See You at the Summit!

Converseon will have several of our team members at this year’s Affiliate Summit West in Las Vegas, NV, and we want to make sure that we take advantage of this opportunity to meet face to face with you.

Please come visit our team in Booth #208 and also at the Affiliate Meet Market on Sunday.


Vacations for romance or just relaxation

With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, now is a great time to promote romantic hotels, resorts and spas from Hilton Hotels’.

Here is an example of one of these text links:

Vacations for romance or just relaxation - Hilton Hotels.
Book your reservation today.

To find this text link and other creative to promote that special day, log into your Hilton account and grab creative today.

Have you tried Hilton’s datafeed? If you’re looking to link directly to the booking page of a specific hotel, this is the tool to allow you to! Our feed is located at Converseonfeeds.com and it’s easy to use and generates the links you’ll need to track your bookings! With as little as one line of html, you can instantly add thousands of Hilton Hotel listings to your site.


Save 20% on your pass to Affiliate Summit!

Save 20% on your pass to Affiliate Summit 2007 West at Bally’s Las Vegas, taking place January 21-23, 2007! If you haven’t already registered for a full conference or exhibit hall only pass, you can save now by entering EXHIB20 at checkout.

Register Today. And visit us at booth 208!


Net Direct vs Best Rate

As we hope you’re aware of, net direct rates are non-commissionable whereas best-rates are.  What’s the difference?  Well… Some properties, not all, offer a net-direct rate where the guest pre-pays for his stay in full, in advance and this money is nonrefundable. In exchange, this rate is slighty lower for the customer and is, unfortunately, non-commissionable for our affiliates.  The good news is, most guests  opt for our best available rate, which is commissionable, has more lenient rules for cancellations or changes to the stay and is not paid by the customer until consumption of the stay.

Many travelers prefer to pay at the hotel using our best rate guarantee and not risk saving a few dollars for a non-refundable stay.


Listen to the Converseon Datafeed Conference Call

On October 19th, Converseon hosted a conference call for all our affiliates to walk through and answer any questions about the Converseon Datafeed and Product Storefront Creator. Affiliates got answers to questions regarding file formats, do we ftp, java script and php functionality and much more.

If you missed this call, do not fear, it is available for your listening enjoyment here:

Dial 641-985-5003 and use access code 537737. This call will be available for 120 days.

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Jamie Birch
Director, Affiliate Relations
Converseon
jbirch@converseon.com

p: 212-213-4297 x307
c: 208-290-0096
AIM: JamieConverseon
Skype: jamiee.birch


Join us at eComXPo

On October 24th – 26th we invite you to visit the Converseon booth at eComXpo. Come meet our staff and enter to win a great prize from Scientifics Online, one of the outstanding affiliate programs we manage. Our booth hours are from 9am EST to 5pm EST for all three days, so stop by! Registration is free.

If you haven’t been to eComXpo before, you really should check it out. It’s a digital version of a traditional trade show, minus the suit and tie. So stop by, we’d love to talk with you.


Click here to register for a free pass to Exhibit Hall


Ski, Sand, Golf and Spas - Hilton Hotels

Summer may be winding down, but weekend getaways are still aplenty.  Promote Hilton’s resorts, complete with golf courses, fine dinning, professional spas, workout areas, shopping, pools, and more! Great Text Links are available to you through your affiliate account.


Great new creative - available now

New creative has been added to your affiliate account from Hilton Hotels. Whether your visitors are looking for some excitement this summer in the big city or they’d like some sand between their toes, we’ve got the Hilton Hotels property for them.


Add a hotel listings Search Box to your site

Did you know you can add a search box to your site, enabling your visitor to find the hotel they’re looking for within seconds? They know what they want, so why not help them find it easily – via your affiliate link!

Add a search box to your site by following these steps:

-Go to Converseonfeeds.com
-Enter your encrypted ID
-Integrate using the JavaScript Store Front
-Keep “show search box” selected, while deselecting “show brand list”, “show sort by list”, and “show page size list”.
-Get code and paste onto your site!

If you have any questions, please contact us at hilton@converseon.com or 212-213-4297 x306. That’s what we’re here for.


Auto-fill your visitor’s hotel query!

Promoting an event nearby a Hilton Hotels family property? Hosting a conference? a reunion? Would you like to help your visitors book their stay, on a certain day, at a specific location — and of course have the booking track back to your account? You can now do this by utilizing the free Hilton Hotels affiliate datafeed and following the following link template tool, where:

AAAAAA = 5 digit affiliate ID number
BBBBBBB= 7 letter hotel / brand code (retrieved from datafeed, located at www.converseonfeeds.com)
CC= two digit day of arrival
DD=two digit month of arrival month
EEEE=four digit arrivalyear
FF=two digit departure day
GG=two digit departure month
HHHH=four digit departure year

Creating a link from scratch can sometimes be daunting, so if you have any questions or would like to confirm whether your link is tracking properly, please contact us. We’re more than happy to assist you.