The previous few Official Unofficial Affiliate Summit recaps that I’ve completed, I mentioned that every present was getting higher and higher — and Affiliate Summit West 2024 was no exception!
The amount of show-goers was by no means a difficulty from the early days of Affiliate Summit, however the high quality has been exponentially growing as extra family manufacturers and high quality publishers are within the combine.
TUNE Arrives in Las Vegas
The TUNE crew of Cameron, Rachel, Yakir, Dan, Matt, Nate, Connor, and Tie flew into Las Vegas from Seattle, New York, and even Berlin.
On Sunday, the TUNE crew had our 2024 gross sales kick-off in a set within the Venetian, with panoramic views of Vegas and a tremendous view of MSG’s Sphere to go over our superb plans for 2024 and past.
A noon lunch break at Miznon was adopted by extra superb conversations earlier than all of us acquired prepared for a pre-glad hour glad hour on the Chandelier Bar within the Cosmo — Affiliate Summit’s de facto spot the place all of the cool affiliate youngsters hang around. Sunday night, a feast was had at world-renowned chef and humanitarian José Andrés’ China Poblano.
Affiliate Summit West 2024
Day 1
On Monday, it was all enterprise! The TUNE crew had a Meet Market desk that was jam-packed from begin to end. Among the themes we heard throughout the Meet Market: brand-to-brand “barter advertising and marketing,” pairing Amazon within the affiliate panorama, unpredictable and rising prices, how AI will have an effect on the trade, and the dearth of innovation in a quickly altering area.
The excellent news? TUNE will help manufacturers, publishers, and companies with all of that.
After the Meet Market closed its doorways for the day, the crew cut up up into smaller teams for dinners. TUNE’s New York crew consisting of Tie, Rachel, and Dan hit up the Bahama Breeze (with zero Carmen Sandiego sightings!) for drinks and a fast chew. Whereas our small however mighty East Coast crew was working on fumes, Tie and Rachel acquired some well-earned relaxation, whereas Matt and Dan then ventured to get some midnight slices in essentially the most secretive of places …
This gas was completely crucial to offer the power wanted for a continuous Tuesday!
Day 2
On Tuesday, it was the primary day of the expo corridor, and it was a packed day of conferences for the entire crew. The structure was greater and extra open than in years previous, which allowed for some precise respiration room. A number of rooms and areas with reservable assembly tables had been additionally a clutch addition, although there undoubtedly ought to be extra figuring out options within the “Lobby Assembly Zone.”
Tuesday night was the place the magic actually occurred: TUNE’s Dart Royale Completely happy Hour at Flight Membership within the Venetian, with superb co-hosts Levanta, Alta Media Companions, and Fluent.
This really was the place to be, as firms like Penske Media Company, Capital One, Gannett USA TODAY, Tailor-made Manufacturers, Hulu, Meta, Keybank, Slickdeals, Prodege, Mutual of Omaha, Ionos, Paylode, Sharecare, Perch, LaRue, UpSellIt, and tons extra had been in attendance. As soon as once more, we had a number of individuals throughout and after our glad hour inform us the way it was the spotlight of the present, having such an elite visitor listing.
To have fun an occasion properly completed, the TUNE crew took a fast journey off the strip to some Thai meals at Krung Siam that completely hit the mark.
Day 3
On Wednesday, we wrapped up the final of our super-productive conferences, then headed our separate methods to replicate on a tremendous present and creating some unimaginable partnerships (each new and outdated). Properly, that and the actual fact no one introduced Covid again residence this time!
I’m already counting down the times till Affiliate Summit East in July in New York Metropolis. I’m additionally tremendous excited they pushed again Affiliate Summit West 2025 to February, since a handful of enterprise days after the vacations will not be almost sufficient time to schedule conferences and prep for a present after we flip over the calendar to a brand new 12 months.
What’s in retailer for us subsequent? Keep TUNE’d!
Writer
Dan Buontempone has been within the associate advertising and marketing area since 2006, spending time on the model, writer, and company sides of the enterprise. Dan’s affiliate profession has all the time revolved round connecting a few of the greatest manufacturers and publishers within the trade, and he continues to try this as TUNE’s Enterprise Improvement Specialist. Nothing excites Dan greater than a pixel or postback firing when it’s purported to! Dan is without end a Lengthy Islander and presently resides in New York’s Hudson Valley, about an hour north of the best metropolis on the earth.
