Co-founder of Affiliate Summit, the premier affiliate marketing conference
Greater New York City Area
- Current
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- Co-founder at Affiliate Summit
- Co-Publisher at FeedFront Magazine
- Past
- Education
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- University of Maryland College Park
- Connections
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500+
connections
- Industry
- Marketing and Advertising
- Websites
Shawn Collins’s Summary
Shawn Collins has been an affiliate marketer since 1997 with a number of active affiliate projects, and a decade of affiliate management under his belt. He is a Co-founder of Affiliate Summit, the leading global conference and tradeshow for the affiliate marketing industry and Co-Editor-in-Chief of FeedFront Magazine. He authored the book Successful Affiliate Marketing for Merchants and publishes the annual AffStat affiliate marketing benchmark reports.
Shawn blogs daily on affiliate marketing at Affiliate Tip and co-hosts the weekly Affiliate Thing and GeekCast Show podcasts on GeekCast.fm. Additionally, Shawn has been quoted in numerous publications, including Entrepreneur Magazine, Internet Retailer, Inc. Magazine, the New York Times, and the Wall Street Journal.
Shawn Collins’s Specialties:
affiliate management, affiliate marketing
Shawn Collins’s Experience
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Co-founder
Affiliate Summit
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
Currently holds this position
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Co-Publisher
FeedFront Magazine
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
May 2008 — Present (1 year 7 months)
Publisher, editor, and writer for magazine focused on affiliate marketing.
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Director of Affiliate Marketing
ClubMom
(Privately Held; Online Media industry)
February 2000 — May 2004 (4 years 4 months)
Launched and managed the affiliate program, which I chronicled in my book, "Successful Affiliate Marketing for Merchants."
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Marketing Manager
Internet.com
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
May 1999 — February 2000 (10 months)
Ran the affiliate program, managed the site, wrote affiliate newsletters, etc. for Refer-it.com.
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Marketing Manager
Medsite
(Privately Held; Marketing and Advertising industry)
November 1997 — May 1999 (1 year 7 months)
Launched and managed the affiliate program, as well as other marketing projects.
Shawn Collins’s Education
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University of Maryland College Park
1988 — 1993
Additional Information
Shawn Collins’s Websites:
Shawn Collins’s Interests:
affiliate marketing, social media, gadgets, New York Yankees, New York Jets
Shawn Collins’s Groups:
Pi Kappa Alpha, Delta Psi Chapter at the University of Maryland
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Affiliate Marketing Masters -
Pi Kappa Alpha Professional Network -
The Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity -
University of Maryland, College Park Alumni Association -
Green Affiliates -
Affiliate Summit -
AffPlan.com - AffiliateMarketingPlan.com -
eM+C -
Tech Marketers -
Your Pitch Sucks
Shawn Collins’s Honors:
- TiECON/Chitika Blogpreneur Contest 2008 Award (May 2008)
- ABestWeb “Best of 2007″ Award: “Best Service to Industry” to Affiliate Summit (April 2008)
- Affiliate Classroom Honorary Affiliate Manager Certification (February 2008)
- AffiliateDinner.com Guest of Honor Award (January 2007)
- LinkShare Golden Link Award for Performance Marketing’s Most Vocal Advocate (June 2006)
Shawn Collins’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- consulting offers
- getting back in touch
