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03

Our seventh Conference


on European soil
guide contents A big welcome to Munich from the a4u team

05 Welcome & guten tag We’re extremely excited to be back in Germany for the 2nd
consecutive year and delighted to have you all join us for our 7th
07 Conference guide European a4uexpo event.
This year will be bigger and better than the success of 2010
15 Sponors & partners with a fantastic package of conference sessions tackling the
hottest industry topics, a buzzing exhibition hall and a host of
25 Agenda day one networking events. 2011 sees the inclusion of a number of new
event features; speed networking hosted by Silver Sponsor
35 Agenda day two Webgains, expert roundtables and the live theatre included
within the exhibition hall. From all of the team at a4u we hope
45 Speaker profiles you enjoy your time with us here in Munich.

67 The exhibition hall


thank you to our sponsors
77 Networking parties

81 Note pages
05 welcome

a warm welcome
and gUten tag
The teams arrive here in Germany fresh collaborative efforts can often lead to We’ve not just increased the choice and
from the a4uAwards in London, where completely new revenue channels for diversity of sessions in 2011 we’ve also
innovators, collaborators and smart the performance marketing industry. introduced three new features for you to
executors were rewarded in-front of a get your teeth into.
700+ crowd at the Grosvenor House on We’ve seen this with innovative
Park Lane. publishers working with their This year, you’ll be able to join Webgains
advertisers and third parties to track as they host their fantastic speed
If I refer back to my opening speech offline redemptions with mobile apps, networking session on day one. You
at the glitzy dinner, the theme of or indeed create the amazing current could join a host of experts for a riveting
collaboration was evident in many of phenomenon that is behavioural discussion on a topic you’re passionate
the successful award entries.

I’m not just referring to basic


collaboration, for example blocking These collaborative efforts can often lead
our competitors with a co-ordinated
paid search strategy, but thoughtful, to completely new revenue channels for the
in-depth efforts whereby the overall
goal of securing a sale and achieving performance marketing industry
an effective and sustainable ROI is
cemented within the membranes of the
relationship.
retargeting. Both of these subjects and about on day two during our roundtable
For instance the entries were littered critically the strategy and theory will session, or join us for our new wrap-up
with conversion optimisation be discussed here at the Munich Park session where you’ll be able to pick
collaboration, offline sales tracking, Hotel alongside 40+ diverse sessions up a Bavarian beer and discuss with
social media co-ordination and that have been programmed to help you key speakers their takeaways from the
bespoke technical integrations. These maximise your performance. show. [continued on page 6]
06 welcome

a warm welcome
and gUten tag
[continued] These new features are ClickBank, Markcomedia, TradeTracker, for attendees in Munich for a4uexpo
in addition to our expo hall drinks netaffiliation, belboon Webgains, London on the 18-19 October. Simply
reception at the end of day one, and Argos, Commission Junction and eBay. enter the code ‘50OFFLONDON’ when
the frankly not to be missed Official Only with their support can a4uexpo you register. Do it now as the code is
Networking Party, where once again as an event, continue to innovate, only valid during conference hours here
we have an amazing evening planned. push boundaries and create a very real in Germany!
We’ll be transporting you all to the Alte international platform to celebrate our
Kongresshalle for a night of networking, success as an industry and help shape Best
entertainment, fantastic food and a its future. I hope that you leave the
complimentary bar. show with fresh ideas, new contacts and
friends that will help meet your business
Of course, none of this would be possible and personal objectives. If you don’t tell
without the support of our sponsors, us, if you do please tell others! MATTHEW WOOD
both affilinet and zanox continue to Founder of a4uexpo
support the event as Platinum Sponsors Finally, don’t forget that we’ll be
year after year, as do all of our sponsors, running a very special 50% discount
07 welcome

making the most of


your time at a4uexpo

A few pointers to ensure you get the most from action points win prizes!
your time at a4uexpo, Europe.
Write action points or key conversations on business cards,
We have provided a notepad at the back of this book for drop by the stands and drop yours into the boxes for the
your notes on sessions – be sure to choose these carefully chance of winning a prize. Remember to visit our drinks
and write down any conversations, contacts or key points receptions at the end of day one, a great way to relax and
from sessions that you can take back and share with network with a few old friends and hopefully make some
your colleagues. new ones along the way.

If you don’t get everything down, not to worry: all Importantly. We want you to get the most out of your
presentations will be available online following the event experience at this years a4uexpo, therefore don’t be afraid
for you to review. to ask questions and get involved! a4uexpo Europe has been
designed to be interactive, educational and fun!
We always want to hear your opinions on how we’re doing.
Help us to make next year even better by leaving some
constructive feedback on the forms provided to you by staff
at the start of each session. please remember
Limited WiFi is available for your blogging, tweeting and • The Hilton is a non-smoking venue
stat checking enjoyment. If you are using the WiFi, please • Turn off your mobile phone whilst attending sessions!
be sure to log off after your session to allow other delegates • With over 800 delegates attending this year, things
the chance to make use of this service. are bound to be hectic. Listen out for the reminder
announcements five minutes before the start of each
session to ensure you don’t miss anything!
Session decks will be available at
slideshare.net/a4uexpo
08 welcome

your badge, wristband


& conference tweeting

Tweeting
general tweets

#a4uexpo
a4uexpo has been utilising twitter in its events since
2008, and this year is no different.

If you enjoyed (or are enjoying) a session and have


some feedback or a question, tweet your thoughts #a4ua ballroom a
using one of the session hash tags as outlined in the #a4ub ballroom b
chart to the right. #a4uc cezanne
#a4ut live theatre
WiFi password:
U: event/a4uexpoeurope P: munich

Badges & wristbands


affiliate
You must wear your badge & wristband at all times
agency while at the conference. Failure to display these will
mean you will not be allowed into sessions.
merchant
Badge swapping is strictly prohibited, anyone caught
network doing so will be ejected from the conference & banned
from future events.
09 welcome

lunch menu

Day one Day two


13:30-14:45 13:30-15:00

• Grilled Mediterranean vegetables with herbs and chilli oil • Pretzels, Obazda (savoury Bavarian cheese spread) with
• Air-dried ham with rocket and Parmesan shavings onion rings and lard-crackling spread
• Marinated shrimps with olives & sun-dried tomatoes • Bavarian snack selection with ‘Landjaeger’ sausages,
• Sausage salad “Tyrol-style” with piquant cheese and leeks smoked Bavarian sausages, red and white Bavarian
• Freshly sliced tomatoes headcheese, mini meat balls and black forest ham
• Crisp salad with pumpkin seeds and two kinds of dressing • Smoked trout filets with horseradish-cream
• Selection of bread rolls and butter • Potato salad with bacon-bits
• Herb cream-soup with wholemeal croutons • Cut cherry belle radishes
• Savory filled roll roast of turkey in a rosemary sauce • Bavarian sausage salad with gherkins & bell-peppers
• Herb marinated red perch in a tomato-olive sauce • Crisp salad with bacon-bits and two kinds of dressing
• Small potatoes with rosemary in olive oil • Selection of bread rolls and butter
• Ragout of vegetables flavoured with tomatoes • Potato soup with fresh marjoram
• Farfalle with oyster mushrooms & spinach in cream sauce • Oven-fresh pork roast with a dark beer sauce
• Selection of Hilton Munich Park desserts • Zander with lentils in a Riesling wine sauce
• Variety of mousse, fruits and cheese • Bavarian style cabbage with bacon and onions
• Potato noodles with sauerkraut
• Selection of Hilton Munich Park desserts
• Variety of mousse, fruits and cheese

Lunch will be served in the Exhibition Hall, in Salon


Lunch sponsor Rumford & on the Mezzanine level
010 when in... Munich

when in munich
there’s something for...

...the shopaholic ...the historian

The first port of call for visitors to Munich, is the colourful Nymphenburg Palace. Finely manicured grounds and the gold
city centre square of Marienplatz, named after Mary’s column leaf laden interior will not disappoint. Commissioned in 1664
and erected to celebrate the end of Swedish occupation, as the playground for the son of electorate couple Ferdinand
this pleasant and lively city centre meeting point can be Maria and Henriette Adelaide, the structure was expanded and
reached by a brisk ten minute walk from the Hauptbahnhof then expanded some more into a palace that now resembles
train station. The shopaholics out there will love the retail the grandeur of Versailles.
overloaded approach along Kaufingerstr.
The best bit however is the ceiling frescoes adorning the three
storey tall stone hall. This awe inspiring palace is a mere
fifteen minutes of travel time from Munich city centre simply
catch an S-Bahn to Laim and then jump on bus 51 to the
Schloss Nymphenburg. Better yet grab underground line U1 to
Rotkreuzplatz and then tram 12 or 17 to the very same Schloss
Nymphenburg stop

Shopaholics will love the


retail overloaded approach
along Kaufingerstr.
011 when in... Munich

...the sightseer

Set on the top floor of number 28, Marienplatz. You need to


have a little hunt around for the back street elevator entrance
but it’s worth the quest, just for the tasty treats on the menu &
the views of St Peter Church, just over the road from this roof
top eatery. Said church has one of the best viewing platforms
in the city and at less than €2 per ascent, it kicks its Efiel
Tower counterpart to the curve in the value for money league.

...the party animal ...the music lover

Although we are a few months early for Munich’s biggest and If you’re in search of an afternoon in idyllic surroundings,
best beer festival Oktoberfest, you can still enjoy the festivals Italian Renaissance style Hofgarten is the place for you. Find
authentic German cuisine, live music and friendly, lederhosen Barjo Ajkic, Munich’s favourite cellist, at the centre of these
clad staff, at Restaurant and bar, Hofbrauhaus, located just to beautiful gardens playing a range of music from Chaupin to
the south right of the Marienplatz, opposite the Rock Cafe. West End Musicals on the spectacular stone bandstand. The
nearest Munich U-Bahn station is Odeonsplatz, located directly
west of the garden.

...the active mind

The Deutsches Museum is the largest technological and


scientific museum in the world and offers a range of exhibits
detailing the development of the sciences and technology. The
impressive building sits on a small island on the Isar and is a
perfect stop after an early afternoon stroll along the Isar.
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016 sponsors
platinum sponsors

affilinet > affili.net

Founded in 1997, affilinet is one of the   affilinet focuses on generating ROI Lafayette, Matalan, Next, Smirnoff and
most established affiliate networks for its clients utilising the affiliate Virgin Holidays. affilinet and sister
in Europe, offering unrivalled channel to drive sales and leads for company Sedo are owned by Sedo
experience, knowledge and heritage brands from a broad range of industries Holding, formerly AdLINK Group.
in the marketplace. With presence in 7 including travel, retail, finance,
countries across Europe, affilinet have telecommunications, not-for-profit,
over 2,000 affiliate programs on the FMCG and automotive.
network as well as more than 500,000 Its clients include Debenhams, Fly
affiliates all over Europe. Thomas Cook, eBay, Interflora, Galeries

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zanox is the leading European innovation, technological development, as well as by swift and transparent
performance advertising network. The and excellent service. Beside zanox payment. The zanox Open Company
zanox group, comprising zanox and its Affiliate Marketing, zanox Web Services philosophy is filled with life on a daily
partner companies Affiliate Window and the zanox Application Store serve basis through, among others, numerous
and buy.at, supports more than 3300 top companies in all industries in the Blogs, the zanox Wiki, and the open API.
international advertisers with the monetisation of new internet and mobile In addition, the zanox Campus in Berlin,
efficient marketing of products and applications. the Silicon Valley and Milan serves
services on the internet. zanox places great importance on the as an international meeting point for
Their consistently positive quality of its global publisher network, developers and the web community.
development is based on a performance- which it guarantees by means of best
based business model, aligned towards personal service from industry experts,
017 sponsors
gold sponsors

clickbank > clickbank.com

ClickBank is the premier online payment processing and expert If you’re ready to grow your affiliate
marketplace for digital information customer support for more than 46,000 marketing business, it’s time to join
products, providing affiliate marketers digital products and 100,000 active ClickBank!
with secure ways to be successful affiliate marketers.
and profitable.
ClickBank provides services in more
ClickBank offers an established than 200 countries around the world
marketplace that includes industry- and is consistently ranked as one of the
leading fraud prevention tools, reliable most highly trafficked sites on the web.

markco media > markcomedia.com

Markco Media is a global web based consumers the best deals, discount revenue, whilst rewarding consumers.
marketing and advertising company codes and money off vouchers available. For example in 2010 the team developed
that operates the UK’s number 1 voucher Each month we save consumers a voucher app for the iPhone and
and deals network. thousands of pounds and generate Android that went on to rank as number
Our global portfolio of high traffic millions in sales for our retail partners. 1 in the Apple iStore.
websites includes MyVoucherCodes. At Markco Media we are dedicated Using email, niche site advertising,
co.uk in the UK, CouponCodes4U.com. to our retail and business partners, mobile apps, off-line discount books,
in the US, CodesPromotion.fr in France, regardless of how large or small the affiliate marketing and more Markco
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Our websites are dedicated to offering engaging on-line channels that increase
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tradetracker > tradetracker.com

TradeTracker delivers performance based affiliate marketing, market, TradeTracker has gained a substantial market share
driving sales incrementally whilst increasing ROI by means while offering consultancy, support and technical know-how.
of market leading in-house developed technology.
With over 1700 advertisers already live within the
Started over 6 years ago in the Netherlands, TradeTracker is TradeTracker platform and hundreds more joining the family
the fastest growing online marketing company in Europe. each year, you can be reassured that you are working with
Due to TradeTracker’s innovations within the affiliate the best in the market.

Full profiles available at a4uexpo.com/europe


019 sponsors
silver sponsors

netaffiliation > netaffiliation.com

NetAffiliation, part of the C2B SA group, continent. Among our clients, here is and performance-based product
is a world wide Affiliate Platform based a list of campaigns we were entrusted solutions. Our native teams make the
in Paris. Since its foundation in 2004, with: Vodafone, T-Mobile, Telefonica, difference thanks to their language
Netaffiliation has developed to become Movistar, BNP Paribas-Fortis , Citibank, skills, their understanding of the local
one of the major players on the European Cetelem, Cofidis, Otto, La Redoute, markets, their quick response and their
Affiliate Marketing scene. Skoda, Mitsubishi, Opel, Nestlé and BE2 proactivity. At NetAffiliation, whether
Together with our 85 000+ affiliates Besides our innovative in house you are a small time affiliate or a big
we publish over 1 000 prestigious developed cookie based tracking time advertiser you will enjoy our rapid
campaigns from Russia to South system, our clients and affiliates profit qualitative service.
America by passing through the old from a wide range of flexible services

belboon > belboon.de

belboon-adbutler GmbH operates with belboon the market but is also active in many European markets.
Affiliate Marketing and Performance Advertising belboon is distinguished through its many years
Network of the YOC Group. of experience, market leading technology, strong
innovation and thus has the expertise to ensure the
With around 1300 partner programs, belboon belongs best performance for its customers.
to the three leading Affiliate Networks in the D-A-CH
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webgains > webgains.com

In the last three years Webgains has become the fastest- Webgains has an impressive international client list including
growing affiliate network world-wide opening offices in the British Airways, Financial Times, Yves Rocher, Maplin,
UK, France, Sweden, Germany, Benelux, Denmark, Spain Orange, Insight UK, Viking Direct, Kodak, Ben Sherman
and USA. and Lovefilm.

Full profiles available at a4uexpo.com/europe


021 sponsors
bronze sponsors

commission > cj.com


junction

Commission Junction, a ValueClick company, is a leading With regional hubs in the UK, Germany, France, Ireland,
European affiliate marketing network, and the global leader Sweden and Spain; Commission Junction offers both pan-
in affiliate marketing. European and local bespoke solutions to advertisers,
agencies and affiliates across the whole of Europe.

argos > argos-affiliates.co.uk

Argos is the UK’s largest multi-channel Our affiliate programme offers We offer a suite of promotional tools
retailer selling over 35,000 products commissions of up to 3% on and weekly promotions.
across 13 different categories. all products.
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media partners

additional sponsors
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a4uexpo europe
agenda day 01

08:45 Conference Welcome


Matthew Wood founder of a4uexpo

Ballroom B
Grab a coffee and join Conference Founder Matthew
Wood as he reveals how to get the best out of the next
action packed 48 hours.

The must attend sessions, insider tips, what to expect


from the parties and more.

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st u c k f o r c h o i c e ?

Full session descriptions are available

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09:30-10:30

Ballroom A Ballroom B

Google On-Page Optimisation: Performance Marketing


Likes & Dislikes & The World Beyond Online

Sepita Ansari Catbird Seat GmbH Kevin Edwards affiliate window & buy.at,

Gillian Makepeace Debenhams, Julia Stent Top10.com

On-page Optimisation is imperative, however many Affiliates and Join our panel for an in-depth look into the host of opportunities

SEO’s get it wrong! Discover which On-page factors are prioritized to embrace performance marketing beyond the desktop computer.

in today’s algorithm and what actions could be dangerous or fatal As consumer habits change, we will investigate the current trends

for your rankings. in purchasing behaviour and how they are being used most

In this Session Sepita Ansari will demonstrate the importance of successfully by publishers at the cutting-edge.

On-page Optimisation, how to boost your rankings using the latest Hear a detailed case study from an award winning major

data available from approved Google Webmaster Forums to assist advertiser that put online and offline in direct competition, plus

you in formulating a sound optimisation strategy. hints, tips and success stories from across the wider industry.

Cézanne & Van Gogh Live Theatre (Mezzanine level)

So You've Invested in Attribution, But Do Demystifying Facebook As A Direct


You Really Know How You Can Use It To Response Channel
Power Your Digital Marketing?

Jens Maurer DC Storm Deutschland GmbH, Lee Griffin & Simon Spaull TBG Digital

Seth Richardson DC Storm

There's no denying that Attribution is the hot topic at present, As an Advertiser or Publisher today Facebook is something that

but whether you've already invested in it or are looking into you must figure out. It's not pricey or non-scalable however you

how to analyse and truly understand customers' sales journeys, must follow the rules of engagement to be successful.

do you really know how this data can help you make more

informed decisions about planning your online activity and Learn how as our speakers build real campaigns and offer

even your spend? practical advice to both save you money and lift your performance.
st u c k f o r c h o i c e ?

Full session descriptions are available

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11:00-11:45

Ballroom A Ballroom B

The Future Of Vouchers and Group Buying Search is sexy


In Performance Marketing

Salvatore Maiorano myvouchercodes.co.uk, Axel Hesse Sri Sharma netmediaplanet

Gutscheinpony (plus additional panelists to be announced)

In many EU countries voucher code websites have taken the Hear about the bigger picture on where search is today and how

market by storm with the UK leading the way and Germany it is getting closer to social. Discover the latest innovations across

following suit. different platforms and channels. Take away specific ideas on how

to grow your results!

Discover how, as an Advertiser you can engage effectively with

such publishers, how to structure effective campaigns, what In this session Sri will cover the latest innovations in the world of

NOT to do and how your brand can embrace this type of search starting with a strategic view of the landscape, engines and

partner for maximum ROI. competition and how to apply to them to grow performance.

Cézanne & Van Gogh Live Theatre (Mezzanine level)

EU Affiliate Research 2011 Persuasion: Surefire Psychological Tactics


Uncovered & Analysed To Boost Your Conversion Rate

Robert Glasgow Webgains, Chris Johnson affiliates4u Stephen Pavlovich Conversion Factory

We will be jointly sharing and analysing the results to the market, Stephen will share secrets of persuasion that will help you boost

which will cover the different territories, trends in each market, your conversion rate. We'll look at how psychological studies can

revenue per market, merchant & network likes and dislikes & help us better understand our visitors and their motivations.

views of the future.

Entries received across 18 european territories have formed Plus, we’ll see how the same techniques used in brainwashing and

the basis of the european landscape survey. Find out how cults can be applied online.

the industry's current issues and trends differ across Europe,

providing the grounds for a productive approach to territorial

affiliate marketing over the next year.


st u c k f o r c h o i c e ?

Full session descriptions are available

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12:30-13:30

Ballroom A Ballroom B

Performance Marketing: The Publisher


Display Matters Director GRILL!

Ulrich Bartholomaüs Affilinet GmbH Markus Forester TradeDoubler, Daniel Powel CJ, Andreas

Sasnovskis Webgains, Laurence Harroch zanox SAS

Find out more about how display will become more relevant Your chance to quiz senior Publisher Directors from across Europe,

within performance marketing in the future. Currently affiliate first scheduled in London last year, this popular session aims to

networks have a high reach with display ads from various dispel myths and give frank answers to Publishers on topics such

publishers and business models. as closed bidding groups, re-targeting, exclusive voucher codes,

secret CPA rates, hybrid deals, email marketing tenancy and much,

This session will show how to improve advertisers’ key metrics much more. If it's not covered under an NDA we'll talk about it here!

such as click and conversion rates within performance-based Publishers, learn how YOU can get a slice of the action to earn more

display marketing. revenues from your performance marketing activity.

Cézanne & Van Gogh Live Theatre (Mezzanine level)

Before, After and Around the Click: SEO Crystal Bowl Session.
Publishers as a Branding and Sales Force Working On A Long Term Strategy

Owen Hewitson affiliate window & buy.at Martijn Beijk onetomarket, Sam Crooker OMD,

Joost de Valk yoast

Due to the eagerness of affiliate marketers to promote the benefits 5 years ago, SEO was still a toddler. What happens when the

of the pay-per-sale model the fact that publishers can be used as a adolescent reaches maturity? What will SEO be all about in 2018?

branding force as much as a sales force often gets neglected. This session looks at the past, present and future and will lay out

possible strategies on future techniques.

Publisher sites that a few years ago were just emerging have Search behaviour evolves, new channels adopted, semantic web

now become brands in their own right, destination sites which technologies evolve and mobile behaviour changes.

discerning customers trust, engage with and hold in authority. Make sure you're armed with plenty of questions for our panel.
st u c k f o r c h o i c e ?

Full session descriptions are available

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14:45-15:45

Ballroom A Ballroom B

Common Mistakes Stagnating Your Redefining the Affiliate: How To Be A


Affiliate Programme's Growth Performance Marketing Partner

Geno Prussakov Affilinomics Sammy Elazab TelefÓnica O2, Luke Judge netmediaplanet,

Daniel Powel CJ, Julia Stent Top10.com

In this dynamic presentation, we’ll discuss crucial elements, What does it take to cut the noise & stand out from the crowd?

integral to affiliate program growth, which are being overlooked How do you make sure you're front of mind for new opportunities

by the majority of affiliate managers. Real-world case studies will and budgets? Our panel is made of a big brand advertiser, senior

illustrate successes to learn from & mistakes to avoid. network representative and expert publishers.

The session will end with Q&A time and is a must attend for any We will explore the growth and development of key affiliates as

affiliate manager looking to supercharge their performance. the industry shifts away from faceless websites to professional

companies of all sizes

Cézanne & Van Gogh Live Theatre (Mezzanine level)

Twitchhiker - Geo-Targeted Mobile


Sharing, Not Selling Vouchers Uncovered

Paul Smith Twitchhiker Ben Brown VouchChaCha

In March 2009, Paul travelled halfway around the world relying Voucher code affiliates and location based mobile applications

entirely on the kindness and goodwill of strangers he met such as FourSquare are starting to gain serious traction but what

through Twitter. is the reality beyond the hype?

As voucher codes drive more sales and location moves to

Paul will recap his adventure - the highs, the lows & Liv Tyler and the very heart of the mobile value proposition it is essential to

discuss best practice for businesses and individuals using Twitter. understand not just the sales opportunity but exactly what will

make consumers engage with your business, while avoiding

common mistakes that could damage your brand.


st u c k f o r c h o i c e ?

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16:15-17:00

Ballroom A Ballroom B

M-Commerce & Performance Tackling Fraud & Compliance In


Marketing Strategy Performance Marketing

Liane Dietrich LinkShare Ltd Heiko Hildebrandt TradeTracker Deutschland GmbH

Mobile commerce (m-commerce) is one of the most exciting and Learn lessons from mature markets as we tackle the critical issue

fastest growing sectors in eCommerce. By 2015, it’s estimated that of compliance and fraud prevention with your affiliate programme.

shoppers from around the world will spend over £75 billion on

goods and services bought through their mobile phones. Whether its unauthorized brand bidding, ad hijacking or even

LinkShare will discuss what ground-breaking m-commerce adware which still exists in some embryonic markets you’ll walk

developments have been seen in advanced markets and how away with clear ideas on how to tackle and control the problem.

this valuable insight can pave the way for affiliate sales and new

partnerships through m-commerce.

Cézanne & Van Gogh Live Theatre (Mezzanine level)

e-Privacy Directive & I Am Not A Number -


Performance Marketing Partner Segmentation & Communication

Andrew Tibber Burges Salmon Matt Bailey Performance Horizon, Ewan Darby neo@ogilvy,

Chris Johnson affiliates4u, Caroline Mulvihill BT

If you use cookies to track sales and/or behaviour, then the An esteemed panel of speakers from every aspect of the industry

e-Privacy Directive is relevant to you - merchant, agency and affiliate - come together to discuss how

the industry has evolved and how this impacts the way that you

This session will consider how the law has changed, the UK approach your affiliate campaign. Now more than ever, affiliate

perspective on what informed consent means, what solutions are marketing has become a catch all term covering all of the different

considered suitable to obtain it and how those solutions might be marketing models that operate on a CPA basis. Because of this

complemented by industry-led initiatives in self-regulation and it is vital to understand the make up of your programme and

new browser technology such as Do Not Track. understand how best to approach all different types of affiliate.
031 speed networking
17:10-18:30

Salon Rumford

This year we will be offering advertisers and Webgains Speed networking is free, but places are

publishers the opportunity to take part in an intense and limited so get there early to register your place.

exclusive networking event brought to you by Webgains.

The Speed Networking event was first showcased

at a4uexpo London and enbables advertisers and

publishers to meet, share ideas and contacts before

moving on to meet new people.

This intense form of networking allows delegates

to strengthen key industry relationships within the

Affiliate Marketing arena in an informal and fast-paced

environment. You could call it the most efficient form

of networking, as delegates can potentially make many

contacts in a very short period of time – which, in the

bigger picture, means making the most out of your

a4uexpo Europe experience.


st u c k f o r c h o i c e ?

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17:15-18:15

Ballroom A Ballroom B

Advertising Within Social & Games. Virtual Kick Ass SEO. An Entertaining Discussion
Currency Opportunities for Marketers on Trends and Insights

Maria Berdugo zanox, Andreas Bodczek SponsorPay, Gary Beal Blueclaw Media Ltd, Alexander Holl 121Watt, Bob Rains

Lolly Mason TradeDoubler, Peter Wexler TrialPay & Marcus Tander Tandler.Doerje.Partner, Joost de Valk Yoast

Join us for the panel to discover how the market for virtual goods Join four of the most colourful characters in SEO as they unveil

and services will function in 2011? their takeaways from the conference and also discuss the latest

What the challenges are of monetizing social media audience, trends and thoughts in SEO today.

which types of advertising formats and campaigns are effective in

the virtual currency context? Moderated by Alexander Holl, this will be a discussion that you'll

In addition we’ll look at solid case studies and look to the future as need to listen to intently to uncover the nuggets of information

we dissect newer formats such as interactive videos and branded that could help your SEO endeavours.

virtual goods and mobile platforms.

Cézanne & Van Gogh Live Theatre (Mezzanine level)

Adsense Tuning Workshop.


Increasing Your Income No session

Axel Jack Metayer kfz.net

After a short overview about google Adsense we dive directly

into the different ways to optimize your implementation of

google Adsense (bring your laptops and surf sticks to work live

on location). Jack will give some insights about his experience in

optimisation and some advice what makes the difference between

a novice and a successful publisher.

The session will include a live Site Clinic for participants and give

some advice on how they could increase their income instantly.


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Don't forget, after the conference

Session decks will be available at


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09:30-10:30

Ballroom A Ballroom B

Putting Procedure, Protocol Facebook, Twitter and Blogging: Secrets


and Persistence into SEO for more Followers, Traffic and $$$

Matt Roberts Linkdex.com Dave Cupples Fatcowbusiness.com

There is lots of content on the web talking about the science of Having earned his first few thousand in affiliate commissions

SEO, rarely do people talk the actual execution of SEO in the real at age 15, and turning a university assignment into an online

world. business, former NSW Young Entrepreneur of the Year Dave

Cupples has come all the way from Down Under to share the most

Good SEO is about establishing procedure and protocol in order effective tools and actionable cutting edge tips for Affiliates and

that persistence becomes easy and this session specifically Merchants to skyrocket new leads and supercharge revenue using

identifies those elements. Facebook, Twitter and Blogging.

Cézanne & Van Gogh Live Theatre (Mezzanine level)

New Revenue Opportunities Managing a Global Multi-Disciplined


With Pay-Per-Call Online Campaign

Juhani Polkko FreeSpee Chris Cathcart & Sandra D'Onofrio bigmouthmedia

Pay-Per-Call is quickly emerging as a new important CPA This session will take the attendees through a multi channel,

conversion method, spreading from local to national advertisers fully international digital campaign.

and finally seeing a breakthrough in affiliate and performance

channels. Saxo Bank engaged bigmouthmedia to create and deliver

Whether you’re a network, advertiser or publisher attend a centralised cross digital strategy that would increase it's

this seminar to learn why phone calls are important in online awareness in 30 countries, whilst ensuring a coherent strategy in

marketing, which verticals are leveraged better for Pay-Per-Call all markets, hitting the bank’s online lead cost and volume targets.

and how to include within existing CPA programs.


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11:00-12:00

Ballroom A Ballroom B

Facebook. Advertiser Risks, Strategy Retargeting On The Hot Seat .


& Turbo Tips The Value Creation Debate

Curt Simon Harlinghausen akom360 Benny Arbel myThings, Robert Lang Criteo,

Robert Schneider zanox, Hendrik Seifert Kupona Media

Learn how you can use Facebook for your marketing strategy, Re-targeting today has become a significant, if not the leading

generate traffic, target your peer group and generate a sustainable source of override revenue for a number of European networks.

source for continuous marketing power.

Attend this session to discover how behavioral retargeting is

Discover the investment required, the risks and where you can positioned within the marketing funnel, and how the many

really turbo-charge your activity for maximum returns. The intricacies of the technology need to be considered to

session will end with ample Q&A time. maximise performance.

Cézanne & Van Gogh Live Theatre (Mezzanine level)

The strategic use of Search Data Feeds: Reality, Best Practice & Opportunity

Pete Newman Found. Lee Brignell-Cash Fusepump Ltd, Amir Freund ForNova

(plus panelist to be confirmed)

Performance Marketing is so much more than Affiliate, and now Show me the products! A common request from publishers eager

it's so much more than Search too! to invest in value add websites, web applications and mobile apps.

Product data feed technology allows publishers the opportunity to

With the emergence of new and enticing digital marketing easily select and create enticing consumer facing content online.

channels such as Facebook and Twitter, we can achieve a far Our panel consist of leading feed creators, aggregators, cleansers

greater understanding of our audience and their needs to really and integrators that work with brands to lift performance for a

sharpen our Performance Marketing activity to deliver even number of blue chip clients across Europe. Join them as we unravel

greater rewards. the importance of product feeds and the incremental revenue you

can generate through effective product marketing online.


038 agenda day two
12:30-13:30

Ballroom A Ballroom B

The Eastern European Marketplace Applying Behavioural Economics to


Potential and tactics for advertisers Affiliate Marketing.
and publishers to leverage the (It's easier to change behaviour
upcoming online market than opinions)

Tobias Allgeyer Commission Junction Germany Rory Sutherland Ogilvy Group

The Eastern European market is evolving. Using very practical examples, Rory will seek to examine how

very simple and often small solutions have had significant effects

On one hand there is a huge potential of local companies starting on behaviour and understand what this means to consumers of

e-businesses and on the other hand many European players want our clients brands.

to enter these markets. Affiliate marketing is the perfect tool for

capitalizing on these upcoming markets. Demonstrating how affiliate marketing is often the key

component in changing consumer behaviour, without knowing

Join Tobias Allgeyer, Country Manager for Germany and Eastern it affiliates have become expert in the practical application of

Europe, as he analyzes the current and future potential in the behavioural economics.

most developing markets.

Rory is highly sought-after - he is former Chair of the IPA, deputy

Which business and publisher models are working best for Chairman of Ogilvy Group UK, writes the Wiki Man blog on The

advertisers? How can publishers take advantage of them? The Spectator, has spoken at TED, BBC, Sky, 10 Downing Street and

session will be concluded with several best practice scenarios with everywhere in between. The Guardian newspaper said of him, "He

ample time for Q&A. is a positive force and leader for the advertising industry. He's also

got a fantastic collection of cravats".


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15:00-16:00

Ballroom A Ballroom B

How to Harness the Opportunity Around Panda – The Quality Bear of Search
Digital Information Products Eats Affiliates

Neil Hartley ClickBank Dixon Jones Receptional, Ralf Schwoebel Tradebit

This presentation will cover information on why you should be The “Panda update” – what webmasters call the quality update of

selling and promoting digital information products, how to get Google, went global for all English speaking users and is expected

started and why joint ventures and partnerships can help you to affect other languages over time. This session will connect the

become successful, quickly. natural search results of SEO to the quality factors in content or

social connections, and how to handle the ever rising aspect of

Hear success stories about ClickBank clients who have quality in combination with affiliate offers.

dramatically increased their revenues by following a few Discover what defines quality in search, what the signals of

simple steps. devaluation are & the must haves for the next generation of SEO.

Cézanne & Van Gogh Live Theatre (Mezzanine level)

How to Build Links The European Agency Client


Which Look Natural Relationship Exposed!

Kevin Gibbons SeoOptimise, Kenneth Dayley Crocs Inc,

Kelvin Newman Site Visibility Mark Russell Existem-AM

Link building for anything other than a brand can be a huge In this presentation they will discuss the challenges that brought

challenge especially when Google appear much stricter in their the partnership into being, the responsibilities of the client and

quality guidelines in the world of affiliates. This presentation agency and their mutual obligations in ensuring the benefits of

looks to cover link building ideas which can be made to appear the client / agency are maximised.

natural to the search engines.

Walk away with actionable tips and skills that you can put into They will look at successes and failures along the way and

action instantly. Hear original ideas from two SEO speakers new demonstrate the key point’s clients and agencies need to address

to Germany. when working together.


040 expert roundtables
16:00-17:00 Salon Rumford

New for 2011 a4uexpo Europe will


be offering delegates exclusive
Roundtable discussions.

The conversations will be free-flowing so don’t expect Current topics include


any set presentations or rigid agendas — if a question
pops up in your head — then ask it! • Video & Performance Marketing
• Breaking into the USA
Registration is not required however seats are limited, so • Data feed best practice and optimisation
turn up early. • The Great De-Duplication Debate
• Behavioural Re-Targeting Dissected
Additional topics have been scheduled after this • Attribution in Performance Marketing
brochure has gone to print so please check a4uexpo.com/ • E-Privacy Directive and You
europe/roundtables for more topics and hosts.
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16:30-17:30

Ballroom A Ballroom B

Cross Channel Measurement & Attribution- Brand Links? Powering your SEO with
Why Affiliates Should Earn More! Tweets, Likes & Co? (How) Does It Work?

Thomas Bindl Refined Labs GmbH, Christoph C. Cemper cemper.com

Tim Ringel Metapeople

Tim Ringel, CEO of the metapeople group and Thomas Bindl, CEO This session shows real world data & real world case studies from

of Refined Labs, will talk about the latest trends in multitouch various typical affiliate industries to answer the above questions.

performance and payment attribution in Performance Marketing.

There are methods and tools evolving to get sites/pages indexed

Discover best practice, and why multi-touch could be perceived within minutes using twitter, LIKEs are being faked to “power”

as the future of a scalable online advertising strategy, as well as existing links, and guess what … it seems to work. Get some

why multi-touch is the secret ingredient to monetise Facebook and practical tips on outdoing your competition with social votes, too!

other Social Media channels in the online marketing mix.

Cézanne & Van Gogh


17:30-18:30 Ballroom B
Lead Generation.
Past The Submit Button BEER Session. Show Wrap-Up &
Performance Marketing Debate
Sean Sewell Performance Horizon,

Jaeson Hildebrand Neverblue We'll be rounding up the show with a number of key speakers

sharing their insights and experiences alongside a debate looking

This seminar will provide an in-depth review of the online at the many facets of the industry that will dominate in 2012/13.

performance marketing space from a lead generation perspective. Are we seeing Performance Marketing going full cycle? Who will

First by explaining how lead generation works and secondly its buy mobile tracking start-ups?

benefits for companies.

How will re-targeting change the game? Will networks continue to

Learn how CPL can increase brand awareness and enable effective snap up publishers? Come along, grab a beer and join in!

customer acquisition while maintaining measurable ROI.


042 agenda overview

Day one

ballroom a ballroom b cezanne & van gogh live theatre

08:45-09:00 Conference Welcome

09:30-10:30 Google On-Page Optimisation Performance Marketing & The So You've Invested in Demystifying Facebook As A

Likes & Dislikes World Beyond Online Attribution, But Do You Know Direct Response Channel

How You Can Use It...

11:00-11:45 The Future Of Vouchers and Search is Sexy EU Affiliate Research 2011 Persuasion: Surefire

Group Buying In Uncovered & Analysed Psychological Tactics To Boost

Performance Marketing Your Conversion Rate

12:30-13:30 Performance Marketing: The Publisher Before, After and Around the SEO Crystal Bowl Session.

Display Matters Director GRILL! Click: Publishers as a Branding Working On A Long

and Sales Force Term Strategy

14:45-15:45 Common Mistakes Redefining the Affiliate: Twitchhiker - Geo-Targeted Mobile

Stagnating Your Affiliate How To Be A Performance Sharing, Not Selling Vouchers Uncovered

Programme's Growth Marketing Partner

16:15-17:00 M-Commerce & Performance Tackling Fraud & Compliance e-Privacy Directive & I Am Not A Number -

Marketing Strategy In Performance Marketing Performance Marketing Partner Segmentation

& Communication

17:10-18:30 webgains speed networking in salon rumford

17:15-18:15 Advertising Within Social Kick Ass SEO. An Entertaining Adsense Tuning Workshop.

& Games. Virtual Currency Discussion on Trends Increasing Your Income

Opportunities for Marketers and Insights


043 agenda overview

Day two

ballroom a ballroom b cezanne & van gogh live theatre

09:30-10:30 Putting Procedure, Protocol Facebook, Twitter and New Revenue Opportunities Managing a Global

and Persistence into SEO Blogging: Secrets for more With Pay-Per-Call Multi-Disciplined

Followers, Traffic and $$$ Online Campaign

11:00-12:00 Facebook. Advertiser Risks, Retargeting On The Hot Seat . The strategic use of Search Data Feeds: Reality, Best

Strategy & Turbo Tips The Value Creation Debate Practice & Opportunity

12:30-13:30 The Eastern European KEYNOTE: Applying

Marketplace Potential and Behavioural Economics to

tactics for advertisers... Affiliate Marketing.

15:00-16:00 How to Harness the Panda – The Quality Bear of How to Build Links The European Agency Client

Opportunity Around Digital Search Eats Affiliates Which Look Natural Relationship Exposed!

Information Products

16:00-17:00 EXPERT ROUND TABLES in salon rumford

16:30-17:30 Cross Channel Measurement Brand Links? Powering your Lead Generation.

& Attribution- Why Affiliates SEO with Tweets, Likes & Co? Past The Submit Button

Should Earn More! (How) Does It Work?

17:30-18:30 BEER Session. Show

Wrap-Up & Performance

Marketing Debate
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Alex ander Holl amir freund


CEO CEO & Co-Founder
121WATT ForNova

CEO of 121WATT & Chairman of the german Search Marketing Expo Amir Freund is the CEO and co-founder of ForNova, an Israeli

advisory board. With his company 121WATT he shares knowledge company leading in Internet content aggregation.

to experienced Online Marketers on all relevant online marketing ForNova Specializes in eCommerce feed marketing – provided

topics with a focus on SEM, SEO,  social media and conversion under the brand name GoldenFeeds and in additional vertical

optimization.  Prior to 121WATT Alexander was Managing Director search solutions.

of kalaydo.de in germany.

Amir Freund has large entrepreneurial and managerial background

He has 17 years internet experience with more than 10 years in several startup companies including Alvarion (NASDAQ: ALVR)

experience in the search industry holding director positions at and Wisair. Amir founded and managed the UnVC that accompanies

AltaVista, Overture  and Yahoo! Search Marketing. early stage startups in the first stages of growth.

andreas bodczek andreas sasnovskis


Managing Director Head of Affiliate/Account Management
SponsorPay Webgains Deutschland

At SponsorPay, Andreas is in charge of finance, advertiser relations Andreas Sasnovskis is Head of Affiliate- & Account Management

and overall evolution of the company. Germany at international affiliate network, Webgains. He joined

In his previous role as CEO of Telefónica Deutschland, Andreas the network in 2007 and has been actively involved in setting up

was responsible for the German fixed net operations of the and growing the team in the German market.

Spanish telecoms group. He led the development of the company’s Andreas is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Affiliate-

nationwide wholesale and B2B broadband business as well as the & Account Management and customer support departments,

post-merger integration with O2 Germany. ensuring that they deliver ROI and excellent customer service for

Before becoming Managing Director, Andreas held sales and merchants, affiliates and agencies.

finance executive roles in Telefónica’s German and UK subsidiaries. Andreas has a degree in Business Studies and is an expert in

Andreas earned an MBA from the Munich School of Management. affiliate management.
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a xel jack metayer ben brown


Founder & Owner CEO
kfz.net VouChaCha

Axel Jack Metayer aka Autoschieber is the founder and owner of the VouChaCha was founded in February 2009 with the aim of bringing

german automotive site http://www.kfz.net. the immediacy of the web to the High Street, enabling retailers

He entered the internet business in 1997. After a IT-degree of and consumers to connect through the use of Geo-Targeted mobile

informatics in Berlin and the waves of the first internet bubble, he discounts.

moved to hamburg. Prior to VouChaCha Ben managed Innovation, Research &

After working for different ad agencys focusing on digital, he moved Development at Lloyds Banking Group. In addition to strategy

to the Startup Tipp24 where he was responsible for the Frontend and mobile technology roles within the financial services sector

programming and SEO. Around 2003 he made his first experiences Ben was part of the New Business Development team at Affiliate

with Affiliate-Marketing. Window, the UK’s largest affiliate network.

benny arbel caroline mulvihill


Founder & Chief Executive Head or Affiliate Sales
myThings British Telecom

Mr. Benny Arbel, founder and Chief Executive Officer of myThings, Caroline is Head of Affiliate Sales at BT (British Telecom) and had

is responsible for the strategic direction of the company as well been involved in Affiliate Marketing since 2002. 

as day-to-day operations. Prior to founding myThings, Benny was Working across multiple products and brands within BT, Caroline

Associate Vice President for multi-billion dollar NASDAQ-100 has strived to constantly improve the BT programmes whilst raising

company Comverse, where he established and ran the Content the profile of Affiliate Marketing as a key channel within the

Management Unit for the company’s entertainment and new media company. 

solutions. Benny is a seasoned executive and has held several The hard work seems to have paid off and this year BT have been

professional titles including founder and CEO of fast growing shortlisted for the Best Managed Affiliate Programme and the Best

international, Internet and telecommunications companies, Telecoms and Technology Advertiser at the Annual A4U awards. 

founder and COO of EverAd.


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chris cathcart christoph c cemper


Group Account Director Founder
bigmouthmedia cemper.com

An accomplished speaker, Chris has had many opportunities to Christoph C. Cemper has been building links since 2003 and is a

present on all things digital. well known and respected SEO expert in the industry. He has a good

An expert finance strategist, Chris has headed up and spoken at two name for getting real juicy links on trusted domains as well as in

bigmouthmedia finance summits on the latest trends affecting the depth competitor analysis using his seo tools.

industry. His company CEMPER.COM has been building high quality

Chris has also had numerous other speaking slots at events such as links for over 500 major companies across all verticals in many

SMX Advanced, SMX, Ad-Tech UK, SES London, SES Hamburg and different languages. Over the past years Christoph and his team

many more. also developed their proprietary SEO and link building toolkit to

increase their everyday efficiency in the link research, link building

& working with the search engines.

curt simon harlinghausen daniel powel


Concept Designer and Strategist Solutions and Operations Director
AKOM360 Commission Junction

Curt Simon Harlinghausen is one of the most recognized facebook Having joined Commission Junction US in 2003, Daniel has a

experts in Germany. Since 1996, he has been developing online wealth of experience and knowledge in affiliate marketing. He now

projects and deals with national and international dialogue finds himself in London as Solutions and Operations Director for

projects, as a concept designer and strategist. Commission Junction in the UK and Ireland, where he is responsible

for new technology implementation, compliance and publisher

With his agency AKOM360 Multi Channel Marketing he is taking strategy. Prior to joining the affiliate arena he worked as credit

care since 2006 for its customers such as Ferrero, L’ORÉAL PARiS, analyst, overseeing international risk management for Mentor, one

Danone, Douglas, Siemens AG, Eventim Telefónica o2 Germany or of the leading healthcare manufacturers.

CEWE Color especially in the fields of social media, SEO and Digital He combines over seven years of global affiliate marketing

Marketing. experience with strong financial knowledge.


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dave cupples dixon jones


Founder Marketing Director
FatCowBusiness.com MajesticSEO

Dave started his first business aged 4 and by 15 was earning Dixon is the Marketing Director of MajesticSEO – who have a link

thousands in affiliate commissions. building tool which has spidered well over a trillion backlinks to

Dave topped the University of Sydney in Marketing Research analyze factors like anchor text and attributes.

and eMarketing and while still a student turned a hypothetical He is also a founding Director of Receptional, a leading UK Internet

assignment into reality, creating an internet business which won Marketing Consultancy. Dixon has been involved in running

the City of Sydney Business Awards, NSW Small Business Champion businesses since 1988 and has been involved in running and

Awards, NSW Young Entrepreneur of the Year and was featured on marketing online businesses since 1997. Dixon Jones has been a

Channel 9 and Sky Business Television. regular speaker on internet search and marketing for many years at

In April 2011 Dave was the winner of SMX idol at SMX Sydney, voted conferences all over the world including Search Engine Strategies,

Best Speaker by the audience. PubCON, IMC, Internet World and Ad:Tech.

ewan darby gary beal


Business Partner Head of Search
Neo@ogilvy Blueclaw Media Ltd.

Ewan is Business Partner at Neo@Ogilvy running an affiliate team Gary R. Beal is the Head of Search for Blueclaw Media and has been

of six people for British Airways globally, American Express in the in the Search Engine Optimisation field for 15 years. He specialises

UK and Sony and Kodak across Europe. in SEO for very competitive markets; primarily in Gaming, Dating,

Neo@Ogilvy is a fully integrated division of OgilvyOne Worldwide Travel, Insurance and Financial Industries.

providing its clients with competent, comprehensive marketing He has spoken at well over 50 conferences including SES, SMX

services for the digital age. ,CAP, AAC, EIG, G2E, AIG, GPWA, CAC and a4uexpo conferences

With intelligent media strategies, innovative technologies, and around Europe and has also been on dozens of expert SEO panels.

creative ideas, Neo develop marketing concepts that cover the entire Gary has written specialised articles for multiple online marketing

customer journey – from the initial advertising contact to activating publications and as an Affiliate has great insight. He is known

websites to newsletters and CRM. best for his free 1-on-1 sessions during conferences and his non-

commercial, plain talk delivery.


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geno prussakov Jaeson Hildebrand


Founder Business Development Manager
Affilinomics neverblue

Evgenii “Geno” Prussakov is a Cambridge graduate, author of Having recently relocated to Amsterdam to spearhead the

“A Practical Guide to Affiliate Marketing” (2007), and “Affiliate development and growth of Neverblue’s European division, Jaeson

Program Management: An Hour a Day” (2011), international is responsible for managing strategic partnerships on the Continent,

speaker, award-winning blogger, and regular contributor to bringing new European clients aboard Neverblue, and then creating

numerous digital marketing magazines and blogs. Geno is the comprehensive marketing plans to situate his clients for success in

founder of Affilinomics affiliate management solutions, and he was the affiliate and mobile space.

voted the “Best OPM of the Year” for three years in a row (2006-08) Jaeson joined Neverblue in 2007 out of their Canadian office,

by the online affiliate marketing community of ABestWeb.com. initially working in affiliate management. In 2008, he took over

He now resides in Virginia (USA), continuing to write, speak, and management of operations in the i-dating vertical, propelling the

actively contribute to the industry. vertical into triple digit growth over the next twelve months.

jens maurer joost de valk


Managing Director Freelance Consultant
DC Storm Deutschland GmbH yoast.com

Jens has worked in the  web analytics industry for many years, Joost de Valk is a well-known specialist in the fields of SEO (Search

currently as  managing director of DC Storm Deutschland GmbH. Engine Optimization) and web development, and often speaks on

Previously, he was working for Nedstat and Managing Director of the topic. Currently, Joost is a freelance consultant in SEO, web

Indextools in Germany (now Yahoo Web Analytics).  development and online marketing strategy, working for clients

Working closely with Seth Richardson, CEO and Co-founder of such as eBay, RTL, Salesforce and the European Patent Office.

DC Storm, Jens is responsible for  ensuring German advertisers,

agencies and affiliates are  fully  utilising  the company’s ground- Before that he was Internet Strategist at OrangeValley – a

breaking  digital marketing technology platform  which enables consultancy agency focused on increasing online revenue – and

advertisers to increase sales, deliver higher ROI and target their search strategist at Onetomarket, an online marketing agency

digital marketing spend better.


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juhani polkko julia stent


Director Partnerships Manager
Strategic Accounts & Marketing Top10.com

Juhani leads the European marketing efforts for Freespee and is also Julia Stent is Partnerships Manager at Top10.com, the UK’s leading

responsible for new partner verticals. He has 15 years of experience telecoms comparison site.

in sales, marketing and business development of media, online and Her current role oversees the Client Services team at Top10.com,

mobile solutions. one of the UK’s largest and most innovative affiliate companies as

Prior to Freespee Juhani has worked as a technology business recognised in their recent a4uAwards. Carrying on the telecoms

consultant in Silicon Valley, helped many startup companies to theme, Julia previously was Affiliate Manager at Vodafone where

take of, and headed the Nordic sales for Nokia’s mobile advertising she steered the affiliate channel to become central to their UK

business unit. Juhani holds an MBA in International Finance from online marketing, as well as exporting key strategies and partners

the Aalto University School of Economics in Helsinki, Finland. to Vodafone’s territories across Europe.

kelvin newman kenneth dayley


Creative Director Global Business Development Manager
SiteVisibility Crocs Inc

In his role as Creative Director at SiteVisibility Kelvin’s responsible Kenneth is tasked with identifying and opening emerging cross-

for the iTunes most popular marketing podcast. On the show he’s channel revenue programs for Crocs around the globe.

collaborated with a number of the world’s most respected marketers He also leads all mobile initiatives and heads up the Affiliate

including Seth Godin, Tim Ferris, Avinash Kaushik & Jakob Nielsen. program which has seen continued double-digit sales growth

month over month under his direction.

He’s delivered presentations across UK & Europe at events like

A4U, SMX London and SASCON, regularly contributes to State of He has successfully launched internationally recognized programs

Search & Econsultancy and is heavily involved with SiteVisibility’s in the US, Netherlands, United Kingdom, France, Italy, Spain,

innovative search marketing campaigns for clients such as Germany, Austria, Finland, Canada, Australia, Sweden, Singapore

FindaProperty, Gala Casinos & uSwitch. and Japan.


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kevin gibbons lee griffin


Kevin Gibbons Business Development Director
SEOptimise ONE Media Manager

A leading light in the search industry, SEOptimise founder Kevin Lee Griffin is the Business Development Director for TBG Digital

Gibbons is a web expert with over 10 years’ experience. He has in Europe. Lee has worked in online marketing for over ten years.

specialised in the field of search engine marketing since 2003, Starting at Coca-Cola, Lee went on to launch the first online DVD

advising a wide range of industry sectors on increasing their online rental business in the UK, which was later acquired by LOVEFiLM.

visibility by using the latest search engine marketing techniques. More recently, Lee spent five years at TradeDoubler as an

International Director, working with blue chip brands including

A highly respected expert blogger on the latest developments in Dell, RBS Group, British Gas, BT, Vodafone and Apple. Lee joined

search engine marketing, Kevin writes regularly for SEOptimise, TBG Digital in January 2010, and has been responsible for signing

Econsultancy and Search Engine Land, plus he is highly followed key clients such as Sony, SFR, Mothercare and Deutsche Telekom

on Twitter.

liane dietrich marcus tandler


Managing Director CEO & Partner
LinkShare Ltd Tandler.Doerje.Partner

As Managing Director of LinkShare UK, Liane is responsible for Marcus Tandler, also known as the Mediadonis, is a Partner at the

the growth and development of the LinkShare UK Network and for German-based Online-Marketing company Tandler.Doerje.Partner,

overall day-to-day operations. which has a strong focus on SEO services for large companies and

websites looking to improve their rankings within the Google

Her organization provides both Advertiser Client Services and guidelines.

UK Publisher Support. With a strong background in product

management, Six Sigma quality, e-commerce and corporate Together with his Partner and former Google employee Niels Doerje

finance, Liane is able to lead her team in providing innovative and he’s consulting various large companies across Europe about all

cost-effective solutions for LinkShare’s clients. aspects of Online Marketing.


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mark russell markus forster


Founder Director Campaigns/Publisher
Existem Affiliate Management TradeDoubler Germany

Mark Russell founded Existem Affiliate Management in 2006 with TradeDoubler is an international performance-based digital

a vision to bring transparent and cost effective management to the marketing company and was founded in Sweden in 1999. Markus

performance marketing arena. is responsible for TradeDoubler´s strategic and operational

development for the Business Units Publisher and Campaigns

Since that time he has overseen the growth of the company to 13 as well as building strategic relationships with agencies, clients

staff and over 70 UK and international accounts under management. and Publishers. During the last 2 years, Markus was heading up

His passion and enthusiasm for performance marketing has seen the Campaign Team and successfully building up the German

the company pick up 5 prestigious industry awards in that time. TradeDoubler Ad network. Markus joined TradeDoubler in 2006 and

has been working in digital marketing since 2004.

martijn beijk matt bailey


SEO and Web Analytics Consultant Director
onetomarket Performance Horizon

Martijn Beijk has over 5 years of experience in online marketing, Matt Bailey is MD at Performance Horizon, the next generation

providing Search Engine Optimization & Web Analytics consultancy performance tracking specialists.

for companies like American Express, Conrad Electronic, Schiphol

Amsterdam Airport and Royal Dutch Airlines (KLM). Formerly Head of Performance at i-level, Client Services Director at

DGM and Chair of the IAB Affiliate Council, Matt has a wealth of

His experience shows not only how to attract visitors to your experience within the performance marketing space and is a well

website, but by means of analysis also shows how to spend your respected industry commentator. Keeping up his record of speaking

online marketing budget wisely for the best visitor engagement at every a4uexpo, he has also spoken at events such as AdTech,

(reach, sell and engage). IAB Engage and NMA Live Masterclass and is a keen proponent of

performance marketing.
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matthew wood neil hartley


Founder Director of Business Development
a4uexpo ClickBank

Matthew is founder of all things ‘a4u’ and has been involved in Neil Hartley joined ClickBank as Director of Business Development

Affiliate Marketing since its inception 14 years ago. A successful in 2010 and is responsible for ClickBank’s alliances with affiliate

affiliate in his own right over the years, he now heads up a talented and vendor organizations worldwide. Prior to ClickBank, Hartley

team that organises the a4uexpo conference series in London and was CEO of software startup Leximancer, where he took the

Munich, the a4uAwards and new events including Performance in company from incubator stage to significant revenue.

Fashion and Performance in Travel, both launching in 2011. Previously, Hartley served as UK Country Manager for leading

global analytics software developer SPSS Inc. where he drove

Matthew continues to diversify as an entrepreneur and holds significant year-on-year software license growth and was Vice

other investments including Existem Affiliate Management and President of European Operations for Requisite Technology.

vouchercloud.

owen hewitson paul smith


Client Strategist Writer & Author
Digital Window Twitchhiker

As a Client Strategist at Digital Window Owen works with advertisers Paul Smith is a writer and the author of Twitchhiker - How One Man

on both the Affiliate Window and buy.at networks, supporting Travelled the World by Twitter.

the account management and business development teams in

launching, managing and optimising new affiliate programmes. In 2009, Paul travelled around the world relying on the goodwill

In addition, his role involves undertaking research into emerging and generosity of strangers he met through Twitter. Paul’s second

trends and hot-topics in the affiliate industry to help clients gain book, Tales from the Edge of America, will be published in Autumn

fresh insights on their campaigns and better understand the this year.

value the channel can offer them. Owen is a regular contributor to Paul is also the co-founder of app development agency Never Odd Or

industry publications, and speaks on performance marketing topics Even, developing mobile apps for third parties as well as in-house

in the UK and Europe. projects such as Ask the Hoff and Appysnap.
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pete newman peter wexler


Head of Partnerships Director of Strategic Partnerships
Found TrialPay

Pete is responsible for helping to mastermind new, exciting Peter is TrialPay’s Director of Strategic Partnerships, where he is

Performance Marketing campaigns with the leading European responsible for all worldwide advertising partnership initiatives.

affiliate networks. With experience in Affiliate, Search, Social &

Mobile Marketing, Pete has a broad, insightful knowledge of how Peter comes to TrialPay from GetConnected, Inc. where he held

companies can drive effective Performance campaigns across Senior Business Development and Account Management positions

multiple channels; achieving significant ROI through inventive focused on growing industry adoption of GetConnected’s digital

online strategies. services platform that enabled merchants to seamlessly sell high

He also leads Found’s pioneering & highly-successful ‘Performance speed Internet, VoIP, Satellite, Wireless and Cable services through

Search Sessions’ for affiliate networks, merchants and agencies. their various sales channels.

ralf schwoebel robert glasgow


Founder and CEO MD
tradebit.com Webgains

Since 2004 Ralf Schwoebel is founder and CEO of the open Robert co-founded Webgains together with Peter Dunham,

download marketplace tradebit.com, where over 25,000 publishers Webgains Technical Director, in 2004. Robert’s primary

sell eBooks, software, music, photos, etc. responsibilities include the day-to-day management of Webgains

in the UK, and the strategic direction of the Webgains business

In late 2004 he successfully started Tradebit.com as an open across Europe and North America. In addition, Robert has been

download marketplace, where any publisher, artist or software charged with developing Webgains into a sizeable pan-European

developer is enabled to upload and sell downloads. media company. Webgains UK is now a significant, well-respected

business and Webgains has fully localized platforms and in-

He lives in Frankfurt, Germany and tweets as “trabit”. country teams in France, Germany, Holland, Denmark, Sweden,

Spain and the USA, which opened recently. 


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robert lang robert schneider


CEO Global Head of Publisher Sales
Criteo Germany zanox

Robert Lang has been the CEO of Criteo in Germany since March Robert Schneider joined zanox in 2005 and is today responsible

2010. He strongly supported Criteo’s market entry in Germany from for Global Business Development. With his team he generates

the beginning of 2009 onwards. Before joining Criteo Mr. Lang was and develops strategic partnerships with leading publishing and

employed as the CEO of Result – an international partner group that technology companies to enhance the offering of the zanox network

selects successful business models worldwide and supports their with new solutions in performance advertising. Prior to his role

growth. This is how the collaboration with Criteo began originally. in Business Development, he built up the Global Publisher Sales

at zanox, focused on bringing leading international companies

In the course of his career Mr. Lang has built up several successful in the field of content portals, display advertising, paid search,

Internet and telecommunications companies in Germany social media and retargeting to the network. Roberts professional

and Europe. background is in eCommerce and editorial content publishing.

rory sutherland sam crocker


Deputy Chairman SEO Associate Director
Ogilvy Group UK OMD

Rory Sutherland was born in Usk, Monmouthshire in 1965 and Sam is an SEO Associate Director at OMD. He joined the OMD SEO

educated at the local Haberdashers’ school and at Christ’s College, team in December 2010 from Distilled and is based in the London

Cambridge. offices which serve as the Global hub for a number of enterprise

At this point, promising parallels with the life of Martin Sorrell level SEO clients in the European and Global markets.

begin to break down. Avoiding Harvard Business School, he spent Since joining OMD he has helped grow the search offering and team

a probationary year teaching at a grammar school in Aylesbury. substantially. When not doing client work Sam is an avid producer

The pupils were fine, but the contents of the staff room (and of the and consumer of content in the online marketing space. Sam is a

staff car park) proved too depressing to bear, and he duly applied blogger for State of Search, Searchtalk and occasional contributor

to various advertising and marketing agencies in early 1988. In to the SEOmoz blog. In his spare time Sam enjoys music, memes and

September, he joined what was then Ogilvy & Mather Direct. is an obsessive Foursquare and Twitter user.
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sandra d’onofrio sepita ansari


Head of PPC Managing Director
bigmouthmedia Catbird Seat

New to the speaking arena, Sandra is a confident presenter and has Sepita Ansari, managing director at Catbird Seat, is one of the best-

risen to the top of her field as the Head of Paid Search. known Linkbuilding-Experts in Germany.

This will be Sandra’s first international speaking appearance at In 2005 he started his online career at the car manufacturer

a digital event but she is no stranger presenting to audiences of Renault.. Afterwards he worked for the Scout24-Group, a leading

all sizes and her experience of training and presenting to client online company in different marketplaces, and left as a Team

groups on the latest PPC trends makes for great preparation for this leader Online Marketing at Jobscout24. In 2009 he started with 3

opportunity. Sandra is also frequently interviewed by Forrester partners the online marketing agency Catbird Seat, focused on

Research to share her expertise on the Paid Search arena. Search & Social, and is speaker at different conferences.

seth richardson stephen pavlovich


CEO Director
DC Storm Conversion Factory

Seth co-founded DC Storm in the UK in 2004, designing and Stephen Pavlovich is the director of Conversion Factory, a UK

coding the early versions of its ground-breaking digital marketing agency specialising in conversion rate optimisation for highly

technology platform. competitive niches.

In 2006, Seth became CEO and has successfully taken the company Stephen helps start-ups and multinational companies maximise

onwards, orchestrating a number of key new product launches, and their conversion rates, using strategies that rapidly grow online

further developing its intuitive technology alongside first class revenue.

service to help marketers to increase sales, deliver higher ROI and

target their digital marketing spend better.


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thomas bindl tim ringel


Founder & CEO CEO & Co-Founder
Refined Labs GmbH metapole

Thomas is Founder and CEO of Refined Labs (www.refinedlabs. Tim Ringel is CEO and co-founder of the Performance-Marketing

com), as well as author for various publications and books, Advisory Agency metapeople headquartered in Germany and runs Sales,

Board Member at Search Engine Strategies and speaker at industry- CRM and International Co-operations.

leading events worldwide. He has been active in the Search Industry

for over a decade. Voted one of the top 50 Internet people of 2007 During his studies of East Asia Economics at university he and Marco

by Internet World Business, Thomas founded Refined Labs in early Ciachera founded metapeople in 1999 - in 2004 a sister branch

2007 to develop a next-generation online marketing toolbox with a metaapes GmbH, specialised in Affiliate-Marketing followed. In

focus on cross-channel and cross-campaign optimization, as well 2005 metapeople Ltd. in UK, in 2006 metapeople Ltd. Hong Kong,

as leading SEM bid management. in 2008 metapeople in Switzerland and in 2009 metapeople in San

Francisco as international branches were introduced.

tobias allgeyer ulrich bartholomaus


Country Manager Managing Director
Commission Junction, Germany affilinet GmbH

Tobias Allgeyer he has been responsible for the overall business Ulrich Bartholomäus was appointed Managing Director of affilinet
of Commission Junction in Central and Eastern Europe since May GmbH on 1st April 2011.
2010. He started his career at ValueClick in april 2006 as Head of

Strategic Publisher Development. He is responsible for the strategic and operational business in the

German, Austrian and Swiss markets. Previously Deputy Managing


In this position he was responsible for developing the customer Director at affilinet, he was leading the company’s Advertiser,
segment “publisher” across all company units. This included the Publisher and Agency teams. Ulrich started at affilinet in 2005,
expansion of the media publisher network as well as the launch of initially setting up the Campaign Business. Two years later he
the new product search123. became Head of Key Account Management, responsible for the

continual development of affilinet’s relationships with Advertisers.


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Andrew tibber a xel hesse


Senior Associate CEO
Burges Salmon GutscheinPony

Andrew joined Burges Salmon in 2001 having previously been Axel Hesse is a German Serial Entrepreneur.

electronic publishing manager of a leading UK legal publisher,

and  is a Senior Associate in  the Intellectual Property and Based in Berlin he runs several internet companies. One of them is

Technology Team. Germany´s biggest voucher site GuntscheinPony. He also produces

  the country´s most discussed video blog "Freisprecher" about

His work focuses on providing clients from a wide range of entrepreneurship.

industries with practical, commercial advice on the exploitation,

protection and enforcement of their intellectual property and

technology rights, with an increasing emphasis in the arena of

digital marketing and social media.

bob rains Matt Roberts


VP International Co-founder and Product VP
Tandler.Doerje.Partner Linkdex

Bob Rains is considered a leading authority on competitive Google, Matt Roberts is the Co-founder and Product VP of Linkdex. Linkdex

Bing, Yahoo, and Baidu Internet marketing and search tactics of is the award winning SEO software backed by Amadeus Capital

all hat shades and sizes.    A reputed Black Hat and Super Affiliate Partners, one of Europes largest Venture Capital firm. Matt has

Bob is the newest Partner/SVP of International Operations for spent nearly 20 years in marketing with the last 10 years working

Bavaria Based Search and Affiliate Marketing Firm Tandler Doerje in digital. He's has created and run successful SEO teams that have

Partners http://www.tandlerdoerjepartner.com/ serviced some of the UK largest brands.

Working in both client and agency settings for brands like

PUMA, AUDI, BACARDI and COKE has helped Bob in developing a He's also been a SEO affiliate and understands the challenges and

personalized, brand conscience, guerrilla mindset to the world of opportunities faced by websites wanting to punch above their

online marketing that gives his client brands a competitive edge. weight and make money.
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gillian makepeace heiko hildebrandt


Affiliate Marketing Manager Managing Director
Debenhams TradeTracker Deutschland GmbH

Having worked for Debenhams for over 6 years Gillian Makepeace Heiko has over 5 years experience in business development and

brings a wealth of retail marketing experience. consultancy functions at companies like BMW, Volkswagen and

KPMG.

She is now responsible for the retail giant’s affiliate marketing

activities and works closely with the other departments to optimize With this knowledge he now successfully develops and runs the

sales online. business for TradeTracker Germany. Not only can he make use of

his pragmatic business knowledge, but Heiko is also an academic

as Doctor of Economics from the University of Ingolstadt Germany.

hendrik seifert lolly mason


Managing Director Group Publisher Head
Kupona Media TradeDoubler

While working at MobilCom in the areas of Affiliate Marketing and Lolly joined TradeDoubler in Apr ‘10 to oversee recruitment and

Ecommerce Hendrik Seifert (34) studied Service Marketing at the BA account development of multi-national publishers, and has recently

(university of cooperative education) Mannheim. In the years 2001 moved to a corporate role, developing publisher strategy and

to 2003 he was responsible for Sales in Affiliate Marketing and for processes across the network. 

Reach Marketing of Online Media in Munich at Vitrado.

Lolly switched from offline sales and marketing to digital 11 years

Afterwards he switched to the supply site as the Head Of Online ago, gaining experience of a range of sectors including affiliate

Marketing and built up the Online Sales Channel of Kabel BW in marketing, display, search, and mobile.

Heidelberg successfully (2003-2004).


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luke judge maria berdugo


Head of Business Development Business Development Manager
Net Media Planet zanox

Luke is the Head of Business Development at Net Media Planet, a Maria Berdugo joined zanox, the leading European performance

leading international Search Marketing specialist with experience advertising network, in 2010 as Global Business Development

running international multi-lingual Paid Search campaigns across Manager. She spearheads the development of global strategic

a total of 59 countries in 28 languages in the retail, finance and partnerships with pioneering technology and publishing companies

travel sectors. across the zanox network.

Previous to zanox, Maria built a track record in online marketing

Net Media Planet is a multiple award winning Search Marketing and brokerage at Sedo GmbH and managed diverse freelance

specialist, including most recently the A4U Best Paid Search online projects. She was responsible for some of the highest-

Partnership 2011 award with O2 Ireland. value transactions in the domain industry and specialized in the

acquisition and sale of premium online assets.

niels dorje salvatore maiorano


Partner International Marketing Manager
Tandler.Doerje MyVoucherCodes.co.uk

Niels is a Partner at the German-based Online-Marketing company Salvatore Maiorano has been a specialist in the online marketing

Tandler.Doerje.Partner, which has a strong focus on SEO services industry for more than 6 years. His career has touched on all areas

for large companies and websites looking to improve their rankings of online marketing in the human resources, financial services, and

within the Google guidelines. affiliate marketing industries. 

Together with his Partner and renowned SEO expert Marcus Tandler, Currently, Salvatore is the International Marketing Manager at

he´s consulting various companies around Europe about all aspects the leading UK voucher code website MyVoucherCodes.co.uk,

of Online-Marketing. His focus is SEO for Google´s various Universal overseeing operations in 4 countries across North America

Search indices, as well as Content Licencing and Affiliate Marketing. and Europe.
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sammy elazab sean sewell


Online Partnerships Manager Director
Telefónica O2 Performance Horizon Group

Sammy Elazab is Online Partnerships Manager at O2 and takes Sean Sewell is the Director for Lead Generation for Performance

lead in the management and strategy of the businesses main online Horizon Group, a company that is dedicated to revolutionising the

partners and lead generation campaigns. lead generation and affiliate space in the UK.

Having joined buy.at in 2006 Sammy was part of the first Account With over 8 years online marketing experience, half has been spent

Management team that moved from Newcastle into the London in the lead generation space. 

office and was quickly promoted to Account Director. 

Previously Commercial Director and Head Of Lead Generation

for buy.at and AOL, Sean has worked across all lead generation

channels with agencies & direct clients.

Chris johnson kevin edwards


Head of Client Services Strategy Director
Affiliates4u affiliate window

Chris has been involved within Affiliate Marketing for 6 years, Kevin's background is in journalism, having worked in local press

working for a4u's parent company existem ltd since 2005. Having before moving online to provide editorial content for a financial

worked in and alongside the sector, as well as helping with the communications company. This led to writing for an online

organisation of the inaugural a4u events, Chris currently works as directory for US search company LookSmart, one of the biggest

Publisher on the Affiliates4u website, where his day to day roles affiliates at the time. Following LookSmart’s exit from the UK

include reporting and creating editorial content around the Affiliate Kevin took up an account management role network side at dgm,

Marketing industry.  progressing to Commercial Analyst before switching in 2006 to

Chris has recently spent much of his time working on a4u's Affiliate Window, the UK’s largest affiliate network.

inaugural Performance Marketing Guide and European Affiliate Having established the company’s Partnership Team Kevin now

Survey, launching here at a4uexpo Europe. heads up the Strategy Team, tasked with ensuring best practice and

strategic guidance is offered to Affiliate Window’s clients.


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sri sharma simon spaull


Founder and Managing Director Chief Development Officer
Net Media Planet TBG Digital Inc

Sri Sharma is the Founder and Managing Director of Net Media Simon Spaull joined TBG still in its infant stage, and has been part

Planet, an award winning Paid Search Marketing agency. of the core team that has grown the business to the global entity it

Working on a performance based model across 59 countries and now is. In 2010 Simon launched the US operation TBG Digital Inc,

28 languages, Net Media Planet generates client revenues of over and was an integral force in growing the office to manage accounts

EUR90 million annually. for more than 35 Fortune 500 companies. This has quickly led to

TBG Digital launching additional offices in New York and Chicago.

Sri is considered an online marketing thought leader, and has  

spoken at various conferences internationally. He recently won Simon has now moved back to the UK to work on expanding TBG

highly commended UK Entrepreneur of the Year and, this year, the Digital’s European operations and scaling product development

company has won both the Econsultancy Innovation in Paid Search and monetising new markets for the business.

Award and the A4U Best Search Partnership Award.

LEE-BRIGNELL CASH
Co-Founder & COO
FusePump

Lee co-founded FusePump to help e-commerce companies grow

revenues through the application of high quality product feeds. Lee

has been working in online marketing since 1999 in sales, product

development, business development and strategic roles at Dennis

Publishing, Reed Business Information and Vibrant Media.

FusePump has grown its customer base rapidly since launch in

early 2009 and counts brands such as O2, Orange, Argos and TUI

amongst its clients. FusePump delivers feed marketing services to

merchants in Affiliate Marketing, Search, Price Comparison and

Display Advertising.
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Golden Feeds B8
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AFFILINET ZANOX
Stand FB1 Stand FB2
affili.net zanox.com

Founded in 1997, affilinet is one of the most established affiliate zanox is the leading European performance advertising

networks in Europe, offering unrivalled experience, knowledge network. The zanox group, comprising zanox and its partner

and heritage in the marketplace. With presence in 7 countries companies Affiliate Window and buy.at, supports more than 3300

across Europe, affilinet have over 2,000 affiliate programs on the international advertisers with the efficient marketing of products

network as well as more than 500,000 affiliates all over Europe. and services on the internet.

CLICKBANK MARKcO MEDIA


Stand FB3 Stand FB4
clickbank.com markcomedia.com | @markcomedia

ClickBank is the premier online marketplace for digital Markco Media is a global web based marketing and advertising

information products, providing affiliate marketers with secure company that operates the UK’s number 1 voucher and deals

ways to be successful and profitable. ClickBank provides services network. Our global portfolio of high traffic websites includes

in more than 200 countries around the world and is consistently MyVoucherCodes.co.uk, CouponCodes4U.com, CodesPromotion.fr

ranked as one of the most highly trafficked sites on the web. and TopGutscheinCode.de.

WEBGAINS netaffiliation
Stand FB6 Stand FB8
webgains.com | @WebgainsUK netaffiliation.com

In the last three years Webgains has become the fastest-growing NetAffiliation, part of the C2B SA group, is a world wide

affiliate network world-wide opening offices in the UK, France, Affiliate Platform based in Paris. Since its foundation in 2004,

Sweden, Germany, Benelux, Denmark, Spain and USA. Webgains Netaffiliation has developed to become one of the major players on

has an impressive international client list including British the European Affiliate Marketing scene. Together with our 85 000+

Airways, Financial Times, Yves Rocher and Lovefilm. affiliates we publish over 1 000 prestigious campaigns.
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commission junction linkshare
Stand FB9 Stand FB10
valueclick.com linkshare.co.uk | @LinkShareUKBlog

Commission Junction, a ValueClick company, is a leading European Founded in New York in 1996, LinkShare is the world’s largest

affiliate marketing network, and the global leader in affiliate affiliate network with 15 years of affiliate marketing expertise.

marketing. With regional hubs in the UK, Germany, France, Ireland, Launched in the UK in 2006 LinkShare has partnered with some

Sweden and Spain; Commission Junction offers bespoke solutions to leading retailers including ASOS, French Connection, Goldsmiths,

advertisers, agencies & affiliates across the Europe. Hamleys, Karen Millen, Lego, Mango, and Uniqlo.

aspire affiliates revenuewire


Stand B1 Stand B2
aspireaffiliates.com revenuewire.com | @revenuewire

Aspire Affiliates is the largest and most trustable affiliate program RevenueWire is a global e-business platform that supports revenue

promoting Scratch2Cash, Karamba.com & OK! Scratchcards. We growth for software merchants, online affiliate marketers, and

commit to bringing players the fairest and most entertaining the high-quality digital products they promote. RevenueWire is

scratch cards, slots & instant win games on the net. Aspire dedicated to offering its members the very best of the affiliate

Affiliates, formerly NeoGames Partners, is part of Aspire Global. marketing and e-business world.

argos digital river


Stand B3 Stand B4
argos-affiliates.co.uk | @Argosaffiliates digitalriver.com | @digitalriverinc

Argos is the UK’s largest multi-channel retailer selling over 35,000 Digital River's oneNetworkDirect affiliate network, developed with

products across 13 different categories. Our affiliate programme the goal of being a top affiliate network, specializing in software,

offers commissions of up to 3% on all products. consumer electronics and games. oneNetworkDirect features the

We offer a suite of promotional tools and weekly promotions. For largest selection of digital products offered online today, including

more information visit www.argos-affiliates.co.uk. some of the world's most recognized titles.
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public idÉes neverblue
Stand B5 Stand B6
publicidees.com neverblue.com | @neverblue

Public-Idées offers innovative services (affiliation, coreg, Neverblue is a leading North American Affiliate Network.

retargeting..) covering the whole affiliate marketing value chain: Neverblue’s tens of thousands of affiliates drive over 1 million

strategic consultancy and decision-making assistance, network monthly paid conversions of global traffic to the world’s leading

management and results measurement. Public-Idées is able to Advertisers and agencies. Come and find out how we can grow

answer the needs of pan-European and international brands. your business

marriott affiliate golden feeds


programme Stand B8
Stand B7 | marriott.de fornova.net

With more than 3,500 hotels in 70 countries and 12 brands, GoldenFeeds – Intelligent Quality Feed Generation by ForNova.

Marriott has something for every type of traveller, and prices GoldenFeeds service generates fully detailed, fresh and accurate

to match. As a Marriott affiliate you can earn commissions on product feed covering your entire catalogue. The feed is generated

hotel stays, and sales of Marriott Gift Cards. This is a unique on a daily basis at off-peak hours (night) and is delivered to all

combination. Join now. Reap the rewards! your marketing channels.

tradetracker nonstopconsulting
Stand B9 Stand B11
tradetracker.com nonstopconsulting.net | @nsCi_HQ

TradeTracker delivers performance based affiliate marketing, nonstopConsulting was established in 2002 in Munich, Germany

driving sales incrementally whilst increasing ROI by means and has become the largest independent Affiliate Management

of market leading in-house developed technology. Due to Agency in Europe serving over 100 merchants running Affiliate

TradeTracker’s innovations within the affiliate market, Programs in more than 20 countries worldwide in the retail,

TradeTracker has gained a substantial market share. telecoms, travel and finance categories.
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belboon intela
Stand B12 Stand B14
belboon.com | @belboonadbutler intela.com | @intela

belboon-adbutler GmbH operates with belboon the Affiliate Intela is a performance-based lead generation and email

Marketing and Performance Advertising Network of the YOC marketing company based in London with its operational center in

Group. With around 1300 partner programs, belboon belongs to Boulder, Colorado. In addition to the UK, Intela provides programs

the three leading Affiliate Networks in the D-A-CH market but is and distribution in the US, France, Spain, Italy, Netherlands,

also active in many European markets. Germany, Portugal, Canada, and Australia.

effiliation mobpartner
Stand M5 Stand M9
effiliation.com web.mobpartner.com

As a strong player in the online marketing sector, Effiliation Our purpose is simple - connecting advertisers with their audience

provides performance based solutions for advertisers in and helping publishers maximise their earning potential. Based

supporting them in their marketing strategy: acquisition, on CPA model, we minimize the risk for advertisers, and allow

development and internationalization (France, Germany, Italy, publishers to fill their unsold traffic easily. We give our users the

Spain, China, and soon Brazil). flexibility and control they need to achieve these goals.

coull affiliates4u
Stand M10 Stand M11
coull.com affiliates4u.com | @a4u

The Coull Video Network isn’t like other networks out there - we affiliates4u is the hub of affiliate marketing in the UK, featuring

don’t focus on one type of publisher or metric. When combined affiliate marketing forums, an industry blog aggregator, jobs and

with our unique clickable video technology we provide compelling events directory. It is the place to be for anyone who is involved in

returns and results for an advertiser. the affiliate marketing industry.


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Kongreßhalle
Party venue
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official networking
party & bbq

TUESDAY 7th june from 19:30

a4uexpo Europe’s official networking party will Delegates will be invited to join us for a traditional
be taking place on the middle evening of the two Bavarian bbq in the terrace garden, share some local
day conference, Tuesday 7th June. Bavarian tipple over some informal networking, before
the party starts with another fantastic DJ set, and some
Hosted at a Munich’s Kongresshalle the a4uexpo Europe traditional entertainment.
official networking party will once again be a night to
remember. The Kongresshalle is host to a series of popular The official networking party starts at 7.30pm until late,
events including the infamous Oktoberfest, which offers and is open to all delegates of a4uexpo Europe.
the perfect venue to host the 2nd a4uexpo Europe
networking party. Please note your credentials will be checked.

alte kongresshalle

Theresienhöhe 15, 80339


München, Germany

t: +49 (089) 2606765


w: dieregistratur.de
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