Thursday, March 5, 2009

Affiliate programs - cheap labor

Holiday Inn

Dear Mr Norris

My company is a share holder in IHG plc (
IHG.L)

You have moved from BeFree and I have had to change links on 2,000 + pages when you moved to CJ. I am afraid I cannot do it again.

You really are treating affiliates like slaves. Television and the press complain that they are loosing advertising revenue to the internet and the reason that they are loosing it is that companies are obtaining free advertising on the internet via affiliate programs, thanks to slave labor provided by affiliates.

Have a nice day

John Nichols

----- Original Message -----
From: Norris, Peter (IHG)
To: Norris, Peter (IHG)
Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2009 3:24 PM