We are proud to announce the launch of the official Playboy Store (everything Playboy) and Bunny Shop (Playboy Fashion & Apparel) on Pepperjam Network - www.pepperjamnetwork.com

Scroll below to learn more about these exciting programs!

About the official Playboy Store:

“PlayboyStore.com is your source for Everything Playboy! It is the official online catalog of Playboy branded products and merchandise such as sexy Playboy Lingerie, Jewelry, Apparel, Accessories, Magazines, DVDs, and much more! PlayboyStore.com also has a Sensual Shop with products that are sure to add spice to any relationship with items for “Her” including Massagers & Lubricants, and items for “Him” including Supplements & Enhancement Products. We also feature items for “Couples” including Bedroom Gear & Massage Oils! Be sure to promote PlayboyStore today, and earn up to 8% commission on all sales.

Playboy does not allow direct linking on any trademark term, or variation. Trademark bidding is encouraged, as long as we, as the official site, remain the number one listing.”

Commissions (Percentage of Sales): 6.00% Sales Greater than $2000: 7.00% * Sales Greater than $4000: 8.00% *
Cookie Duration: 45 days
Acceptance Method: Automatic

About the Bunny Shop:

“ShopTheBunny.com, one of Playboy’s official fashion sites, is a great source for women’s clothing and lingerie. ShopTheBunny.com, also known as The Bunny Shop Catalog, offers a large selection of official Playboy apparel, jewelry, cosmetics, accessories and so much more! Not only is ShopTheBunny.com a great place for women’s fashion, but men can shop here as well. The men’s shop includes apparel, outerwear & accessories. Be sure to promote ShopTheBunny.com today, and earn up to 8% commission on all sales.”

Commission (percentage-of-sale): 6.00% Sales Greater than $2000: 7.00% * Sales Greater than $4000: 8.00%
Cookie Duration: 45 days
Acceptance Type: Automatic

My Two Cents: Speechless. Based on my review of the creatives my guess is that these programs will convert really, really well.

Pepperjam Network is on fire!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Best of luck!

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We are proud to announce the exclusive launch of the Sesame Street Affiliate Program on Pepperjam Network!

We encourage you to join or log-in to your affiliate account at www.pepperjamnetwork.com and create banners, text links, and pepperjamADS right away for Sesame Street and the other 125+ programs available on PJN.

About the Sesame Street Affiliate Program:

“The Sesame Street Store contains exclusive educational toys, games, books, DVD’s, music, clothing, and so much more. Sesame Street Store is sure to have products that will help your kid learn, while also having fun!”

Commission (percentage-of-sale): 8.00% Sales Greater than $2500: 9.00% * Sales Greater than $5000: 10.00% *
Cookie Duration: 45 days
Acceptance Type: Automatic
Promotions: Offer your visitors 10% Off Orders Over $50!

Here are a few other programs that recently launched on Pepperjam Network:

CardScan Affiliate Program:

“CardScan products enable customers worldwide to centralize data from business cards as well as other sources such as emails, web sites and other electronic files. Using drag and drop, import, export and synchronization features, information capture is a breeze. Cardscan is a Newell Rubbermaid brand.”

Program Benefits:

* 45 day unlimited return day policy
* Less than 2% product return rate
* All pages on our site track your sales*
* 1.6% conversion rate
* $234.00 AOS
* New Promotions Monthly
* Our in-house marketing team provides results-oriented materials
* 13 years in business has earned us 80% of the market share with “The best-selling business card reader in the market.” -NPD Techworld
* Our scanners have an extremely high level of accuracy
* Business cards are used by virtually everyone in business, so there is tremendous potential for sales. We also have drag and drop technology for those who don’t collect business cards.
* Work with our full-time affiliate manager

CardScan Trademark Bidding

CardScan currently permitting Trademark bidding on a case-by-case basis. Please contact us if you would like permission to bid on our Trademarks.

Currently you will only be credited for sales that are shipped to AUSTRIA , BELGIUM , CANADA, DENMARK , FINLAND , FRANCE , GERMANY , GREECE , GUAM , IRELAND , ITALY , LUXEMBOURG , NETHERLANDS , PORTUGAL , PUERTO RICO , SPAIN , SWEDEN , SWITZERLAND , UNITED KINGDOM , UNITED STATES , UNITED STATES MINOR OUTLYING ISLANDS , VIRGIN ISLANDS, U.S. . More countries to be added in the future!

*Please note that we use a country redirect on our site. So, if a website visitor from a country outside the US clicks on a link that directs to the home page of the US site, we look at the IP address for that country and direct them to the correct country on our site. All tracking will stay in place.”

Search-Engine Strategies (SES) Affiliate Program:

“Search Engine Strategies (SES) is the leading global conference & expo series that educates delegates on search engine marketing (SEM), including optimization (SEO) and advertising strategies, tactics and best practices. SES Search Marketing Events provide instruction from the industry’s top Search experts, including representatives of the Search Engines themselves.

Search Engine Strategies Conference And Expo New York……the intersection of search, marketing, and commerce. SES New York takes place March 17-20 and is a “must-attend”. The industry converges for a week of spirited discussion, high-level learning and attendees leave with actionable battle plans to go forward with for their companies. For SES Alumni, there will be so much new content and developments that you’ll need to stay on top of and should consider bringing your whole team! Search Engine Strategies Conference & Expo 2008 will feature presentations and panel discussions that cover all aspects of search engine-related promotion.”

Commissions (percentage of sale): 5.00%
Cookie Duration: 45 days

Video Professor Affiliate Program:

Video Professor has been the leader in comprehensive, self-paced computer software tutorials for almost 20 years. At the core of Video Professor’s teaching initiative is providing home users as well as corporate professionals with valuable and user-friendly learning solutions for today’s most common software titles. Video Professor has helped over 8 million people learn the computer skills they need to remain viable in today’s computer-driven marketplace.

Commission (pay per lead): Base commission is $45 per lead. You can make more based on volume of leads.
Cookie Duration: 45 days

We’ve launched the above advertisers and 50 others over the last few weeks making us the fastest growing affiliate network in the United States - bar none!

Here is just a flavor of some of the exclusive offers on Pepperjam Network: Jelly Belly, Donna Karan New York (DKNY), Ben Sherman, Dog the Bounty Hunter, SEO Moz Premium, Star Trek, Gino Green Global, Graffiti Pink, Jimy Hendrix Clothing, JustSweet by Jennifer Lopez, Samsung Parts, Shop Thirteen, Snooty Pets, World Globes, Aristabrat, BarStools.com, BeanBags.com, AWMA, ClockStyle, Curvaceous Chic Woman, dartboards.com, DaVinci Clothing, English Laundry, Dog the Bounty Hunter, House of Dereon, Enyce, Fender, Hammocks.com, Jewelry Armoire, JewelryBoxes.com, Judith Leiber, Just for Kix, Monsters HD, Luxury Spreads, Only Slippers, Phunk Fashion, Pioneer Linens, Bedroom Furniture Mart, DHP Home Delivery, Estella, Natural Health Pharmaceuticals, Prodigy Deals, Review Me, Text-Link-Ads, DogHouses.com, SimplyPlanters.com, GrillsDirect.com, Croquet.com, BeachChairs.com, and many more.

If you haven’t signed-up to Pepperjam Network - what are you waiting for?

Best of luck!

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My wife (Robyn Jones, aka, Director of Affiliate Marketing for Pepperjam Network) and I are leaving tomorrow for Affiliate Summit - West in Vegas.

On Saturday the remainder of our ASW Pepperjam Network Team will be flying into Vegas, including Michael Jones (COO of Pepperjam Network), Brock Siegel (VP of Pepperjam Network), Aaron Baker (VP of Sales & Marketing for Pepperjam Network), Quinn Kavanagh (Director of Sales & Marketing for Pepperjam Network), Maura Goodwin (Assistant Director of Affiliate Marketing for Pepperjam Network), Tara DeGiusto (Coordinator of Advertiser Launch for Pepperjam Network), and Mandy Foley (Senior Affiliate Relations Specialist for Pepperjam Network).

To say that Pepperjam will be in full force to celebrate the recent successful launch of Pepperjam Network would be an understatement!

Here is an exclusive look at Pepperjam’s Schedule for Affiliate Summit - West:

Saturday Afternoon - Michael Jones, Pepperjam’s COO is a featured speaker on Saturday as part of Affiliate Classroom LIVE.

More about Affiliate Classroom LIVE - Affiliate Manager Training LIVE is a full-day event that will teach affiliate marketing fundamentals; how-to instructions for recruiting, training, motivating and communicating with affiliates; legal concerns for affiliate managers and a lesson on creating and using effective reports. This event is perfect for those who are new to affiliate marketing and want to brush up on the terminology, tactics and trends before attending the advanced sessions and networking events of Affiliate Summit.

Note: This requires a separate registration from the Affiliate Summit conference, which has already SOLD OUT (probably bec/ Mike is speaking!)

Saturday night we’ve been invited to several private parties so we are likely to go to the one or two parties that allows our big crew in; on the other hand, with such a big team of people we might throw our own pre-party in one of the RIO bars - now that sounds like a fun idea!!!

Sunday is the Affiliate Summit Meet Market and Pepperjam Network is sponsoring a table at the event. Please stop by and say hello during this networking event. Sign-up to Pepperjam Network on location and we may even monetize your efforts on the spot!

More about the Affiliate Summit Meet Market:

Location: Amazon A-F Rooms
Time: 12:00pm - 6:00pm
Exhibitor Move In: 9:00am - 12:00pm

Affiliate Summit kicks off with an extended session of structured, face to face networking. Merchants will have tables set to meet with affiliates to discuss their affiliate programs and cut deals. Vendors that cater to affiliates and merchants will also have tables to share information about their products and services. Each table is a meeting spot for teaching, learning, closing deals, creating partnerships and finding new opportunities.

At 7:00 pm - Midnight on Sunday we are likely to attend ShareASale’s “Under the Stars” Party at the Palms Hotel Sky Villas.

Monday will be a super busy day since it’s the start of the Exhibit Hall. Stop by the Pepperjam Network booth #’s 405 & 407 - this time around we have a double 20-footer - you won’t be able to miss us. If you are an advertiser or affiliate you will be able to sign-up for the new Pepperjam Network at our booth throughout the show. As I mentioned above, sign-up on the spot and we will make it worth your while - $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$.

Also starting on Monday, Pepperjam Network will be unleasing a small army of Bloggers to cover as many sessions as possible and post our thoughts and feelings EXCLUSIVELY on the new Pepperjam Network Blog - Our cast of bloggers will include Maura Goodwin, Tara DiGiusto, and Amanda Foley - please no bribing these fine industry bloggers - they are gonna blog what they think, no holds barred.

Monday Night (Happy Hour) - My Executive Team has been invited to the Goldman Sachs 2008 Technology Investment Symposium Conference, which just so happens to be going on in Vegas. Since we have other obligations later in the night (duh, the Pepperjam Network Party!!!) we are only going to the happy hour to network with some investment bankers and potential strategic partners.

Monday Night - Oh yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! Affiliate Bash 2008 - Presented by Pepperjam Network……Featuring the Blue Man Group. Of course, since we are hosting a party, along with WebmasterRadio.fm, Madison Park Group, Forge, and others, we will be locked and loaded for an amazing night of networking and Vegas-Style partying. If you make it to the Pepperjam Network VIP lounge you are certain to leave Vegas under the old addage…..whatever happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas!

Affiliate Bash Details:

Monday, February 25th at 8pm at Tao Las Vegas at The Venetian
The Party is open to ALL Affiliate Summit Attendees
Sign up at the AffiliateBash.com Web site

Tuesday - Meet Pepperjam Network in the Exhibit Hall.

11:30 - 12:30pm - A Must Attend

Kristopher Jones, Prsident & CEO of Pepperjam Network will be moderating the panels of all panels. Here’s a bit more:

Super Affiliate Strategies that Work
Session 3b
Location: Classroom B - Rio Pavilion 8
Time: 11:30am-12:30pm

(This Session is Open to Full Conference Pass Holders Only)

This panel will draw on the expertise of three proven and well-known super affiliates and provide concrete strategies and case studies for how to become a successful affiliate marketer.

Kristopher Jones, President & CEO, Pepperjam Network (Moderator)
John Chow, CEO, TTZ MEdia
Zac Johnson, President, MoneyReign Inc.
Amit Mehta, Founder, SuperAffiliateMindset.com

Tuesday night - not sure yet. I’m sure the PJ Network Team will be getting a nice dinner and probably doing some partying at the RIO bar.

We head out on Wednesday morning.

While we are likely to add events to the above schedule, rest ssured, if you want to network with me or anyone from the Pepperjam Network Team, find us at one of the locations above.

We hope you have an incredible Affiliate Summit - we know we will.

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Pepperjam Network - the new affiliate network launched by Pepperjam - is proud to announce the official party of Affiliate Summit West - WebmasterRadio.fm’s “Affiliate Bash,” presented by Pepperjam Network to be held on Monday, February 25, 2008 at Tao (in the Venetian) in Las Vegas.

Featured Entertainment is the Blue Man Group!

To sign-up for this event you need to be registered to attend Affiliate Summit. Click Here to sign-up.

This party represents a celebration of the launch of Pepperjam Network, as well as several other announcements that will be made by our participating sponsors.

Participating sponsors include:

Platinum:

Pepperjam Network
Blue Man Group
Rocket Profit

Gold:

Moniker.com
Forge Business

Silver:

foreclosure.com
Madison Park Group
partnerfusion

We hope to see you there!

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Welcome to this weeks edition of Meet The Pepperjam Team.

This week we have Audrey Yedlock. Audrey is a newer face at Pepperjam and has picked up on the business REALLY fast. She is one of the stars of the sales and account management team. Whenever you see Audrey walking around the Pepperjam offices (when she is taking a break from her super-busy schedule of course) you can tell she is full of energy and always has a smile on her face.

Here’s Audrey!

For those of you who don’t know the “rules” behind the Meet the Pepperjam Video Series, here they are:

Every Friday Pepperjam will post a new video interview of a member of our staff - everyone will be included - affiliates managers, executives, search-engine marketing managers, directors, software engineers, assistants, online media buyers, and interns. The person being interviewed won’t know he / she has been chosen until about 30 seconds before the interview - this way you’ll get an unrehearsed, real world look at the employee…hopefully, this will make it interesting and non-corporate, which is what we are known and respected for across the internet marketing industry.

Why are we doing this? Well, I am proud of our team and I think you’ll find them as interesting and intelligent as I do. Also, I’m a student of viral video and the social media space and I want to test the waters as it relates to what corporate america is doing (and not doing) to spread buzz and build next generation work places.

Finally, I just thought it would be cool to put some people in front of a video camera that have never done so before, have a little bit of fun, and see if Pepperjam can spread some additional buzz about why we are the leader in online marketing.

FYI - all videos will also be posted to YouTube. If you think what we are doing is outside-the-box and interesting please blog about it and share the story with the world.

Our previous videos include:

Maura Goodwin
Tara Lou
Dean Karasinski
Kim Noler (dated YouTube founder)
Stephanie Yachim
Roxy (Pepperjam’s English Bulldog)
Kris Jones
Katharine Dempsey
Ken Mohn Jr.
Mandy Foley
Tara DeGiusto
Robyn Martin
Kate Sarnak
Aaron Baker
Michelle Foley
Megan Rogan
Mike Jones
Maggie Oldziejewski
Daehee Park
Leslie Stewart
Trevor Brennan
Brock Siegel
Sarah Hohol
Matt Bradley
Chris Thomas
Nick Jurista
Derek Traver
Amber Sansky
Pepperjam All-Stars (Kris Jones, Mike Jones, Shoemoney, Mediadonis)
Quinn Kavanagh
Jaclyn Francese
John Heil
Alan McLaughlin
Lee Dodd and Dave Adams
Janice DiPietro
Brigade Quartermasters Girls
Christian Wenzel
Jill O’Brien
Steve Donlin
Ian Howells
Jim Boykin
Krista Golanoski
Brian Gill
Lauren Barge
Tim Stanitis
Gina Nardone
Jeff Moisey
Kris Jones
Erin Killian
Gary Decker
Sandy Gregorowicz
Matt Moore
Dave Ridilla

Other fun Pepperjam Vids:
“What would you do for a One YearSupply of Energy Drink”
Naked Crazy Man Video
Pepperjam Adds Ping Pong Table to Pepperplex
Roxy with the Tony Robbins Beach Ball

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I am proud to announce the launch of the Search-Engine Strategies (SES) Affiliate Program, exclusively on Pepperjam Network - www.pepperjamnetwork.com

CONTEST ANNOUNCEMENT: Between now and SES - NY (see below) the affiliate that generates the most ticket sales will get a FREE full-conference pass to attend SES - NY, as well as an exclusive VIP ticket to the Pepperjam Private Dinner Party, to be held at the Manhattan Penthouse in NYC.

SES - New York is taking place on March 17-20, 2008

More about the SES Affiliate Program:

The Search-Engine Strategies (SES) Affiliate Program allows bloggers and affiliates to promote Search-Engine Strategies conference ticket sales using SES banners, text links, & pepperjamADS. In return, affiliates get 5% of each referred sale. With a full conference ticket price of nearly $2,000 you can make quite a bit of money promoting this program. Moreover, if you are able to refer multiple ticket sales (for instance, a company registration) this can be a program that generates you hundreds of dollars in commission per transaction.

Search-Engine Strategies (SES) Affiliate Program:

“Search Engine Strategies (SES) is the leading global conference & expo series that educates delegates on search engine marketing (SEM), including optimization (SEO) and advertising strategies, tactics and best practices. SES Search Marketing Events provide instruction from the industry’s top Search experts, including representatives of the Search Engines themselves.

Search Engine Strategies Conference And Expo New York……the intersection of search, marketing, and commerce. SES New York takes place March 17-20 and is a “must-attend”. The industry converges for a week of spirited discussion, high-level learning and attendees leave with actionable battle plans to go forward with for their companies. For SES Alumni, there will be so much new content and developments that you’ll need to stay on top of and should consider bringing your whole team! Search Engine Strategies Conference & Expo 2008 will feature presentations and panel discussions that cover all aspects of search engine-related promotion.”

Commissions (percentage of sale): 5.00%
Cookie Duration: 45 days

My two cents: In my opinion, this program has massive potential for affiliates and bloggers alike to make considerable money off SES ticket sales. Think about it, SES is expecting in excess of 10,000 attendees at SES NY alone. Moreover, SES holds numerous shows around the world throughout the year. This one should be an easy sell.

Best of luck!

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For those of you that have attended a Search-Engine Strategies (SES) conference over the last five years you have likely seen or heard of Allan Dick. Allan is one of the most respected members of the Search community and has been moderating panels for SES on the “retailer” track for years. In addition to SES, Allan is Chair of Regional Meetings for Shop.org (the online division of the National Retail Federation) where Allan oversees networking events for ecommerce executives in five major U.S. cities.

On a daily basis Allan is Chief Marketing Officer at Vintage Tub & Bath, an Internet Retailer Top 500 firm based out of Hazleton, PA (about 35 minutes from Pepperjam).

One of the things that Allan has done over the years in an attempt to help retailers take better advantage of the affiliate marketing space is to coordinate and host a monthly teleconference dedicated to affiliate marketing issues.

Most recently I was contacted by Allan and invited to particpate in one of his newest ventures called the “Paying for Performance” teleconference, hosted by noted digital marketing expert Jeff Molander.

The Paying for Performance Teleconference is a 60 minute tele-event that helps e-marketing/e-commerce professionals find solutions to everyday problems through candid advice from peers and industry experts.

Well, the first teleconference is scheduled for Wednesday, February 20, 2008 and I will be part of it. Here are the details:

February 20th’s discussion will feature a debate on how to balance paid search & affiliate marketing strategies. The event includes industry veterans, Larry Joseloff, Sr. Director of Content at Shop.org (a former affiliate manager for brands within Commission Junction and at Discovery Channel Store); Kristopher Jones, President & CEO of Pepperjam Network and Kevin Lee, Exec. Chairman & Founder of search marketing agency Did-It. Request participation in this free, peer-based resource by contacting sponsor, Allan Dick: allan AT vintagetub DOT com.

By the way - if you are in the market for a clawfoot tub make sure to visit VintageTub.com!

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So you’d have to be living under a rock this week if you haven’t heard about Microsoft’s bid to takeover Yahoo!   But just in the off chance that that is the case, allow me to give you a brief synopsis… and by brief, I mean bare bones.

 Last Friday, February 1^st, Microsoft made an unsolicited $44.6 billion bid for Yahoo.  If the sale goes through, it would combine the second and third largest web search providers. Whew!  That took a lot out of me.

Well being the full service internet marketing agency that we are, and having search as one of our core competencies, it shouldn’t surprise you that people around here had some things to say about the potential takeover of Yahoo.  

Weighing in first is pepperjam’s heavy weight contender, CEO Kris Jones.  When asked about Microsoft’s bid to but Yahoo, here’s what Kris had to say:

“On its face, Microsoft’s hostile bid of Yahoo seems nothing more than a desperate attempt by Microsoft to compete with Google’s dominance as the world’s leading search-engine. However, there is a problem here - the Yahoo search-engine isn’t that good and neither is MSN. Both of these firms have had quite some time to differentiate, but failed. On the paid search front Yahoo’s Panama seems to be a big failure and Microsoft’s AdCenter is small. Will the combined MSFT / YHOO entity be something Google should be worried about? No, not really. Google’s search-engine is just that much better. Take the best search features of MSN and add it to the best of Yahoo and nothing really changes.”

Wow, Kris.  Why don’t you tell us how you really feel?  But he does make some excellent points! (no surprise there)  Even if Microsoft and Yahoo combine, taking the best of both companies, does it still stack up to Google?  If I were a magic 8 ball, my reading would say “all signs point to no.”    Neither MSN nor Yahoo have a big enough market share, even combined, that could challenge or persuade others to leave Google.

After speaking with Kris about this, I decided to ask Brian Watkins, our Director of PPC Account Management, what he thought of both the take over and Kris’ comments.  Brian said, “  I agree with Kris.  But on top of that, why would Microsoft even want to take over Yahoo?  Why would they invest money in Yahoo’s subpar technology when they could be using that money to reinvest in their own technology and internal ventures?  Doesn’t really make sense if you ask me.”

Brian’s comments echo something I read earlier today in the International Herald Tribune.  Mark Mowrey, editor of The TechValue Report, a newsletter, was commenting on the bid.  He expressed his frustrations of “Gates’s pursuit of his white whale when Microsoft has bigger fish to fry, like parrying the challenge from free operating systems like Linux; adapting to the migration of computing from the desktop to the cloud, and competing with Apple as it insinuates its hardware and software into people’s living rooms, cars and telephones.  An acquisition of Yahoo has the potential to force management’s eyeballs away from what are keys to the company’s future. I would much rather see Microsoft focusing on breadwinners, as well as the ancillary businesses.”   The Windows operating system and Office productivity software make up the first category; the second includes devices like the Xbox game console and Zune media player.

 Both Brian and Mark Mowrey make excellent points though – why risk a $44.8 BILLION gamble on technology that isn’t even on par with your own, when you could be using that capital to reinvest in your own company’s core competencies?  Right now Apple really is one of the biggest, if not THE biggest competitors for Microsoft right now.  While their search and online portal space is no doubt important, Microsoft is at least still in the ball game with its Xbox console (especially with the success of its Halo3 release), the Zune, which is going head to head with the ipod, and its Microsoft Office Suite which, whether you like or not is in every corporate office, college campus, and home across the globe.   What does a takeover of Yahoo really add to what Microsoft already has, beside a slew of headaches?  (I mean, have you thought about how Microhoo! is going to choose among two e-mail systems, two ad platforms, two instant-messaging systems, and two search platforms, just to name just a few)

Who knows how all of this is going to turn out… but it sure does look likely that Microsoft’s bid will be accepted by Yahoo’s board of directors.  I guess we’ll just have to tune in next week to see the outcome…

Till then, have a great weekend!

KAT

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Welcome to this weeks edition of Meet The Pepperjam Team.

Dave Ridilla, is this weeks pick. He has been with Pepperjam since August of 2007 and has been an integral part of helping our graphics department grow and morph into what it has become today. A high quality, rounded and full service one stop shop for everything you need. Dave is the resident Guitar Hero expert (which surprisingly I forgot to ask him about). He is also one of the many comedians here on the Pepperjam staff and is certainly a character as you will learn from the following video.

Here’s Dave!

For those of you who don’t know the “rules” behind the Meet the Pepperjam Video Series, here they are:

Every Friday Pepperjam will post a new video interview of a member of our staff - everyone will be included - affiliates managers, executives, search-engine marketing managers, directors, software engineers, assistants, online media buyers, and interns. The person being interviewed won’t know he / she has been chosen until about 30 seconds before the interview - this way you’ll get an unrehearsed, real world look at the employee…hopefully, this will make it interesting and non-corporate, which is what we are known and respected for across the internet marketing industry.

Why are we doing this? Well, I am proud of our team and I think you’ll find them as interesting and intelligent as I do. Also, I’m a student of viral video and the social media space and I want to test the waters as it relates to what corporate america is doing (and not doing) to spread buzz and build next generation work places.

Finally, I just thought it would be cool to put some people in front of a video camera that have never done so before, have a little bit of fun, and see if Pepperjam can spread some additional buzz about why we are the leader in online marketing.

FYI - all videos will also be posted to YouTube. If you think what we are doing is outside-the-box and interesting please blog about it and share the story with the world.

Our previous videos include:

Maura Goodwin
Tara Lou
Dean Karasinski
Kim Noler (dated YouTube founder)
Stephanie Yachim
Roxy (Pepperjam’s English Bulldog)
Kris Jones
Katharine Dempsey
Ken Mohn Jr.
Mandy Foley
Tara DeGiusto
Robyn Martin
Kate Sarnak
Aaron Baker
Michelle Foley
Megan Rogan
Mike Jones
Maggie Oldziejewski
Daehee Park
Leslie Stewart
Trevor Brennan
Brock Siegel
Sarah Hohol
Matt Bradley
Chris Thomas
Nick Jurista
Derek Traver
Amber Sansky
Pepperjam All-Stars (Kris Jones, Mike Jones, Shoemoney, Mediadonis)
Quinn Kavanagh
Jaclyn Francese
John Heil
Alan McLaughlin
Lee Dodd and Dave Adams
Janice DiPietro
Brigade Quartermasters Girls
Christian Wenzel
Jill O’Brien
Steve Donlin
Ian Howells
Jim Boykin
Krista Golanoski
Brian Gill
Lauren Barge
Tim Stanitis
Gina Nardone
Jeff Moisey
Kris Jones
Erin Killian
Gary Decker
Sandy Gregorowicz
Matt Moore

Other fun Pepperjam Vids:
“What would you do for a One YearSupply of Energy Drink”
Naked Crazy Man Video
Pepperjam Adds Ping Pong Table to Pepperplex
Roxy with the Tony Robbins Beach Ball

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It is with great pride that I share with you news that was released today announcing that Brock Siegel, Vice-President of Interactive Media for Pepperjam Network, has received a prestigious Honorary Affiliate Manager Certification from Affiliate Classroom.

Brock is part of the fabric of Pepperjam. Starting out as one of our first 10 employees, Brock has climbed from the status as part-time employee to Director of Affiliate Marketing to Vice-President. Brock is one of only five (5) Pepperjam Executives. On behalf of Pepperjam, we are proud to call Brock one of our own.

Kris Jones
President & CEO,
Pepperjam

Here is the news release from PR Newswire.

Click here for the video announcement of the honor by Anik Singal, Founder & President of Affiliate Classroom.

Last but not least, here’s Brock’s acceptance of the award:

Click here to learn more about the Affiliate Manager Certification by Affiliate Classroom.

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