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Inside This Issue:

Register for a Web Seminar: Paid Search, A Web Seminar for Advertisers
Best Practices: Preparing for the Holidays
Tip of the Month: Monitor Publisher Activity with the IP Report
Publisher Spotlight, Platinum: a2zdeals.com and Namespace
Publisher Spotlight, Rising Star: NextAdvisor.com and ShopWiki
Publisher Spotlight, New and Notable: Campus Compare and Pennies At A Time
Event: LinkShare University in Chicago

If you have any questions, please feel free to email us: thelink@linkshare.com


PUBLISHER SPOTLIGHTS

a2zdeals.com
a2zDeals' single focus is to find the best online deals and coupons for the smart shopper…More>
www.namespace.com
Namespace Inc. works with over 15 million enabled browsers…More>
www.thefind.com
Our shopping search engine currently attracts over 13 million shoppers every month, and is built upon…More>
NextAdvisor.com
NextAdvisor.com is the trusted, independent source for comparing the most valuable Internet services…More>
www.shopwiki.com
ShopWiki is a guide designed to help consumers find specific products on the Internet with ease…More>
www.campuscompare.com
CampusCompare is your first stop for discovering and comparing colleges…More>
www.penniesatatime.com
Pennies At A Time provides innovative opportunity to supplement organizational fundraising efforts…More>



BEST PRACTICES
Preparing Your Program for the Holiday Season
When preparing for the busy holiday retail season, it is important to review your creative and touchpoints to ensure your program is properly positioned for Q4. Now is a great time to freshen up your current creative inventory and implement new link types. Then, take a look at your Join Programs and Create Links pages to make sure that you have included relevant content on each page. Finally, put together a communications calendar for the upcoming months so that you can keep your Publishers up-to-date on all the great holiday offers. Capitalizing on Q4 sales is absolutely essential for any Affiliate Marketing program, so read on to make sure you make the most out of the 2009 season!… Read more


REGISTER FOR A WEB SEMINAR
Paid Search: A Web Seminar for Advertisers
Kim Read, Director of Search and Creative Services at LinkShare, will explain the basics of paid search.

Topics include:
Building Out Your Keyword List
Organizing and Grouping Your Keywords
Writing Your Ad Copy
Utilizing Campaign Settings
Improving Your Quality Score

To register for this event, or to see a list of upcoming events, click here.
(When accessing WebEx, we recommend using Internet Explorer.)



TIP OF THE MONTH
Monitoring Publisher Activity with the IP Report
An unusually high level of activity from a Publisher may be an indication that the Publisher is artificially inflating its click-through rates to obtain higher commissions from you. The IP Report lets you examine this activity in greater detailRead on


SAVE THE DATE


ADVERTISER RESOURCES
Interface Training
Video training can be found in the Merchant Resource Center here.

LINKSHARE'S BLOG
Read the LinkShare Blog for product updates, news, and other insights from the LinkShare Team!

INDUSTRY EVENTS
LinkShare Symposium West
When: January 28, 2010
Where: San Francisco, CA
Learn More

LinkShare University in Chicago! Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Attend a full day of training and workshops for only $495. (Save 35% - that's $280 - over the individual prices!)
Learn More


Online Marketing Education for Advertisers

LinkShare University strives to provide Advertisers with ongoing education and information about online marketing. Through a combination of online Web Seminars and live in-person educational events you can learn best practices that will help you attain your revenue goal. Find out more: LinkShare University

Deal Dispatcher
The November Deal Dispatcher promotions are due October 15.

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