Dear partners,
Wow, what an amazing month. During May the “Crazy Frog Axel F” hit TV screens Nationwide like a hyperactive sumo wrestler.
Crazy Frog sites are springing up everywhere like strange fungi. Activity is at an all-time high yet again, all thanks to you.
Some big wins this month, some problems and new solutions and many lessons learned. Let's give ourselves a pat on the back, stop for a quick review and then put the pedal to the metal. June is going to be spectacular.
I cannot stress enough that the biggest priority in the Jamster! program is you! So what does this mean:
Jamster! guarantees:
Trust -
We will pay you for your sales.
We will pay you quickly (prepayment is live and explained below).
If there are problems (yes these happen), we will compensate you.
Development -
We will keep the program moving!
New products and even more exposure.
New creatives, they will just keep getting better.
New offers to stimulate consumer response.
Communication -
We provide you with a weekly top products report (email me if you want this).
You will know which creatives are working well.
You will know how to implement them most effectively.
We will listen. If you want something, just ask!
Support -
We will aim to respond to any query immediately.
We will work closely with Tradedoubler to put you first.
*We will come round and wash the car, give you a foot massage and pop the kettle on.
*Terms and conditions apply.
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So what’s new?
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- Prepayment explained
- New creatives
- CrazyFrogBall!
- White Label Update
- Payment update
- Happy Birthday Jamster!
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- Pre-payment explained
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Pre-payment in the Jamster! program is now fully active.
It may seem as complex as quantum theory and as abstract as Picasso's toilet roll holder, but pre-payment is more useful than a third arm and more interesting than John Major's secret photo album.
Simply: You get paid more quickly!
Longer explanation:
- If you made a sale for Jamster! on 1st January, before pre-payment, you would be paid for this transaction in mid March, nearly 70 days later.
(This is normal for any merchant not on a pre-payment setup)
- Now Jamster! are on pre-payment the same sale would be paid to you in mid February, only a maximum of 45 days later.
- If you now make a sale on 30th June, this transaction will be paid to you in mid July, only 17 days later! That’s right, “one”, “seven” days later.
- You will still see sales as pending for 17 days before approval. This is a security and anti-fraud requirement.
If this is still not clear, please email me.
matthew.elliott@jamster.co.uk
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- Creative Update
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New Dynamic Flash creatives are live.
Some new creatives for DJ Frog will soon be live.
If you want to get the most effective creative onto your site today, simple copy this code into your html.
This is a 400x400 html creative with a great CR:
script language="JavaScript" src="http://impgb.tradedoubler.com/imp/1059251/XXXXXXX" charset="ISO-8859-1"> (close /script)
Start and end containers have been removed.
(Replace the XXXXXXX with your affiliate id).
copy>paste - Do it now!
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- CrazyFrogBall!
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Jamster! loves a bit of fun. We recently found a designer wandering about on the streets who was clearly mad enough to design the Crazy Frog Flash Game. We locked him in a cupboard for a week, piped in Axel F music 24 hours a day and fed him Lemon Sherbet until he had produced a work of extreme genius.
In a few days time, the amazing "CrazyFrogBall" website will be unveiled. We thought abut asking Camilla to smash a bottle of champagne against it, but it seemed a bit silly.
You will see the game soon at
www.crazyfrogball.co.uk
We will look at the possibility of linking directly to the site in order to make sales.
The game will be marketed with our usual gusto, and also with a "recommend to a friend" link.
Further updates on the game will follow very shortly.
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- White Label Update
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The Jamster White Label Shop has been quietly gaining speed.
Thanks to all partners who have supported it during the early phases.
The Jamster White Label Shop program is still a private program right now, and will be rolled out in a series of carefully planned phases.
If you want to use it, please send me an email and you will be added to the list. I can guarantee it is shorter than the NHS waiting list, and it should be possible to get the content on your site quickly and easily (no hip replacement required).
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- Payment update
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For the month of May, there will be some additions to your normal bonus:
Single download payment (take 7% of your total May sales and multiply by £0.40).
Payment for 14th – 17th May (work out your earnings per click on the 18th May and multiply your total clicks during 14th – 17th May by this figure).
Payment for 30th May (work out your earnings per click from Saturday 28th May and multiply your total clicks on 30th May by this figure).
We have an excellent team at Jamster! working tirelessly to develop, support and improve the Website and the technology that drives it. Occasionally there are problems. We will make every effort to ensure these do not happen. If there is a problem, we will aim to resolve it rapidly and ensure we compensate you fully.
I know that there were issues with the March compensation payment. Some tears were shed and a couple of people were sent to their room to think things over. These problems have now been resolved and apologies have been made.
Tradedoubler have taken the excellent step of paying out an additional 10% on your normal bonus for 1st-7th June. I think you will agree that this is a great move for all concerned.
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- Happy Birthday Jamster!
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I
am really very excited about the month ahead. So much so that people have to keep telling me to calm down a bit.
We will continue to make incremental improvements to the program, the creatives and the Website. This program is going to keep getting better and better.
The Jamster! program was launched in June of 2004. This month it is our first birthday! Like all good first birthdays, we will be eating chocolate pudding from plastic bowls and getting it all over our t-shirts. I think you will agree that we have had amazing success during this first year. It is just the beginning, and with your help we will make the next year even more successful.
We want your feedback. Why not get in touch and tell us what we can do to make the Jamster! program even better for you. I
am always on the other end of an email.
Best wishes for the month ahead and please say hi to Uncle Steve,
Matt
matthew.elliott@jamster.co.uk
