Affiliate Classroom Awards Five More Professionals with Honorary Affiliate Manager Certifications

COLLEGE PARK, Md., Feb. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- The Affiliate Classroom, a leading publisher of educational tools for the interactive advertising industry, today awarded an additional five affiliate managers with Honorary Affiliate Manager Certifications.

"Like the nine recipients awarded thus far, we believe that these five people exemplify the true meaning of a 'Professional Affiliate Manager'," says Anik Singal, the company's CEO. "On behalf of our staff and our Board of Advisors, we extend these awards in recognition of the contributions that these individuals have made to the Affiliate Marketing community."

The award recipients, as announced in a video on the company's blog at www.accertified.com/blog are:

Angie Seaman, Director of Client Services for KowaBunga - Though she rarely steps into the spotlight, Angie is receiving this award as the strategist behind some of the industry's most high-profile affiliate programs, including the Microsoft Affiliate Network. Any affiliate, merchant or affiliate manager that has worked with her knows that she is a true professional and the cornerstone for success in the programs she manages and directs.

Matt McWilliams, Affiliate Manager for Hometownquotes.com - Matt is receiving this award for his constant and active management of the Hometownquotes affiliate program. Matt proactively communicates with his affiliates and offers them on-demand affiliate marketing and program training through the company's affiliate program blog.

Jamie Birch, Director of Affiliate Relations at Converseon - We're presenting this award to Jamie in recognition of his years of affiliate- centric service in this industry. He is best known for his work managing the multi-million dollar Coldwater Creek affiliate program. He now uses his experience and knowledge of what affiliates want to actively manage and support the growing affiliate bases for Converseon's high-profile brands including Hilton, Mikasa and Palm.

Chris Kramer, Media Director and Co-Founder of NetExponent - Chris is receiving this award for his strengths in strategy and technology. He has managed to harness the power of affiliate marketing and focus it to efficiently obtain high-quality customer acquisitions for large, blue-chip companies. He combines his technical savvy and media experience with a complete understanding of affiliate marketing to create successful affiliate program strategies for clients of NetExponent.

Stephanie Harris, Affiliate Manager for Schaaf Consulting - We are presenting Stephanie with this award for her unique perspective on affiliate marketing with her extensive background in search marketing and media buying. She truly understands the value of an online advertisement and the time, effort and cost that affiliates take on in order to promote products and services. She carries this understanding with her as she manages hundreds of affiliate relationships for Schaaf Consulting clients.

Over the last two weeks, Affiliate Classroom has awarded nine Honorary Affiliate Manager Certifications to:

    -- Shawn Collins, Co-Founder of Affiliate Summit
    -- Carolyn Tang, Client Services Director at Shareasale
    -- Stu McLaren, Founder of MyIdeaGuy
    -- Brock Siegel, VP of Business Development at Pepperjam
    -- Linda Woods, President and CEO of Partnercentric
    -- Andy Rodriguez, Founder of Andy Rodriguez Consulting
    -- Debra Rabin, Senior Business Development Specialist at the LinkValu
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    -- Brent Coppieters, Affiliate Manager at DotComSecrets
    -- Bryan Rhodes, Affiliate Manager for Schaaf Consulting

As previously announced, Affiliate Classroom will launch an innovative training and certification program for professional Affiliate Managers called "AC Certified". Through the AC Certified program, new and veteran affiliate managers can receive an education in managing affiliate programs, earn their Affiliate Manager Certification and pursue an affiliate management career.

The program will launch at Affiliate Classroom's Affiliate Manager Workshop held on February 23, 2008 at the Rio All Suite Casino and Hotel in Las Vegas, NV.

More information about AC Certified can be found at www.ACCertified.com

More information about the live workshop and launch event can be found at www.AffiliateClassroomLIVE.com

About Affiliate Classroom, Inc.

Established in October of 2004 as a private company, Affiliate Classroom is a leading publisher of educational tools for interactive marketers. The growing product suite includes courses, books, live seminars, digital magazines and online forums for affiliates, merchants and advertisers participating in the affiliate marketing industry as well as materials for PPC (pay per click) search marketing. www.AffiliateClassroom.com