Paulson Management Group, Inc.  Vice President, Joel Wood, will represent Paulson Management Group, Inc. at LinkShare Symposium East 2010 this June in New York City. LinkShare Symposium events are hosted biannually, one on each coast. The LinkShare Symposium East is slated for June 22^nd this year at Chelsea Piers, Pier Sixty in New York City, and has already sold out.  The event will bring together e-marketing industry experts, LinkShare network representative, and affiliates, merchants, and online performance leaders from across the Internet seeking to optimize their sales initiatives with a full day of networking opportunities, informational talks, and a panel discussion.

Joel Wood PMG Vice President

“I am very excited to be attending the LinkShare Symposium East 2010 event in New York,” said Wood. “I will be representing Paulson Management Group, Inc. and our clients, and I look forward to forging new relationships, and learning and gaining insight into what LinkShare has to offer.”

About Joel Wood Vice President at Paulson Management Group, Inc

Joel has an extensive background in marketing with a constant focus on results. Prior to working at Paulson Management Group, Inc, Joel worked for Sun Microsystems, Inc. managing lead generation and partner marketing programs. During his tenure he dramatically increased sales and built long-term relationships with key technology partners including  Qlogic, McData, Brocade, Symantec, Seagate, Quantum, etc. Prior to that Joel worked at Storage Technology Corp. in the Marketing and Sales departments and helped to drive revenue in the top tier customer accounts, such as  Boeing, Home Depot, Best Buy, Frontier Airlines, etc. Joel also has an IT background and managed the technology infrastructure at a rapidly growing financial institution. Through these endeavors he has learned that hard work, dedication and tenacity can yield incredible results.

The keynote session at LinkShare Symposium East 2010 will be delivered by Sucharita Mulpuru, Vice President of Forrester Research. In her session entitled “Key Trends Shaping the Future of Performance Marketing,” Mulpuru will offer the latest research and insights available on consumer behavior, as well as suggest key trends that are influencing e-commerce strategies in both the short and long term.

The Trendwatch Session panel discussion at LinkShare Symposium East 2010 will feature key merchants crocs, Drugstore.com, Extrabux, TheFind.com, and The North

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 Face. The panel topic, “Affiliate Marketing in Today’s E-Commerce Landscape,” will feature thoughts and strategies from the featured online merchants about dealing with the evolving world of e-marketing, which now includes mobile e-commerce, social networking, and new opportunities on hand-held devices. The LinkShare Symposium East 2010 will also feature a DealMaker session, which allows symposium attendees to network, forging new promotional opportunities with key partners, solidifying existing partnerships, and learning from the best and brightest in the industry.

Admission to LinkShare Symposium East 2010 is limited to LinkShare clients, partners, and invited guests. Founded in 1996, LinkShare is now a leading provider of online marketing services, specializing in Search Marketing, Lead Generation, and Affiliate Marketing.  LinkShare, a division of Rakuten USA, features a full client list of Fortune 500 companies, as well as many prominent and up-and-coming businesses. LinkShare is headquartered in New York, but also has offices in San Francisco, Chicago, Tampa, London, and Tokyo.

Paulson Management Group, Inc., based in Boulder, CO, is a leading affiliate marketing and e-marketing agency, specializing in large brand launch initiatives in the CPA space. PMG develops the strategies, and executes the plans, for large brand affiliate program launches, and represents multiple clients with affiliate programs in the LinkShare affiliate network.