Macromedia is concluding the current Macromedia Affiliate Program on December 31, 2004. Its moving its Affliate Program to Commission Junction and the most intersting part is that, for people who join the new affliate program before Jan 15th gets an attractive 10% comission for all sales made through their site.
For those of you who have not got the communication or unaware of the affliate program, here is the mail which I got from Macromedia.
Dear Affiliate,
Macromedia is concluding the current Macromedia Affiliate Program on December 31, 2004. We invite you to join the Commission Junction network so you can be part of our new Affiliate Marketing Program. As one of Macromedia’s Premier Affiliates, we are offering you a special commission rate if you join our new Affiliate program by January 15, 2005.
Join the Macromedia Affiliate program with Commission Junction by January 15, 2005 and earn up to 10% commission.
If you are new to Commission Junction, please click here
If you are already a publisher using Commission Junction, please click here instead.
Macromedia’s new program with Commission Junction offers many enhancements, including:
Comprehensive Real-Time Reporting: Hourly Web site performance reports allow Affiliates to make adjustments to their site or modify any keyword bid that is not performing. Deeper reporting options are available within the CJ Marketplace, letting Affiliates truly evaluate how well they are performing. You’ll be able to sort and drill down into various criteria such as “Performance by Link Name.”
Easier to Obtain links: Affiliates can obtain links by type, size, or product — all from a single interface. This allows more effective link searching and ensures that the best-converting links are found easily, helping produce better sales results and earning you more money.
Invalid Link Report: This report, located on the home page of the CJ Account Manager, is very helpful because it alerts Affiliates when they need to remove an inactive link.
Consolidated Monthly Commission Payments: As a member of the Commission Junction network, you will receive regular monthly payments for all of your sales generated during the previous month. The commissions you earn from all Commission Junction programs are consolidated and paid if the total amount equals $25 or more.
Important Details:
What is the commission structure?
Macromedia would like to thank you for your patience and support throughout our current program. As a show of appreciation, all current Macromedia Affiliates who join the new program by January 15, 2005 will receive a special promotional commission rate of up to 10% on all sales made for all of 2005. Any new affiliates or those who join the program after January 15, 2005 will earn the standard commission rate of 8%, so we encourage you to make the switch as soon as possible.
How do I get started?
By January 15th, 2005, we strongly encourage you to:
Join the Macromedia Macromedia’s Commission Junction Affiliate program by clicking the appropriate link above, or by using one of these links:
If you are new to Commission Junction…
https://signup.cj.com/member/brandedPublisherSignUp.do?air_refmerchantid=1359820
If you are already a Commission Junction publisher…
https://members.cj.com/member/publisher/advertiserdirect.do?advertiserid=1359820
Replace all existing affiliate creative on your site with Macromedia’s Commission Junction links for the new program.
Note: the existing links will work and direct customers to the Macromedia Online Store, but you will not be compensated for sales unless you have joined the new affiliate program.
What will happen to our existing commissions from Macromedia’s Affiliate Program?
As you know, we have been experiencing technical difficulties with tracking your affiliate sales for some time. Consequently, you will receive your commission payouts as follows:
July, August, September, and October sales by mid-January
November and December sales by mid-February
Questions?
As always, we are available to answer any questions or concerns you have. Please feel free to contact us at macromedia@cj.com.
We look forward to a smooth transition and our continued successful affiliation.
Best regards,
Joe Raffetto
Affiliate Program Manager
Comments
Our user group was part of the affiliate program, but we were never able to extract payment from them. Hopefully this change rectifies this issue in the future.
It wasn't entirely their fault, fyi - I refused to set up a Paypal account to receive commissions, they offered to pay us by cheque, but they never followed through despite some reminders from me. I would assume affiliates using Paypal didn't have any problems.