LinkShare Names Co-Presidents

Tagged: Affiliate Network, John Kim, Jonathan Levine, LinkShare, Rakuten, Steve Denton and Yaz Lida

Nearly two months after LinkShare President Steve Denton stepped down, the company announced it has appointed co-presidents. Jonathan Levine, Chief Technology Officer of LinkShare, and Yasuhisa Iida (“Yaz”), Executive Officer of Rakuten, will serve as co-presidents of the performance network, The company said the appointment of Levine emphasizes a commitment to technological innovation, while Iida brings experience with merchant services and sales from Rakuten. The announcement was made today by John Kim, who currently serves as Interim President and Chairman of ... More

Denton Leaves LinkShare to be a Dad

Tagged: GeekCast, LinkShare, Rakuten and Steve Denton

After a little more than two years as president of LinkShare and eight years total with the performance network, Steve Denton resigned today. In a call shortly after the news hit the wire services, Denton told Revenue that it was “truly a personal decision” to step down. He says that he’s made a decision to “spend more time being a dad” and with his family. Denton also stressed that he’s leaving the team at LinkShare in “great shape” and in ... More

Steve Denton Steps Down from LinkShare

Tagged: LinkShare, Rakuten and Steve Denton

LinkShare president Steve Denton has resigned as head of the performance network. The news came Tuesday from a press release put out by the company. NEW YORK, March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- LinkShare, a leading pay-per-action marketing network, announced the resignation of Stephen R. Denton as President of the company and two promotions in its executive management team. Kelli Beougher, Vice President of Lead Generation Services, was promoted to Senior Vice President and will add responsibilities for LinkShare's push into new businesses, as ... More

LinkShare Summit Recap

Tagged: CRM, David Schatsky, Ian Ayers, JupiterResearch, Kellie Stevens, LinkShare Summit, loyalty, Steve Denton, Super Crunchers and Yale

The one-day LinkShare Summit is over and I came away from the event with some new ideas, a ton of business cards, a renewed positive outlook about the state of interactive marketing and a very nasty head cold. So, this report on the event will be short since its never pretty when me, blogging and over the counter cold remedies are combined. I’m grateful that the two podcasts I participate in each week have already happened – my voice ... More

LinkShare Summit Kicks Off

Tagged: David Schatsky, Jupiter Research, LinkShare and Steve Denton

I’m off to attend the LinkShare Summit all day today. I expect the day to be jam-packed with networking and sessions. I’m really looking forward to hearing the keynote speaker Ian Ayres, a professor at the Yale School of Management and author of the book Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-By-Numbers is the New Way to be Smart. I always get something valuable from speakers with an economic, academic or business background. I’m also getting a little one-on-one time with LinkShare President ... More

A Heaping Helping of Online Marketing

Tagged: Affiliate Thing, affilite auctions, GeekCast.fm, jim Kukral, LinkShare Summit, Podcasting, Revenue newsletter, Sam Harrelson, Shawn Collins, Steve Denton and WebMasterRadio.FM

I have a full plate this week, so let’s get right to it. The LinkShare Summit is being held later this week in San Francisco. I love when the performance marketing folks converge on my home turf. Too bad, the weather is not cooperating. Oh well, I still expect the event to be packed with good information, have the chance to strengthen old relationships, make some great new connections and have lots of dinner and drinks with a great ... More

Tagged: Affiliate Thing, affilite auctions, GeekCast.fm, jim Kukral, LinkShare Summit, Podcasting, Revenue newsletter, Sam Harrelson, Shawn Collins, Steve Denton and WebMasterRadio.FM

I have a full plate this week, so let’s get right to it. The LinkShare Summit is being held later this week in San Francisco. I love when the performance marketing folks converge on my home turf. Too bad, the weather is not cooperating. Oh well, I still expect the event to be packed with good information, have the chance to strengthen old relationships, make some great new connections and have lots of dinner and drinks with a great ... More

Rewarding Trip to LinkShare

Tagged: Don Tapscott, John Kim, LinkShare Symposium, Steve Denton, Trendwatch 2007, Web 2.0 and Wikinomics

Welcome to the longest day of the year. I’m about to head out from New York City back home to San Francisco after attending the LinkShare Symposium. The event was great – not just the classy black tie awards gala. I really enjoyed yesterday’s daylong educational tracks and the multitude of networking opportunities. The keynote by Don Tapscott provided lots of food for thought about the ... More