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2013 AffStat Report: Get Insights into Affiliate Preferences, Methods

Every week we see an article that declares the death of search engine optimization. Hogwash! Respondents to Affiliate Summit’s
2013 AffStat Report say otherwise. Nearly 80% of affiliates who took the survey said they use SEO to drive traffic to their websites,
making SEO the most popular method. You can read the full AffStat Report today.
Source: Revenews.com

Under the Influence: What Makes an Influential Brand?
As Google and Amazon beat Apple and Facebook in Ipsos Mori’s
Top 100 Most Influential Brands study, Jessica Davies takes a look
at what makes an influential brand. The survey of 1,000 UK consumers
centered on five overarching themes: trustworthiness, leading edge,
corporate citizenship which included environmental responsibility,
engagement and presence.
Source: TheDrum.com

News At A Glance

+ PMA Shares Updates on Recent Affiliate Nexus Tax Law Developments

+ HasOffers Secures Investment of Nearly $10 Million

+ Google Checkout Going Out of Business in Six Months

+ Channel Advisor Goes Public as ECOM

+ Google’s Penguin 2.0 Update Launched

+ Travelers Prefer Tablets, Smartphones Over Laptops

+ Report: Google Could Face New Anti-Trust Inquiry for its Display Ads

+ Kohl’s Suit Opens Door to More ‘Fake Sale’ Retail Lawsuits

Tips and Tools

+ Tips for Blog, Social Maintenance While On Vacation

+ How to Nail the Opening of Your Blog Post

+ Five Ways to Increase Clicks with E-Commerce Title Tags

+ Five Excel Skills + Five Excel Add-ins Everyone Should Know

+ Six Steps to Optimize Images for Pinterest