Monthly Archives: August 2012

AdMarula welcomes 36Man

36-Man-LogoAdMarula welcomes www.36man.com (part of MIH Internet Africa) as a new merchant. The site offers a convenient, hassle-free and luxury shopping experience for the style-discerning South African man, including local designs as well as specially considered international brands.

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AdMarula welcomes TravelGround

Travelground-logoLaunched in 2009, TravelGround.com offers users a quick and easy online accommodation booking service across South Africa. Currently listing over 3,000 establishments (from hotels in Johannesburg to self-catering holiday homes in Knysna and B&Bs in Graaff-Reinet), the site caters for international travellers and for South Africans.

Affiliates can now apply to join this program and earn commission on all accommodation bookings!

What makes a good e-commerce site?

Bernadette-HomorMost of our publishers and clients are curious as to how some e-commerce sites manage to achieve high levels of success during a short period of time, while others are just ’run of the mill’. AdMarula has been fortunate enough to have a relationship with some of the country’s top e-commerce websites. There are so many new ideas and products coming onto the market that we are amazed by how advanced South African online shopping is becoming. South Africa isn’t far off in offering a world class shopping experience paired with intuitive check-out processes and quick delivery times.

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Interview with Bennie Stander

Bannie_StanderOur August ‘Profile of the month’ is Bennie Stander, a man who has been on all sides of the fence (merchant, publisher and network) in affiliate marketing since 2003. Best described a ‘an online marketing specialist, performance marketing strategist and online entrepreneur’, he gives us his take on cookie times, what mobile means for affiliate marketing, the publisher/merchant relationship, and what aspiring affiliates need to think about to be successful.

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Let the games begin!

London_Olympics_2012I’ve just returned from a business / leisure trip to Sweden – a lovely place to be this time of year – and on the way back made a 24-hour stopover in London – two days before the Olympic Games officially kicked off. If there is one thing that Londoners know how to do well, it is throwing a spectacular show and showing off their great city to the rest of the world. The energy and spirit of the games could be felt and seen everywhere. It’s great that such an ancient tradition is being kept alive and very well indeed!

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