Big Fish Games Launches Principal Network Partner Affiliate Program.New Service Provides Significantly Greater Economic Rewards than Traditional Game Affiliate Programs AMSTERDAM -- Big Fish Games Big Fish Games is a provider of Internet media delivery software and services based in Seattle, Washington. The company is best known for its strong growth and leadership in digital distribution of online casual games. , a leading developer and distributor of casual games, today announced the launch of the Principal Network Partner (PNP) affiliate program (http://pnp.bigfishgames.com), an innovative new service designed to build long-term annuity revenue for Web site operators, game developers and product distributors. The PNP program is fundamentally different and offers superior financial return compared to traditional affiliate programs. The royalties paid to affiliates are based on the lifetime value of an ever-expanding network of customers, and the referrals those customers create through My Game Space, a social networking See social networking site. social networking - social network service offered by Big Fish Games for casual gamers Casual gamer is a term used to describe a type of video game player whose time or interest in playing games is limited compared with a hardcore gamer. They can be found playing games across all genres and of varying levels of complexity and difficulty. . Participants in the PNP program benefit from Big Fish Games' industry-leading installed-base marketing and proven customer retention, which in 2006, drove Big Fish Games' customers to purchase an average of 9.2 games - more than four times the industry average. "Our Principal Network Partner program is a powerful paradigm shift A dramatic change in methodology or practice. It often refers to a major change in thinking and planning, which ultimately changes the way projects are implemented. For example, accessing applications and data from the Web instead of from local servers is a paradigm shift. See paradigm. from what most people expect from a game affiliation program," said Paul Thelen Paul Thelen, Big Fish Games Founder and CEO, has an MBA from Stanford University and a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Washington. Paul has over 17 years experience working in technology. , founder and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Big Fish Games. "The affiliate acts as the customer acquisition lead, Big Fish Games functions as the marketing and customer retention engine, and the My Game Space program's network effect exponentially grows the affiliate's customer base. Partners benefit greatly from this program because every person they introduce to casual gaming becomes not only a potential customer, but also a marketing representative for them. Affiliates earn royalties not just from their customers, but also from their customers' ever expanding My Game Space networks." Start a Referral Business and Watch it Grow One early test partner, The Diamond Games, has already garnered significant financial rewards through their participation in the Principal Network Partner beta program. They became involved early in the consumer-focused My Game Space program (http://www.mygamespace.com/thediamondgames) and were recruited by Big Fish Games as an early beta test A test of new or revised hardware or software that is performed by users at their facilities under normal operating conditions. Beta testing follows alpha testing. Vendors of packaged software often offer their customers the opportunity of beta testing new releases or versions, and the customer for the PNP program. The Diamond Games increased their monthly commissions from less than $1,000, which they had been earning with other traditional affiliate programs, to more than $12,000 by their fourth month in the PNP program. "Partnering with an industry leader such as Big Fish Games has proven to be extremely lucrative for my business," states Mark Wegner Mark Patrick Wegner (born March 4 1972 in Saint Paul, Minnesota) is an umpire in Major League Baseball who will be supervised by Bruce Froemming in 2007, along with Mike Winters and Brian Runge. , owner and operator of The Diamond Games, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control . "This program is truly amazing a·maze v. a·mazed, a·maz·ing, a·maz·es v.tr. 1. To affect with great wonder; astonish. See Synonyms at surprise. 2. Obsolete To bewilder; perplex. v.intr. . Not only have I been able to generate an immediate cash return, but the networking effect of this program has allowed my earnings to grow exponentially. Since Big Fish Games handles marketing and customer retention, I can focus on driving new customers into my network." The Principal Network Partner program allows Web site operators or consumer goods consumer goods Any tangible commodity purchased by households to satisfy their wants and needs. Consumer goods may be durable or nondurable. Durable goods (e.g., autos, furniture, and appliances) have a significant life span, often defined as three years or more, and distributors to participate in the powerful combination of the exploding casual games industry and the exponential growth Extremely fast growth. On a chart, the line curves up rather than being straight. Contrast with linear. effects of social networking. They share in the purchases made by the customers they refer, as well as from purchases made by their customers' network of contacts created within the My Game Space service. The result of My Game Space participants interacting with their friends around casual games creates a compounding network effect that rapidly scales the size of the entire casual gaming audience. A PNP affiliate's customers refer additional customers, who then refer even more new customers. The pattern continues and the network builds over time with no further intervention required from the PNP affiliate. The PNP program is free to join and available to anyone who has the ability to promote family-friendly, fun casual games to their customer base. The program is an ideal opportunity for casual game developers, Web site operators and consumer goods distributors to build a sustainable, growing revenue stream. Details about the program and the registration form are available at: http://pnp.bigfishgames.com. About Big Fish Games Big Fish Games, Inc., a developer, publisher, and distributor of casual, family-friendly games, has one of the largest and highest-quality game catalogs on the Internet with more than 400 titles, a global network reach of over 25 million monthly unique users, and distribution partners such as Viacom and NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. . Through partnerships with more than 400 game developers, Big Fish Games offers consumers "A New Game Every Day" and makes acquiring and playing Internet-delivered downloadable and online games a safe, easy and reliable experience for more than 500,000 customers daily. The success of Big Fish Games' entertainment portal and the introduction of hit game franchises like Mystery Case Files, Hidden Expedition and Travelogue 360 from Big Fish Games' studios group have established Big Fish Games as a leading worldwide consumer brand. Big Fish Games, "Where the World Goes to Play." Visit Big Fish Games at www.bigfishgames.com. Big Fish Games, My Game Space and My Big Fish Games are trademarks of Big Fish Games. All other product and company names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective owners. |
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