AffiliateTraction Canada & AvantLink Partner for AvantLink.ca Launch

Markham, Canada, October 06, 2012 --(PR.com)-- AffiliateTraction Canada, the largest Canadian affiliate program management firm, has partnered with AvantLink.com for the launch of AvantLink.ca, the first exclusively Canadian affiliate marketing network. After almost a year of market testing and launch preparation, AvantLink Canada is live and launching with four of AffiliateTraction Canada's clients.

AffiliateTraction Canada has over twenty large brand equity retailers and AvantLink offers a level of transaction tracking, product datafeed support and a solid following of publishers that can drive incremental revenue to AffiliateTraction managed merchants. Greg Shepard, CEO of AffiliateTraction, stated, "This partnership is a synergy of two firms who complement each other. We are building on our long-standing and successful relationship in the US and can now offer Canada an affiliate channel worthy of its reputable brands and fast growing online commerce sector."

Canada is becoming a new frontier market for agencies like AffiliateTraction and networks like AvantLink due to year-over-year double-digit growth in online commerce. Canada's retailers are hungry for sales and Canadian consumers are purchasing more from online sources. Having already opened a dedicated office in Canada, AffiliateTraction was well suited to helping AvantLink launch their Canadian based affiliate network. "AffiliateTraction has been instrumental in helping us take AvantLink.ca from the drawing board to a reality," says Scott Chaplin, Director of Business Development for AvantLink.com. "We're thrilled that we can continue to grow our partnership with AffiliateTraction and create a truly unique product for the Canadian affiliate scene. Our unique datafeed technology, coupled with our amazing affiliates is a great combination to help AffiliateTraction Canada best serve their clients."

About AffiliateTraction Canada
AffiliateTraction Canada is a full-service affiliate marketing agency with a dedicated office in Markham, Ontario that specializes in incubating, managing, growing, and promoting affiliate programs for top internet retailers and is the largest affiliate marketing agency of its kind. Founded in 2000 by Greg Shepard, CEO, AffiliateTraction is retained by mid-market to enterprise-level organizations to expand their presence in the affiliate marketing channel through active management of multiple networks and direct publisher relationships. AffiliateTraction advocates itself as an all-inclusive affiliate management company that provides clients with the tools, support, and technology needed to successfully grow their affiliate programs.

About AvantLink.ca
The AvantLink affiliate network is an affiliate referral tracking, analytics and technology platform for top tier affiliates and web retailers. AvantLink.com was founded in 2005 on the ideas of innovation, quality and service, AvantLink offers an array of industry leading affiliate marketing tools and scripts integrated into their network platform. AvantLink.ca was launched to answer the demand for a Canadian-based affiliate marketing network to suit the needs of both merchants and affiliates alike while offering the same benefits of participation on the AvantLink.com network.