Apogee Blog

June 22, 2016
Holiday Preparation For Merchants - Apogee, A Performance Marketing Agency
Holiday Preparation for Merchants: Q4 is Won in Q3
Holiday preparation in Q3 is the key to winning Q4, and with Q3 only about a week away, the time to start thinking about it is now. Apogee is looking for a repeat of a great 2015, and we're not procrastinating.
March 21, 2016
Greg Hoffman Consulting Rebrands as Apogee, A Performance Marketing Agency
Greg Hoffman Consulting Rebrands to Apogee
After seven years of award-winning affiliate program management, Greg Hoffman Consulting is rebranding today to Apogee, a performance marketing agency. The evolution of what was once a one-man shop with a handful of successful programs, Apogee is now a full team of experts managing major national brands such as Firestone Complete Auto Care, Sears PartsDirect and Snake River Farms.
February 25, 2016
On Being a Failure
In September 2015, I met with NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Fran Tarkenton, a man with a larger than life personality and one of the stars of a show I watched religiously in the early 1980's: That's Incredible. It was an honor to be in his presence and to listen to him talk about business and life. To say that I’m a fan is an understatement.
January 19, 2016
Second Affiliate Summit Pinnacle Award Win
Greg Hoffman Wins Advocate of the Year 2016
Much to my surprise, I was nominated and chosen as a finalist for both the Affiliate Marketing Advocate and Affiliate Manager of the Year Pinnacle Awards at Affiliate Summit West 2016. More than that, I was shocked to actually win the Affiliate Marketing Advocate award at the presentation last week!
October 29, 2015
10 Years an Affiliate Manager
In October 2005, the E-commerce Director at Thompson Cigar took a chance and hired me as the internet marketing manager. I'm grateful to Mike Masse for […]
March 24, 2015
Datafeeds 101
Welcome to a Special Edition of our 4,294-Part series, What, More About Datafeeds? presented by Greg Hoffman Consulting. I'm your loyal Tech Monkey, Daniel. Today it’s […]
November 21, 2014
Thank You, Affiliates
From the manager's perspective, I don't thank my affiliates enough. Sure, I thank you for your promotions and your efforts and your successes. But, I really want to thank […]
May 15, 2014
We Love Affiliates – You Should Too
We love our affiliates, big and small. I keep hearing stories of frustration from affiliates that have been removed or declined because of their size or […]
April 15, 2014
Leapfrog Transactions with ShareASale
GHC affiliates who are signed up with The California Wine Club on ShareASale may have noticed that we have been working on custom commission structures over […]
August 16, 2013
Fantasy Affiliate Program Management
If every affiliate program was managed like a fantasy baseball team, the industry would be vastly different. Of course, the same could be true if every […]