Comments on: Best Buy Gives Affiliates a Slap in the Face http://www.revenews.com/angeldjambazov/best-buy-gives-affiliates-a-slap-in-the-face/ Discussion of Online Advertising, CPA, SEO, Affiliate and Next Generation Marketing Sat, 13 Mar 2010 16:55:11 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: ‘Overheard on Twitter’ Friday « We Build Pages http://www.revenews.com/angeldjambazov/best-buy-gives-affiliates-a-slap-in-the-face/comment-page-1/#comment-23049 ‘Overheard on Twitter’ Friday « We Build Pages Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:19:45 +0000 http://www.revenews.com/angeldjambazov/best-buy-gives-affiliates-a-slap-in-the-face/#comment-23049 [...] Djambazov got everyone’s attention twittering that Best Buy had dropped affiliate commission rates to .25 percent. Soon after, all hell broke [...] [...] Djambazov got everyone’s attention twittering that Best Buy had dropped affiliate commission rates to .25 percent. Soon after, all hell broke [...]

]]> By: The Year Affiliates Saved Christmas, Really? | Jangro.com http://www.revenews.com/angeldjambazov/best-buy-gives-affiliates-a-slap-in-the-face/comment-page-1/#comment-21235 The Year Affiliates Saved Christmas, Really? | Jangro.com Fri, 01 May 2009 14:09:43 +0000 http://www.revenews.com/angeldjambazov/best-buy-gives-affiliates-a-slap-in-the-face/#comment-21235 [...] At the same time, merchants are slashing commission rates. BestBuy announced that they’re cutting commissions on Notebooks and Wii’s to a quarter of a percent. [...] [...] At the same time, merchants are slashing commission rates. BestBuy announced that they’re cutting commissions on Notebooks and Wii’s to a quarter of a percent. [...]

]]> By: Gina http://www.revenews.com/angeldjambazov/best-buy-gives-affiliates-a-slap-in-the-face/comment-page-1/#comment-21162 Gina Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:18:46 +0000 http://www.revenews.com/angeldjambazov/best-buy-gives-affiliates-a-slap-in-the-face/#comment-21162 Not to disagree with you all, but isn't the margin already razor thin on electronics? And on a wii and other video game consoles, aren't they selling these things at cost? And finally, this is just speculation, maybe they are saying one thing, but signaling in the nicest way possible that they don't want to do affiliate marketing right now? Not to disagree with you all, but isn’t the margin already razor thin on electronics? And on a wii and other video game consoles, aren’t they selling these things at cost? And finally, this is just speculation, maybe they are saying one thing, but signaling in the nicest way possible that they don’t want to do affiliate marketing right now?

]]> By: Chris Abraham http://www.revenews.com/angeldjambazov/best-buy-gives-affiliates-a-slap-in-the-face/comment-page-1/#comment-19760 Chris Abraham Sun, 21 Dec 2008 21:44:01 +0000 http://www.revenews.com/angeldjambazov/best-buy-gives-affiliates-a-slap-in-the-face/#comment-19760 They're cutting off their nose to spite their face, that's for certain. What is 1% Good Lord, they should be upping their percentage. An extra .75% of nothing is zero. They’re cutting off their nose to spite their face, that’s for certain. What is 1% Good Lord, they should be upping their percentage. An extra .75% of nothing is zero.

]]> By: Angel Djambazov http://www.revenews.com/angeldjambazov/best-buy-gives-affiliates-a-slap-in-the-face/comment-page-1/#comment-19758 Angel Djambazov Sun, 21 Dec 2008 19:38:00 +0000 http://www.revenews.com/angeldjambazov/best-buy-gives-affiliates-a-slap-in-the-face/#comment-19758 Shawn Collins on his AffiliateTip blog also chimes in on the matter: http://blog.affiliatetip.com/archives/best-buy-alienates-affiliates/ He compares Best Buy's decision to Apple's misstep when it excluded the iPhone from affiliate commissions. Shawn Collins on his AffiliateTip blog also chimes in on the matter: http://blog.affiliatetip.com/archives/best-buy-alienates-affiliates/
He compares Best Buy’s decision to Apple’s misstep when it excluded the iPhone from affiliate commissions.

]]> By: Geno Prussakov http://www.revenews.com/angeldjambazov/best-buy-gives-affiliates-a-slap-in-the-face/comment-page-1/#comment-19746 Geno Prussakov Fri, 19 Dec 2008 20:09:46 +0000 http://www.revenews.com/angeldjambazov/best-buy-gives-affiliates-a-slap-in-the-face/#comment-19746 Robbert, Things may change very soon. buy.at has just entered the Dutch market: http://corp.aol.com/press-releases/2008/12/aol-s-platform-a-reaches-more-160-million-internet-users-europe Geno Robbert,

Things may change very soon.

buy.at has just entered the Dutch market: http://corp.aol.com/press-releases/2008/12/aol-s-platform-a-reaches-more-160-million-internet-users-europe

Geno

]]> By: Robbert Hypotheek http://www.revenews.com/angeldjambazov/best-buy-gives-affiliates-a-slap-in-the-face/comment-page-1/#comment-19745 Robbert Hypotheek Fri, 19 Dec 2008 19:55:48 +0000 http://www.revenews.com/angeldjambazov/best-buy-gives-affiliates-a-slap-in-the-face/#comment-19745 In the Netherlands affiliate programs just don't pay out. A large number of iPhones were sold through the affiliate channel, but T-Mobile couldn't handle the huge number of affiliate sales. In other words: the affiliate business is really immature here, and in your example, sometimes in outside markets to. It's a pity.. In the Netherlands affiliate programs just don’t pay out. A large number of iPhones were sold through the affiliate channel, but T-Mobile couldn’t handle the huge number of affiliate sales.

In other words: the affiliate business is really immature here, and in your example, sometimes in outside markets to.

It’s a pity..

]]> By: Lucretia Pruitt http://www.revenews.com/angeldjambazov/best-buy-gives-affiliates-a-slap-in-the-face/comment-page-1/#comment-19739 Lucretia Pruitt Fri, 19 Dec 2008 05:17:22 +0000 http://www.revenews.com/angeldjambazov/best-buy-gives-affiliates-a-slap-in-the-face/#comment-19739 Intriguing - but not terribly surprising that BB's profits have dropped so drastically if they have people in charge who make such ridiculously stupid decisions. Intriguing – but not terribly surprising that BB’s profits have dropped so drastically if they have people in charge who make such ridiculously stupid decisions.

]]> By: Angel Djambazov http://www.revenews.com/angeldjambazov/best-buy-gives-affiliates-a-slap-in-the-face/comment-page-1/#comment-19732 Angel Djambazov Thu, 18 Dec 2008 17:31:56 +0000 http://www.revenews.com/angeldjambazov/best-buy-gives-affiliates-a-slap-in-the-face/#comment-19732 Thanks for the kudos folks, how dense corporations can be at times really drives me crazy. Although I don't agree with his points specifically on Best Buy, Scott Jangro has an interesting post on recent holiday numbers networks have been parading, here: http://www.jangro.com/a/2008/12/18/the-year-affiliates-saved-christmas-really/ Thanks for the kudos folks, how dense corporations can be at times really drives me crazy.

Although I don’t agree with his points specifically on Best Buy, Scott Jangro has an interesting post on recent holiday numbers networks have been parading, here: http://www.jangro.com/a/2008/12/18/the-year-affiliates-saved-christmas-really/

]]> By: Daniel M. Clark http://www.revenews.com/angeldjambazov/best-buy-gives-affiliates-a-slap-in-the-face/comment-page-1/#comment-19731 Daniel M. Clark Thu, 18 Dec 2008 16:27:14 +0000 http://www.revenews.com/angeldjambazov/best-buy-gives-affiliates-a-slap-in-the-face/#comment-19731 This is why I prefer smaller companies to the giant corporations. They don't understand, or want to understand, the affiliate channel. Thanks for posting this, Angel. This is why I prefer smaller companies to the giant corporations. They don’t understand, or want to understand, the affiliate channel.

Thanks for posting this, Angel.

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