Webgains today announced it has been selected by iStockphoto, one of the world’s top stock imagery and multimedia agencies, to expand the reach of its affiliate network in the UK, USA, France, Spain, Germany and Ireland. more...

Leading hotel retailer, Octopus Travel, chooses Webgains over traditional travel rivals

Octopus Travel, a leading international online hotel retailer, has chosen international affiliate network, Webgains, as their exclusive partner to deliver their affiliate campaign to the European and USA markets.

Octopus Travel are part of the Kuoni group under the management of Kuoni Destination Management (KDM) with more than 4,800 employees globally and a turnover of approximately $3bn per annum.

Having been active in the affiliate marketing industry for numerous years primarily in the UK, Octopus Travel decided to expand the channel internationally, launching their initial affiliate programs in UK, Italy, Spain, USA, Germany and Sweden, to leverage on the opportunities available. more...

July 20th 2011

Affiliates4u, in association with Webgains, have launched the European Affiliate Landscape Report 2011.  Findings from the report show that European affiliates are overwhelmingly positive about future earnings, with commission payments set to increase by 30% on average in 2011 compared to 2010.

Within the expected revenue figures for affiliates, 67% of respondents are currently earning up to €5,000 per month, and 29% of the affiliates who entered the survey earning between €5,000 and €250,000+ per month, meaning that 4% of European affiliates earn more than €250,000 per month.

In amongst the 48 page landscape report, advertiser de-duplication remains an unknown quantity, with 40% of affiliates believing that as much as 25% of their revenue is lost due to de-duplication and over 20% of affiliates believing 25-50% of their revenue is lost through this advertiser policy.

A4u members can download the report now at http://www.affiliates4u.com/feature/a4u-survey/

Polling almost one thousand affiliates the European Affiliate Landscape Report for the first time reveals  in-depth views on topics including:

- Affiliate Expansion Plans, Across Europe & the Globe
- Current Threats to Affiliate Earnings, including Potential Future Threats.
- Leading European Affiliate Networks
- Key Factors When Working With Advertisers, Desired Affiliate Tools / Products / Solutions
- Preferred Affiliate Communication Methods
- Performance Marketing Channel Integration Insight

Chris Johnson, Publisher for Affiliates4u.com, said of the report:

“After a three month turnaround timeframe, I am pleased to be able to release this report to the wider digital marketing arena. more...

The easyJet Holidays affiliate programme is launching today with Webgains, the leading international affiliate network. more...

Webgains launches iSense SiteSeeker which automatically classifies the pages from affiliates’ websites into 2,500 categories to allow advertisers to identify the best partners.  This unique new tool removes the need for affiliates to self-categorise their sites, and allows Webgains to identify affiliates on the Webgains platform with traffic specific to any particular advertiser or sector.Up until now, affiliate networks have relied on affiliates to classify themselves, leading to a poor and incomplete understanding of the Network’s inventory.  Webgains has always asked affiliates to classify themselves, but found that only a small percentage do so accurately.

Using the award-winning iSense semantic technology, iSense SiteSeeker ‘understands’ website content, leading to accurate and complete reporting of website category traffic.  For merchants, iSense SiteSeeker opens up previously untapped marketing channels from unused and untargeted affiliate content sites.

For the affiliate, iSense SiteSeeker will allow better targeted communications from Advertisers.  The increase of accurate data on affiliate traffic will lead to a faster approval process when an affiliate applies to join a particular program. 

SiteSeeker harnesses the patented technology of linguistics professor David Crystal, and allows computers to understand what subject a web page is about in the same way as humans. more...

Webgains, a division of ad pepper media International N.V and one of the fastest growing affiliate marketing networks in Europe, today announces the appointment of three new employees to the UK sales and account management teams. more...

International affiliate network Webgains has just announced its appointment to manage the first global affiliate programs for Wolverine World Wide, owner of popular footwear brands including Hush Puppies and Cat Footwear. more...

Webgains, a division of ad pepper Media NV International and one of the fastest growing affiliate marketing networks in Europe, today announced the opening of offices in Spain. more...

International affiliate network Webgains has just rebranded to promote its excellent service, global reach and cutting edge technology. more...

The Random House Group, one of the largest general book publishing companies in the UK, has signed an agreement with international affiliate network Webgains to represent its affiliate marketing program within the UK. more...

Webgains today announces the appointment of Alistair Nichols as Head of Agency Sales for the UK office. more...

Webgains, a division of ad pepper media International N.V and one of the fastest growing affiliate marketing networks in Europe, today announces the launch of their smart, new ‘Page Peel’ technology to provide advertisers with a unique way of reaching customers and publishers/affiliates to leverage content space on their website. more...

Webgains, a division of adpepper media International N.V and one of the fastest growing affiliate marketing networks worldwide, today announced the opening of offices in the USA. more...

UK based pan European affiliate network, Webgains, has appointed Sheema Luca ( nee Gulab) as International Marketing Director, further reinforcing the company’s global growth strategy. more...

Affiliate Network, Webgains today announced a move to weekly payments to affiliates, fundamentally changing the way affiliate networks pay commissions to affiliates. more...