Week In Review: Affiliates Love Starbucks & Britney Spears

This week in review covers wasting money, making money and Britney Spears. Actually, it covers a lot more than that. This week was full of quality content! It made for one of the longest week in review posts ever. Chances are you read at least a few of these posts, but all the ones you haven’t read are definitely worth your time.

• “Facebook Privacy Issues Benefits Facebook Marketers“ – Trying to figure out what’s #trending on Facebook? Ian Fernando found a great tool that will help you target Facebook campaigns.
• “Do you help people who ask for free help?“ – How do you decide who to offer free help to? When do random people make the cut? Brian Evans from Daily Conversions weighs in.
• “Engaging Mobile Users with QR Bar Codes“ – This post will show you how to capitalize on Quick Response bar codes! Hamilton Chan had some ideas on this type of context-sensitive marketing last year.
• “Sometimes you find surprises if you don’t open your mail in 2 months.“ – What can an old Starbucks gift card teach you about affiliate managers? Well, as it turns out, quite a bit.
• “Britney Spears, Plenty of Fish & $500,000!“ – Britney Spears is cashing in on product placement in her music videos. Should you hold it against her?
• “I Spent $xx,xxx Advertising Products I Don’t Sell…“ – Ouch. Don’t miss this one. Learn from my mistake!
• “Are You Pretending To Work At Home?“ – Working from home should be a dream come true. This post has some great practical advice for staying focused while working from home!
• “Staying Relevant in 2011“ - This post looks at how this year’s email marketers are getting more creative and personal to stay current.
• “How Netflix Destroyed Blockbuster [Infographic]“ – Really, really interesting. It’s crazy to think Blockbuster passed up the opportunity to buy Netflix! D’oh.
• “Mr Green Turns One Year Old.“ – A real cause for celebration. This is one of the best blogs out there! At the very least, click to see the funny picture.
• “Are You Up For The 30 Day Campaign Challenge?“ – Pretty intense. Will you accept PPV Playbook’s challenge?
• “How 2 Split Tests Made Me Over $93,000“ – Looking for the get rich quick formula? This might be as close as it gets. Check out two real world split testing examples!
• “Billion Dollar Email Submits“ – Don’t overlook this one ’cause it’s the last on the list. This article talks about email submits in relation to LivingSocial, Groupon, and TheUseful. Definitely an epic read.