Black Hound New York Launches LinkShare Affiliate Program and Chooses eAccountable Marketing Services to Manage

Black Hound New York (http://www.blackhoundny.com) may be offering new Affiliate program, but the company has been dedicated to the art and craft of baking and chocolate making since 1988, with creations reflecting a passion for unique flavor combinations, extraordinary taste, and artful presentation.

(PRWeb) March 7, 2007 — Black Hound New York (http://www.blackhoundny.com) may be offering new Affiliate program, but the company has been dedicated to the art and craft of baking and chocolate making since 1988, with creations reflecting a passion for unique flavor combinations, extraordinary taste, and artful presentation.

“Black Hound is justly famous for its truffles, cakes, tarts, and cookies.” -Food & Wine Magazine

Everything is made from scratch at the New York City bakery from premium quality, natural ingredients such as Belgian chocolate, pure butter, and freshly roasted nuts.

“Black Hound raises simple perfection to an art, from preparation to presentation.” -Town & Country Magazine

“Velvety chocolate truffles and exquisite cookies, cakes, and pastries.” -New York Daily News

LinkShare (http://www.linkshare.com) had been courting Black Hound New York (BHNY) for more than a year, siting their proximity to the company as also being in the New York area. The timing and the situation was now right to go ahead and launch the program. Black Hound New York owner, Amiram Dror, noted his excitement in working with LinkShare: “They are a recognized leader in providing affiliate technology, affiliate marketing and relationships with high-valued websites and marketers. After surveying a very competitive landscape, we felt we couldn’t miss with LinkShare”.

Using highly valued references Mr. Dror chose Durk Price and eAccountable Marketing Systems (http://www.eaccountable.com) to take over the day-to-day management and growth of the affiliate program. Mr. Dror noted: “Mr. Price has the every day experience and attention to assure that our program is well positioned in the marketplace.”

Mr. Price replied: “Black Hound New York’s high quality offerings rings true from the products to the online experience and they are already been doing an excellent job of converting visitors to buyers. This is the key component in what affiliates look for when choosing a merchant’s program to participate in.”

The Black Hound New York web site provides the entire product line available for shipping. Besides the gourmet gifts presented here, we also offer an extensive selection of cakes, individual pastries, cookies, chocolates, savories, and confections.

With average sales running $80.00- $100.00 per sale, commissions of up to 15%, and as one of the leaders in the chocolate and specialty gourmet gifts category BlackHoundNY.com will compete aggressively in the affiliate market. Whether referred visitors are seeking a deliciously different present for a loved one, a tasteful gift for an important business associate, or a divine indulgence for themselves, a selection from Black Hound New York will provide a rich feast guaranteed to satisfy the senses and elevate the spirit.

The LinkShare affiliate program details are as follows:

• 10% commission up to $1,500 in sales, 12% with sales from $1,500 to $3,000 and 15% commission for all sales over $3,000
• Average order size $80.00-$100.00
• 45-day cookie
• Coupons and special offers always available
• Large selection
• Dedicated program management
• Datafeeds (raw data or dynamic solutions)
• One-to-one Affiliate technical support

Black Hound New York (http://www.blackhoundny.com) has been dedicated to the art and craft of baking and chocolate making since 1988, with creations reflecting a passion for unique flavor combinations, extraordinary taste, and artful presentation. The Black Hound New York web site provides the entire product line available for shipping. Besides the gourmet gifts presented here, the company also offers an extensive selection of cakes, individual pastries, cookies, chocolates, savories, and confections. Other products include: cookie gift baskets, truffles, chocolate truffles, gingerbread cookies, Christmas cookies, chocolate mousses, carrot cakes, coconut cakes, birthday cakes, chocolate cakes, gourmet chocolates, and chocolate candy all made in the New York City bakery.

For more information contact Amiram Dror at 718-782-2442.

LinkShare Corporation (http://www.linkshare.com) is a leading provider of technology solutions to track, manage and analyze the performance of sales, marketing and business initiatives. Combining patented technology, the reach and distribution of a robust network and expert account management services, LinkShare empowers clients with the ability to collaborate with partners online and develop cost-efficient pay-for-performance campaigns. LinkShare provides the platform, tools and reporting to help clients acquire new customers, increase revenues, drive results and measure success across affiliate search and email initiatives. LinkShare was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in New York City, with offices in San Francisco, Chicago, London and Tokyo.

eAccountable Marketing Services (http://www.eaccountable.com) has been operating in the affiliate marketing arena for over 7 years managing and growing affiliate programs using technologies from BeFree, Commission Junction, LinkShare, AvantLink and others as required. Led by Durk Price, with more than 12 years of hands-on full-time experience as an Internet junky and businessman, Mr. Price has a wide range of experience in affiliate program management, search engine management, search engine optimization, pay-per-click marketing, PPC, SEO, SEM, ezines, press releases, blogs, newsletters, website design and performance based online advertising. Besides the corporate site, eAccountable maintains two affiliate blogs: AffGoo, Sticking Affiliates and Merchants Together (http://www.affgoo.com) and Affiliate News Review, for Affiliate News Information and Pres Releases (http://www.affiliatenewsreview.com). And can be heard with his affiliate podcasts at MediaSwamp (http://www.mediaswamp.com) under the Affiliate News Review banner.

Mr. Price can be contacted at 972-743-1790 or via email.

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