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Technology for Marketing | Show Insights
On the 28th September CAKE attended the Technology for Marketing expo in London to discover what is new in the realm of MarTech. Overall, the general talk revolved around Artificial Intelligence (AI), social media advocacy and the importance of optimising social media throughout the two-day event. Social Media Advocacy CAKE recently launched an advocacy program
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CAKE Feature Spotlight: CSV Reconciliation Tool
Oftentimes, CAKE clients need to update conversions in bulk, usually for changing the payout on conversions or dispositions. If it isn’t necessary to match the click to a conversion ID, clients can use CAKE’s Mass Adjustment tool to achieve this. For clients needing to change a specific conversion or batch of conversions, they can use the
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DMEXCO | Show Insights
The CAKE team have just returned home from DMEXCO after two full days of exhibiting and networking with clients, prospects and industry professionals. The Digital Marketing Exposition and Conference (DMEXCO), is Europe’s largest digital marketing conference and is held every year in Cologne, Germany. Bringing together more than 50,000 attendees, 570 international speakers and 1,000
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CAKE Feature Spotlight: Internal Redirect
With CAKE, you have the ability to set expiration dates and caps on Offers and Campaigns. When these caps are met, traffic follows CAKE’s Redirect Strategy. However, CAKE users can employ the Internal Redirect functionality to automatically create a new Campaign for an Offer Contract that is tied to the original Offer. In a previous
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India Affiliate Summit | Show Insights
Intro Summary Last week, CAKE attended India Affiliate Summit 2016 (IAS), hosted by the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI). IAS is a conference intended to explore the innovations and trends of affiliate marketing with influential industry professionals. With more than 1,500 attendees and 70 speakers throughout the two-day event, India Affiliate Summit offered
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CAKE Feature Spotlight: Alleviating Privacy Concerns in Lead Distribution with Redacted Fields
In a time where data is king, personal consumer information is digitized and transmitted faster than you can say “compliance.” Privacy concern isn’t a new subject in the lead distribution market either. Providing a business model that can efficiently mitigate data breach risk will set you apart from a potential competitor. After attending LeadsCon New
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LeadsCon NYC | Show Insights
Intro Summary Last week the CAKE team had the opportunity to exhibit at booth #205 during LeadsCon New York from August 22 to August 24 and returned home with invaluable insights. Leadscon is a conference specifically designed for online lead generation and direct response marketing. Bringing together more than 5,000 attendees over the course of
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Affiliate Summit East | Show Insights
The CAKE team attended Affiliate Summit East (ASE) last week from July 31-August 2 at the New York Marriott Marquis. Bringing together more than 5,500 attendees including merchants, vendors, networks and technology providers, the event offered three days of insightful tracks, three separate tradeshow areas and a multitude of networking events. Below is a recap
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How To: Increase Business by Incentivizing Affiliates with the Affiliate Referral Program
One of the most effective ways of generating business is through word of mouth. Advertisers and Networks in the affiliate marketing space are very familiar with this method as they work with affiliates who are often times the driving force of traffic for their offers. In addition, they refer other affiliates who also want to
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A Day in the Life of an Affiliate Manager
Have you ever wondered what it takes to be an affiliate manager? Well here’s a snapshot. We talked to Melissa “Pixels” Clarady, Affiliate Manager at Convert2Media, for insight into her day-to-day activities and what it takes to manage hundreds of different affiliates across the globe. In addition to learning how she juggles her various job
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Using Volume-Based Tiers to Manage Campaign Payouts
Powerful and easy to use campaign and affiliate management tools are fundamental for networks and advertisers in the performance marketing space. These assets are likely the main reason a company will choose to license a tracking and analytics software rather than build an in-house platform. SaaS-based solutions must provide flexibility in campaign setup regarding affiliate
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NA MA STE! As They Say In India…
Two weeks ago, I was asked to speak at two events – Performance Marketing Insights (PMI) Europe conference in Amsterdam and the Global Mobile App Summit & Awards (GMASA) conference in Bangalore. Two very different cities, a lot of air miles and some excellent content. Two conferences with very different agendas and attendees, but with
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