Google Data » Larry Adams https://googledata.org Everything Google: News, Products, Services, Content, Culture Fri, 10 Apr 2015 22:28:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.1 Announcing publisher support office hours! https://googledata.org/google-affiliate-network/announcing-publisher-support-office-hours/ https://googledata.org/google-affiliate-network/announcing-publisher-support-office-hours/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:44:00 +0000
Our publisher support team has since launched live office hours.  These live chats will be hosted through WebEx and the first session will take place on the Friday, March 26th, at 12:00pm CST.  A publisher support representative will take questions from the group on a first-come, first-served basis.  Responses will be provided live to the group.

We will announce the meeting details and login instructions in our Discussion Forum on Monday, March 22nd.  If you’d like live feedback on lingering questions about our network and interface, bring them along to the meeting.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Google Affiliate Network Publisher Support

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We will be performing system maintenance February 20; the interface will be unavailable at this time. Tracking will not be interrupted and reporting data will be restored shortly after the interface comes back online.

We anticipate the interface will be unavailable from 9 a.m. through 5 p.m. CDT (GMT -6).
]]> https://googledata.org/google-affiliate-network/system-maintenance-scheduled-for-saturday-feb-20/feed/ 0 Maintenance This Evening, Oct 26 @ 8pm CDT https://googledata.org/google-affiliate-network/maintenance-this-evening-oct-26-8pm-cdt/ https://googledata.org/google-affiliate-network/maintenance-this-evening-oct-26-8pm-cdt/#comments Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:48:00 +0000

Regards,
Larry Adams
]]> https://googledata.org/google-affiliate-network/maintenance-this-evening-oct-26-8pm-cdt/feed/ 0 Providing Transparency Into Affiliate Traffic https://googledata.org/google-affiliate-network/providing-transparency-into-affiliate-traffic/ https://googledata.org/google-affiliate-network/providing-transparency-into-affiliate-traffic/#comments Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:43:00 +0000
Clicking on this link produces a summary of the number of times consumers visit your site for each web page that contains your ad. A publisher may place your ads on several different pages, this report provides details on each of the pages that are driving traffic to your site.

The results will appear in a popup window similar to the screen shot to the right.  Here are some common questions we get when we talk about referrer data with advertisers:

What does count mean?

  • Count is the number of clicks from a given referrer in the past seven days
What if the publisher doesn't have any clicks?

  • You'll get a message stating that no results are available
What does 'No Referrer' mean?

  • The link may have been opened in a new window (e.g. by using javascript)
  • The user's browser could be preventing the referrer from being passed
  • The publisher may be editing the referrer
What should i do if all of a publisher's referrers is blank?

  • This isn't necessarily a problem, but you should communicate with the publisher and ask them to show where on their site(s) your ads are being promoted.  You can find each publisher's email address on the right hand side of the screen when viewing your approved publishers.


Regards,
Larry Adams, on behalf of Google Affiliate Network
]]> https://googledata.org/google-affiliate-network/providing-transparency-into-affiliate-traffic/feed/ 0 System Maintenance on Saturday, September 25 https://googledata.org/google-affiliate-network/system-maintenance-on-saturday-september-25/ https://googledata.org/google-affiliate-network/system-maintenance-on-saturday-september-25/#comments Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:23:00 +0000
We anticipate the interface will be unavailable from 9 a.m. through 5 p.m. CDT (GMT -6).
]]> https://googledata.org/google-affiliate-network/system-maintenance-on-saturday-september-25/feed/ 0 Changes to the Login Screen https://googledata.org/google-affiliate-network/changes-to-the-login-screen/ https://googledata.org/google-affiliate-network/changes-to-the-login-screen/#comments Thu, 03 Sep 2009 19:25:00 +0000 Yesterday we made a slight change to the login page that has been causing confusion for some of our users. When you visit the login page for Google Affiliate Network you are now prompted to sign in with your Google Account instead of your legacy user account. If you would like to use your legacy username and password there is a link below the login form that will allow you to do so.

Please note that in the next couple months we will be turning off support for legacy logins and you will be required to set up a Google Account in order to access your Google Affiliate Network account. If you would like to take care of that today, please follow these instructions. If you run into issues during the process, we have a number of help articles that answer the most common issues we've seen users face.
]]> https://googledata.org/google-affiliate-network/changes-to-the-login-screen/feed/ 0 Searching for Publisher Opportunities? https://googledata.org/google-affiliate-network/searching-for-publisher-opportunities/ https://googledata.org/google-affiliate-network/searching-for-publisher-opportunities/#comments Fri, 15 May 2009 01:58:00 +0000 We just updated a new feature for advertisers that should benefit both our advertisers and publishers.  Advertisers can now view lists that highlight high performing publishers that are either underperforming for the advertiser, or have not joined the advertiser's program.

Advertisers:

    My network displays a list of publishers that are doing better on a relative basis in your category than they are for you.

    Rest of network displays a list of publishers that are not in your program that have a history of performance in your category.
  
If you are looking for a way to improve the productivity of your affiliate program, this is a great place to start.  The feature can be found by navigating to Publishers > Opportunities.
  
Publishers:

    In order to be visible to advertisers looking for new publishers, you must opt in to not joined opportunities on your communication preferences page.  To be visible to your existing advertisers that may be looking to expand their relationship with you, opt in to receive promotional communication for each advertiser to which you want to appear.

On behalf of the affiliate team,
Larry Adams

]]> https://googledata.org/google-affiliate-network/searching-for-publisher-opportunities/feed/ 0 New Notification Features Released https://googledata.org/google-affiliate-network/new-notification-features-released/ https://googledata.org/google-affiliate-network/new-notification-features-released/#comments Fri, 13 Mar 2009 03:45:00 +0000 The ads provided by our advertisers are often time sensitive and require replacement by publishers on a regular basis. We have been told by many publishers that they have a hard time keeping track of out of date ads present on their site(s). To help alleviate this challenge we will now display notifications on the publisher home page whenever we detect traffic on links (ads) that have past their end date.

A new message center, featured prominently in the top center of the publisher home page, provides a daily summary with the number of clicks recorded on out of date links. Users can view a detailed list of the ads generating these clicks including the creative, if applicable, and a link to a list of current ads for each advertiser associated to an out of date link. Notifications may be dismissed, but will continue to appear daily if traffic on out of date links is detected on subsequent days. The first notifications were generated as we pushed out the feature, so publishers may see a notification upon their next login. Please note that while a promotion may be past its end date we will continue to track clicks and conversions, and commissions will accrue for any conversions recorded for an active but out of date link.

Google Affiliate Network provides multiple features to help publishers keep up with these frequent changes; we offer daily updates of promotional ads (via email or FTP) and advertiser product catalogs (FTP only). We strongly encourage publishers to try out these features by visiting Links > Link Subscriptions and Links > Product Feeds.

Finally, we have added a feature to automatically send an email notification to publishers when a change to commissions specific to an advertiser/publisher relationship is made; advertiser users will also get a copy of the message. Publishers must opt in to receive these notifications on the Settings > Communications Preferences page. Please note that notifications are not yet available if advertisers change their default commission rate, or if the advertiser is using Category/Product Level Commissions. We are working to provide coverage for these types of changes too, and will be making improvements based on your feedback as we enhance this feature.

As a reminder, we have altered the naming convention for Link Subscriptions. Files will now come in the form Link_Subscriptions_YYYYMMDD.txt. Beginning March 13, all files will follow this convention.


Larry Adams
Product Manager
]]> https://googledata.org/google-affiliate-network/new-notification-features-released/feed/ 0 Maintenance Window Thursday, Mar 12: Changing Filename for Link Subscriptions https://googledata.org/google-affiliate-network/maintenance-window-thursday-mar-12-changing-filename-for-link-subscriptions/ https://googledata.org/google-affiliate-network/maintenance-window-thursday-mar-12-changing-filename-for-link-subscriptions/#comments Wed, 11 Mar 2009 04:23:00 +0000 The Google Affiliate Network UI will undergo maintenance this Thursday, March 12 between 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. CDT.

In addition, publishers please take note that the file naming convention for link subscriptions will be changing to:

Link_Subscriptions_MMDDYYYY.txt

If you are a publisher and are not currently signed up for link subscriptions, it is highly recommended. You will receive a nightly feed via email or FTP of new ads created by your advertisers in the Google Affiliate Network.

You can subscribe via the UI by navigating to Links > Links Subcriptions.

Regards,

Larry Adams
Product Manager
]]> https://googledata.org/google-affiliate-network/maintenance-window-thursday-mar-12-changing-filename-for-link-subscriptions/feed/ 0 Google Ad Planner Data Now Available in Google Affiliate Network https://googledata.org/google-affiliate-network/google-ad-planner-data-now-available-in-google-affiliate-network/ https://googledata.org/google-affiliate-network/google-ad-planner-data-now-available-in-google-affiliate-network/#comments Mon, 17 Nov 2008 19:04:00 +0000
This weekend we introduced new site profile links in our interface to provide users with better information about the traffic profiles of their marketing partners. Advertiser and publisher users will now see "Site Profile" links in a variety of locations in our interface. Advertisers can view them from their list of approved publishers or from any individual publishers account profile. Publishers may view this information on their not joined, approved pages as well as in the interface to retrieve links (ads).

The links will produce an overlay containing data provided by Google AdPlanner. The profile contains information on unique visitors, page views and visitor demographic profiles; data may not be available for sites with smaller audiences. For more information on Ad Planner, please visit their support site.

Larry Adams
Product Manager
]]> https://googledata.org/google-affiliate-network/google-ad-planner-data-now-available-in-google-affiliate-network/feed/ 0 New Google Affiliate Network Features: Data Feed UI, Link Subscriptions and Batch Creative Uploads https://googledata.org/google-affiliate-network/new-google-affiliate-network-features-data-feed-ui-link-subscriptions-and-batch-creative-uploads/ https://googledata.org/google-affiliate-network/new-google-affiliate-network-features-data-feed-ui-link-subscriptions-and-batch-creative-uploads/#comments Mon, 13 Oct 2008 14:54:00 +0000
Product data feed setup in the UI

Publishers can now sign up for data feeds from through our user interface by navigating to 'Get Links > Product Feeds.' The page will be populated with your approved advertisers that offer a data feed, establishes a file naming convention for all of the feeds the you select to receive from Google advertisers and validates your FTP information. If you have previously set up feeds via our support team your existing settings have not changed, but any settings you adjust in the interface will override previous settings.

Link Subscriptions (formerly known as OrangeLinks)

We've also made a minor name change to our service that delivers feeds of promotional data to publishers. OrangeLinks will now appear in the interface as Link Subscriptions. The functionality has not changed; publishers who sign up for link subscriptions receive a daily file of new ads that their approved advertisers have created in the system. If you are already signed up, you should be aware that the filename format will be changing to "Link Subscriptions_MMDDYYYY.xls". If you haven't signed up, you should navigate to 'Get Links > Link Subscriptions' to get started; many publishers use this feature to quickly review every promotion their advertisers offer.

Batch Creative Upload

Advertisers may now upload creative assets in large batches. Loading creatives one by one is time consuming so we've added a feature to creative management that allows advertisers to upload zip files containing multiple creatives. We expect this will be a huge time saver in the busy Q4 season for many of our users.

Help Center

In case you missed it, we recently announced that we've launched a new help center. There is a lot of great content in there and we'll be adding more in the future. If you haven't checked it out yet, please take a minute to browse the advertiser and publisher docs.

Regards,

Larry Adams
Product Manager
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Have a good weekend,

Larry Adams
Product Manager
]]> https://googledata.org/google-affiliate-network/google-affiliate-network-scheduled-downtime/feed/ 0 New Google Affiliate Network Features: Rising Stars, Recruiting Tools and Links UI https://googledata.org/google-affiliate-network/new-google-affiliate-network-features-rising-stars-recruiting-tools-and-links-ui/ https://googledata.org/google-affiliate-network/new-google-affiliate-network-features-rising-stars-recruiting-tools-and-links-ui/#comments Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:39:00 +0000 This past weekend we launched several enhancements to our platform for both publishers and advertisers. First, we introduced a new level of publisher recognition to enhance our successful Affiliate VIP program. Our network quality and publisher development teams collaborate to identify and champion up and coming, quality publishers in our network. This designation, Rising Stars, is now visible in the interface and we're happy to announce over fifty rising stars have been identified in the network to coincide with the launch of this feature. Publishers who have attained this designation will be presented to advertisers with an icon next to their name.

Advertisers may now utilize our recruiting features (Publishers > Recruiting) to retrieve lists of Rising Stars and Affiliate VIPs in their program, or those with whom they do not yet have a relationship. As a reminder, if you are a publisher and want to be "found" by advertisers looking for new publishers, be sure to update your communications preferences (existing publishers may click here, or navigate to Settings > Communication Preferences) and opt in to "Non Joined Advertiser Opportunities".

We have also released improvements to the features publishers use to retrieve ads from our interface. We have had a new UI available in beta for a little over six months; during this time we've heard from users that it was much easier and faster to find and publish links than in our old interface. Based on feedback from the beta period, we have added some functionality and improved response times. Publisher users can now:
  • View ads for multiple advertisers at a time by showing recently published ads from all advertisers or only approved advertisers
  • Filter the multi-advertiser page by advertiser category
  • Filter the multi-advertiser page by hiding specific advertisers from view
  • View a list of all ads for each of their joined advertisers
  • Filter single and multi-advertiser lists by ad type (banner or text), size, promotion type and expiration
  • All pages include an export feature that will enable the user to save the list, including any applied filters, to a csv file
Bookmarks to the old versions of "get links" pages will be redirected to the new UI. If you have written scripts to retrieve links from the old pages they will no longer work; instead, you should sign up to receive daily automated feeds of new ads for all your advertisers by navigating to Get Links > OrangeLinks.

Posted by Larry Adams, Product Manager
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