February 5, 2009 (CAP Newswire) — Affiliate Media, Inc., a recognized leader in the worldwide online affiliate marketing space and the parent company of CasinoAffiliatePrograms.com (CAP), announced today that it has hired Bob Rains as the company’s new Vice President of Marketing.
“We are extremely proud to welcome an online marketing professional of Bob Rain’s experience, caliber and reputation to the Affiliate Media family,” commented Warren Jolly, the company’s CEO. "As the flagship brand for a family of premier online marketing websites, Affiliate Media’s commitment to quality is perfectly complemented by Bob Rains’ history of excellence and achievement.”
Affiliate Media’s many industry-leading online marketing properties include AffiliatePrograms.com, CAP, and PokerAffiliatePrograms.com (PAP). The company also maintains a strong network of lead generation websites and advertisers that generate thousands of leads per day in several prominent online verticals.
“Bob is deservedly one of the most popular figures in the online gaming industry, and we’re very excited to see what he can do for CAP and PAP, let alone the rest of our business that sits outside of online gaming,” stated Jolly. “We’re confident that he’ll introduce us to an even wider audience among affiliate marketers worldwide.”
Mr. Rains brings to the Affiliate Media family almost a decade’s worth of Internet marketing success. He recently served as the Head of Acquisition for Betfair, one of the world’s foremost gambling companies with a large family of online gaming subsidiaries under its corporate banner. Rains also served as Director of Online Marketing for Everest Poker, another popular gaming website, in addition to holding numerous other high-profile online marketing roles at companies such as PUMA and Karmaloop.com.
He has also gained a reputation for exemplary knowledge regarding SEO and other online marketing techniques in his roles as freelance contractor to many other international companies.
"As the leader in affiliate marketing and innovative affiliate publishing, Affiliate Media has built a very impressive community of both affiliates and operators over the years,” commented Bob Rains. “With this foundation in place, I believe my background in marketing management, brand development, as well as a deep understanding of speaking and presenting at industry events will help Affiliate Media reach the next stage of growth and profitability, and increase the widespread rate of innovation in the affiliate marketing space."