The final numbers are in for Affiliate Summit East 2010 and we ended up with 3,527 attendees – the biggest Affiliate Summit East to date.
We are very excited about the sustained growth during such a fragile economy – it’s a testament to the strength of the affiliate marketing space, even during a recession.
As far as the types of attendees at Affiliate Summit East 2010, once again the biggest group were affiliates.
More details on the growth of Affiliate Summit and the origins of the conference at http://www.affiliatesummit.com/about/.
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Shawn- it was great to finally meet you. The show did not disappoint. Congrats to you and Missy on the platform that you have created. Had a great time and made a bunch of great contacts.
Look forward to future shows and having the opportunity to participate with Affiliate Summit.
Great to meet you, too, Jed.
Thanks a lot for coming out to the show!
I ‘ve been reading all the comments and blogs about ASE10, and thought I’d share a few of my thoughts. As a first timer, it was fantastic. The positive energy, creativity, work ethic, and hospitality of folks was amazing. In a time when the economy is bleak, it was wonderful to be involved in a sector that is thriving. Not that I want to date myself, but the last time I was with a bunch of folks with that much energy and passion was when we were protesting the Viet Nam war when I was in college. Which brings me to the topic that I have been thinking about since I left. The last time I was with so many 20 and 30 somethings (I know you are 40), was when I was that age and protesting Seabrook Nuclear Power Plant. Maybe I just didn’t know a lot of entrepreneurial types, or maybe we took more traditional employment paths. It really would have helped me a lot to be hooked up at the conference with an experienced person (I had signed up for that), because so many of you seemed to know one another, or at least were comfortable because or similar demographics. I wonder what folks thoughts are about why the age range is what it is. I was not brought up with cyberspace – maybe that’s why. I know that there were times set up for networking, which I did, and parties, I went to two that were open. I think that having meals together would have helped me a lot. I actually was invited to come to lunch with some folks, and given a ticket by someone who was not using theirs, and that is where I met folks that I will be following up with. Or, perhaps I felt the way most “Newbies” feel, and age had nothing to do with it at all. And the bikini girls, much adoo about nothing. What was most sad is that they did not know what to talk about, so what was the message anyway? Take care, and hope to communicate with you soon. Rhonda Page – My Video Talk twitter@myvideotalkrhon
Hi Rhonda -
What happened with the Newcomer program? Did you sign up but were not assigned somebody?
My guess on the age range is that many of the corporate attendees got into the industry straight out of college and since it’s a relatively new space (starting in the mid-90s), there haven’t been people in it for very long.
I started up at 27 years old in 1997 in affiliate marketing.
I’d say two big tasks in advance of the conference to set the stage for a more productive time are scheduling meetings with people via the Affiliate Summit social network, as well as meeting people on forums before the conference, and then meeting in real life.
For instance, there was an organized meeting of ABestWeb members at the conference, and a Wicked Fire member set up a dinner where a bunch of folks from there got together. Many had not met face to face previously.
Hi Shawn, Yes I did sign up for the newcomers group but was not assigned someone. I am part of Lynn Terry’s elite group, but they were pretty much going to NAMS 4. NAMS sounds like it is very training oriented, with different levels of training. I wrote to Rosiland Gardner, Ryan Moran, and a few others, but they were not going this year in NY. I did give my limited network a try. In retrospect, when I was your age I was in special education administration and going to conferences for that. Attended a national conference for the Child Welfare League of America in DC., which was equally is big as AS and energizing. I want to write you “snail mail”. Can you send your address? Thanks you so much for being so responsive. Read “Attention” cover to cover, and loved it! Rhonda
Sorry about that – I am looking into what happened.
My mailing address is at http://blog.affiliatetip.com/contact/
Hi Rhonda -
I double-checked our database, and I am afraid we don’t have you in there as requesting to be a part of the Newcomer program.
Did you receive a confirmation email?
I also signed up but was never assigned to anyone. I checked my email, no correspondence about the Newcomer program, and I think I filled up the form twice. I was really counting on that, but it turned up to be a really informal thing and I didn’t have a mentor. As a result I really felt quite lost throughout the event.
Please accept my apologies – I am looking into what happened.
Gobala – please check for an email from me.
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