A Night to Recognize Innovation and Collaboration

The night prior to LinkShare Symposium, the Fourth Annual LinkShare Golden Link Awards were hosted by comedian Kevin Meaney. This black-tie awards ceremony honored the extraordinary achievements of LinkShare partners in e-commerce. From a pool of over 150 nominees, three finalists were selected in each category. A group of third party industry experts was appointed by LinkShare to its E-Commerce Committee to judge the entries and select the winners.

Winners of the 2007 LinkShare Golden Link Awards are:

• Innovative Affiliate of the Year: StarStyle

• Innovative Merchant of the Year: Gaiam

• Best New Affiliate: Discover Card

• Best New Merchant: ProFlowers

• Merchant's Choice Award: Upromise

• Affiliate's Choice Award: TigerDirect

• International Merchant of the Year: Boden

• Best Performance-Based Search Strategy: Gardener's Supply Company

• Best Online Merchandising Campaign: American Express and TigerDirect

• Best Integrated Online-Offline Marketing: Fabu.com and GSI Commerce

• Best Overall Online Distribution Strategy: Avon

• Performance Marketing's Most Vocal Advocate: AffiliateFairPlay.com

Congratulations to all the LinkShare Golden Link Award winners for their achievements in the performance-based marketing industry!