[Rollerblader]

Eastern Mountain Sports (EMS), a trusted name brand in the outdoor gear industry since 1967 is now a clean and more affiliate friendly program!

As I have taken the reigns on this program to create the best possible affiliate experience, we are now proud to offer you all:

A 7% commission up from the from the past 5%
A tiered commission structure based on sales (in USD) at sales levels of:

7% - $.01 - $1,999.99
8% - $2,000 - $3,999.99
9% - $4,000+

If you can maintain sales above the $4,000/month for 4 months, we are also happy to work out a special percentage just for you.
60 day cookies, that’s double the old cookie duration of 30 days
An attentive AM who is active within the affiliate community and attends industry events
New tools and additions to the EMS program (which will be announced shortly)
Custom creatives and branded banners (will be available shortly as well)
Regularly updated datafeed
And quite a few more surprises in store for you to be announced over the next year.

Think about how long we have all been waiting for anti parasite name brand programs. Now we are starting to get them and thanks to the education and awesome affiliates of forums like Abestweb, let’s show the others how we can take a name brand program, clean it up and then knock their sales levels up and out of the park as a community!

The EMS program also allows affiliate participation using the following methods:

SEO
PPC (No trademarks, urls or variations)
Blogging
Shopping Comparison
Email (Must be CANSPAM compliant)
Newsletter
RSS
Coupon
Offline marketing
And more!

If this isn’t enough incentive for you to join and get active, we are also offering a Cash Activation Bonus (CAB) and a bonus for the month of April. BTW, if you are a current affiliate, don’t worry we haven’t forgotten about you either.

For any new affiliate that activates and predominantly displays an EMS link within 1 click off their homepage, you will receive a $2 Cash bonus after you email adam@downtownecommerce( . )com the page or pages where the link is*. Also, if you make a sale during your first month and you are a new affiliate, you will receive an extra $3. Just send me an email when your sale is made and when you joined and I will be happy to add in your bonus.

For current affiliates, active and non, we are proud to offer you a $3 bonus on your first sale in April. A great way to get that first sale in is to bump up your favorite EMS link into a more prominent placement within your site, or to add a more visible banner. How much easier could it be?

Now with that said, EMS is about to launch their spring line which is one of the hottest lines in the industry and of the season. We are also getting primed for their Upgrade Your Gear (UYG) Spring Sales Event in May where your sales could easily double and triple making you a ton of extra cash.

We will also hopefully be announcing a secret surprise for affiliates regarding EMS shortly, so join our program today and get your links up so that when we make our announcement, you are ready to rock and roll!

Thank you everyone and if you need anything from SEO and PPC tips, to email and landing page ideas, please always feel free to contact me at adam@downtownecommerce( . )com or by calling me at work at 610.400.8416.

Looking forward to working with you all and helping you grow your affiliate business.

Best,

Adam

*We are only paying one CAB per affiliate during the month of April.

P.S. 1: this clause has been added to our TOS and is effective immediately:
Software and BHOs – We do not permit any Browser Helper Object affiliates or affiliates who use software which overwrites or sets cookies without a click from the end user. If the affiliate wishes to join the EMS program, they must remove cookies being set by software as well as only set cookies directly from people clicking on their website, email, PPC or other non software, downloadable and toolbar marketing methods.

[boningroup]

Please consider adding EMS to PopShops!

[Rexanne]

Go Adam! :applause:

Maybe I missed it but what network is this program on?

Looking WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY forward to more program announcements from you! :)

[Rollerblader]

Go Adam! :applause:

Maybe I missed it but what network is this program on?

Looking WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY forward to more program announcements from you! :)


Thanks Rex.... The program is on Performics.

BoninGroup, we are currently looking at the various places to begin incorporating our datafeed.

I'll keep everyone updated as to the new tools we are providing when we have finalized the details and are ready to launch them. :)

[Kevin]

Grats Adam! Curious that you didn't mention this to a kayaker when you were on the phone with him last week.... I'm a little hurt.

:)

[Rollerblader]

Heheheh sorry about that, I wanted to keep it on the downlow, just like some of the other announcements, like the one we talked about, coming up over the next few weeks and months. =0)

[Kevin]

I know. Just bustin yer onions. :)

[Haiko de Poel, Jr.]

I'm very proud of Adam... he's been working hard and smart for affiliates ... kicking out the 'bad' guys and making a major brand like EMS truly affiliate friendly.

I too look forward to many announcements from Adam / Downtown Ecommerce -- great merchants, clean programs, great AMS .... a no brainer affiliate wise. WTG!! :trophy:

[Vinny O'Hare]

Very nice Adam I just applied

[Rollerblader]

Glad to have you aboard NY...I'll log in right now to approve you.

Thank you again everyone as well for the kind words. Making this program affiliate friendly is just the beginning of what we have in store with DEP, so please stay tuned as we have some fairly large announcements we hope to be able to share with everyone soon.

[Rollerblader]

Some of you may be wondering how Eastern Mountain Sports (ems.com) could be a good fit within your site or blog. Here are a few examples of various industry related and niche sites (besides sports and fitness or general shopping comparison) that could definitely benefit from EMS.

Travel and Vacation Sites:

EMS carries a ton of items related to this niche. For starters, some activities many people do while on vacation is walking (along the beach or trails), Hiking, Running or Jogging, etc… Eastern Mountain Sports carries a large variety of running and hiking footwear, as well as sandals and athletic sandals like Tevas, Keen and Chaco and clothing for your readers to use while on their trips.

EMS also carries a great selection of luggage and other travel needs that are certain to be a hit within your site. You could even present it to your customers along the lines of, “get your luggage, beach sandals/shoes, swimsuits, and more all in one place and save on shipping!” This of course would be saving on shipping as you would not be paying a ton of different merchants for shipping costs. This also does not mention the time they will save spent in shopping carts, looking through a ton of stores and sites for single products, etc… These points will surely help to benefit your readers, and they make great article topics for your site’s content as well.

Parenting and Mom on the Go types of sites:

EMS also offers everything from jogging strollers to child carriers, as well as backpacks and gear with child carriers to help your visitors find great products for everyday use in their lives. These products are not only necessities, but they can also help to make life easier for moms and dads who have to take their kids to the store, want to bring them along for a jog, or are bringing them to the office and need space to bring toys and supplies with them.

Some examples of these are here:

http://www.ems.com/catalog/subcategory_simple.jsp?FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374302876258&bmUID=1207150954718

For Electronics and Gadget sites:

EMS offers a ton of cool gadgets for your sites and comparison engines including GPS systems and GPS watches, as well as accessories, and other techie toys. With the datafeed we provide in Performics, this should be an easy fit into any of your sites or comparisons.

As you can see, there is a way to work EMS into most niches and if you would like to work on a strategy to help find an ideal way to incorporate EMS with you, please feel free to write me at adam@downtownecommerce (.) com and
we’ll set up a time to talk.

Best,

Adam

[sfcom]

I see someone hasn't been sleeping. Congrats Adam. Look for an app from me soon.

-sfcom

[Rollerblader]

I see someone hasn't been sleeping. Congrats Adam. Look for an app from me soon.

-sfcom

I am loving the coffee shop across the street lol

I'll be checking for your app., and happy to have you aboard!

[Chuck Hamrick]

Adam, great launch and wish you well with this brand.

[ReallyBigGuy]

nice to see they're getting a clean program, they have cool stuff!

[Rollerblader]

Thanks Chuck and Big....on a side note, I am going to pay out the current affiliate sales bonuses on May 1st so that I can do it all in one sweep and make sure I get everyone. Someone had asked via my personal email so I wanted to clarify for everyone.

Again, thank you everyone who has joined so far. It is great to see you start turning sales just after joining (and for most of you, the same day lol). You all are some of the best in the industry and we feel fortunate to have your trust and to be privileged enough to get to work with each of you. Thanks again and let me know what I can do for all of you to help everyone succeed.

[KimSalvino]

Adam,

Congrats on giving this program a clean sweep! I can't wait to hear how well it does with you at the helm.

[Rollerblader]

Some people asked for the keyword list so I am going to offer the top 200+. Email me if you want a copy!

Please note though some are in a random order and are EMS trademarks and url terms, we do not allow bidding on those. Also, they are part of the top 300-de-duped from G, Y and MSN. Please don't forget to use phrase and exact as well as add in your negatives.

If you'd like a list of the top 300 over the past year broken down by G, Y and MSN, please write to me at adam @ downtownecommerce.com

Best,

Adam

[Rollerblader]

LOL, that is it,,,this program is making me have the urge to go jogging. I am in Performics and looking at the upcoming specials and updating links. Between Haiko's Bug, the affiliate weight loss contests, and my clothes from last fall being a little tight, I am going jogging tonight and setting up a regular workout routine again.....anyone game?

[Rhia7]

Does the Eastern Mountain Sports (EMS) program in Performics include the "Build Your Own Links" capability? :)

[purplebear]

Just adding my little bit of opinion. Never had really gotten to know Adam very well cept from reading his posts here but knew everybody liked him here and others have worked with him and spoke very highly of him.

Was already in the program but am really happy he's taken over managing it and am getting the opportunity to work with him now and gettin to know him better, too.:) Can see now why you guys liked working with him so much. He really is a very good affiliate manager and I'm seeing a big difference in how the program is bein run now. (he's very nice, too.)

I'm not sayin anything bad about the person who ran it before, just that nobody ever had really been in contact with me there before he took over. He's been very helpful and think he's doin a great job. :kiss:

Gonna email ya in the morning bout the keywords.:)

oops forgot.. Adam will answer but in case you're in a hurry to know Rhia7, just logged in there real quick to check and yeap they do have the byol feature.

[Rollerblader]

LOL, thanks Purplebear...for any AM or OPM, you couldn't ask for a better affiliate than Purple either.

Rhia, we do allow the BYOL feature and if you need any links or banners, please feel free to shoot me an email and I am happy to make them or get them for you.

[Rollerblader]

Please consider adding EMS to PopShops!


EMS should now be in Popshops. =0)