Blog: Advertiser Spotlight 
Get Active and Earn Valuable Rewards with S2H Replay!
There’s a new craze that is spreading across the Inuvosphere (all the way up to our CEO!) – the S2H (Switch2Health) Replay! Earlier this week in the Inuvo Blog, we announced a NikeRunning.com challenge that we are hosting. Today, we are going to tell you about an awesome product available in the Inuvo Platform for you to promote as an Inuvo Publisher. This is also a perfect match for anyone participating in the running challenge because you earn rewards for being active.
What is this product? The S2H Replay is a wristband you wear during exercising which lets you earn points you can redeem for rewards for every hour of activity you log.
How does it work? The wristband houses a proprietary motion sensing technology which records when you are engaged in physical activity. For every hour of activity recorded, you will receive a code to enter in at S2H.com.
How do you earn rewards? Each hour of activity is worth 60 points. These points are then available for redemption for exciting rewards from retailers such as iTunes, Best Buy, Toys R Us, Sports Authority, Fandango, Snapfish, Barnes & Noble and more! As you can see, they have a wide variety of rewards that are attractive to adults and children alike. They even have rewards available for as low as only 60 points.
What do you get as a publisher? Switch2Health is offering a generous 10% commission per sale to Inuvo Publishers. Purchases are accepted from the United States, Canada, Australia and United Kingdom. Additionally, you are free to promote this offer via social media, email, banners and search.
Here are some thoughts on the S2H Replay from some of your favorite people at Inuvo:
“I bought one for myself and my 10 year old son and the two of us have been having a great time exercising together then uploading our points so he can acquire enough to get an Xbox – someone should be calling every local school in the country and collaborating with them to promote this product as a way to get our kids off their butts!” – Richard K. Howe, CEO
“I’ve received more compliments on my S2H replay in the past two weeks than I can even count. Once I tell them that it’s more than just a watch they want to know where to order one for themselves!” – John Vehlewald, Vice President of Affiliate Products
"S2H makes perfect sense for anyone who is already active, or looking to start a workout routine. I already exercise for an hour each day, so why not earn discounts at my favorite stores?" – Chris Gerbick, Business Development Manager
“I just purchased the S2H replay for me and my son and it shipped within a couple of hours. I feel this is a great way, not only to keep us active, but to help him learn that hard work gets rewarded.” – Stacey Farooqui, Community Manager
Share your experience with the S2H Replay in the comments section below!
Inuvo's Advertiser Spotlight: Cloud Engines, Inc.
Have you heard of the Pogoplug offer available exclusively in the Inuvo Platform? If not, we want to tell you all about this wonderful product and the advertiser behind the Pogoplug, Cloud Engines, Inc. First, let’s go over a bit about Cloud Engines, Inc. and their background.
Cloud Engines was formed with a mission to change the way personal content is stored and distributed over the Internet. The Cloud Engines’ philosophy is that by making a product simple, open and affordable, the community will participate in making it better.
Cloud Engines’ aim is to take the cloud (what is the cloud?) and put it right into your home or office. Just take a Pogoplug device, add some storage and you're in business!
Cloud Engines still considers themselves to be pretty new to Affiliate Marketing and still learning from their experiences thus far. So why did they choose Affiliate Marketing for Pogoplug? Easy! Since Pogoplug is still fairly new to market they are using Affiliate Marketing to help build up name exposure. We all know name exposure is an important part of any product’s success.
Which factors made Cloud Engines choose the Inuvo Platform? They were attracted by the large database of publishers the Inuvo Platform has available to promote their Pogoplug offers. Additionally, they enjoy the ease of use involved in working within the Inuvo Platform along with the helpfulness of the Inuvo Platform Team.
Now that you are familiar with Cloud Engines, let’s take a look at the offer they currently have available exclusively in the Inuvo Platform.
- Pogoplug Launch Offer (#1089): 10% of MSRP ($129) for a sale. This offer accepts worldwide traffic from banners and social media. Commission is awarded upon a successful sale. Join this offer today!
Piggyback Pixels and Affiliate Marketing - Part 2
In the first part of this blog series I took you through the basics of a standard pixel in the Inuvo Platform. Today we are going to jump in to piggyback pixels and discover how they work and why they are beneficial to affiliate marketers.
A piggyback pixel is a secondary pixel that is in essence piggybacking on top of the Inuvo pixel that the advertiser has placed to track transactions that come to them from the Inuvo Platform. This allows publishers to track their transactions in parallel with the Inuvo Platform. If you are a publisher and you have an additional tracking solution you use, or if you are running a network, piggyback pixels are quite beneficial to you. This will allow your network's publishers to also track their transactions in real-time.
If you are an advertiser looking to have your offers picked up by large publishers, and possibly networks of publishers, then you'll want to make sure you have this option available to them. Publishers like to see their statistics in real-time so as to make sure they aren't spending time and money on a campaign that isn't working. This is a must-have for any publisher who is running their own network.
So, how do you get a piggyback pixel integrated? For advertisers, the first step is to make sure you have a JavaScript pixel placed on your confirmation page from the Inuvo Platform. To do this, simply login into your Inuvo Platform advertiser account, navigate to your offer and click-through to the Offer Details page. Under "Step 1: Tracking Pixel" make sure the radio button next to JavaScript is selected. This will automatically generate a JavaScript pixel for you to copy and paste into your confirmation page. Once this is completed and you have worked with the Inuvo Platform Support Team to ensure everything is up and running smoothly, you are now ready to allow publishers to have their pixels piggyback on the Inuvo Platform pixel.
Once you receive a Piggyback Pixel request from one of your publishers, simply click on the Publishers section in your Inuvo Platform advertisers account and then click on their publisher number. You'll then see a page with their details including which offers they have joined. Click on the piggy icon on the corresponding offer, paste the pixel in the message box and click Add. Double check that the drop down is set to "Activate" and you have successfully placed and activated your first piggyback pixel! Make sure to email the Inuvo Platform Support Team so they can fire off a quick test and you are ready to roll!
For publishers, all you need to do is find an offer in the Inuvo Platform that you'd like to run in your tracking solution or network, set it up and then email your pixel and a test link over to the Inuvo Platform Support Team. They'll work with the advertiser to ensure that piggyback pixels are enabled and that everything is tracking for everyone involved.
I hope you've found this blog series to be valuable and informative. Please take a moment to leave your comments and questions below.
December 2009 Advertiser Spotlight: ConsumerDirect®
It’s time to take a look at one of our hottest offers within the Inuvo Platform. Have you checked out SMART Credit™, offered by ConsumerDirect®? You should take a look! At $30 per free trial obtained, this one is hard to beat!
SMART Credit’s interactive platform lets you to take control of your financial life, giving you the power to:
- Fix credit issues quickly.
- Obtain alerts about changes to a credit report.
- Prevent unauthorized access.
- View all Credit Scores in one unified place.
With the free trial, one also can access the SMART Action Button™, that allows you to immediately fix errors and improve scores; SMART Alerts™, where you can view and flag alerts on any changes to your credit report; and SMART Credit Report Lock™ that allows you to lock and unlock your credit and identity.
SMART Credit is currently offering $30.00 in commission for each five-day free trial obtained. Publishers are able to use all marketing types, including newsletter, web, search and solo email, and there is a 30-day cookie life. SMART Credit supplies a plethora of banner ads in various sizes, along with a HTML email template.
Preview the landing page for the SMART Credit offer now, or join the offer today!
