drop.io is sure gaining a lot of attention.  We were very excited to see that even in our own small part of the world, the Inland Northwest, people are taking notice of one of our fantastic clients.  This morning we saw, through twitter, that KXLY, our local TV station, featured drop.io on their tech segment.  They give an outstanding description of drop.io and how you can easily share files, photos, videos and more securely.  If you’ve been wondering just what drop.io is, check this out:

Stephen at our booths at CJU Expo

Last week I went to CJU in Santa Barbara with our owner and CEO Jamie Birch. This was my first trip to CJU and the event certainly lived up to all of the hype.  This was an exciting conference since it was my first since accepting a full time position with JEBCommerce.

If you were there, you may have noticed that we take a different approach to these conferences by inviting our clients to join us.  We do this for a couple of reasons; it allows us to spend more time with them and they are also able to meet the publishers that promote their products and services.  This increased level of transparency has paid off for us in strengthening our partnerships.

Jamie and I went to CJU with several goals:

• Meet new publishers and potential partners
• Meet with our current partners to continue to grow these relationships
• Spend more time with merchants that joined us at the event and introduce them to our affiliate partners
• Look for new potential merchants

In addition to a full slate of meetings, we also hosted four of our merchants, Ned from 6pm, Brandon from Doba, Sumit from Luggagepoint.com and Steve from drop.io. We found that our affiliates really enjoy meeting our merchants and we really enjoy hanging out with them.

Brandon from Doba talking with mycoupons

Tuesday afternoon Sumit hosted his table for Luggagepoint.com and Brandon hosted Doba’s table at the CJU Expo. This was a great networking event and we even gave away some luggage courtesy of Luggagepoint. We were excited to see some of our current publishers as well as meet some new ones that have a lot of potential to do well for us.

After the CJU Expo, we hopped on buses and headed over to the Dell Welcome reception where we enjoyed some delicious appetizers and drinks while continuing to network. Pictured below on the right is Steve from drop.io giving a brief demonstration on the stop to TrialPay. Who needs wifi when you have an iPhone and a Mac?

Steve from drop.io walking Trial Pay through a drop.io presentation

Wednesday started interestingly enough when  Jamie woke up and realized he had no voice.  No matter how many times I told him to stop talking, he just kept on talking.  He was a real trooper.  Too bad Jamie doesn’t have an iPhone or he could’ve just used the “bump” app to network.  (A special thanks to Sumit from Luggagepoint for showing off this really cool app).  In fact, I suggested a 5 minute Bump networking session for CJU 2010.

We had a busy day full of sessions and meetings. Sumit, Brandon and I split up and covered some ground at CJU Connect, this was a unique networking opportunity where the publishers had tables and we came to them. I think Brandon and Sumit would agree that we had some very fruitful meetings during this event. The CJYou Awards Dinner was a classy event, great food and excellent conversations.  After dinner it was time to relax at the Cocktail Party at Tonic in downtown Santa Barbara.

With a full agenda of goals for this event, we wanted to be as efficient as possible. Therefore we created a special drop using one of our merchants, drop.io, to help us stay organized for this event. This drop allowed us to access our list of potential targets at anytime during the event. We also utilized the voice mail feature to leave voice notes after every meeting we had to make sure we didn’t forgot any action/follow up items. This proved to be a vital asset to the success of this event for us.

Sumit from Luggagepoint and I meeting with Marie from CJ

Thursday we wrapped up the event with a few meetings and lunch with our great team at Commission Junction. Thanks to Marie and Laura for treating us to lunch. This event wouldn’t have been as successful if it weren’t for the hard work of Marie and Laura who spent their days tracking down affiliates on our target list and introducing them to us. We are fortunate to have such a great account team at Commission Junction.

I came away very impressed from the event and anxious to follow up with many new publishers and old friends I met at the event.  This year’s event was a great success for us and we are definitely looking forward to CJU 2o10.

We have big news!

We get so excited here at JEBCommerce when our clients and partners announce big news, and today is one of those days.  Today, drop.io has announced, in conjunction with Yahoo! Mail, that all Yahoo! Mail users will now have the ability to attach up to 100MB of files to each email they send by using drop.io’s Attach Large Files application.  This app was recently designed by the drop.io team specifically for this use on the drop.io API, that is available for any interested developer to access.  The application is now available in their Yahoo! Mail account under the Applications area.

From drop.io’s announcement today:

“As part of drop.io’s effort to make file sharing simple, we’re happy to announce that starting this week, Yahoo! Mail users will have the ability to attach up to 100MB of files to each email they send with drop.io’s Attach Large Files application.

The application allows people to seamlessly share groups of photos, documents, movies and more, combining the power of drop.io as a media & file sharing backbone with Yahoo! Mail, one of the world’s most popular email services.

People on Yahoo! Mail can access Attach Large Files from the applications menu in the lower left hand corner of their inbox.”

Read the entire release here.

I had a chance to touch base with Steve Greenwood from drop.io today to get his take on the news.  Here is what he had to say:

“Yahoo!’s decision to provide drop.io to all Yahoo! mail users is very exciting and validation that we are delivering the simplest way to share anything with anyone, period. The opportunity to share our service with the millions of Yahoo! mail users and the associated press coverage will provide tremendous brand exposure for our affiliates to benefit from in promoting drop.io.”

Wow, that is exciting!  And Steve is so right on here.  With so many new people being exposed to drop.io via their email accounts in Yahoo!, the drop.io brand will continue to grow and that is always a significant benefit for affiliates.  If you haven’t joined the affiliate program in Commission Junction yet, join today.  We’ve been managing the drop.io affiliate program for some time, so if you have any questions regarding that, just email affiliates@dropio.com or jamie@jebcommerce.com.

If you’d like to learn more about this new drop.io and Yahoo! Mail app, watch the screencast here. Or read Yahoo!’s release here.

Congratulations drop.io!

Are you attending the Commission Junction University next week in beautiful Santa Barbara California?  WE ARE!  Stephen, our Director of Affiliate Management and Jamie, our President and CEO, will be there along with several of our clients.  And we would love to meet you!

We will also be accompanied by Ned Farra of 6pm.com and Zappos, Steven Greenwood of drop.io, Brandon Delgrosso of Doba.com and Sumit Bhanote of Luggagepoint.com.  So let us know when you are available to meet with any or all of us and we’ll be sure to accomodate your schedule and even buy you a cup of coffee at the Fess Parker!

Jamie and Stephen will be available on the 15th, 16th and the morning of the 15th to discuss the following programs:

• 6pm.com
• drop.io
• Doba.com
• LuggagePoint.com
• QualitySmith.com

“This year’s CJU promises a fresh take on the entire event: we’ve created new ways to make it easier than ever to create the business connections you need and new ways to get social and have some fun. As “The Place to Affiliate,” CJU 2009 will provide unparalleled networking opportunities for advertisers and publishers, the chance to learn from thought leaders in online marketing and an insiders-only occasion to swap tips and strategies with the best affiliate marketers in the industry.”  -CJ.com

We hope to see you there.  LuggagePoint.com and Doba.com will both have booths at the Expo on the 15th from 1-5pm.  Make sure you swing by to arrange an appointment or email us at jamie@jebcommerce.com or stephen@jebcommerce.com.

Look forward to seeing you all there!

philosophy.com affiliate program is now live!

we invite you to submit your application for this highly anticipated program. the base commission rate is 5% for each sale you refer!

important links to remember:
•    sign up page - existing GAN publishers - new GAN publishers
•    affiliate education center - http://www.philosophy.com/affiliates/index.html
•    philosophy blog - www.newsforaffiliates.com/author/philosophy

this affiliate program is live in the google affiliate network. be one of the first partners to showcase philosophy on your site.

questions? email us at affiliatesatphilosophy.com or call 208-292-0114. we look forward to working with each of you.

Tuesday June 23, 2009 - JEBCommerce, a leading affiliate and performance marketing agency, today announces that philosophy.com, a premier skin care and lifestyle brand, has selected JEBCommerce to grow and manage their affiliate program on the Google Affiliate Network.  Slated to launch the first week in July.

“philosophy is excited to partner with JEBCommerce for our affiliate program, so that we may continue to build beautiful, new relationships online.” - Sejal Solanki, e-commerce manager

Jamie Birch, Founder and President of JEBCommerce, looks to bring this top tier brand and amazing opportunity to affiliates of all types and add ot the success of the company as a whole. “philosophy is an amazing company with outstanding products and we are honored to add them to our list of managed clients.  This is a great opportunity for affiliates to earn revenue while promoting a well recognized lifestyle brand.  If affiliates have questions, they should contact us at philosophy@jebcommerce.com  or 208-635-5164.”

philosophy’s commission rate will start at 5%. Click here to sign up to receive notification when our program launches.
JEBCommerce is excited to add philosophy to our current list of clients that includes QualitySmith, Zappos, 6pm, LuggagePoint.com, Doba, iFloor, 1800Pharmacy.com, Rockler, Dean & Deluca, Gardeners.com and more.

If you are an affiliate or website owner and are interested in working with the this program affiliate program, please contact JEBCommerce at affiliates@jebcommerce.com.

Monday, June 15, 2009 - Today JEBCommerce, a leading affiliate and performance marketing agency, announces that drop.io, a simple to use, online collaboration and file sharing service, has selected JEBCommerce to grow and manage their affiliate program within the Commission Junction affiliate network. drop.io is an excellent and reliable service that provides users with a simple, real time, private way to chat and securely share images, video, audio, documents, and other digital content through unique, user-created and controlled sharing points called ‘drops’.

“We are very excited to be launching our affiliate program and are committed to making sure that drop.io provides a great opportunity for affiliates to prosper with us as we jointly share our services with your communities. To ensure we developed the best affiliate program, we have partnered with Jamie Birch and his team at JEBCommerce, who over 14+ years have proven their commitment to affiliates and ensuring win-win programs. With Jamie we are sure that drop.io’s affiliate program will be exciting, dependable, and profitable for affiliates.”, Steve Greenwood, drop.io

Jamie Birch, Founder and President of JEBCommerce, is excited to be working with such an innovative technology company. “drop.io is an amazing service with an endless array of uses and functionality. We have personally used many drops internally since our initial meeting with Steve and the drop.io team. We know that countless other individuals and companies will find the product as useful and vital to them as we do now. All of us here at JEBCommerce are thrilled to have such an amazing company as a client and can’t wait to invite affiliates to the new affiliate program launching soon on Commission Junction.”

If you’d like to be reminded and kept in the loop about this program and it’s launch date, please fill out the form here.

About drop.io:
drop.io is an simple to use, online collaboration and file sharing service that provides users with a simple, real time and private way to chat and share images, video, audio, documents and other digital content through unique, user-created and controlled sharing points called ‘drops.’ Once you have the hang of the basics, check out what it means to do it all in real time for seamless collaboration.

In just two clicks, users are able to effortlessly create personal sharing points, upload content via web, e-mail, MMS, Facebook, Firefox extension, phone and fax inputs and share it on-the-fly through drop.io’s various outputs like web, e-mail, MMS, Twitter, iTunes, fax, and more.

To learn more about how easy their service is to use, please watch drop.io’s video.

JEBCommerce is excited to add drop.io to our current list of clients which includes Zappos, 6pm, LuggagePoint.com, Doba, iFloor, 1800Pharmacy.com, Rockler, Dean & Deluca, Gardeners.com, Qualitysmith, and more.

If you are an affiliate or website owner and you are interested in working with the drop.io affiliate program, please contact JEBCommerce at affiliates@jebcommerce.com.

Thursday, June 11, 2009 - JEBCommerce, a leading affiliate and performance marketing agency, today announces that QualitySmith.com, the premier destination for home owners to find qualified and trusted contractors for all their home needs, has selected JEBCommerce to grow and manage their affiliate program within the ShareASale network.

“We’re excited to work with JEBCommerce to extend QualitySmith’s valuable service to homeowners via affiliate partners. QualitySmith is looking forward to benefiting from the experience Jamie and his team have building affiliate networks for industry powerhouses.” - Chad Kreutz, President, QualitySmith.

Jamie Birch, Founder and President of JEBCommerce, looks to increase the performance of the QualitySmith program and expand the reach of this amazing service to consumers. “We are thoroughly excited to be chosen by QualitySmith to grow their affiliate program. The service they provide is so valuable to today’s homeowners, we are just excited to be working with such an outstanding company. We want to encourage affiliates to join the program in the ShareASale network today or contact us at affiliates@qualitysmith.com or 208-635-5164.”

QualitySmith’s baseline payouts are $7.50 per lead with many opportunities for bonuses depending on performance. Affiliates can join by going to this url: http://www.shareasale.com/shareasale.cfm?merchantID=9910

JEBCommerce is excited to add QualitySmith to our current list of clients that includes Zappos, 6pm, LuggagePoint.com, Doba, iFloor, 1800Pharmacy.com, Rockler, Dean & Deluca, Gardeners.com and more.

If you are an affiliate or website owner and are interested in working with the QualitySmith affiliate program, please contact JEBCommerce at affiliates@jebcommerce.com.

The iFloor affiliate program is now live and ready for you int he Google Affiliate Network! You can join today by clicking on this link. We are so excited to now offer this affiliate program and want to invite you to join today. Our average order size is well over $1,500 and our commission rate is 2-10%, depending on the product sold. Most of our products range towards the higher side of that scale, so you are sure to earn more!

If you’d like to join the program, click on one of the links below:

Application link for publishers not currently working with the Google Affiliate Network:
https://www.connectcommerce.com/secure/partner_app_alt.html?ccmid=K212757

Application link for publishers currently working with the Google Affiliate Network:
http://www.connectcommerce.com/partner/view_available_client.html?reltype=V&client=21000000000212757

Friday, May 22, 2009  - JEBCommerce, a leading affiliate and performance marketing agency, today announces that OverstockDrugstore.com, the premier online destination for savings on all health and beauty supplies and more products available at your corner pharmacy, has selected JEBCommerce to grow and manage their affiliate program on the Google Affiliate Network.

“OverstockDrugstore.com is the premier online destination for savings on health & beauty supplies, diet & fitness products, over-the-counter medications, and almost any other products you might find at your corner pharmacy–including thousands of name brands like Crest, Rogaine, Gillette, Zyrtec and more. We are very excited to now have JEBCommerce managing our growing affiliate program. Jamie Birch and his team have a history of demonstrated success and we are very much looking forward to becoming another in a long line of successful affiliate programs they have and currently manage. We are very committed to our affiliates and excited to see each of them add to their bottom line through our program with JEBCommerce’s management.” Jeff Smith, CEO OverstockDrugstore.com
Jamie Birch, Founder and President of JEBCommerce, looks to leverage OverstockDrugstore.com’s amazing prices and product selection and JEBCommerce’s experience and innovation to grow the program quickly and expand upon their current success. “We are very excited to be working with OverstockDrugstore.com.  Their pricing and product selection is like none other across the web.  We are sure affiliates will be able to take advantage of their aggressive pricing and the unique product comparison that is available on their site to grow their revenues.  We want to encourage affiliates to join the program in the Google Affiliate Network today or contact us at affiliate@overstockdrugstore.com or 208-635-5164.”

JEBCommerce is excited to add OverstockDrugstore.com to our current list of clients that includes Zappos, 6pm, LuggagePoint.com, Doba, iFloor, 1800Pharmacy.com, Rockler, Dean & Deluca, Gardeners.com and more.

If you are an affiliate or website owner and are interested in working with the OverstockDrugstore.com affiliate program, please contact JEBCommerce at affiliates@jebcommerce.com.