We recently got news that BlueGlassX, scheduled for May 21-22 in Los Angeles, has been cancelled.

Unfortunately, lots of people who registered are collateral damage there with purchased passes, non-refundable air, etc.

Some might be able to chargeback their transactions, but others will inevitably be left hanging.

So, we’d like to offer some value to those folks with a free Networking Plus pass to Affiliate Summit East 2013, which is taking place August 18-20 in Philadelphia ($549 value).

This three day conference will include an exhibit hall with thousands of digital marketers, as well as multiple tracks of educational sessions covering the latest trends and information in affiliate marketing, blogging, content, mobile, paid search, SEO, social media, video, WordPress, and more.

The keynotes will be Rae Hoffman, CEO of PushFire; Dr. Randal Pinkett, Chairman and CEO of BCT Partners, as well as a philanthropist, author, and season 4 Winner of NBC’s The Apprentice; and Wil Reynolds, Founder of SEER Interactive.

Check out the complete Affiliate Summit East 2013 agenda.

If you purchased a pass to the cancelled BlueGlassX event and are unable to recoup the cost, we invite you to Affiliate Summit East 2013.

All you have to do is forward your BlueGlassX LA registration confirmation email and we’ll get back to you with information to register for Affiliate Summit.

This was a conference session titled Merchant Basics: Launching a New Affiliate Program from Affiliate Summit East 2011, which took place August 21-23, 2011 in New York City.

Session speakers:

• Deborah Carney, CEO, Merchant ABCs
• Jeff Grill, VP, Marketing, Mimeo.com

Session description:

This session will combine the fresh perspective of a new merchant with the seasoned perspective of a pro that has advised many companies on how to get started.

Experience level: Beginner
Target audience: Merchants/Advertisers
Niche/vertical: Merchants

Session video:

Merchant Basics: Launching a New Affiliate Program video

Session slides:

Merchant Basics: Launching a New Affiliate Program slides

Note: the companies and positions listed above were current as of the time of the conference. Some of this information may have changed since then.

If you liked this video, be sure to register for the next Affiliate Summit. The session videos aren’t made public until a year or more after each conference.

Affiliate Summit was created for the purpose of providing educational sessions on the latest industry issues and fostering a productive networking environment for affiliate marketers.

As part of the ongoing education initiative of the conference, Affiliate Summit will be providing scholarships to U.S. college students this summer.

These Affiliate Summit Scholarships are only open to currently enrolled students at a college or university in the United States.

There will be as many as 10 scholarships awarded of $1,000 each.

In order to submit for a chance to receive the scholarship, qualified entrants must submit an essay of 250-500 words answering the following question by June 1, 2013:

“What is your biggest frustration with online shopping and how would you suggest fixing it?”

Submit an entry for the Affiliate Summit Scholarship.

Winners will be contacted by August 1, 2013.

Over the 10 years and dozens of events in the Affiliate Summit portfolio, each successive year has been bigger than the last, despite years of challenging economic times.

This trend shows no signs of changing with the upcoming Affiliate Summit East 2013, taking place August 18-20 in Philadelphia.

The top sponsorships are sold out for Affiliate Summit East 2013, and many of the smaller sponsorships are already gone.

Also, the exhibit hall and Meet Market are quickly filling up, and both are expected to sell out again.

This three day conference will include an exhibit hall with affiliates, merchants, vendors, and networks, as well as multiple tracks of educational sessions covering the latest trends and information from affiliate marketing experts.

The keynotes for Affiliate Summit East 2013 will be Rae Hoffman, CEO of PushFire; Dr. Randal Pinkett, Chairman and CEO of BCT Partners, as well as a philanthropist, author, and season 4 Winner of NBC’s The Apprentice; and Wil Reynolds, Founder of SEER Interactive.

More details on Affiliate Summit at http://www.affiliatesummit.com.

Never Stop Climbing – that is the motto of Affiliate Summit.

Affiliate Summit was founded by Missy Ward and Shawn Collins in 2003 for the purpose of providing educational sessions on the latest industry issues and fostering a productive networking environment for affiliate marketers.

Over the past ten years of Affiliate Summit, there have been more than 50,000 attendees registered for the conferences (see the historical Affiliate Summit attendee numbers).

Some affiliate marketers have been to most or all of the couple dozen shows so far, while others have been to a handful, one or none.

But they all have one thing in common – their journey, their evolution as affiliate marketers is ongoing.

There are always new relationships to begin and updated strategies and practices to learn.

We hope to see you again or for the first time at Affiliate Summit East 2013 as you continue your climb.