YNOT EUROPE – Paris-based Affil4You now offers French customers of Free Mobile the option to pay by SMS at 4.5 euros per video download.

Free Mobile’s more than five million subscribers make the company the fourth-largest mobile telecom in France. Affil4You Marketing Manager Matthew said offering carrier-sanctioned SMS payments to a market that large opens all kinds of potential for Affil4You’s partners.

“We have a much higher conversion rate with SMS payment than with payment by credit card, and we have seen a sharp increase in traffic with the ability to monetize Free Mobile’s customers,” Matthew said. “Now that we are able to do so, everyone can benefit.

“All of Affil4You’s affiliates can take advantage of this new payment method and see the first results by selecting telecom operator FRA_FREE in their filters,” he advised. “We are very proud to offer this transparency to all our partners.”

No doubt discussions about new monetization options will be on Affil4You’s agenda when the company’s entire staff descends upon The Phoenix Forum April 4-7 in Tempe, Ariz. As a platinum sponsor of the annual adult industry conference, Affil4You has lined up a number of ways to spotlight its state-of-the-art technology, billing relationships and mobile traffic management system, according to North American Managing Director Joey Gabra.

Gabra himself will join a panel of industry experts for the seminar Traffic Strategies: Driving Clicks and Visits set to take place from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. April 6. Gabra said one of the focuses of the panel discussion will be the urgency of creating a mobile traffic strategy, no matter the size of one’s business.

Affil4You also will host a staffed meeting room throughout the conference for anyone who wants to drop in to say hi or investigate partnership opportunities. The room will contain a mobile traffic workshop beginning at 3 p.m. April 5. The workshop is open to all TPF attendees.

“With over 50 percent of all website traffic expected to come from mobile devices in 2014, we felt it was critical to offer a workshop at this extensively well-attended show,” Gabra said. “Global mobile data traffic grew 70 percent in 2012, and average smartphone usage grew 81 percent. Companies need to understand the importance of monetizing their mobile traffic now.”

Balancing education with entertainment, Affil4You also will team up with traffic network JuicyAds to present Party Like a Fucking Rock Star from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. April 5 at 910 Live, a popular Phoenix nightspot. In addition, the company will present the traditional Sexy Dodge Ball challenge on April 6.

“We’re really excited to team up with JuicyAds again to bring The Phoenix Forum the hottest party of the show,” Gabra said. “With a live band, an open bar, hot chicks and a shuttle running all night, this party is going to be epic.

“We’ll be doing it again on Saturday afternoon when we team up with JuicyAds again to sponsor the annual tradition of Sexy Dodge Ball,” he continued. “Bring your business cards and your cameras and network with us while you watch hot girls play the sexiest game on the planet.”

For more information about the company and its services or to schedule a meeting during The Phoenix Forum, visit Affil4You.com or email Gabra.