buy.at and a4u expo

[Laura Przybek]

Hi,

As platinum sponsor we are really excited about the a4u expo, it promises to be the event of the year in the affiliate marketing calendar and we are delighted to be involved.

We intend to use this thread to allow you to become familiar with our team and what we plan to do at and around the event.

Firstly a little reminder to all of those that haven't yet signed up to the pre-party you can do so here: Pre Event Networking Party. This event is nearly sold out and space is limited, so i urge you to sign up today!

buy.at and their staff can be found at stand 13, watch this space over the next 12 days to see what our staff will be getting up to at the event. The fun starts this afternoon with the first post from Warrick Lambert our Head of Account Management....

If you have any questions or comments feel free to post them here!

Cheers

Laura
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[Warrick Lambert]

Hi Guys,

Ok, I guess most people on the forum know me already, but for anyone that doesn’t I’m the head of account management at buy.at. I’ve worked at buy.at for just over 3 years and pretty much split my time between London and Newcastle. Day to day I’m responsible for managing our team of 16 account managers and developing the programmes on the network as well as working with the various teams within buy.at.

Name - Warrick Lambert
Nickname - Warrick?
Job role at buy.at - Head of account management
Age - 24
Hometown - Billingham – near Middlebrough
Hair Colour - brown/grey
Fact about yourself - I’ve never been to a gym, apparently that’s an achievement
Favorite quote - “have you tried complaining about it?”
Favorite Drink - Lager

In addition to these oh so exciting facts about me, I’ve also got a free affiliate ticket to the A4U Expo to give away. All you need to do is drop me a line with why you think you deserve it and the best/wittiest/most begging response will receive a ticket. If you’re unsure about attending I cant recommend it highly enough given the quality of the attendees, not just buy.at, and the speakers that Matt has lined up.

Hopefully see you all there. If anyone wants to get in contact with me you can use either warrick@buy.at or MSN warrick.lambert@perfiliate.com

Cheers

Warrick

[dougs]

One tickets you tight fisted git

Doug

[Roz Fenwick]

Hi,

Further to Warrick's introduction I thought it would be worthwhile introducing myself and the rest of the team who will be on the buy.at stand at Expo. I am a Senior Account manager at buy.at and therefore have the pleasure of reporting to Warrick (and yes I have tried complaining about it). I have been at buy.at for just over two years and have recently relocated to the London Office:

Name - Rosalyn Fenwick
Nickname - Fat angry lazy Roz
Job role at buy.at - Senior Account Manager
Age - 23
Hometown - Seaford, near Brighton
Hair Colour - Blonde
Fact about yourself - I play a mean 'Mr Jones' on the guitar
Favorite quote - I can resist anything but tempation
Favorite Drink - Gin and Lemonade

Ill be on the stand on Wednesday and at all of the parties!

Tomorrow we will introduce you to some more members of the buy.at crew with some more facts - let us know if there is anything else about us you would like to know!

Further to dougs eloquently put reply, I will also be giving away an affiliate ticket to the Expo . This time to get your hands on it drop me an email at rosalyn.fenwick@buy.at and let me know why you deserve it and exactly how far you would go to prove it! I am just as mean and tight fisted as Warrick so you are going to have to impress!

See you there,

[dougs]

Roz and Warrick

Cause after intro's, being a merchant with you and even offering to do some more business with you guys no one has called me

Your competitors are much nicer to us

Doug

[KieronD]

I am a Senior Account manager at buy.at and therefore have the pleasure of reporting to Warrick (and yes I have tried complaining about it)

Classic

[Mark McQuillan]

Hi Everyone,

Myself, Sammy and Dave will also be heading along to the Expo at various points with stints on the stand and the parties. We make up the rest of Team Roz here in London and look forward to seeing you at the Expo. Some facts about us are:

Name - Mark McQuillan
Nickname - Don't have one
Job role at buy.at - Account Manager
Age - 25
Hometown - Tynemouth, near Newcastle
Hair Colour - Brown
Fact about yourself - I know every word to (almost) any Lisa 'Left-Eye' Lopes (from TLC) rap
Favorite quote - Read the small print in your conetract
Favorite Drink - Lager then JD & lemoade (it really works)

Name - Sammy Elazab
Nickname - The Rock
Job role at buy.at - Account Manager
Age - 25
Hometown - Leeds
Hair Colour - Black
Fact about yourself - Randomly met Paul McCartney at the world's largest sundial in India
Favorite quote - The world is yours!
Favorite Drink - JD & Coke

Name - David McNiven
Nickname - Mac
Job role at buy.at - Account Manager
Age - 24
Hometown - Newcastle
Hair Colour - Brown
Fact about yourself - I appeared on the front page of the Newcastle Evenin Chronicle, 3 days in a row
Favorite quote - We are all in the gutter , but some of us are looking at the stars
Favorite Drink - Staroprammen

So now you know what we all like to drink - come have one with us at our bar on the buy.at stand any time throughout the Expo. See you there!

[Warrick Lambert]

Hi Doug,

I'll get one of our biz dev guys to drop you a call today and see what we can do for you. Would be good to get something else setup now that Carrentals affiliate programme has ended.

Mark, seeing the 3 of your faces there makes me glad you're based down in London now If only i didn't spend so much time there

Cheers,

Warrick

[Paul Wright]

Thought your nickname was Gringo warrick

[dougs]

Cheers Warrick

Doug

[befuddle]

Hometown - Billingham – near Middleborough

Warrick, I do hope you're not trying to distance yourself from that fine town Middlesbrough by inaccurately spelling it. This week it's been announced that my home town is the 'worst place to live in the UK'.

I'd really like your A4U Expo pass to help cheer me up from this devastating news. However I am holding out for Kieron's blog prize (which is yet to be announced) which includes all the networking parties too

[loquax]

I am holding out for Kieron's blog prize (which is yet to be announced) which includes all the networking parties too

All tickets give you access to the networking parties... a4uexpo Registration, ExCeL London 25th - 26th October 2007

(or don't they?)

Jason

[Warrick Lambert]

Hi Befuddle,

Good point, cant believe i managed to do that, its been updated now. I was actually out in boro on sat night...cant beat a night at the arena...

I'm not sure if all the passes allow you to get into the parties, but I'm happy to throw in an invite to the buy.at party to the to lucky winners of the competition. It's fair to say I've not been overwhelmed with responses so far, so either people have already signed up or don't thing they've got a chance of winning. If you want to attend then please do drop me a line, I'll leave the competition open to 12pm on Thursday, so get your entries in before then for your chance of winning.

Cheers,

Warrick

[Matthew Wood]

All tickets give you access to the networking parties... a4uexpo Registration, ExCeL London 25th - 26th October 2007

(or don't they?)

Jason

Yes a delegate pass for a4uexpo includes all sessions, exhibition, pre-networking party, a4uAwards and the after show party.

Just 9 days left to register.

[befuddle]

Hi Befuddle, Good point, cant believe i managed to do that, its been updated now. I was actually out in boro on sat night...cant beat a night at the arena...

Indeed, it is a top night. It is still spelt Middlesbrough though. So, does this count as two entries?

Joking aside, there are just as many reasons why I can't/shouldn't be there as want to/should be there, hence I've not bought a pass. It's one of those, if a free ticket lands on my lap then I'll make sure all other barriers to entry are pushed aside.

It would effectively mean I'll have to work over the Christmas period which includes my birthday date, to cover the 3 working days I'd be in London. That's a sacrifice I wouldn't have even contemplated before I attended (and sang) at my first A4U event at Amsterdam.

I just know that the networking at this event will bring me far more positive results for 2008 than the alternative Christmas binge-drinking in Middlesbrough