Comments on: Next: More spin than a washing machine

By: Lammo.net: Affiliate Marketing Blog » You need a gas mask to be an affiliate

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 22:14:41 +0000

[...] Adding to the pollution - More, More, More More and More - At last, a merchant that lives up to their name - Every time I see [...]

By: The Next retail affiliate programme debacle - another perspective

The Next retail affiliate programme debacle - another perspective — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 09:11:32 +0000

[...] poll of opinion in the sector. And as anyone who has read this thread or any of the various blog posts about this sad affair then its plain to see that we’re not happy. So may I humbly suggest [...]

By: a4uawards: Who I voted for and why at Lammo.net

a4uawards: Who I voted for and why at Lammo.net — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 16:07:06 +0000

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By: John

John — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 14:38:12 +0000

Yeah, it is like the dreaded “vote of confidence” for a footie manager - You would know all about that as a Spurs fan right now - How much longer do you think Tony Soprano will be there?

I find it hard to believe that merchants are still shooting themselves in the foot right before the manic xmas period - They should all be wining and dining the affiliates now, not dropping commissions, changing terms for the worse, or worse of all, shutting down their program (or their network - see “Affiliates are not Taps” article) for Christmas - Who was it that did that last year?

By: Paul

Paul — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 20:09:37 +0000

Nice Blog Entry John & you are right about the opening tag line. It’s very much like when a football club makes a statement & says “the manager has the full support of the board.”

Straight forward honesty in the example you had re-written, is certainly more palatable than any sickly sugar-coating.

With sales gradually increasing towards christmas, I am just waiting to see who will be the prize turkeys this christmas by radically reducing their commissions or closing their program. We seem to get them every christmas & wonder who they will be this time.