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Speakers
Distinguished Keynote Address
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Stephen R. Denton
President, LinkShare Corporation
Stephen is responsible for all client facing operations of LinkShare including sales, merchant services, affiliate development, search and marketing. Stephen joined LinkShare in 2000 and served most recently as Senior Vice President of Client Development and Distribution Services. At LinkShare, Stephen has been responsible for significantly growing LinkShare's client base. Prior to joining LinkShare, Stephen served as Managing Director of Sales for the New York/New Jersey region of FedEx Corporate Services. During his tenure, the region won sales region of the year in 1999, among other awards. Stephen's career in sales management has included leadership positions at The Times-Mirror Company and PepsiCo. Denton holds a BS, cum laude, from Shepherd University, and is a graduate of the Executive Leadership Institute from Duquesne University. |
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Seminar Guest Speaker
Building Your Affiliate Program Brand
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Shelley Ahluwalia
Affiliate Account Manager, Boden
Shelley is responsible for the development and management of the Boden UK and US affiliate programmes. She has worked at Boden for several years, the last three of which have been as a key member of the online marketing department. She's keenly aware of the importance of retaining and increasing brand awareness and as such, is a passionate advocate of affiliate marketing and the huge contribution it can make to the bottom line.
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Seminar Leader
Building Your Affiliate Program Brand
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Liane Dietrich
Vice President, Marketing Services, LinkShare Corporation
Liane is the Vice President, Merchant Services for LinkShare Corporation where she leads the growth and development of the company's merchant client base. Her organization provides both Account Management Services and full outsourced solutions through the Client Services offerings. With a strong background in product management, Six Sigma quality, e-commerce and corporate finance, Liane is able to lead her team in providing innovative and cost-effective solutions for LinkShare's clients. She joined LinkShare in 2003 in the Shared Services Division and was promoted to her current position in 2005. Prior to joining LinkShare, Liane spent over nine years at General Electric Company in a variety of management positions with increasing responsibilities, most recently as GE Financial Marketing Product Manager. Liane is a Six Sigma Quality Master Black Belt, a speaker at industry events, has a business process patent and received a BS in Mathematics from the University of Notre Dame.
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Seminar Leader
Creating a Business Case for Your Partner
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Mike Kowal
Director, Marketing Services, LinkShare Corporation
Mike is Managing Director of Merchant Services in our Chicago office where he and his team manage category leaders such as American Express, Dell and Nordstrom. He has over fifteen years of direct marketing experience having previously worked at GE, Market Day, Household Finance and NFO Research. Mike has MBA and MIS degrees from the University of Dayton.
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Seminar Guest Speaker
Affiliate Insights: Integrating Your Business with the LinkShare Platform
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Mary Beth Padian
Senior Director, Online Mall, Upromise
As Senior Director of the Upromise Online Mall, Mary Beth is responsible for all merchant development within the Apparel, Department Store and Home & Kitchen categories. Prior to joining Upromise, Mary Beth was Vice President of Merchant Development for Schoolpop. She has been deeply involved in online loyalty marketing programs for over 7 years and is passionate about the affiliate marketing industry.
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Seminar Guest Speaker
Affiliate Insights: Integrating Your Business with the LinkShare Platform
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Ron Schaefer
Chief Operating and Technical Officer, KeyCode.com
As the Chief Operating and Technical Officer for Keycode.com since it's inception in early 2000, Ron has helped create and expand KeyCode's current business enterprises. Ron's primary responsibilities include optimizing the sales and profitability of the KeyCode network through improved merchant relations, and using all of the tools and features available through the affiliate networks and merchant programs. While continuing to focus on expanding KeyCode's online affiliate programs, Ron is now actively involved in developing Keycode's newest online venture, an innovative blend of online video reviews and community-based affiliate marketing.
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Seminar Guest Speaker
LinkShare Value Add: Network + Relationships = Results
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Karen Snyder
Marketing Director, Incentive Networks, LLC
As director of marketing for Incentive Networks, Karen is responsible for establishing and maintaining more than 1500 domestic and international merchant relationships. Karen was part of the founding team of business development professionals that managed the Schoolpop.com ecommerce relationships in 1999. She was personally responsible for millions of dollars in revenue for participating merchants. Prior to Schoolpop, Karen was manager of partner and channel programs at Exodus Communications, a web hosting provider, where her efforts grew business with major accounts including Microsoft, Sun Microsystems and Cisco Systems. Karen began her online career at Beyond.com, an online software store, where she defined and repositioned Beyond.com' affiliate program to recruit new affiliates and negotiated exclusive agreements with key accounts.
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Seminar Leader
LinkShare Value Add: Network + Relationships = Results
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Amy Solomon
Director, Network Development, LinkShare Corporation
Amy and her team are responsible for channel and partner development for LinkShare's US and UK Networks. Amy joined LinkShare in 2004, and prior to her current role, she was a Client Development Manager responsible for merchant acquisition. She graduated from Syracuse University with a BS in Communications.
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Seminar Leader
Affiliate Insights: Integrating Your Business with the LinkShare Platform
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Adam Weiss
Director, Network Development, LinkShare Corporation
Adam is the Director of the Distribution Services team at LinkShare where his team is responsible for the management and growth of LinkShare's top affiliate partners. Adam joined LinkShare in 2003 and has over seven years online marketing experience having previously worked at About.com and 24/7 Real Media. He has a BA in History from the University at Buffalo, and will be completing his MS in Internet Technology for E-Commerce at Pace University in New York City this May.
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Seminar Guest Speaker
LinkShare Value Add: Network + Relationships = Results
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Michael Yack
Founder and Chief Strategist, fabuloussavings.com
As a self-educated entrepreneur and visionary all his life, Mikey, as he is affectionately known by his employees and business associates, developed real world experience through his many entrepreneurial ventures. After reading Guerilla Marketing in 1999, Mikey was inspired to form the coupon website, FabulousSavings.com to help customers break out of the strait-jacket of in-store buying experiences to the limitless possibilities of online purchasing. From a few dedicated employees, Mikey built FabulousSavings.com into a formidable Internet success story making the web work for thousands of local and national businesses. Today, Mikey leads a development team of over twenty web developers, sharing his passion for bridging the gap between businesses and consumers.
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Seminar Guest Speaker
Creating a Business Case for Your Partner
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Richard Yendall
CEO, Rpoints Limited
Richard founded Rpoints.com, one of the first and most popular cashback reward sites in the UK. Rpoints has introduced many unique concepts to the loyalty model, and has developed into a "Social Shopping" portal by combining community features with the reward system.
The company also offers white label loyalty solutions to corporate clients.
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