Affiliate Summit
The Affiliate Summit conference was founded by Affiliate marketing industry veterans Shawn Collins and Missy Ward and serves the affiliate marketing professional community. The mission of Affiliate Summit is to be the leading global source of learning and networking opportunities surrounding the affiliate marketing industry.
History of Affiliate Summit
Affiliate Summit started in November 2003 as a small, one day seminar at Baruch College in New York City. The conference has grown significantly over the first six events.
Affiliate Summit 2003 had 200 registered attendees and Affiliate Summit 2007 West had over 2,000 registered attendees.
Chronology of Affiliate Summit Events:
• November 3, 2003 (New York, NY): Affiliate Summit 2003
• June 24-28, 2004 (Cruise ship from New York, NY to Halifax, Nova Scotia): Affiliate Summit 2004
• June 13-14, 2005 (Las Vegas, NV): Affiliate Summit 2005
• January 8-10, 2006 (Las Vegas, NV): Affiliate Summit 2006 West
• July 9-11, 2006 (Orlando, FL): Affiliate Summit 2006 East
• January 21-23, 2007 (Las Vegas, NV): Affiliate Summit 2007 West
• July 8-10, 2007 (Miami, FL): Affiliate Summit 2007 East
• September 28, 2007 (London, England): Affiliate Summit 2007 London
• February 24-26, 2008 (Las Vegas, NV): Affiliate Summit 2008 West
• August 10-12, 2008 (Boston, MA): Affiliate Summit 2008 East
Affiliate Summit Pinnacle Awards
The First Annual Affiliate Summit Pinnacle Awards Show took place on Monday, January 22, 2007 in Las Vegas. Six awards were presented to recognize outstanding contributions to the affiliate marketing industry during the previous year.
2006 Pinnacle Award Winners:
Affiliate of the Year: Scott Hazard
Affiliate Manager of the Year: Angel Djambazov, Affiliate Manager of OnlineShoes.com
Exceptional Merchant: Amazon
Affiliate Marketing Advocate Award: Brian Littleton, Founder/President of ShareASale
Best Blogger: Jim Kukral
Wayne Porter Affiliate Marketing Legend: Todd Crawford, VP of Sales / Commission Junction (1998-2006), VP of Sales and Business Development / OneNetwork by Digital River (since 2006)
Future of Affiliate Summit
Affiliate Summit typically place twice yearly in the United States, with the exception of an Affiliate Summit in London on September 28, 2007 at the Olympia Conference Centre.
There are tentative plans to further expand the conference Internationally in 2008, as well as adding more events in the U.S.