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travel to industry tradeshows, there’re so many people
can just wait for one to appear in town (or nearby).
And so as in many ways more than they always
were, affiliates have been the glue that holds much
of this industry together, this issue I have dubbed The
Affiliate Issue!
In these pages you will find bound by brick &
mortar staples not only the next steps for the world
of affiliate marketing, but also past misconceptions
deflated, current strategies decrypted, and methods
that affiliates can use to bring together consumers
and the brands themselves.
And the smart reader will notice this issue is also
peppered with multiple articles about cams and their
customers, and that’s no accident. Because the cam
model has returned the human element to all our
technical marvels and electronic porn delivery, they
have a very real way of teaching us how to win over
and sustain long term relationships, making business
more personal, and making the personal a winning
business equation.
elcome aboard the crazy train! With hardly
Wtime to take a breath we find ourselves in the Check the connection between the first and last
middle of one of the craziest tradeshow seasons ever, articles in this issue; both are about connecting,
with the big old shows sturdier and more steadfast bringing together, and coming away with more than
than ever and new conventions surprising in their just cold, calculated commerce between consumers
boldness and brashness. and creators.
And all this is just expressed in the whole reason
More surprising still are the even newer events
on the horizon, events announced but yet to happen, I do what I do, and that is the pictures I take at our
in places like Russia; we knew the internet was going gatherings and events, that show the result of working
hard, affiliating, connecting the way we do in life and
to shrink our world but even by those standards, we
adult industry people, reps and players are becoming business - having fun!
quite the jetsetters! I’m proud to show what it was like at the Jasmin
Academy inauguration weekend, which was a
And all the new shows aren’t just popping up
out of corporate greed or business consolidations, tradeshow all unto itself - as the photos show! And
no no. They’re growing out of new expansions in the of course the incomparable Prague European Summit,
industry, in the markets. where organizers just take those extra steps to make
it an extraordinary conference all around.
For example, webcams have more than just
exploded. From their nothing place as customer Now I’ll be off to the show or shows where you’ll
retention tools, extras or upsells, live cam business be relaxing as you are reading these wise words
has turned into its own almost enitirely independent and checking out these fantastic photos, so look
industry segment, launching mega-brands, solo up from the book a sec and see if you can see me
webcam stars, their own awards shows (never mind with my camera and take a minute to pass me your
categories), and even conventions all their own. business card, get in on some pictures, and move your
branding into my way of affiliating, with a handshake
In fact, on top of boot-camps and training events, and a drink, and maybe even winning a free ad in
there’s also now a school for webcam models started the magazine - but it all starts with me having your
by cam giant Jasmin, called Jasmin Academy and card, and your smiling faces in our Payout Pages - the
featured in this issue in a special photo spread and magazine name says it all, in the end, isn’t it all about
article. the payout? - and it all starts with that interaction
that makes us all human affiliates in the end.
There’s also mobile advertising and their madly
multiplying methods of delivery, and the expansion of
the affiliate market, on top of the solidification of the MikeB
tube site and uploading domain. Many don’t need to michael@howlingdogsenterprise.com

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