After logging into CX Digital this morning to check the stats on one of our newer campaigns, I noticed the banner to their newest promotion, “Roll like a Billionaire”. Although I am a fan of CX Digital, I have to admit this promotion is not only ridiculously named but is also a ridiculous prize in my opinion. If you haven’t checked it out already it’s a promotion valued at a whopping $10,000 but the promotion is a safari trip to Africa. This is labeled as an “early bird” special, so I guess this is an “appetizer” to the entree because last year their promotion was valued at $100,000+ but regardless…

Now I admit, it would be pretty sweet to go to Africa but that’s just not something I personally find myself wanting to win from an affiliate network. I’d give them a 10 out of 10 for originality but I don’t know if that’s up the alley of the stereotypical Internet marketer. Now as Rich mentioned in a previous post, we are not nerds; we aren’t general publics idea of Internet marketers but after attending a couple conferences myself, I know that we would be more apt than the majority of Internet marketers out there to go on a safari trip to Africa. Don’t get me wrong, I would love to be hunting game in 95 degree weather but I can’t say that I would love that more than hanging out at the blackjack table in Vegas. Sometimes original is good but too original can be a little bit ridiculous.

I’m not ripping on CX Digital at all, like I said they are a great network and our company will be working with them and competing for the main “Roll Like A Billionaire” competition once it starts but if we have a chance of winning this safari trip (we started September 13 so unlikely), unfortunately we will be “sticks in the mud” and take the cash equivalent. We would love to hear your thoughts, maybe we just suck or love cold, hard cash way too much…