Yesterday as I was adding new coupons for a ShareASale-based affiliate program I have noticed a little (but a very significant) addition to one of the fields you can fill out when adding a coupon/deal to the network. They now have a field for special commission to be applied on coupon/deal transactions. The fine print [...]
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Having surveyed over 8,500 consumers on questions related to online coupon use, Deals.com together with MyType have released a very interesting study that many online marketers should find of help. The study profiles the demographics and psycho-graphics of both coupon “lovers” and coupon “avoiders.” One of the more surprising findings was that six-figure earners are [...]
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In case you haven’t seen Eric Nagel‘s tweet this morning, here it is: This affiliate is selling his ClubCouponCode.com website. In my opinion, this project/site of his is a great proof of the fact that affiliate marketing is alive and kicking. Of course, the coupon/discount focus of the website (a huge advantage in any economy, [...]
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If you’re in affiliate marketing, you’re more than likely already aware of the fact that Tim Storm, the founding CEO of FatWallet has been named finalist for Entrepreneur of 2010 awards by Entrepreneur Magazine. That’s a huge achievement for an affiliate marketer, and congratulations are certainly in order. There is another achievement of FatWallet that [...]
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A few days ago, having registered that in April 2010 “35 million consumers visited coupon sites” (a number that was up 5% from the year before), Compete reminded us of the findings of their “Online Shopper Intelligence” study originally released in February 2010. In the ranking of sources / tools on which consumers depend while [...]
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This month’s Internet Retailer magazine featured an article on the growing use of coupons, the ways these value-conscious consumers shop online, and what some merchants do to keep the frugal shopper yet by-pass affiliates. At this time the article is also available online here. It opens with these words: Staffers at Macys.com detected a new [...]
Continue reading about Macy’s Takes (Back?) a Piece of Coupon Affiliates Pie
Not too long ago I’ve blogged about the bright near future for coupon affiliates. It seems that loyalty affiliates have a future as well, and certain strategic factors will make (or are already making) some of them significantly more competitive than others. For instance — according to the data from a CMO Council study entitled [...]
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A merchant has emailed me: A newly-joined affiliate is asking if we can offer them exclusive coupon codes. He says these are extremely popular and convert especially well for them. What exactly are exclusive codes? [underlining mine] The technique of enticing coupon affiliates with exclusive codes is a widely-spread one. In simple language, it entails [...]
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MediaPost has published some information that coupon affiliates should find of extreme interest. Referencing a recent report by Borrell Associates, MediaPost wrote: …Borrell Associates estimates that the $8.3 billion value of online coupons redemptions in 2009 (including via the Internet, email and mobile) will jump more than 50% to $12.7 billion in 2010 and to [...]
The pre-Christmas shopping season is gaining speed and volume every day, and it seems appropriate to look into what seems to be the best converting, and most demanded holiday offer. Many consumers will be looking for coupons, but merchants that cannot offer these can still offer something for their affiliates to market aggressively. I am [...]
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