Hello again, friends!

AdCombo is back! This time the passion for extreme sports and CPA marketing brought us together in the biggest and coolest ski resort of Sochi – Rosa Khutor. The two-day trip with AdCombo has been enormously intense, as you have already noticed: skiing and snowboarding on steep slopes, meeting at the Casino Sochi, dining and wining in the “Buffet” restaurant, playing poker, slot machines and networking! We have a lot of fun and now it’s time to take stocks.

So, on the first day, more than 30 of our affiliates were united on snowy slopes and spent the whole day there! It brought us a lot of positive and pleasant emotions. How every one of you had ups and downs in business before – we had some failures on the slopes. It became a subject of discussion during the evening dinner We smoke hookahs and communicated in an informal atmosphere. This day allowed us to get acquainted closer and also make new contacts!

On the next day, we’ve met on the ramp – there were fog and snow but it didn’t stop us from having fun. We’re glad that every one of you was skiing until just before closing the lifts. We’ve planned for you the meeting in Casino Sochi! The most well-known casino in Russia! Regarding your feedback – the dinner went awesome! Exquisite dishes, various drinks, and desserts were delicious. On this day our dear affiliates and their AMs gathered to play poker and slot machines while discussing different trends in affiliate marketing.

Networking makes us stronger together – because the true partnership exists only when you share your experience with each other. We are convinced – our partners are also our true loyal friend. This positive emotions also create a favorable atmosphere for the following work.

Finally – this event went awesome. Don’t forget to check out the photos on our Facebook page → HERE

Stay tuned! Comment below how do you find such activities and where do you want to meet AdCombo Team next time

AdCombo always participates in the major industry events around the world: ADdays, AWE, AWA, adtech, DMEXCO are just a few of them. We are really excited about meeting our dear affiliates from different parts of the world. So it’s clear with us, but why should affiliates attend meetups and conferences?

There are at least 5 reasons for that:

1. Most people attend meetings in order to know top trends in the industry. Every conference is eager to acquire best industry experts as their speakers. So grab a pen and a notepad to write down every piece of useful info you will hear, since most of the time all video and audio recordings will be available in a few weeks. And time here matters a lot. In a week everyone will have info from the conference and now you have a huge advantage.

An opportunity to ask a question is also a huge plus. After each speech there is additional time given for the question part, you can ask any questions regarding the speech topic. And a speaker should answer them without a chance to ignore. Cool!

2. Networking is a key ingredient when attending such events. Thanks to the Internet, online participation is possible, but face to face communication can never be substituted. Just remember a simple truth – the right hands shaken can determine your successful future. Be active and communicative, try getting as many contacts as you can. Discuss different issues with more experienced fellow affiliates and even ask them if they could mentor you.Top managers of affiliate networks are also regular guests at the conferences. Feel free to question them.                                                                                                                                 

3. Apart from regular visitors, there are different networks which are represented by their managers. Use that opportunity to finally meet your affiliate manager in person. Have a friendly chat with her or him and who knows, maybe there will be exclusive conditions arranged just for you

Also our affiliate managers admit that psychologically it is easier to communicate with those affiliates who you know personally. So don’t hesitate!

4. Free stuff/ merch/ loot. Let’s be honest, for some of us going to the conference is not only about networking and learning. As a bonus on such events comes free merch. Sponsors are striving to surprise visitors with an exotic merchandise. Different keychains, stickers, pens, mugs, notepads… all this branded merchandise can be looted at every booth. And contests… a conference can’t be considered a success without an iPhone-iPad-Apple giveaway.

5. Obvious, but it worth mentioning – don’t forget to have fun. In most cases, you’ve paid good money for that ticket.

Now that you prepared, please join our team on Affiliate Summit East which will be held in New York (29-31 July). Our affiliate managers  will be glad to welcome you at the booth #8001 and meet market #1012.

See you there!