CJ to Spotlight & Categorize Top 200 Affiliates

[5starAffiliates]

Hot off the press: CJ will have a new category for 200 of it's top performers to make it easier for merchants to recruit them and to build more merchant loyalty.

"ValueClick's Commission Junction affiliate marketing division is expected to launch a new program today to reward top-performing affiliates, and to help its clients recruit those publishers into their programs…

Through the CJ Performer program, top-performing publishers get access to enhanced support and resources, and recognition within Commission Junction's network as a premier publisher. The company expects to invite about 200 of its more than 70,000 affiliates to join the program, including long-time affiliate partners Upromise, Shopping.com, and Mezi Media — the parent company of Coupon Mountain, Smarter.com and MoreRebates…

In addition to rewarding existing top-performing affiliates, Commission Junction will try to use the CJ Performer program to lure away top merchants from competitors' programs, such as LinkShare or DoubleClick's Performics. Last month, Commission Junction convinced Buy.com to switch its large affiliate program from LinkShare's platform…"

Read the rest at Clickz: http://www.clickz.com/news/article.php/3518906

Then come back here to discuss it!

[5starAffiliates]

Hey wonder if DP Shawn on the list. I can't remember if he does much with CJ.
I know for awhile his top program was one run by a friend of mine over at Linkshare.

[digitalpoint]

Actually, I was invited to join before it was announced (which I declined because I already have an AWESOME person at CJ I work with [for all programs], and don't need to convolute it with anyone else).

I don't do much at LinkShare anymore... most my affiliate stuff is at CJ now.

[digitalpoint]

I got my "official" invite today in the mail. It looks like it's not limited to the top 200, so in case anyone wants to try to get into the program (that didn't get an invite already). The invite simply says:

Who Can Be A CJ Performer?

CJ Performer is made available exclusively for qualified publishers who have earned at least $10,000 in paid commissions in each of the last three months.

[yo-yo]

...who have earned at least $10,000 in paid commissions in each of the last three months.

Some day... some day.... :o