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When you are looking for more ideas to expand or improve your efforts in affiliate marketing, look to your affiliates. Their opinions are beneficial to the marketing team and company. You just need to ask and provide an easy way for them to participate.
One way is to hold a video meeting with your affiliates. The session will allow them to be open, honest and express their ideas. Open a whiteboard and give everyone drawing tools so they can all write on the board at the same time, putting their ideas in writing. This option is also good for those who have no audio, or no headset, which causes echo when they use speakers.
Opening the audio for everyone also helps, providing everyone without headsets stays on mute until they have input. Having the audio open will allow the attendees to voice their opinions and discuss ideas openly. It will also encourage building relationships amongst themselves.
Video conferencing is the absolute best way to get people together, next to being there in person.
The second best way to get ideas from your affiliates, staff and board members is by using video email. While there is no immediate conversation, the videos are recorded and sent through email. That allows members to express themselves without having to type it all. It also allows them to show their ideas on a whiteboard, or a creation they made can be shown visually instead of trying to describe it.
Combining the two, using video email to invite members to a video meeting is by far the best way to communicate your intentions. Letting them know any boundaries up front will keep everyone on topic.
While there are a growing number of companies who offer video conferencing, not all provide video email. One I found that does a great job combining the two is WowWe, who recently hired a team of programmers from Hollywood to expand their video streaming offers. Visit WowWe to learn more.
