Compared to lasts year’s ASE, there seemed to be fewer exhibits – only two floors instead of three at the NYC Hilton. For those who are attending for the first time, one of the tips I have for you is to make a list of the things you want to accomplish. It could be meeting up with your affiliate manager, making new contacts, finding new networks to work with, whatever.
If you’re meeting up with people, try to arrange it before the event starts as people tend to get busy once the show starts. If you don’t have a plan, you’re bound to waste time just walking the exhibits. Also, make sure to take good notes because you’ll often pick up a lot of good tips just chatting with people.
Overall, the exhibitors at ASE tend to be mostly made up of affiliate networks (e.g. CJ, SAS, Linkshare, Google Affiliate Network) and CPA networks (the usual suspects). If you’re looking for new traffic sources, you’re much better off attending Ad:Tech. However, if you’ve never attended an Affiliate Summit event before, I definitely recommend going to one to make some good contacts.
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