Brian Littleton’s Thoughts on the Calacanis Keynote

I know I wrote yesterday that I wasn’t blogging about the networks anymore, but this post from ShareASale’s President Brian Littleton is too good not to point out to anyone who might have missed it.

Brian gives some very constructive criticism’s of the Calacanis keynote at Affiliate Summit and then lays out a road plan for “marketing with respect.”

He even cites my favorite web video of all time (a Ze Frank gem from July ’06 about how paradigms of “ugly” and “quality” are shifting given the lower barriers to content creation made possible by the web):

Marketing with Respect – ShareASale Blog: “I just returned from Las Vegas and the Affiliate Summit West (which was phenomenal again – thanks to the founders Shawn and Missy and all of their staff!) – and actually was able to take a couple days vacation directly following in order to wind down and reflect on all the business that occurred during the week…

One of my first priorities was to listen to the keynote speech, as it had generated so much publicity and feedback – and I wanted to hear the complete speech for myself. Even though I am familiar with some speeches that Jason Calacanis had made in the past, I thought it important to listen before making any judgments.

So …. here are some thoughts:”

Head over to the SAS blog and read Brian’s thoughts for yourself. Thanks for blogging, Brian.