In today’s economy, everyone is looking for new sources of revenue and new ways to grow. For mid-long tail publishers, affiliate marketing could be the perfect fit. In 2007, web proprietors paid out several billions of dollars to affiliates globally, yet that’s only the tip of the iceberg for this widely untapped medium. As the recession squeezes ad and marketing budgets, many businesses are committing more resources to performance-based programs like affiliate marketing, making this an opportune time for savvy publishers to join the game. At the same time, consumers are spending more time online researching products and pricing, growing savvy to ignoring the often questionable network ads shown to them on their favorite blogs. This leaves the door wide open for high-quality publishers to better engage and inspire trust in their customers through affiliate marketing. On this panel, experienced affiliates and advertisers will discuss the ins and outs of affiliate marketing, highlight the key areas of opportunity and offer tips and best practices to help new affiliates achieve maximum ROI. MODERATOR: • Steve Schaffer, Founder and CEO, Offers.com PANELISTS: • Will Martin-Gill, Director, eBay Partner Network • Peter Bordes, CEO, MediaTrust • Shawn Collins, Affiliate, Blogger and Co-Founder, Affiliate Summit • Brook Schaaf, Affiliate and CEO, Schaaf Consulting • Gil Abir, VP, Corporate Partnerships, Payoneer, Inc.

1. Affiliate Marketing: A Better Alternative? Content Revenue Strategies NY November 5 th , 2009 Moderator: Steve Schaffer

3. Our Panel Steve Schaffer Founder of Vertive and publisher of Offers.com @SteveSchaffer Brook Schaaf Founder of Schaaf Consulting @BrookSchaaf Shawn Collins Co-Founder of Affiliate Summit @AffiliateTip Peter Bordes CEO of MediaTrust @MediaTrustPete Will Martin-Gill Director, Internet Marketing at eBay, Inc. @eBay_affiliates 11/5/2009 Gil Abir VP, Corporate Partnerships, Payoneer, Inc.

6. Three Main Types of Actions Merchant pays ~$25 for a customer who is worth ~$50 Per lead fee Form or application Loans, insurance, car, free trial Lead Merchant pays a commission on the transaction (~3-10%) Percent of the sale (commission) Retail/Service Gifts, shoes, electronics, travel Sale Merchant pays a percent of the value of initial sale or Pays a predetermined bounty often based on the estimated lifetime value Pay-per-sale or revenue share Account/Subscription Credit cards, subscriptions, memberships New Customer Payment Details Payment Method Types of Offers Transaction Type 11/5/2009

7. How Big is the Industry? According to one source : Source: Forrester Research, Inc . 11/5/2009

8. U.S. Affiliate Landscape This is just 25% of ONE network’s (LinkShare) affiliate universe! 11/5/2009

9. Why Such Rapid Growth? Measurable, Performance-based Spend Revenue ROI+ for merchants, $$$ for publishers More consumers looking online for info, deals New tools are making it easier to implement 11/5/2009

11. What We Hear 11/5/2009 “ Many publishers are reporting between a 10 to 12% increase in payouts on select non-premium inventory when using affiliate marketing vs. CPC. CPM-based publishers are reporting similar increases on the same type of inventory.” -- Mike Oulette, Director, Publisher Development, Commission Junction

12. Example: Spadout.com 11/5/2009 The keyword “gloves” takes the reader to a page featuring gloves on sale – each glove listing is an affiliate link “ Our audience leaves Spadout knowing exactly what they want to buy, where they want to buy it, and confident they are getting a fair price. This creates high converting traffic that can out-perform other websites’ revenue.” Mark Silliman, Spadout.com “ Since we became free of untargeted advertising, our revenue has increased and we're 100% on mission: take readers and make high, fast converting shoppers."

13. Example: ShopWiki.com 11/5/2009 “ Performance based advertising allowed us to take on the appropriate risk (instead of our advertisers), so we could find innovative ways of putting information on our site that would optimize our yield and still deliver high quality traffic.” James Keating, ShopWiki.com “ With performance based advertising, consumers vote with their dollars as to how much they like a merchant. We can put those advertisers at the top of the list so consumers find them faster and they convert faster. “ A click on the “shoes” link takes the consumer to a buying guide - ShopWiki is educating the consumer and moving them closer to a sale. Clicking on “boots” reveals boots on sale from popular merchants that have affiliate relationships with ShopWiki

14. Example: TopDatingTips .com 11/5/2009 Content site uses both contextual ads and affiliate links

15. Where Can I Learn More? 11/5/2009

16. Questions for Panel 11/5/2009