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Welcome to ForumCon
                    A Thank You + 3 Things




Oliver Roup
Founder / CEO                                ForumCon San Francisco
oroup@viglink.com
+1 (415) 287-9942                                        June 12, 2012
ForumCon San Francisco
By the end of today...


We’ll have welcomed our
56th speaker to the stage.



                                     Our 500th attendee to
                                          their seat.



                                                  And our 3rd event will be
                                                         wrapped!

    © VigLink All Rights Reserved.                                            2
Why ForumCon
While the format and conversation within online forums and
communities is evolving, I think we can agree:

 • FORUMS ARE WHERE SOME OF THE MOST MEANINGFUL

   CONVERSATION IS HAPPENING ON THE WEB

 • THEY’RE AN INVALUABLE RESOURCE TO READERS

 • THEY’RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE




    © VigLink All Rights Reserved.                           3
The Value at your Fingertips




    © VigLink All Rights Reserved.   4
Yes, That’s You
      % of shoppers that find online social sources to              Yes, that’s you.
        be an influential driver when making decisions
                                                           95%
                                                         Increase
40%


30%


20%
                                        37%


10%                        19%



 0%
                          2010          2011




       © VigLink All Rights Reserved.                                           5
Why ForumCon
Why we are here today:

 • PUT FACES TO NAMES (COCKTAILS UP @ 5PM)

 • SHARE BEST PRACTICES (10 SESSIONS TO KICK OFF MOMENTARILY)

 • SHARE WHAT’S HAPPENING NEXT (THANKS vBULLETIN!)




    © VigLink All Rights Reserved.                              6
Before we formally kick-off, 3
                                 exciting things I’d like to share.




© VigLink All Rights Reserved.
1: Exclusive vBulletin Integration




   Existing VigLink Users                New VigLink Users

Upgrade to the latest vBulletin,    Upgrade to the latest vBulletin,
keep VigLink link insertion         turn on VigLink, and VigLink
turned on, and enjoy a 5%           link insertion, and enjoy a 5%
bonus for 3 months after its        bonus for 3 months after its
release.                            release.




   © VigLink All Rights Reserved.                                      8
2: Best-in-Class Merchant Coverage
As of today, VigLink monetizes clicks to over 30,000 domains.




    © VigLink All Rights Reserved.                              9
2: Best-in-Class Merchant Coverage
The merchant team driving your success.
                              Mika Uehara
                              mika@viglink.com
                              Merchant Relationship Manager, BD


                                          Jack Bafia
                                          jack@viglink.com
                                          Chief Monetization Officer


                                                        Hannah Gilula
                                                        hannah@viglink.com
                                                        Merchant Success Manager




    © VigLink All Rights Reserved.                                          10
3: Our Vision




                                    MAKE THE WEB BETTER
   BY MAKING EVERY LINK INTELLIGENT AND VALUABLE




   © VigLink All Rights Reserved.                         11
Q&A




 Oliver                             VigLink
 (web) oroup.com                    (web) VigLink.com
 (email) oroup@viglink.com          (email) info@viglink.com
 (twitter) @oroup                   (twitter) @VigLink




   © VigLink All Rights Reserved.                              12

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A Thank You + 3 Things

  • 1. Welcome to ForumCon A Thank You + 3 Things Oliver Roup Founder / CEO ForumCon San Francisco oroup@viglink.com +1 (415) 287-9942 June 12, 2012
  • 2. ForumCon San Francisco By the end of today... We’ll have welcomed our 56th speaker to the stage. Our 500th attendee to their seat. And our 3rd event will be wrapped! © VigLink All Rights Reserved. 2
  • 3. Why ForumCon While the format and conversation within online forums and communities is evolving, I think we can agree: • FORUMS ARE WHERE SOME OF THE MOST MEANINGFUL CONVERSATION IS HAPPENING ON THE WEB • THEY’RE AN INVALUABLE RESOURCE TO READERS • THEY’RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE © VigLink All Rights Reserved. 3
  • 4. The Value at your Fingertips © VigLink All Rights Reserved. 4
  • 5. Yes, That’s You % of shoppers that find online social sources to Yes, that’s you. be an influential driver when making decisions 95% Increase 40% 30% 20% 37% 10% 19% 0% 2010 2011 © VigLink All Rights Reserved. 5
  • 6. Why ForumCon Why we are here today: • PUT FACES TO NAMES (COCKTAILS UP @ 5PM) • SHARE BEST PRACTICES (10 SESSIONS TO KICK OFF MOMENTARILY) • SHARE WHAT’S HAPPENING NEXT (THANKS vBULLETIN!) © VigLink All Rights Reserved. 6
  • 7. Before we formally kick-off, 3 exciting things I’d like to share. © VigLink All Rights Reserved.
  • 8. 1: Exclusive vBulletin Integration Existing VigLink Users New VigLink Users Upgrade to the latest vBulletin, Upgrade to the latest vBulletin, keep VigLink link insertion turn on VigLink, and VigLink turned on, and enjoy a 5% link insertion, and enjoy a 5% bonus for 3 months after its bonus for 3 months after its release. release. © VigLink All Rights Reserved. 8
  • 9. 2: Best-in-Class Merchant Coverage As of today, VigLink monetizes clicks to over 30,000 domains. © VigLink All Rights Reserved. 9
  • 10. 2: Best-in-Class Merchant Coverage The merchant team driving your success. Mika Uehara mika@viglink.com Merchant Relationship Manager, BD Jack Bafia jack@viglink.com Chief Monetization Officer Hannah Gilula hannah@viglink.com Merchant Success Manager © VigLink All Rights Reserved. 10
  • 11. 3: Our Vision MAKE THE WEB BETTER BY MAKING EVERY LINK INTELLIGENT AND VALUABLE © VigLink All Rights Reserved. 11
  • 12. Q&A Oliver VigLink (web) oroup.com (web) VigLink.com (email) oroup@viglink.com (email) info@viglink.com (twitter) @oroup (twitter) @VigLink © VigLink All Rights Reserved. 12

Editor's Notes

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  5. one key takeaway: stat nearly doubled in one year. \n
  6. (We get that this isn’t going to be new information for everybody)\n\n- mention the survey\n- this event is for you\n- if something isn’t working, tell us\n
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  8. John shared many of the details, but I’d like to add...\n
  9. That’s more than any other -- a lot more. \n\nDouble that of our closest competitor\n\n\n
  10. That’s more than any other -- a lot more. \n\nDouble that of our closest competitor\n\n\n
  11. - we are committing to not being “that” ad company\n
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