A4U Awards - 5th June: Park Lane Hotel, London
At 5pm on Thursday 5th June, the dgmAffiliates team descended on the Met Bar for some snazzy cocktails with a few affiliates to start the evening. The evening started with a bang and we had a good turn out. Guests included Frostie, Kieron, Elaine and Dave, Neil McDermott and of course Mr Socialite himself, Rob Berrisford. In addition to this we had 2 of our 3 competition winners there - Emma Pearson and Steve Dawson.
From the Met Bar, we all stumbled down the road to the Park Lane Sheraton Hotel to be greeted with a further 300 Affiliates, Agencies, Networks and Merchants and of course, the obligatory welcoming drinks.
Half an hour of “networking” and then to our seats where Matt Wood introduced everyone to the evening’s proceedings. From there the hilarious Michael McIntyre took over and got the whole room roaring with laughter whilst presenting the 16 awards.
Unfortunately this year we weren’t nominated for any awards but it was good to see some of our good friends receiving rightfully deserved awards. The full list of winners and highly commended (runners up to you and me) are listed here.
The Awards were followed by an after party, care of Affiliate Window where guests were treated to 2 more free drinks (with a valid boarding pass) and a 5 minute stint at an oxygen station. We would put pictures on from this but we look more like we’re in hospital on a drip than enjoying Orange scented oxygen to ensure no hangover on Friday - not convinced it worked from looking round the office!
The evening was a great success and it was good to see lots of faces, both old and new, enjoying themselves.
If you didn’t manage to get a ticket this year, we highly recommend that you get a ticket next year to enjoy the fun for yourself. In the meantime, here are some of our pictures for you to chuckle at.
Until next time
WineGifts4U
With Fathers Day just around the corner and fantastic launch incentives, we are delighted to announce that WineGifts4U has launched on the dgmAffiliates network.
Earn increased commission until 30 June 2008
WineGifts4U are offering affiliates 15% commission for all valid sales made up until 30 June 2008. From 1 July, commission will revert to 10% of basket value.
Launch competition - PPC direct linking
WineGifts4U will be giving one affiliate the rights to bid on the brand name ‘WineGifts4U’, and on this term and generic terms link directly through to the WineGifts4U website, using the domain name www.winegifts4u.co.uk. This privilege will be awarded
winegifts4u is a subsidiary company of Vin De Terre Ltd, an 11 year established wholesaler in beers, wines and spirits based in Lincolnshire. WineGifts4U is an online business specialising in personalised gifts, supplying individuals and corporate customers throughout the UK.
The company was established in 2006, originally offering personalised labelled wine gifts for birthday gifts, anniversary presents, corporate gift ideas and wedding favours, for example. However, over the last two years WineGifts4U has diversified its product range to include a number of other gifts available for personalisation, including mugs, champagne, vodka, whisky and t shirts to name a few.
They believe they have created a unique customer experience on their website, as users can see what the gift they are personalising will look like, in real time, online. This ensures 98% customer satisfaction with all orders.
The company’s goal is to develop and integrate more and more personalised gift ideas onto the website over the coming year to increase the customer’s basket spend.
For more information on this campaign, please contact Asgar Dungarwalla.
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Campaigns Updates
EasySpace
50% off .net domain names throughout June with Easyspace!
Easyspace are happy to announce a significant discount on .Net domain extension throughout June.
Anyone buying a .Net domain name with Easyspace will be able to purchase any number of .net domain names for just £6.25 each for one year - a saving of 50% on the standard sale price of the domain!
To find out more, visit: www.easyspace.com/domain_offers.php
For affiliates…
Until 30th June all affiliates will have access to our specifically designed .net promotional banner ads, all of which advertise the offer and will provide you some great opportunities to earn some extra commissions this month! Easyspace are NOT lowering commissions during this offer!
Five banners are now available from dgmPro to promote this offer.
This .net domain promotion expires on 30th June, so make sure to publish this promotion today!
If you require any further information on the campaign then please contact Matt Swan.
William Hill
Fantastic New Suite of Creative from William Hill
William Hill has now launched a fantastic suite of creative which has something for all affiliates. If you have a site that is geared towards the latest sporting events, why not pick up William Hill’s regularly updated creative? Whether it is the final of Euro 2008, a big test match or Ascot racing, you will be safe in the knowledge that you will have the William Hill banners to promote the event.
This creative is updated regularly by William Hill, so all you need to do to ensure that you are promoting the latest events is pick up the creative from dgmPro in the “Daily Updated” category.
If your site is tailored to a particular sport, then there is also a set of creative that is ideal for your use. There are creative categories for the following sports:
- Football
- Rugby
- Golf
- Cricket
- Horse Racing
These all have their own creative categories in dgmPro and will also be updated when there are particular events.
Don’t miss out, sign up to the William Hill Sportsbook campaign today and benefit from this fantastic set of creative - all promoting a £25 free bet for new customers.
Please be aware that we also manage the William Hill Bingo, Poker and Casino campaigns. All of these cross track to ensure that affiliates are not missing out on any sales.
William Hill Casino and William Hill Poker have fantastic competitions running throughout Euro 2008 which is currently underway. For more information please visit the casino and poker pages.
If you have any further questions about the William Hill campaign, please contact Matt Swan.
Vonage
We would like to thank you for all your support in driving the Vonage program. With our new call plans we have really managed to increase our appeal in the market, and there is more to come.
To celebrate these good times we will be increasing our standard commission to £60 for the month of June, a massive £20 extra for each sale!
There is yet further great news as we have decided to permanently pay our affiliates £80 for their first ever sale. So, if you are new to Vonage or just haven’t launched your campaign yet, this is a great reason to do so.
Thanks again for your efforts and hopefully our incentive will be a good start to your summer.
Vodafone
Vodafone has launched another great competition to WIN F1 GRAND PRIX TICKETS this month.
Competition Details:
For every sale you generate for the following PAYT handsets between Monday 9th June and Friday 27th June.
- Nokia 1208 where the Phone Cost = £18
- Nokia 6124 where the Phone Cost = £100
- Sony Ericsson W200i where the Phone Cost = £30
You will be entered into a random prize draw to win the F1 Grand Prix tickets.
Top Prize;
A pair of three-day passes to the British Grand Prix! (Friday 4th to Sunday 6th July)
Please watch out for a full re-launch of Vodafone Pay as you Talk next month!
In addition, I would like to take this opportunity to introduce to you the new Vodafone management team at dgmAffiliates. Therefore, as always if you have any questions or queries please feel free to contact us.
Chrissie Hughes, Account Executive
e: Chrissie.hughes@dgm-uk.com
d: 0207 943 4265
m: chrissie20070@hotmail.co.uk
Charlotte Aitchison, Senior Account Executive
e;: Charlotte.aitchison@dgm-uk.com
d: 0207 943 4235
m: charlotte.aitchison@dgm-uk.com
Sheenu Aggarwal, Account Manager
e: sheenu.aggarwal@dgm-uk.com
d: 0207 943 4268
m: sheenu.aggarwal@dgm-uk.com
Mazuma Mobile
Mazumamobile.com, the online ‘mobile phone trade-in’ site has launched its first ever TV advertising campaign running from June to the end of October.
The thirty-second ad, which features Maz the mobile phone character, depicts a typical household which has a disregarded mobile phone left forgotten in a drawer. The ad promotes turning old mobile phones into cash by visiting mazumamobile.com, placing an order, posting the phone and receiving up to £100 for it.
Charlo Carabott, Managing Director of Mazuma Mobile said: “We are delighted to announce this major investment in launching Mazuma Mobile’s first TV ad. Coupled with the success of our ongoing press and online advertising, this TV ad campaign really demonstrates our commitment in creating ‘Mobile Phone Reuse’ awareness and encouraging the general public to recycle their old mobile phone by making it easy and very rewarding.”
The campaign will run nationally across major satellite channels at peak viewing times until October 31st. The live with animation thirty second ad can be viewed at http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=w2Iss81nq7I & can also be viewed on www.mazumamobile.com, which currently receives over 6000 unique visitors on a daily basis.
Now is a great time to be promoting Mazuma Mobile, login to dgmPro to pick up your banners!”
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HotSpots
Reserveahotelonline.com
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WIN A FREE UK HOTEL BREAK WITH RESERVEAHOTELONLINE!
We are delighted to confirm that Reserveahotelonline.com have now launched their new-look website.
Leaving their infamous “pink background” and old fashioned type face behind, this new contemporary looking site is set to really let everyone know, they are definitely one of this year’s key players for online accommodation.
As you will know, Reserveahotelonline.com offers over 40,000 hotels worldwide at the best rates possible. They have loaded approx 70% of their stock to the new site and hope to have the remainder loaded by the end of the week.
The site will continue to offer clients the opportunity to search by resort and star rating as well as country and dates; and will evolve over the next few months to ensure results are available by price, hotel name and availability; plus they will also be offering hotel reviews by clients as well as hoteliers themselves.
This new site has been specifically designed to increase the conversion rate for us all. In the latter months of the old site, some affiliates were experiencing up to 5% conversion. With the new site being much more user friendly, more visibly pleasing and much more professional, we expect conversion to increase beyond this figure.
With all the above in mind, we ask you to promote this site even more now, and enjoy the bookings which come in.
To celebrate this new launch, Reserveahotelonline are offering all affiliates a FREE night in a UK 4* hotel (for 2 adults) when providing 3 bookings or more per week over the value of £150.00 each, between now and June 30th. If you make 6 bookings a week over £150.00 each, they’ll give you 2 nights away!!
XL
Planning for 2009?!
XL already has some amazing deals in place for you 2009 Summer holiday.
Free child places for summer 2009
- thousands of guaranteed free child places for summer 2009
- Choose a holiday from over 80 selected hotels across 14 of our top summer holiday destinations
- Holidays with free kids are available from all of our UK airports between May 2009 and October 2009, including May half term, the school summer holiday and the October half term!
http://www.xl.com/offers/free-kids/
The second week is free!
Make your money go even further for your summer 2009 holiday with our fantastic offer of two weeks holiday for the price of one.
Available on selected dates in May and October our fantastic two weeks for the price of one holidays are available in Zante, Kos, Crete and Turkey but hurry because with such an amazing offer, hotel rooms are sure to sell out quick!
http://www.xl.com/offers/two-for-one/
Late Deals
Every day XL have some amazing late deals available, Bargain Holidays in Spain, Majorca, Egpyt, Lanzarote, the list goes on…
Once you find your perfect holiday, book it with only a £50 per person deposit and we’ll collect the balance 8 weeks before you depart!
The offers are updated all the time so there is always a good deal to be had.
http://holidays.xl.com/holidayOffers/holidayOffers.aspx
engage
June promotion on Over 50’s Life Cover.
New affiliate to the campaign? Receive an extra £75 for your first Over 50’s Insurance sale!
Existing affiliate? Reach 10 over Over 50’s sales in June and receive a £200 bonus!
All bonuses are based on validated sales. Engage validate a month in arrears. All sales must have an action date between 1st and 30th June 2008.
Sign up today to make the most of the Over 50’s June promotion!
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Quick Fire With dgm
Name: Charlotte Aitchison
A4U Handle: charlotteaitchison
Age: 25
Role: Senior Affiliate Account Exec
How long have you been at dgm?: 2 ½ years!
Tell us an interesting fact bout you: I’ve never broken any bones
First CD you ever bought: My first cassette was Kylie Minogue, CD might’ve been New Kids on the Block
Favourite drink: Pint of Fosters probably
Last film you watched: Clear & Present Danger, but I’ve seen it before.
Tell us a joke: Why does six hate seven? Cos seven ate nine!
Which campaign would you promote if you were an affiliate?: XL, then I could go to all the destinations and write reviews for my readers!
One last crucial question…Pepsi or Coca cola?: Diet Coke
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