Affiliate Raspberries
Well the affiliate awards have come round quickly haven’t they?
Matt and the rest of the A4U team have decided to split the expo and the awards into summer and winter events, which is a good idea I guess.
Last year someone suggested running the affiliate raspberries, but I am not sure if they ever really got off the ground.
I thought I would take up the mantle this year, maybe give out the awards in a pub the week before the main event, not sure how keen sponsors will be. 
Initial thoughts around the raspberry categories are:
Biggest Ego in Affiliate Marketing, Network Side.
Biggest Ego in Affiliate Marketing, Affiliate Side.
Biggest Ego in Affiliate Marketing, Merchant Side.
Most overrated Merchant
Most overrated Network
Most overrated Affiliate
Worst Program Launch of the year
Scariest Affiliate
Worst Haircut in Affiliate marketing
Worst Dresser In Affiliate Marketing
Funniest Blog
The award for life time averageness
All nominations will be completely confidential, and the final winners will be decided by a panel. If anyone has any more suggestions for awards do pipe up.
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Fraser Edwards
Adii
Paul Wheatley
February 4th, 2008 at 5:42 pm
When can we nominate?
February 4th, 2008 at 5:46 pm
Fire away, just added to the post, email or go to the contact page
February 4th, 2008 at 6:11 pm
Maybe get a discussion going to refine the categories and allow all affiliates to vote unlike the a4u awards in the summer, which seems to have neglected the fact that it’s all the participating forum members that make up the community, thus in effect alienating them. Some folk have suggested an alternative awards on the raspberry theme & will be a bit fun, then you’ll get the sit on the fence, human rights activist politically correct types objecting.
February 4th, 2008 at 7:18 pm
There has to be an award for “Who Wears The Biggest Pair of Rose Tinted Glasses” and “Mr / Mrs PC of the Year”
February 4th, 2008 at 7:20 pm
I bet a few will nominate me as most scariest affiliate!
February 4th, 2008 at 7:50 pm
Anyone fancy running a book? Could make a few quid.
February 5th, 2008 at 9:51 am
Not the ‘funniest blog’ but the “Loves the sound of their own voice blog” (not yours of course!).
February 5th, 2008 at 10:11 am
What about worst (or best?) affiliate/network/agency/merchant excuse?
February 5th, 2008 at 12:33 pm
Roberto,
Can you add to your list:
- Fattest Person in affiliate marketing.
- Shittest blog in affiliate marketing.
- Biggest partier in affiliate marketing (The Champagne Charlie Award).
- Best nickname in affiliate marketing.
- Most ironic person in affiliate marketing.
February 5th, 2008 at 12:37 pm
Oh dear - I feel more nominations for me coming on. As an aside, where are the Agency awards? ie : biggest ego Agency side, most overated agency etc…
Jules
February 5th, 2008 at 12:58 pm
These awards are going to be longer than the oscars!
February 8th, 2008 at 10:15 am
There seems to be a few awards I could win here. I may have to vote for myself. A few of James’ suggestions seem quite apt.
Jules - you will definitely get the award for scariest affiliate
Let me know if you need any bar sponsors Rob..