Affiliate Marketers Give Back

We are pleased to announce that we are holding the Affiliate Marketers Give Back Silent Auction again, starting the week of July 8th, 2012, right here on this blog.

As of today, we have have raised more than half of our team goal of $80,000 for this year’s Affiliate Marketers Give Back, Avon Walk for Breast Cancer, and are working really hard to raise the other half!

As such, we are asking individuals and companies to please help by considering a donation of an item or service for the silent auction.

Donated items will be listed on the website along with information on the donor and a link back to their website. Winners will be announced after the auction ends and will also receive a link back to their website.

How You Can Donate an Item

Team Affiliate Marketers Give Back has never missed hitting the team goal, and we don’t want to start now. So please help us out by donating an item to the silent auction. It’s a great way to get your name and services out in front of the masses and a great way to help raise money to fight breast cancer.

Please use this form to donate your item. Donations will be accepted through Saturday, June 30th, 2012.

Today is my annual mammogram appointment. Now, I’m extremely methodical when it comes to getting my mammogram done every year, so I’d like to take this time to remind anyone who is 20 years of age or older that is reading this post to give yourself a self-breast exam today. That’s right – even you men.

Don’t know how? Here’s a 5-step explanation of how to do it: http://www.breastcancer.org/symptoms/testing/types/self_exam/bse_steps.jsp

If you’re over 40 and have been slacking with your annual mammogram, consider this:

• A woman has a 1 in 8 chance of developing breast cancer in her lifetime.
• Every 3 minutes, there is a new diagnosis of invasive breast cancer.
• Approximately 230,480 women and 2,140 men will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year.
• Every 13 minutes, a life is lost to breast cancer.
• 39,520 women and 450 men in the U.S. will die from the disease annually.
• The National Cancer Institute estimates that approximately 2.6 million U.S. women with a history of breast cancer are living today, more than half of whom were diagnosed less than 10 years earlier. Most of these individuals were cancer-free, while others still had evidence of cancer and may still be undergoing treatment.
• There are more than 250,000 women under the age of 40 in the U.S. living with breast cancer, and over 11,000 will be diagnosed this year.
• White, non-Hispanic women are more likely to develop breast cancer but African-American women are more likely to die from it.
• Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among Hispanic women.

So go ahead – check yourself out. Remind your loved-ones too. And take one minute to schedule a reminder for 6/18/2013 on your calendar to check yourself again next year or use this convenient online service: http://www.mammographysaveslives.org/Reminder.aspx

Stay healthy!

I am so excited to announce that Brooks Running Shoes has stepped up to sponsor Team Affiliate Marketers Give Back’s footwear for our 2012 Avon Walk for Breast Cancer!

After the company let us know last week and I immediately ordered the Ghost GTX which I’ve actually had my eye on for a while. These are going to be perfect for me because rainy season is coming up here in Orlando and I won’t have any excuses as to why I can’t train as these babies have a waterproof, breathable GORE-TEX® membrane to help keep my feet dry.

I can’t wait to see what my other team mates picked out. Thanks again for supporting us Brooks Sports!

About Brooks® Sports

If you’re not familiar with Brooks Sports, here’s a bit of information on the company:

Brooks Sports, Inc. is the go-to company for anything and everything related to the run. As a leading running company that designs and markets high-performance men’s and women’s running shoes, apparel and accessories in more than 40 countries worldwide, we are dedicated to inspiring people to run and be active by creating innovative gear that keeps them running longer, farther, faster and happier.

Not only are we dedicated to runners, we are runners. We’re not just a shoe company or an apparel company; we are a running company. It’s all we do. To us, Run Happy® is a celebration of the spiritual essence that make running the most addictive sport the world has ever known—an activity fueled by motivations that are as varied as its participants. Whether young or old, fast or slow, male or female, master or newbie, runners share a passion we live 24×7 at work and at play.

We are proud of our hard-earned reputation for engineering footwear that provides the perfect ride for every stride, and the perfect fit for every foot type. Brooks creates running shoes for feet big and small, wide and narrow, in need of support, or looking for a little cushion. Our success is based on whether we get it right for you, the runner.

Brooks works each and every day to ensure that all of our footwear products meet the biomechanical needs of runners, enhance comfort, and aid in the prevention of running-related injury. We’re dedicated to reducing running injury risk and have aligned ourselves with some of the top researchers and universities from around the world to help us tackle this.

We are responsible for unveiling many breakthrough advancements in running footwear including Brooks DNA, the smart cushioning system that instantaneously adapts to a runner’s unique biomechanics, weight, pace, gait, and surface; BioMoGo, the world’s first biodegradable running shoe midsole that biodegrades 50 times faster than conventional athletic shoe midsoles; Progressive Diagonal Rollbar, a high-tech feature that’s like a dream come true for overpronators; and HPR Green, a durable, long-wearing outsole compound with premium wet-dry traction in an environmentally-friendlier composition.

Our award-winning apparel line fuses function with fashion by using lightweight, moisture-moving fabrics, and adding details every runner can appreciate. Need an extra pocket? You’ve got it. Need to keep your MP3 player or cell phone dry on your run? Not to worry. Need to stand out when it’s dark? We’ve got you covered. Plus our high tech fabrics including Brooks-owned HVAC Pulse Synergy, Shelter Lite, and Epiphany/Revelation will keep you warm and dry during the winter months, and cool and balanced during those hot summer days.

Brooks is committed to building great running gear with minimal impact on humanity and the earth. We continually strive to make better choices regarding design, fabrics, technologies, and processes that help protect our planet without diminishing performance. With products like the Green Silence, and technologies like BioMoGo and HPR Green, we’ve taken steps in the right direction, but we still have miles to go on this run.

A subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Brooks was founded in 1914 and is headquartered in Bothell, Wash., near Seattle. Brooks is a market-driven company with a specialty dealer channel strategy focused entirely on meeting runners’ specific needs.

Check out the Brooks Running Affiliate Program

BrooksRunning.com is the leader in running shoes and apparel for serious runners. Featuring the best running shoes for men and women, and the most advanced technical apparel available, BrooksRunning.com is your source for serious running gear.

Program Benefits:
Commissions ranging from 7.5% to 9.5%
30 day cookie duration (return days)
Organized, clean, and detailed data feed, updated DAILY
Deep linking
Free Shipping on all orders over $75
Dedicated, proactive, easy-to-contact affiliate management by MGECOM, Inc.

Commission Details
Base Rate: 7.5%
Monthly Sales over $1,000 = 8.5%
Monthly Sales over $10,000 = 9.5%

Join the Brooks Sports Affiliate Program Here and feel free to contact them directly at affiliates / at / BrooksRunning.com.