Profit From Trendspotting

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Learn tricks for spotting the hottest trends in pop culture, fashion, technology, art and more and learn how being on the cutting edge of trends can translate into more money for your affiliate sites.Experience level: IntermediateTarget audience: Affiliates/PublishersNiche/vertical: Social MediaLisa Picarille, Consultant, lisapicarille.com (Twitter @LisaP) (Moderator)Scott Jangro, President, MechMedia (Twitter @jangro)Stephanie Lichtenstein, President & Founder, Micro Media Marketing (Twitter @MicroSteph)Lisa Riolo, Co-Founder, Impact Radius (Twitter @lisariolo)

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Affiliate Summit West 2011

ModeratorLisa Riolo, co-founder Impact Radius

PanelistsScott Jangro, president and co-founder

MechMedia

Stephanie Lichtenstein, president Micro Media Marketing

Lisa Picarille, president LisaPicarille.com, co-founder MyContentPro.com

Today’s Agenda

Types of Trends Spotting Trends Monetizing Trends

Types of Trends

Seasonal – Christmas, Halloween, back to school, summer, winter, Super Bowl, baseball playoffs, etc.

Types of Trends

Historical Dates – Anniversaries of celebrity deaths, releases of movies (25th anniversary of Star Wars), significant cultural events

Types of trends

Pop Culture – movies, music, fashion, etc.

Types of Trends

In the News – based on an event that takes place or people that make headlines

Types of Trends

Celebrity, Personalities, People in the news – people the main stream public are talking about.

Fads – Zhu Zhu Pets, Silly Bandz

Types of trends

General – Design (vintage, retro), art, symbols (owls, Russian dolls)

Spotting Trends

Observing - TV, movies, music, magazines, language in ads, people on the street, etc.

Personal Experience – what’s happening with your kids, friends, family

Using Search – actively seeking hot topics, trending topics and keywords

Social Media, Crowd sourcing – what people are talking about on social media sites, asking questions about topics

Monetizing Trends

Content – Microsites vs. niche sites, specific pages, blogs, etc.

Offers - where to find offers that are related to trends

Using Search – how to get ranked for trends

What might be hot in 2011and worth pursuing

Donka Doo Ball 10th anniversary of 9/11 Food trends (Umami, pies are the new

cupcakes, popsicles) Brazil Everything mobile Movie sequels (Transformers, Diary of a Wimpy

Kid 2, Scream 4, The Hangover 2, etc.)

Contact Info

Scott Jangroscott@jangro.com@jangro

Stephanie LichtensteinStephanie.lichtenstein@gmail.com@microsteph

Lisa PicarilleLisa.picarille@gmail.com@lisap

Lisa Riololisa@impactradius.com@lisariolo

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