By Bob Grossweiner and Jane Cohen
Primary ticketing giant Ticketmaster this week announced it has created its first-ever online affiliate network in the U.S., becoming the first primary (original sale) ticketing company in the U.S. to offer an affiliate program. Consumers and organizations can register to become affiliates on the company’s website and begin earning commissions for online ticket sales that originate via links from their websites.
Registered affiliates will receive access to use Ticketmaster’s new EventEngine widget on their website to alert visitors about upcoming events and link them to Ticketmaster’s site. Ticketmaster affiliates will also have access to Ticketmaster search buttons, banners and link engines.
By adding an affiliates program, Ticketmaster is continuing its move toward expanding its reach as it prepares for life without its largest client, Live Nation, once the ticket-selling contract between the two expires at the end of 2008.
“We are going to continue expanding the network with more tools and functionality, and we expect to roll out the program globally in the near future,” Sean Moriarty, Ticketmaster’s president and CEO, said in a statement.
The Ticketmaster affiliate program and EventEngine widget were developed in association with buy at, Inc., which will provide Ticketmaster with affiliate support, tracking, reporting and payment services.
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This is the worst affiliate program I’ve ever seen. Commissions are less than 1%. Ridiculous. Not surprised though considering how ruthless Ticketmaster is and how they treat their customers.
HAHAHA, the payout is carp, and the cookie is only 24 hours! HAHA, ticketscammer tries again to screw their customers
Here they are
Commissions Level Individual Ticket Price
$0.25 <$20 $0.50 ≥$20-$59.99 $0.75 ≥$60-$99.99 $1.00 ≥$100-$149.99 $1.50 ≥$150-$199.99 $2.00 ≥$200-$249.99 $2.50 ≥$250-$299.99 $3.00 ≥$300-$349.99 $3.50 ≥$350-$399.99 $4.00 ≥$400-$449.99 $4.50 ≥$450-$499.99 $5.00 ≥$500 if you sell a $500 ticket at competing sites heres what you make TicketMaster $5 StubHub $40 TicketLiquidator $45 -$60 only a fool would use TicketMaster affiliate
the payout is not based on the face value of the ticket price, but based on the fees that go along with the ticket prices. If you look at it in these terms it is more like 7 to 8 percent. I love that you guys think it is a waste of time cause I’ve generated over $500 in commissions in two weeks’ time. Leave the money for me, I don’t mind…. lol
Ticketmaster Sucks!!
http://forum.abestweb.com/showthread.php?t=97627
“There are $000000,s of sales already and the daily record keeps getting broken which is down to all your hard work and I wanted you to know that both buy at and TM appreciate it.”
I hear the words shareholder lawsuit really soon!
Is this program really that bad or you guys are just kidding?! Have anybody tried to join and see if it will work?
Regards,
apchaser