New Affiliate Team Member!
Thursday, June 11th
zZounds is happy to announce the newest member of our affiliate department, Liz Lasko! Liz has been doing a great job thus far helping to administrate our growing affiliate program, and her addition to the staff will allow us both to continue providing the best level of service we can to all of our partners in an even speedier manner. You can reach Liz via the
affiliate@zzounds.com Affiliate Program email address.
Please don't hesitate to contact us with any questions or requests that will help improve your affiliate marketing efforts. We love to hear from our affiliates, so if you've got program feedback or just want to bounce ideas off of us for future campaigns, let us know!
Have a great week!
-Josh Kalvelage-
Affiliate Manager
zZounds.com
affiliate@zzounds.com
AIM: zZounds Affiliate
Phone: 877-626-1494
zZounds Affiliate Contact Info Update
Hello Affiliates
*New Affiliate Contact Info*
As some of you may know already, Mike Payne has parted ways with the zZounds affiliate program to pursue some of his own endeavors, which have been highly successful for him. Mike played a massively integral role in the development of the zZounds affiliate program and he was always very helpful, knowledgeable and personable -- almost making up for the fact that he's a Detroit Pistons fan. We wish Mike continued success in the world of affiliate marketing.
I will be stepping up to fill Mike's big shoes as zZounds affiliate manager, and as always, you can feel welcome to come to me with any questions, suggestions and consultation requests. I've updated my contact information and have a new toll-free phone number and instant messager. The new info is listed below.
I look forward to hearing from you all, and wish you all a successful 2009!
-Josh Kalvelage
zZounds Affiliate Manager
AIM: zZoundsAffiliate
E-Mail: affiliate@zzounds.com
Phone: 877-626-1494
zZounds Affiliate Starter Kit
Hello Affiliates!
*zZounds Affiliate Starter Kit Now Available*
When joining a new affiliate program, most affiliates are provided nothing more than a few links and banners from their merchants. Even less offer special tools like deep linking, data feeds and otherwise. Less so actually provide a human affiliate manager (much less two) that you can work with to build a profitable partnership. Fortunately zZounds has always been one of these programs. Over the years, we've learned so much from our affiliates and have shared so many tips, pointers, suggestions and ideas with our partners. But if an affiliate didn't pick up the phone, email us or send us an IM-- they'd be missing out on all these tips and tricks... until now, of course.
We'd like to formally introduce the zZounds Affiliate Starter Kit-- a 9 page PDF document that acts as an informative orientation to the zZounds affiliate program. In this starter kit, we provide details such as these:
- Why shoppers choose zZounds
- Why affiliates choose zZounds in our niche
- The different methods affiliates use to promote zZounds
- How to use the zZounds website as a marketing research tool
- How to target zZounds customers and keywords
- How to use content and datafeeds to promote zZounds
- How to use zZounds affiliate managers to help your PPC campaigns
- How to integrate zZounds into your mall/coupon site
- How and why to communicate with your team, the zZounds affiliate managers
The Affiliate Starter Kit is not just designed for new affiliates, it was developed with all zZounds affiliates in mind. I encourage you to take a look, enjoy the quick read and share with us your thoughts. See that link to the left sidebar, showing Affiliate starter kit? Click on that or the handy link in that last sentence-- and enjoy. You'll need Acrobat or other PDF software, which you can get from Adobe. Oh, and as an added bonus, you'll get to see what your humble affiliate managers would look like as cartoon rock stars!
Take a moment, read the starter kit, and contact Josh or myself to discuss! Thanks affiliates, here's to a big month in April!
-Mike Payne-
Affiliate Manager
zZounds.com
affiliate@zzounds.com
AIM: GearAffiliate
312.404.1592
...and Josh!
-Josh Kalvelage-
Affiliate Admin
zZounds.com
affiliate@zzounds.com
AIM: GearAffiliate2
Holiday Season Bonuses, Affiliate Starter Kit on the Way!
Hello Affiliates!
The holiday shopping season is underway, with Black Friday and Cyber Monday right around the corner. We expect this to be our greatest holiday season yet, and we're excited to have our affiliates participating for huge commissions. We've love to work with you to set a target and a bonus for your December performance of this year. If you were with the zZounds affiliate program last holiday season and wish to set up a private target and bonus, email myself or josh at
affiliate@zzounds.com. We'll set a target compared to last year's performance and reward you accordingly.
*Affiliate Starter Kit*
We've been hard at work on developing a starter kit for new zZounds affiliates. This starter kit is packed with information on how to be a success with the zZounds program. We encourage even our oldest and most successful zZounds affiliates to take a peek- you might learn a trick or two on how to make even more money with zZounds. We expect this to be available by the end of November, so keep your eyes peeled here for updates. We'll be sending out a newsletter announcement as well, so either way you're bound to hear from us!
Have a happy Thanksgiving everyone. We look forward to a very profitable holiday shopping season for our partners. Best of luck!
-Mike Payne-
Affiliate Manager
zZounds.com
affiliate@zzounds.com
AIM: GearAffiliate
312.404.1592
...and Josh!
-Josh Kalvelage-
Affiliate Admin
zZounds.com
affiliate@zzounds.com
AIM: GearAffiliate2
New Affiliate Manager Contact Info, New Member of our Staff!
Wednesday, March 14th
The zZounds affiliate program continues to grow, thanks to our affiliates! To ensure that we can continue to provide a top notch level of service, we've added a new member to our affiliate management team. zZounds welcomes Josh Kalvelage to its affiliate marketing department. Josh is new to affiliate marketing, but he fits the role very well, and has done a great job to help keep our partners happy. Feel free to say hello and welcome Josh to the family.
-Updated contact information-
Our contact phone number, 312.276.0180, is not currently active. You may reach Mike Payne, the affiliate manager, by phone at 312.404.1592. Our other contact information, including email and chat, will remain the same.
Thanks for reading, and have a great week!
Have a great week!
-Mike Payne-
Affiliate Manager
zZounds.com
affiliate@zzounds.com
AIM: GearAffiliate
312.404.1592
...and Josh!
-Josh Kalvelage-
Affiliate Admin
zZounds.com
affiliate@zzounds.com
AIM: GearAffiliate2
Affiliate Checks will be mailed Wednesday, January 31st
Tuesday, January 30th
Hi all! Affiliate payments for commissions earned in November will be mailed tomorrow, Wednesday, January 31st. While we typically mail checks around 45 days after the close of a month to allow for returns to accrue, we'll be mailing them later than usual this month. In February, payments will resume their normal schedule on or around the 15th of the month. For other questions about our payment schedule, see our FAQ here:
http://www.zzounds.com/aff--FAQ
Have a great week!
-Mike Payne-
Affiliate Manager
zZounds.com
affiliate@zzounds.com
AIM: GearAffiliate
312.276.0180
Viva Las Vegas, Affiliate Summit West 2007
Friday, January 19th
I will be out of the office between Monday, January 22nd through Wednesday, January 24th, attending the Affiliate Summit West in Las Vegas. If you'll be there, I'd love to meet you! You can reach me on my cell at 312.404.1592 during the conference. If you can't attend, feel free to give me a call at 312.276.0180 after Thursday, January 24th. I'll be happy to share any news, tips, or resources I bring back from the Summit.
Have a great week!
-Mike Payne-
Affiliate Manager
zZounds.com
affiliate@zzounds.com
AIM: GearAffiliate
312.276.0180
Winter NAMM is right around the corner!
The Auto Show of musical instruments is just over a week away. This year, over 1400 music gear manufacturers will show their wares to music retailers and musicians alike in Anaheim, California. Winter NAMM always brings big news, as the top musical instrument brands will be releasing some lusty new products.
What does that mean for zZounds affiliates? Your visitors will follow the NAMM news pretty closely, and want to know what new guitars, keyboards, microphones or studio software will be coming out. While much of the newly announced gear may not be immediately released, we'll keep you informed on when it hits retail and when your visitors will be ready to buy. By early February, we'll be releasing a spring marketing guide which will show you what products we expect to be hot for the coming year. Until then, have a happy new year- and keep your eye on the NAMM news!
-Mike Payne-
Affiliate Manager
zZounds.com
affiliate@zzounds.com
AIM: GearAffiliate
312.276.0180
