toyota Boshoku Shares Gain on Buy Ratings (Update3) (Bloomberg.com)
Oct. 15 (Bloomberg) — Calsonic Kansei Corp., a Japanese auto-parts affiliate of Nissan Motor Co., and Toyota Boshoku Corp., a components maker controlled by Toyota Motor Corp., both gained the most in more than two weeks after their shares were rated “buy.''
Publ.Date : Mon, 15 Oct 2007 06:54:24 GMT

Sunday, October 14th, 2007

Paper.com Becomes the Latest Online Merchant to Join the Share Results Affiliate Marketing Network (PRWeb)
Share Results is proud to announce Paper.com as the latest merchant to launch its affiliate program in the affiliate network. (PRWeb Oct 13, 2007)
Publ.Date : Sat, 13 Oct 2007 07:02:43 GMT

CFO.com Announces Affiliate Program (PRWeb)
CFO.com, an award winning Economist Group business and publisher of CFO magazine, announced the launch of their affiliate program using AffiliateTraction's TrackAssure affiliate software. CFO magazine brings the latest news and industry information to over 450,000 financial professionals. With responsibility for managing top- and bottom-line growth, ensuring that technology is evaluated and …
Publ.Date : Sun, 14 Oct 2007 07:05:15 GMT

Saturday, October 13th, 2007

New Sound Vitality Affiliate Program Rewards Sales Referrals and Increases Revenue Stream (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif.—-Sound Vitality, a manufacturer of Infratonic Therapy massagers and accessories, has launched its new Affiliate Program that rewards healthcare professionals, therapists and customers for generating sales of Infratonic 8000 therapeutic massagers.
Publ.Date : Fri, 12 Oct 2007 15:00:00 GMT

COX Television Adds Third RTN Affiliate (Broadcast Newsroom)
LITTLE ROCK , Ark., Oct. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Retro Television Network (RTN), which is nationally owned and distributed by Equity Media Holdings Corporation (Nasdaq: EMDA), announced today that COX Television plans to add a third RTN affiliate on its El Paso , TX station.
Publ.Date : Fri, 12 Oct 2007 15:43:38 GMT

Cummins selling industrial noise control affiliate (The Indianapolis Star)
COLUMBUS — Cummins is selling a Wisconsin-based affiliate, Universal Silencer, that provides solutions for industrial noise control. Executives at Columbus-based Cummins did not discuss financial terms or reasons for the sale. Cummins is selling USI to the Stirling Group, which is led by current USI general manager Randy Eppli.
Publ.Date : Fri, 12 Oct 2007 06:54:22 GMT

Friday, October 12th, 2007

NEWS BRIEFS (The Columbus Dispatch)
Columbus Huntington buys insurance agency Huntington Bancshares has acquired Archer-Meek-Weiler Agency, which will be merged with Sky Insurance, Huntington's insurance-agency affiliate.
Publ.Date : Fri, 12 Oct 2007 09:49:15 GMT

Grizzlies Equipment Manager Advances To Affiliate (OurSports Central)
West Valley City, Utah – The Utah Grizzlies, proud affiliate of the New York Islanders, announced today that Equipment Manager Eddie Summers has been named to the same position with both the Grizzlies and Islanders AHL affiliate in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
Publ.Date : Wed, 10 Oct 2007 17:00:07 GMT

A top Algeria al-Qaida affiliate killed (AP via Yahoo! News)
Algerian security forces identified a radical Islamic militant slain over the weekend as the No. 2 leader and explosives expert of al-Qaida's North Africa affiliate, reports said.
Publ.Date : Wed, 10 Oct 2007 08:23:26 GMT