Affiliate Program Management

We tend to associate technology partners with cart abandonment technologies and retargeting software. However, tech partners offer much more. Awin, one of the first affiliate networks to highlight these partners, classifies them into various categories, including mobile measurement, e-commerce, CSS, analytics, and tech partner plugins. This last category often requires […]

Back in 2008, I wrote a blog post in which I (a) drew the industry’s attention to a common practice of affiliate managers sending out removal threats in hopes of activating affiliates, and (b) explained why it’s a dead-end strategy. I expanded on this in my 2011 Affiliate Program Management: An

The very first affiliate program that I started was for my own online business. This was in late 1999, and affiliate marketing was already around. PC Flowers & Gifts, commonly acknowledged as the world’s first affiliate program, was launched ten years prior. Yet, the late 90s (and early 00s) was

Have you decided to start an affiliate program for your business but you’re overwhelmed by the available options and unsure how to choose an affiliate network for it? You’ve come to the right place. But, before we dive into network specifics, there are three important myths I’d like to debunk.

If your affiliate marketing program has demonstrated success at a local or regional level, now might be the perfect moment to contemplate international expansion. While the prospect may appear sophisticated and challenging, the reality is that you just need to follow a few straightforward steps to effectively scale a thriving

Wondering what to expect from affiliate marketing in 2024? It’s understandable after the challenging and bumpy ride we had in 2023. Well, I’m a firm believer that the harder the climb, the greater the satisfaction. I was proven right last year, and I’m sure this year will be the same.

If 2022 caught you off-guard, challenging everything you thought you knew about affiliate marketing and causing you to wonder what your post-pandemic affiliate marketing success strategy should include, this post is for you. We all started 2022 with plans to match and exceed 2021 growth, but then the world changed,

One of the most powerful ways to make anyone truly ponder on the present is to envisage the future and more specifically: the end. Stephen Covey popularized this idea in “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” pinpointing “beginning with the end in mind” as one of the key habits

When you launch an affiliate program, obstacles may hinder its growth. It is important to be aware of them and overcome them. Otherwise, your affiliate program will never reach its full potential. The more you let these obstacles prevent your program’s growth, the more difficult to mitigate their consequences will