Need opinions on publisher contest

[webby101]

I'm thinking about running a contest to (1) reward some of my publishers and (2) get some of them to put up their creatives. The idea is simple; I want to give a "branded" (SITENAMECOM) coupon code (good for $10 off, free shipping and a personalized landing page) to the publisher that brings in the most sales during a 1 month period.

To be fair to everyone, I want to break publishers into two groups, and choose the highest grossing seller, for the month, from each group:

G1: 10-15 of the top performing publishers
G2: Publishers that have had 0-3 sales

Questions:
1. Do affiliates prefer a # of sales or gross $ amount metric?
2. Should I publish the results? How detailed should I be (name of aff, $ amount, etc...)?
3. Opinions on the prize?

Thanks!

 

[Linda Buquet]

I used to do a lot of contests years ago but haven't for a long time. So the only thing I have an answer to is be careful not to use names without permission. Lots of affiliates really like their privacy. So maybe just use initials or something. When Ron stops by he may have more input for you.